SilverTanner

An MS62 graded version of the coin in my avatar from Apmex. My budget doesn't stretch to an MS64, but i'm slowly working my way to getting a set of US graded gold coins.
Onto the $5 next!

2012 sovereign from ebay minus £60 nectar points and £27.20 quidco cash back working out at £185 odd 

Picked up this today at a good price 
1/4oz gold proof unicorn

Received over the last week - from different sellers: proof Britannias from 2011, 2013 and the much maligned 2017.  Wanted to work back from the iconic 2014 design.  Must say I love the 2011 almost as much as the 2014.  The 2013 is a tough one to get in good condition in that shiny big field - so quite happy with that one. Each one for less than the £85 that the RM sell them for so good bargains can still be found on eBay.  
Then two nice florins - 1929 and 1931 as I am trying to get all the George V dates.  Love the proportions and design of this beautiful old coin.  

2* 1/4 2017 proof Krugs 
1* 1/2 2017 Proof Krug
2* 1/10 Krug. 
All from HGM 
I lucked out and got a 1/10 2017 Proof Today so gave them a ring

1914 Great Britain 1Sovereign 


 
1914 Nepal 1Mohur

Received this big boy today. Managed to grab it during the little dip in price a few days ago! Loving the weight. 

i put an order in with BYB for some Christmas goodies my mother wanted. Here are the freshly poured beauties. The pirate rounds are not antiqued yet. One is marked C and the other T for the recipients. Really pleased. 
 

25 shields, all 1840s. More worn than other years but at the price paid is to be expected. Few nicer ones though and some different variations. 
Haveanother 30 on order so hopefully some rarer overstates etc to come!

Shields!
Not sure what is going on with the lighting (phone camera pic) but none of them are black like the edges ones look ?
Yet to sort through but they are all very nice, a few cleaned but that's it. 35 more to come tomorrow!

Some new gold  -  the 2017 Libertad 1/4 gold proof, two 1/4 gold QB Unicorns, and then a nice older 0.917 gold piece - the 1930 Uruguay centenary 5 pesos.  I bought two QB Unicorns as I was hoping to get one perfect one to grade, but although it’s too detailed to see in the photos one has a nick on the unicorn and the second has a nick on the usual spot on the Queens neck. So as I am really after an MS70 (greedy ...I know) , I may not actually send either of them in at all to NGC??
Then some silver for the stack: 12 QB unicorn 2 ounce coins (love the new background design on the Queens  side), and a nice 2000 Britannia and a new 1 oz silver bar for me, being a Geiger.
looking at both the unicorn gold and silver QBs compared to the others in the series, must say the unicorn is my second favourite, behind the Lion.
Lindeman 

1914 Russian 20 Kopeks

1914 Austrian Ducat (no restrike, those are from 1915)
 

 
 

I was just thinking you could buy a house (or two) around here for that Would be a seriously impressive collection - why stop at 1839? I hear the 1826 and 5 Guinea pieces are quite nice

Really stoked about this purchase...
A beautiful 1902 Half Crown

The grey-scale toning on this 1900 Florin's reverse is mesmerizing.

The other elusive EVII Sixpence, the 1905, in good condition with an even gunmetal tone.

Today I received...
2017 Silver libertad proof coins. 
From 2oz to 1/20oz. 
Together with the 5oz coin from last time, now I have the whole variety of libertad silver proof coins of 2017. 

Purchased this a few days back for the Proof Quintuple, I'm collecting the changing Quintuple dates. Wonderful coins!

35 Edward sovs to get the run started, this part will be easy. 95% of coins are in extremely good grade which makes things a lot easier also!


 

In planning for the completion of my EVII Sixpences (1902 - 1910), I've been on the look out for good examples of the harder to find rare 1904 and scarce 1905.  I was able to talk the seller down on this nice example of the 1904 6P in pretty decent condition based on general availability and the condition of those I have seen for sale.

O, and someone delivered a few young heads 
Have an afternoon of sorting them now!
 

So they arrived, 1989 Quintuple BU, and 1837-1897 3oz gold medal.
The medal is now the best coin in my whole collection without any doubts, no proofs or rare dates compare to this, pictures or words cannot describe how this coin feels in hand! The relief on the old head side is just ridiculous. I think i may have to make a video showing the "turn" on this coin
The 1989 Quintuple is in near-perfect condition, small blemish on rim of reverse is the only flaw i can see so very very happy with it!







 

I have a bit of a confession and cautionary tale, I asked earlier what a 2005 proof full sovereign would be worth/ value , there was good advice and I had done my own research, thus when I left a speculative bid on a 2005 coin on e bay I did not expect to win it in fact , so much so I did not have the funds to buy it at my max bid  if I won ! yep I won it , so I have had to arrange mr credit card ( 0% interest on purchases) to pay it . caution , don't get obsessed   and leave speculative bids if you don't have the funds  I am sure this is just me and a one off anyway ( I hope )
dean.m
 

Another Johnson Matthey + Umicore Brasil bar arrived.
Think thats me officially done with stacking now
 

This bad boy  
1820 Full Sov NGC AU58

Very nice, they look great. I guess you went to the right place!
My 1909 is currently at NGC thanks to Numistacker.