mr1030

1989 Double Sovereign

First coin of "Icons of Inspiration" series - Galileo Silver Proof Niue Island 1 oz
Mintage only 100 !
I got it also in BU for a more reasonable price and still low mintage of 10000
 

Cheeky little pick up 250 delivered 

Nice rare Peru 20 soles gold 

Bought today a tube of ST HELENA 1 oz silver The QUEEN'S VIRTUES VICTORY
BU coin from the East India Company, first in a series of 6 coins. Mintage unknown
I like the field pattern, it reminds me the Spade Guinea or "cash India wildlife" series and highlights the design
 
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Small but steadily growing collection of @StBeesSilver hand poured bars

A slightly different 2oz "three graces" to the ones everyone's all hyped up about...

For those who like the look of platinum
The part of my collection which isn’t away being graded. Enjoy!

Finished my 2oz Kookaburra collection 😁  All purchased on the forum so thanks to everyone who helped me. With a special thank you to @Danny-boy for the display case. 

My 2017 Collection to date. 

One and a half months ago I bought my first gold sovereign. This is half of my collection so far, the latest being 1911 and the earliest 1878. There is also a slabbed 1891-M short tail underneath too. 
I think I might have to slow down. 😄

Our stack after 10 weeks!

Was making sure these were mine before I showed them  on the forum. 

2000krugerrand gold proof
1997 Eagle platinum proof 
1998 koala platinum proof
1887 🇬🇧 crown
cant wait to receive these. Maybe will sell on TSF

This coin had a low fairly mintage of 299 compared to the mintage of the early commemorative gold £5 which was between 2500 - 3000. The mint reduced the mintages dramatically in 2013 and even more so in recent times. 

Maundy Money Change of Portrait Type Set- well very nearly! 
All housed in their new home, encapsulated in Quadrum Capsules- if anyone has Maundy and wish to have a safe and secure method of storage/ display, these specially designed inners for Maundy can be bought here, for about a tenner for 10 inners & Quadrum capsules, delivered.
Completing the Set has been a bit of a labour of love.  It's almost complete but I still have to source the 1953 Maundy Set.  The 1953 Set is a difficult one to find, the mintage being just over 1000.  In the meantime I have substituted this Set with a 2000 Proof set bearing the Mary Gillick Portrait of Elizabeth II.  The Gillick Portrait has endured throughout Her Majesty's reign. 
The ten coin ‘Type Set’ in the photo’s below features the change of Monarch Portrait from 1817.  It wasn’t until 1820 that special sets of small silver coins were struck for the annual Maundy Ceremony in denominations of 1d, 2d, 3d and 4d.  These special sets of small Silver coins have been specially struck every year since 1820, and in 1822 an enduring standard of the coin was established in terms of the size and weight.  Maundy Money sits alongside the ubiquitous 200 plus year old Sovereign; as the only coinage that endures to the present day.  
The Obverse of Maundy coinage mirrors the Portrait of the circulating coinage of the day.  The reverse was initially designed by Jean Baptiste- Merlen in 1822, and has endured since, excepting a minor change to the Crown, instigated by the renowned Royal Mint Engraver, William Wyon in 1888.  In 1950, George VI vetoed a change back to the Original 1822 design, and so it endures with only the one change in 199 years.
The 1817 features the Pistrucci Portrait of George III.  Unlike the Maundy struck from 1822, the date is found on the Obverse.  
The 1822 was the first year for George IV.  Interestingly, the Royal Mint used the 2d Portrait punch on the 3d coin, which makes it look like an oddity from the remainder of the set.
The 1831 William IV and the 1838 Victoria was the first year Maundy for both of these Monarch's. 
The 1888 was the first year of Jubilee Head for Victoria- it is here you can find the one and only change to the Reverse of Maundy coinage in 199 years.  The change made by William Wyon, in terms of the design of the Crown- please compare with the earlier issues photographed below. 
The 1893 depicts Victoria's Veiled Head Portrait.  
The 1902 Edward VII, 1911 George V and the 1937 George VI Maundy photographed below are all Proof, and these year dates were issued in individual Sets for the Maundy Ceremony and also included in Specimen Proof Sets with other coin denominations.  These Specimen Sets were issued to commemorate each of the respective Monarchs Coronation. 
Missing is the 1953 Mary Gillick Portrait Set, but substituted handsomely with the 2000 Maundy Proof Set, struck to commemorate the Millennium. 
 
Enjoy! 😃
 

 

 

Who else keeps their "strange change" kinda cool these ones never seen them before. Both in the one hit 😂 was gonna go back to the shop but I like em 🤣🤦‍♂️

Updated 2017 Collection- more 2017's added👍 😉😃
 

 
In the foreground of the photograph above is my 1817 Sovereign.  Not sure which compliments what?  The Set complimenting the 1817 or the 1817 complimenting the Set?
 

 
 

I’m waiting for this rare 1889 Melbourne mint Jubilee sovereign to arrive early this week.
Graded AU53 by PCGS and rated R3 by Marsh with a relatively small mintage of just 54,652 being the 1st Variety. It is also just one of 15 graded by PCGS.

Yesterday I wasted 2 hours making 2 round trips to pickup and drop back off my QBs from storage.  Up until a few weeks ago I thought my QB collection was complete until they decided to release a completer coin.  I picked one up as well as a compass cutter.  I have a box specifically for the QBs and it only allowed for 10 coins so I was going to cut a new hole for the completer.  I get home all ready to start work and then find out there isn't room in the middle.  If I was to put it in I would have to have it off centre and that would look odd.  Decided to cut 2 holes to make it symmetrical and will have 2 completers in there.  And now I've just noticed that I've put the 1/4 Yale and Falcon back into the wrong slots.  I'll have to remember to fix that when I drop off the other completer.

Recently purchased a 2007 proof full sovereign off @ChardsCoinandBullionDealer and read the description of the changes to the reverse, which makes it another unique sovereign. (2008 they made further changes).  
https://www.chards.co.uk/2007-gold-sovereign-elizabeth-ii-proof-london/303
Thought it would be interesting to offer the comparison they made between the 2000 and 2007 visually.

Some gold from SVcollector. 

Part of my collection of George V ‘small head’ type Sovereigns, all except one purchased on the forum in recent weeks.
Here is the 1929 Perth, 1929 South Africa, 1930 Perth, 1931 South Africa and 1932 South Africa.
I also have the 1930 Melbourne and 1930 South Africa (not to hand).
That’s 7 out of 10 and I hope to complete the George V ‘small head’ series by the end of the year.

Say Hi to hippo from Rwanda.
 

Received this 1996 2 oz Kook privy mark in today. For several years now its been relatively easy(for the most part) to find any privy kook you were were after on ebay. Even if you had to wait a couple of months, it would show up eventually. Now its getting harder and harder to find some of these as time goes by. 

My latest purchase, one regular and one antique Zeus.