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Saw these today...not my usual bag when it comes to stacking but couldn't say no to these limited editions.
Hot off the presses from Perth Mint.
The "Sixty Years of James Bond" Family Coat of Arms.  I wasn't a fan of RM 007 Bullion range but this one be it a Perth Mint offering does catch my fancy. Simple and elegant.
Mintage 25,000 with only 1,000 carded.

 
Also from Perth Mint..... "GAMES THROUGH THE AGES 2022 2oz SILVER ANTIQUED COIN".....First in the new series which sadly looks like I'm locked into now. Once again not my usual thing but this is just stunning and a full set...well...why the hell not. Mintage 2,500

 

I may divide opinion posting this, but I think I feel as many others do on this forum, despite the news as of late, that today’s news has been a shock.
This is a huge shock, albeit expected, given HM The Queens ageing years. She’s the only monarch that those under 70 years old has known.
I’ve read some not so many dislikable and distasteful comments on the forum today.
But, I think, no matter what one’s own option is that HM The Queen has given so much to all of us. A duty to the end.
But above all she was a mother, grandmother and a great-grandmother mother.
I’ve looked in and out of the forum this afternoon and this evening. But no matter wether you’re a modern stacker, an old stacker, a collector of Gillick sovereigns or modern releases, be that the Tudor Beast’s or The Monarchs collection with Edward VII resale imminent.
Many people, like myself of this country and also most people of the forum, feel a ‘shift’, a change, has happened today. Within a day a changing of the guard as it were.
HM The Queen’s passing is a great loss to our country of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
I wasn’t sure wether to share this with the the wider forum but I will, as I feel I’m mostly amongst friends, but HM The Queen awarded my grandfather with his MBE some 20 years ago.
It was the happiest day of my grandfathers life.
He said to me “She was gracious, warm, kind and showed an interest in my achievement at the same time.”
We are at the end of an era. Regardless of what we collect or stack, we are at the end of a remarkable era.
I watched the news today, as many others did, the announcement of HM The Queen’s passing and I’m not ashamed to say, I shed a tear when the news was announced.
But, albeit a fictional character, Padding Bear had the right words for HM The Queen’s reign at her Platinum Jubilee in one sentence “Thank you Ma’am, for everything”.
Lastly, I’ll leave this photograph of HM The Queen.
How beautiful she looked. How beautiful she’ll remain.
This is very odd to write on the forum, but here goes.
GOD SAVE THE KING.
 

Bought the dip, including my first ever PLATINUM coin - a 2022 1oz Pt Britannia.
Roughly for the same price as a 1/2oz gold Britannia.
 
2021 1 oz Laos Tiger (Panthera Tigris) .999 Silver 
Mintage 10,000


 
 

 

Newer Sixpence issues than I have bought of late.
1696 William III first bust, milled edge reverse with Crowned cruciform shields, large Crowns & early harp S.3520 nice detail, EF Grade?
Also, a 1951 George VI Festival of Britain Proof Sixpence.


 

And despite the strike, this arrived today.  Thanks to @Imehufc for the 10oz Valiant. 
(Needed to use focus and image stacking, as this thing is big.)

@PapaLazarou Not just me then…

Gold £1 Cities Ultra Cameo Mortuary Slabs   The 2010-11 4-coin set of gold Cities was offered to me at an excellent price by @Jaconet. Although pretty much a perfect graded set (3x PF70, 1x PF69), I aim at some stage to "upgrade" them to an original boxed encapsulated set for my own requirements.   Mintages were fairly low, varying between 499 (Edinburgh) and 950 (London).   Eighteen round pounds were individually available in gold and I now require just three - 2005 (Menai Straits Bridge), 2006 (Egyptian Bridge) and 2016 (Last Round Pound) are still outstanding.

And this arrived yesterday. Lovin' the eyes! I think he must have been to Glastonbury and indulged in some substance or other!

I wanted to get one of these one the day it was launched but missed out. Luckily this one was on eBay for just a few quid more than it would have originally gone for. After fees, the seller would have made a loss. But anyway, coin is lovely, but Georgie Buy reminds me of John from Masterchef!!

I was not expecting a parcel to be left on my doorstep today but it was a pleasant surprise on opening 🙂
A Merit Award certificate and this badge I will ware with pride 😔

Visited the Royal Mint today for the VIP tour. Picked up two 2022 strike your own proof sovereigns.
Well worth the tour just to be able to pick up the coins at near issue price….  and the fact I was able to do my own QC on them!
 

Todays arrivals. I also really like the Black Flag series!
Plus a cheeky ASE, cause why not.

My haul for the day.
 
 

Got this beauty today from @Panda6Pack 🏴‍☠️ 


excuse the quality of the photos, here is the fleet 👍🏴‍☠️

Bonus from yesterday, and @James32.
Still think it's ugly.  Nice coin though.

More like "today was completed" 

Big thanks in no particular order goes to..
@Charliemouse @Rat @Midasfrog
 

Thanks to @PowerCoin for this one.
Very clean lines on this one.
Though I don't think it knocked my Freya coin off its pedestal as my all time favourite coin, I would say that XXI mint definitely a mint to watch out for going forwards.

Purchases from the weekend that arrived today
6 carded half sovereigns, 4 of which were from @shawy2510 and then 3 boxed half sovereigns including a 2014 (mintage of 9.9k all BU)

Bought the Peace and Morgan dollars from @Arganto. My mate @GoldDiggerDave was able to sensitively remove the black carbon on the Morgan (below and after photos below) and he did a great job 👏.
 

Received a package from @GoldDiggerDave today with a group of coins I have been buying from various UK sellers (thank you Dave). All sovereigns and one 2012 1/4 sovereign graded by NGC, the Marsh guide says that there were only 137 of these minted. 
 

These other two beauts courtesy of @Prodigy and @ChardsCoinandBullionDealer
The brand new 100x1g valcambi and the double sov. The sov's picture hasn't been edited. It is the sheer shiny blinding golden light reflecting off the coin.

Today i received a lovely little gold nugget from the auctions last week, along with the super shiny 1oz trafalgar square lion. Both courtesy of @stackerp5. 
Also some fractional silver from an online live sale. 2 1/4 oz noahs arks  2 1/10 oz walking liberties and 2 teeny weenie 1 gram geigers.
Loving this stacking game guys im not gonna lie. I think im hooked! 

Today I received this beauty back from grading courtesy of @CoinsOfTheRealmAuctions. My first time having anything graded so I'm very thankful to COR for such a seamless service. And naturally I'm very happy with the outcome - got to admit I would have been miffed if it hadn't come back a 70 (as snobby as that sounds!)

2022 2oz Britannia Proof - A Celebration of Womanhood
Very pretty