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Another day, another Crown.  Edging toward completing my Type Set- this one an 1893 Victoria LVI.  About GEF, quite Prooflike with a steel blue tone.  Lovely.


 

thanks to my buddy @Heirlooms I couldent resists 😀 early birthday present for my self 😂😂😂 

Had some nice usa fracs in today from wildpig pours to go with my awsome @BackyardBullionfracs 
usa meets uk. 2 of my favourite pour artists 

Couple of little gems today to add to the collection these young head George ii shillings are fast becoming a favourite for me.
1741 shilling
1736 over 5 shilling
 
 
 
 
 

My second haul.....be kind, I am at beginning

I am a Tiger nut... These beauties arrived today and must say very pleased..

Got these in today from the forums newest pourer @Jamesd and very happy to add him to my stash of hand pours thanks buddy.
 

Today's delivery, part 3 (final).
The first two years, from Lunar III series, in 2oz antiqued Silver.

Today's delivery, part 2.
The 2021 Chinese Myths and Legends: Dragon in BU and coloured BU. The picture doesn't show it well, but it's gold rather than yellow.
 

Today's delivery, part 1.
2020 and 2021 BU Wedge-tailed Eagles.

Some dutch silver, love it 🤠
Mintage 49k , how many are left after 276 years 🤔
 

Hit the flea market today, a few small Mexicans and some Belgian junk that was well under spot
 

2012 UK Diamond Jubilee 7-Coin Silver Proof Set   Although considerably lesser known than the 2012 gold silhouette 10-coin set (mintage of 1296, not the widely believed 2012), this "plain" silver proof version is actually considerably rarer, with a released mintage of just 475. This makes it the third rarest silver proof collection ever released by the Royal Mint, behind only the 2014 (368) and 2016 (383).   So I bought two, both at sub £100, and believe the price will only go one way from here.    Collectors of silver UK 50p coins have been a little slow on the uptake regarding the rarer definitives, although prices of £100+ are now being realised for some.   2012 also saw the issue of the fourth silver BU one pound coin, released in "Baby", "18th Birthday" and "21st Birthday" editions. This is the one coin I still need to finish a complete collection of 113 UK silver "round" pound coins. Please let me know if you have one.


 
 

And another one!
This time a lovely 2012 courstey of @Woodsy, absolutely brilliant chap to deal with, thank you 👍🏻
Any wee marks seem to just be on the capsule, very pleased.
Just need to pick up a 2018 & 2019 and then I'll consider my panda itch scratched......anyone looking to sell, drop me a DM please, cheers. 
Help me complete my mini date run of 10 of these wee fellas 😁

On the 1oz privy front, I can probably help…as I spent a happy year or two collecting them. I never found a definitive list of all of them, either on the Perth Mint website or anywhere else…and I did look…really hard!
I do also have a few of the F15 privy 1oz kooks, although not the last two years…I refuse to pay £100+ for one oz of silver! I also never went for the coloured varieties or the lunar. There are also the gilded kooks to consider. 
 
I
The table below is what I consider to be a pretty complete list of all the 1oz privy kooks, most of which I will have an example of. It’s on an excel spreadsheet, so doesn’t import onto the forum easily. Here goes my best shot :-
1992
 
Eagle Proof
1993
 
Sydney Opera House
1993
 
Eagle Proof
1994
 
Commonwealth Games Kangaroo
1995
 
Panda
1995
 
Basler Slab
1996
 
Foundation Stone Centenery 23-9-96
1996
Europe
Brandenberg Gate
1996
Europe
Eiffel Tower 
1996
Europe
Colossus of Rhodes
1996
Europe
Tower Bridge
1996
Europe
Atomism Belgium
1996
 
Tricentennial
1996
 
Panda
1996
 
Goya
1997
 
Goudi
1997
 
Thomas Edison
1997
 
Zurich
1997
 
Oldsmobile
1997
 
Phoenix
1997
 
Dragon
1997
 
Japanese Yen Old Type
1997
 
Panda
1997
Europe
Elk Finland
1997 
Europe
Monument Portugal
1997
Europe
The Windmill Netherlands 
1997
Europe
Italy Coluseum
1997
Europe
Little Mermaid Denmark
1998
Europe
The Harp Ireland 
1998
Europe
Robert Schumann Building Lux
1998
Europe
The Alhambra
1998
Europe
St Stephens Vienna
1998
Europe
The Delaware Ship Sweden
1999
 
1919 Square Penny
1999
 
Delaware State Quarter
1999
 
New Jersey Mint
1999
 
Georgia
1999
 
Pennsylvania
1999
 
Connecticut
1999
 
16th C Japanese Oval Tempo Koban
1999
Bullion
50 Francs Lux
1999
Bullion
20 schilling Austria
1999
Bullion
1Deutschmark 
1999
Bullion
50 Francs Belg
1999
Bullion
1 guilder
1999
Bullion
5 francs France 
1999
Bullion
1000 Lire 
1999
Bullion
100 pesetas
1999
Bullion
50'escudoa
1999
Bullion
1 punt Ireland
1999
Bullion
1 Marka Finland
1999
Landmarks
Perth
1999
Landmarks
Gold Coast
1999
Landmarks
Adelaide
1999
Landmarks
McDonnell
1999
Landmarks
Sydney
1999
 
