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Thank you Mr @Gordy for my bargain of Brits you sent me. A absolute gent. Received this morning and excellently packed to boot. Will send you feedback now.

Arrived today, my new babies... until one gets adopted of course 😂

A nice young postwoman put a package in my hand today. Hooray, the day is saved. Greetings from Maxe. 

You were too early @Mrpound 😄

@trp has kindly agreed to manage this one, so a massive thank you to him in advance as it can be a lot of work! Look out for the 2021 topic with more details and to enter! Look out for the 2021 Christmas Draw topic coming soon........

A lovely sovereign in a lovely grade. 

Arrived yesterday, the second gold coin from the Unity - Justice - Freedom series. 1/2 ounce of gold and I am very happy about each new achievement.
Have a nice Sunday and greetings from Maxe.

Thanks @Gordy, yesterday received these fantastic coins which my photo doesn’t do justice. Well happy.

Spending a few days in Arizona and checked out a coin shop in Phoenix yesterday.  Picked up a 1827 Coronet Large Cent, a 1841 Seated Liberty Half Dime, and a 1929-D Standing Liberty Quarter for my U.S. Type Set.

Sadly there is no 1oz panda from 1988, my birth year. So instead I got the next best thing, indeed, a much better thing... 

In fact I like the 2003 so much I got it in 5oz!

You done well to pick up so many good older pandas in such a short space of time. 
I started collecting them from 2015. Thank goodness they were far cheaper than they are now. The most expensive I've paid was a nice 2001 for £40 posted. 
Others I have managed to pick up relatively cheaply - for example, according to my spreadsheet a nice 2000 for £29.99 posted !  The same chap then sold me two 2003 in OMP for £65 posted !   (Sorry they are not for sale 🙂).
I haven't bothered about collecting different varieties. I still have gaps in my collection, namely 1998 and 1999. But I'm not actively seeking them out anymore as I don't intend to pay so much for an ounce of silver.
I haven't bothered to pick up any recent silver pandas either due to the high mintage of ten million. My last year was 2019. Though I might pick up a few 2022 as they are the 40th anniversary edition.
Good luck in picking up the remaining pandas.

About a year ago I first started taking an interest in 1oz China silver pandas after someone on the forum listed a short date run of recent years which I snapped up.
Once I'd decided to start collecting a date run I quickly amassed a few more years, and it was about that point when I discovered that some years are particularly hard to find, and also when I discovered that there are different varieties of each coin. But it was too late for that - I was hooked! I posted this thread: 
 
It became something of an obsession, but armed with Peter Anthony's panda book I persevered.
A year on, my collection has reached this stage, and I have only three coins still to find. Some coins have been peculiarly elusive, like the 2007 of which I eventually picked up a bundle of 15 which had been imported from China!
1989, 1990 and 1991
The series of 1oz bullion pandas strictly began in 1989. It is convenient for the panda collector to remind themselves of that, because although there are silver pandas going back to 1982, they are either not 1oz or not bullion, so they don't count!
1989 had only 1 variety, but I have collected two so as to show both sides. After this there are two or three varieties for each year up to 2003. This is because they were minted at three different mints: Shanghai (which are on the top row) and Shenzyang (bottom row). The Shenzhen Guobao mint-coins only began in 1999.

 
1992, 1993, 1994 and 1995
In 1995 for the first time there were 3 varieties. The bottom one, the "micro date" is one of the rarest varieties of panda. Both came from the Shenyang mint

 
1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999
I have still to source a 1998 Large date and the extremely rare 1999 large date with the serif on the 1 (which I believe was the first silver panda minted at Shenzhen Guobao).

 
2000, 2001, and 2002
The gap here is the Shanghai-minted 2000, which in contrast with the frosted-ring Shenzhen Guobao panda had a mirror-finish ring on the date side. This is one of the hardest-to-find and most expensive panda (aside from the silly-money 2003 with small D)

 
2003, 2004 and 2005.
2003 had two versions - one with a mirror/satin texture of bamboo in the background to the right of the panda and one with a more frosted finish.
Although the others from 2002 to 2005 all had the same design, they have come from different mints as seen from the edge of the seals. I am endeavouring to collect one of each so still looking for sealed 2003s. 

