Gildeon

So this is the gem I picked up today, If you know me I love VINTAGE. Seen this gem & I had to have it, who needs two kidneys aye
 
This is my oldest 🇬🇧 SILVER BULLION bar which was born in London in the 60s, Father - Johnson Matthey - Mother (UNKNOWN). Comes in It’s original old wooden crate dated 1968, Folk this is over half a century old 🙌
 
 

Actually you are in a good place and the whole pleasure is filling the gaps. The 2000 one will be painful though! 😞

Today I was looking for the lunar II collection in color. I am still missing the coloured 10 oz pig and some others in my collection.
Let`s have a look

 
   My fovourits are still the lions and horses and in colour also the roosters    

Actually you are in a good place and the whole pleasure is filling the gaps. The 2000 one will be painful though! 😞

Thanks to @Gildeon for the amazing Panda Case. Looks even better in the flesh.
Looks empty when I put my collection in though 😮
 

Difficult to gather and photograph everything at once, as I have several boxed sets that take a lot of space. So starting here with my gilded collection. Unfortunately not all clear in a single shot but in a nutshell they are Pandas, Kookaburras, Koalas, Queen's beasts and five Lunar sets.
 

23 months in and over this time, I have chopped, changed and honed my Silver collecting. 
Going forward, I’m now only going to pick up Libertads and the odd modern Proof coin/set that I particularly like.  
I’m also going to read up on historic Silver sets- and maybe invest in some.  
Here’s my Silver stack so far excepting a couple of shoeboxes full of boxed Silver proofs- Brits, Crowns and 50p’s. 
Also,  my Gold bullion and odd Platinum coin.  One day when motivated, I’ll post my Gold Proof coins- I have more weight in Proof coins than bullion. 
Boxed Proof Libertads

Bullion Libertads

Single coin Proof, Reverse Proof & Proof- like Libertads

Beasts

Coin sets

Miscellaneous Silver

Gold bullion

Another 10 oz lump, the left hand Valiant.

A nice 1999 kilo kookaburra
 
 

Centenario Tuesday.  
Received this México 50 Pesos today.  And thank you @Abyss for the 1/4oz Gold Standard coins.










 
 
 
 

A nice pickup from a friend at my local coin show - Russia is now checked off on my world gold 1/4 oz in 70 condition collection.I really love the ngc label - lol.
St. George vs the dragon
 

The owner of the LCS I frequent opened a second shop about 30 miles from my house.  It was opening day today, and since it was my day off, I drove over to check out the new store.  I took over a six pack of beer as a store warming gift, and planned on making a modest purchase to celebrate the new shop.  Of course he put a more significantly priced item in front of me that he had recently purchased that he knew I would have a hard time refusing. 
1989 Double Sovereign.  No box or COA, but he gave me a great price on it.  And also bought a nice 1891 Jubilee Shilling.


And I ended up being the first paying customer at the new store. 
 

Got a package from the states, with a 10oz QB Lion, and a extra eagle.
Faith in humanity restored.
 

Some 1937 Aussie Crowns. 👑 🇦🇺 "Casey's Cartwheels" was the nick-name given to these large silver five shillings, after Lord Casey - Treasurer of Australia who issued these for circulation. Being so heavy, they weren't well recieved by the general public, so they only lasted for two years. There were over a million 1937 crowns minted, but the 1938 mintage is only about 1/10th of the 1937. "The rumour is that many more 1938 crowns were minted but rather than being released into circulation but they were sold to China where in 1948 they were re-minted as Chinese (Sun Yat-Sen) dollars." 
These are hefty to hold and can be quite 'dramatic' in appearance when the toning happens to be right. There's apparently one (or maybe two?) variations of the 1937; a minute speck under letter I on the reverse (a.k.a. the "dot variant").  

8 Down. 2 to go.
 

Lots of bits I've been waiting for are finally in my possession - Gilded lunars from @Gildeon made it safely across the Irish sea.

Dutch complications 🤷‍♂️

Couple more for my daughters collection 👍

Recieved this bespoke  ring today made from a 1965 Italian 500 lire coin
 
 

West Meet’s East 

$3.80 face U.S, very odd toning on the Morgan

Strictly speaking more of 'this last month, or so, i received....' post!
I've just got back from a nice sunny break in Lisbon where i 'stumbled' accross "Numismatica Diamantino" which had a pretty impressive collection of coins from throughout Portugal's currency history. I could've stayed there all day looking through the books of individual coins from decades gone by, but a glare from both my parents and girlfriend called a halt to proceedings (who i'd somehow managed to convince i was merely 'popping in' as we 'passed by' as it was definitely 'on the route'.......!)

Country: Portugal 
Year: 1960
Type: Circulating commemorative coin
Value: 20, 10 & 5 Escudos
Reverse: Bust of Prince Henry the Navigator
Obverse:  National coat of arms
Composition: .800 Silver
   
Country: Portugal 
Year: 1998
Type: Circulating commemorative coin
Value: 500 Escudos
Reverse: Vasco da Gama Bridge above sails of an old ship
Obverse:  National coat of arms
Composition: .500 Silver
  
Country: Portugal 
Year: 1992
Type: Circulating commemorative coin
Value: 1000 Escudos
Reverse: Discovery of the new world
Obverse:  National coat of arms in the centre with associated emblems 
Composition: .500 Silver
I couldn't get my grubby mitts on a Ponte Salazar (the other Lisbon bridge) whilst i was out there, but since ordered one from eBay to add to the collection. Coincidentally there were 10 for sale here yesterday, which completely blew my mind as i spent hours looking for the right one online for the right price and i could've had 10 from TSF if i was quick enough!
Also received 6 of these fantastic 2019 1oz Royal Coat of Arms bullion coins from our very own @StackSellRepeat. I can't get enough of these. I see a tube of these coming on!

My first 16 Britannia's kickstarting the 'My First Tube' accomplishment!

2020 Royal Mint Lunar Rat. 

And last but by no means least, 6 of the East India Trading Company trade dollars (2 x US, British & Chinese) courtesy of our own @Stackerads and SilverTrader; and 1 solitary Spade Guinea with thanks to @richatthecroft. 
Not to everyone's taste for a 'presentation box coin' i know, but i find something very endearing with these coins (especially, of course, the Spade Guinea). I found myself wanting to pick them up when i first got them and thought a CoinGallery case would be the ideal answer to help scratch the silver itch! Looking forward to the Japanese and French dollars and perhaps another Guinea to fill the gaps! 

Today arrived my new 1kg Silver Millenium Dragon 2000, Lunar I coin...

The 2 oz Silverdragon was waiting for his big brother maybe for 19 years

 

7th 1 oz Silver Proof in the Queens Beasts series arrived today, seven down three more to go. Joined his place with his cousins in @Alun stunning box.