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A short visit to Geiger's this morning:
1 oz silver Ark 2020, 5 oz silver Ark 2020, and one of the very last 1/4 oz gold Ark 2017. 

A short visit to Geiger's this morning:
1 oz silver Ark 2020, 5 oz silver Ark 2020, and one of the very last 1/4 oz gold Ark 2017. 

A short visit to Geiger's this morning:
1 oz silver Ark 2020, 5 oz silver Ark 2020, and one of the very last 1/4 oz gold Ark 2017. 

A short visit to Geiger's this morning:
1 oz silver Ark 2020, 5 oz silver Ark 2020, and one of the very last 1/4 oz gold Ark 2017. 

A short visit to Geiger's this morning:
1 oz silver Ark 2020, 5 oz silver Ark 2020, and one of the very last 1/4 oz gold Ark 2017. 

A short visit to Geiger's this morning:
1 oz silver Ark 2020, 5 oz silver Ark 2020, and one of the very last 1/4 oz gold Ark 2017. 

A short visit to Geiger's this morning:
1 oz silver Ark 2020, 5 oz silver Ark 2020, and one of the very last 1/4 oz gold Ark 2017. 

Last one in the “special 4” just now purchased for my daughters set so shall be now complete all in PF70 UC 👍 🤤🤤

Just WoW the 5oz high reliëf proof 2019 Kookaburra. 
Good start of 2020!
 

Libertad Friday, again. Thanks @Lindeman for this 2 Onza PP

They issue on behalf of St Helena so it's probably struck by the Royal Mint. Might even be the same remastered dia but in £5 format. 
If it was £1000 less I'd consider it. 

Now I seen these in a decent photo I think they are far better than the shiny and look proof like.

My Albert Celebration Sovereign came this morning too Pretty sweet looking coin.

Received today, big thanks to BYB for these lovely looking 100g bars.

Little ebay pickup, 130... absolute beauty


 

Markedly.  Like cheese and chalk- I do hope that all the Forum members who ordered receive such nice examples.  


 

Received these three beautiful coins today.  Apologies for the photos- very poor light and iPhone camera not the best. 
The 200th SOTD Matte Anniversary Albert Celebration Sovereign & the Silver Victoria 200th Anniversary Silver £5.  
First impression is that the RM Quality Controller has served me well.
And as always, thanks go to @terakris for the 2005 Sovereign- you can never have enough 2005 Sovereigns. 












 

Obverse
Lettering: 
ملك المملكة العربية السعودية
عبد العزيز بن عبد الرحمن بن فيصل آل سعود
Translation: 
King of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
'Abd al-'Aziz bin 'Abd al-Rahman bin Faisal Al Sa'ud
Reverse
Lettering: 
جنيه عربي سعودي واحد
ضرب في المكرّمة مكة
١٣٧٠
١
Translation: 
One Saudi Arabian Pound
Struck in the Holy City of Mekka
1370
1

Bullion By Post has what appears to be a genuine Saudi gold guinea in stock and what a truly magnificent world coin! It’s the same size as a British gold sovereign.
https://www.bullionbypost.co.uk/world-coins/saudi-arabian-coins/saudi-guinea-pound/
 
 

Here's an example of one i received when i got married, as well as some fake (real gold) sovs!
 

In March 2019’s Coin News there is an article “The Sovereigns of Queen Victoria from 1846 to 1849” (pp.40-41) in which Clive King reports (p.40):
“...a large number of the 4.5 million sovereigns struck for 1847 were actually well under the legal tender weight.  Many weighed as little as 7.92g and would certainly have been deemed illegal tender under the Coinage Act of 1816-1870.  It’s amazing to think that if 25 per cent of the sovereigns struck for this year were 0.06g too light, that it would have left around 70kg of gold in the cupboard.”
As this is not mentioned in Marsh, I thought it was worth highlighting.

Just for everyone's info:
There has been a 'narrow shield' sovereign up for auction earlier this month. Sold for 5000€ net.
https://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=5312&category=167138&lot=4438685
With a zero less, I would have bid  
It was the first 'narrow shield' that I ever saw in an auction.

I know I received this a few days ago and I have already posted the pictures but I absolutely love this coin... I planned to sell it eventually but I am not even sure I will, anyway these are pictures taken in a better light than the previous ones.

Back from grading my two standouts. Thanks to @Numistacker. The Sov is only one of 13 graded at PF 70 at NGC. Not too shoddy considering the COA was in the 9000's. Well done Royal Mint ?.

 

Also a 1989 Half Sovereign bought using the eBay 10% Discount.