1899 Centenary Sovereign
2000
Landmarks
Kalgoorlie
2000
Landmarks
Monkey Mia
2000
Landmarks
Gt Barrier Reef
2000
Landmarks
Uluru
2000
Landmarks
Australia 2000
2000
 
Massachusetts
2000
 
Maryland
2000
 
South Carolina
2000
 
New Hampshire
2000
 
Virginia
2000
 
Jan Millennium Calendar 
2000
 
Feb
2000
 
Mar
2000
 
Apr
2000
 
May
2000
 
Jun
2000
 
Jul
2000
 
Aug
2000
 
Sep
2000
 
Oct
2000
 
Nov
2000
 
Dec
2001
 
New York
2001
 
North Carolina
2001
 
Rhode Island
2001
 
Vermont
2001
 
Kentucky
2001
 
Santa Claus
2001
 
Santa Claus
2001
 
Confederation Star
2002
 
American Flag
2005
 
Zodiac Aquarius 
2005
 
Pisces
2005
 
Aries
2005
 
Taurus
2005
 
Gemini
2005
 
Cancer
2005
 
Leo
2005
 
Virgo
2005
 
Libra
2005
 
Scorpio
2005
 
Sagittarius
2005
 
Capricorn
2012
 
Dragon
2013
 
F15
2013
 
Snake
2014
 
F15
2014
 
Horse
2015
 
F15
2015
 
Goat
2016
 
Monkey
2016
 
F15
2017
 
Rooster
2017
 
F15
2017
 
Shark
2017
 
Panda
2018
 
Dog
2018
 
F15
2018
 
Panda
2019
 
Pig 
2019
 
Square penny
2019
 
F15
2019
 
Panda
2020
 
ANDA Perth Money Expo Floral
2020
 
ANDA Brisbane Money Expo
2020
 
ANDA Melbourne Cactus privy
2020
 
ANDA Sydney Floral Privy
I do also have Mintage figures for most of the above, but they would not copy over!
Drop me a PM if you require any more info on the 1oz privy’s👍

"Renniks Australian Coin and Banknote Values" also lists a good host of Kook privies, incl mintages, issue prices and retail values (in A$). 
31st edition (2021) is supposed to be available now.
https://www.booktopia.com.au/renniks-australian-coin-banknote-values-30th-edition-michael-t-pitt/book/9780987338693.html
 

Received today, another for the Cabinet, this time an 1845 Victoria Crown.  Quite obviously cleaned at some point but nevertheless, some nice detail can be seen, the Cinquefoil stops and the Wyon inscription 😃 
A couple of gaps made ready in the Cabinet tray for nice examples of an 1821 George IV Secundo and the 1893 Victoria when funds permit.
You can start to see which Rabbit hole I have gone down here 🙄 

Been a long time coming. Purchased last summer, took many months to arrive and several more to grade. Worth the wait. Key date, 250 mintage.

Another couple of ounces to add to my mini Panda stack arrived yesterday. 
Great condition and any wee marks appear to be just on the caps. These 2020 & 2021 Pandas were courtesy of @Fadeingstar, a super seller and a pleasure to deal with 👍🏻
 

Good day today 😊

Hi All
I purchased a *stunning* collection of Kooks (as well as a collection of Sovereigns) from @Lucylucy for a price that was I believe fair to both of us, and of course done in an entirely gentlemanly way.  I purchased to build the collection (to completeness) and keep it going (as you may have seen on another thread).  The quality and depth of the collection was enough to break my new rule of not buying more silver!
In my collecting early days I bought coins from ebay and other non TSF sources (a long time ago now) that I was genuinely disappointed with, so it really has been a pleasure buying from @Lucylucy who was kind enough to invite me to see coins at his home.
Those of you who I have bought from will notice that I don't ever haggle on price - I pay the asking price if I think it is fair, which is why I think the forum is the best place to buy and sell, but there are limits to what forum members will pay for larger collections of well priced silver - so I think don't be harsh in judging by selling on ebay if it doesn't sell on the forum. One caveat to this is that if left long enough, I think listings do sell eventually but it takes time (I have approached sellers about items on very old listings and have found them still available).
Not everything that is sold between members is necessarily advertised on the forum (although I think this is not so common).  The forum (from my experience) fosters trusted relationships where members occasionally reach out because of known interests with items for sale.  This is something that I have not ever seen on any other platform, and whilst is not an obvious selling point, has worked very well for me, and I suspect others.
Best
Dicker
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

I really shouldn't have dipped my toe into Libertads. 🙃
2021 5 coin proof sets.

Some swiss cheese, europa silver & dragon yen 🤠🤠



 
 

Well shes returned from grading
1856 califorina fractional 1/4 dollar gold rush currency
Achieving a ms64 to take its place with 3 other examples in this grade with only 1 finer in the world, came close to finest known example ms65
https://www.ngccoin.uk/certlookup/6031571-004/64/
Photo with a 1p to show how small these are and why they are so rare and difficult to find in this grade 





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