 
2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009.
These were not issued in seals any more.

 
2010, 2011, 2012, 2013. 

 
2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017.
For the only time in 2015, the panda did not show the weight, "Ag" and purity on the coin, but was still 1oz of 999 silver. This was a highly controversial change, so in 2016 they put these details back, and replaced it with another controversial move - they went metric and decreased the weight to only 30g of silver!

 
2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021.
This is as far as I've got so far, but I should be able to add 2022 in the next couple of weeks when the very first ones arrive from China in a very fun new design!

 
Many members of the forum have helped me greatly in assembling this collection. A special mention should go to @DavePanda who has given me loads of invaluable advice, lent me his Peter Anthony book, and sold me many of the coins in the collection.

It's definitely a beautiful coin. I keep meaning to upgrade mine as it's very worn that's why I only paid around a tenner for it 🤣.

Hi all,
There's a recent release at Perth Mint that caught my eye.
"Each of the coins in this set celebrate American engraver John M. Mercanti’s depictions of the bird across the six years of the Australian Wedge-tailed Eagle coin series."
All coins have a 2021 year-date inscription, so they are restrikes.
But aside from the fact that this is just a gorgeous looking set... what's the meaning of this release for the series?
Was 2021 the final year for the series, or the collaboration with John M. Mercanti will end?
https://www.perthmint.com/catalogue/australian-wedge_tailed-eagle-2021-silver-proof-high-relief-six-coin-set.aspx

Lovely collection mate... and you're exactly right! Crown addiction starts with taking your little finger, then takes your entire arm (and wallet....). 😬😅
 
 

@TheShinyStuff - you are right, this is  exactly how it starts... 😁
Take the blue pill or the red pill now!
PS - Good luck with your collection of silver crowns.  Obvious next steps are to go back one further Monarch and find a 1935 Silver Jubilee Crown (nice and cheap) and a 1928-1936 Wreath Crown (somewhat less cheap, and with the potential to be ruinously expensive...) 😉
 

Here is my Philadelphia Morgan and Peace dollars. Look to be ok by my eye. I feel for anyone who has damaged product. The US mint should be ashamed for having these beautiful coins shipped out with any damage to their collectors. It’s not 1921 where these coins would be put into circulation, these are suppose to be collectors/commemorative!
 

Here's my two biggest damaged a 2021 Philly mint scar chin and San Fran Die damage, possibly laminate

I’m just posting this for a little bit of fun and to show you all.
I visited a museum this past week and I was astonished to see this collection of silver. The skills of the silversmiths is truly stunning, guided in gold and featuring many pieces.
Can anyone guess where it is and who it belonged to?
I’ll give away no clues.... well just one, it would cost a lot to ship today. 🤔

I'm not sure I will know any time soon. Because i am not from the UK, so backyard is not really an option. And no one in my circles collect gold like i do. So i would have to find someone who can check it. But i am Working on it. 
 
On a side note i just picked up a 1oz 1987 gold eagle for 6% over spot. So that was nice hahah. 

Bart Simpson 2 OZ High Relief, second release after Homer. From tommorow available at the Perth Mint   

Wanted to share this. Had it for a while. Don’t think I showed it on the forum. Really like coins from the germania mint

Spending a few days in Arizona and checked out a coin shop in Phoenix yesterday.  Picked up a 1827 Coronet Large Cent, a 1841 Seated Liberty Half Dime, and a 1929-D Standing Liberty Quarter for my U.S. Type Set.

Spending a few days in Arizona and checked out a coin shop in Phoenix yesterday.  Picked up a 1827 Coronet Large Cent, a 1841 Seated Liberty Half Dime, and a 1929-D Standing Liberty Quarter for my U.S. Type Set.