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My latest PCGS submission came back. These are the regular size slabs (two are double thickness), I will present the large ones in another post. Some notes:
One came back as "Details", it seems I can't avoid these completely but I have become better... 🙄 The Austrian medal had come back as "non eligible" from NGC and now it got a great SP69, nice surprise! 😎 NGC had also refused to grade my Iranian gold coin. Something that had to do with sanctions, which I couldn't understand, as this was from before the Islamic revolution. And they have graded several such Pahlavi coins. Anyway PCGS had no such issue and got a respectable MS65. 🧐 I am glad that the peculiar octagonal medal was graded, I was not sure about that. It sits a little sideways in the slab but maybe it has to do with the unusual shape. Two went in thick slabs and especially glad about the Spanish medal, again was not sure if they will slab it. Overall pretty happy and it proved that if one company refuses to grade something, you can always try the other one. PCGS seems very knowledgeable with European medals but I had problems with some American ones. I send all the US medals to NGC now and if something fails, I will try PCGS too. 
 

My latest PCGS submission came back. These are the regular size slabs (two are double thickness), I will present the large ones in another post. Some notes:
One came back as "Details", it seems I can't avoid these completely but I have become better... 🙄 The Austrian medal had come back as "non eligible" from NGC and now it got a great SP69, nice surprise! 😎 NGC had also refused to grade my Iranian gold coin. Something that had to do with sanctions, which I couldn't understand, as this was from before the Islamic revolution. And they have graded several such Pahlavi coins. Anyway PCGS had no such issue and got a respectable MS65. 🧐 I am glad that the peculiar octagonal medal was graded, I was not sure about that. It sits a little sideways in the slab but maybe it has to do with the unusual shape. Two went in thick slabs and especially glad about the Spanish medal, again was not sure if they will slab it. Overall pretty happy and it proved that if one company refuses to grade something, you can always try the other one. PCGS seems very knowledgeable with European medals but I had problems with some American ones. I send all the US medals to NGC now and if something fails, I will try PCGS too. 
 

Come in post today , Three more lovely condition old silver coins ( not very old but still a little older then me lol) for my world circulation  silver coin collection 

I had been looking for a suitable presentation solution for my Maundy collection that’s housed in Quadrum Capsules and found these ‘Leuchtturm Volterra’ on eBay sold by Dauwalders. A Nice way to display coins in Quadrum capsules.  
 

 

Bit random but today I received 
Q. Sicinius and C. Coponius 49 BC denarius 
Minted with Pompey in the East. 

diad. hd. of Apollo r., star below, Q SICINIVS before, III VIR behind, rev., club of Hercules surmounted by lion's skin with scalp to r., bow on r., arrow on l., C COPONIVS P R S C (Seaby, Sicinia 1)

Airtite tubes and white ringed capsules for my half sovereigns. Don't have other coin sizes in quantity, so haven't decided yet about storage.
 

Ancient Egyptian inspired silver bar.
This arrived in at @ChardsCoinandBullionDealer recently in an assorted lot of various silver coins and bars. For now, I have diverted it to my desk.
I have no idea who made it, as there are no easily identifiable makers' marks or hallmarks, unless they are in hieroglyphics. It probably is fairly recent.
This side does have an english inscription "1 TROY OUNCE - 999 FINE SILVER"

...and the "Obverse":

Anyone out there any good at translating Egyptian hieroglyphics?
Thanks to @StackSellRepeat I now know it is from 
Monarch Precious Metals:
https://www.monarchpreciousmetals.com/silver/silver-bars/more-specialty-silver-bars/1-oz-silver-relic-bar-old-world-style-egyptian-anubis-detail
1 oz .999 Fine Silver Relic Bar - Old World Egyptian God Anubis Jackal
 
 
 

For those who like the Lunar 3 these came back from grading today... ❤️70’s. And a 2oz Homer 😬
Building a unique Lunar 3 set.
 
 

Super handmade silver set - thanks to @GavinDevon - you made the right decision to sell to the pirate.
 

Our first kilogram silver coin! Mintage 500.
Exquisite details. Much better in real!
Compared with 10 ounces and 1 once. All Canadians of course
 

Very impressive, congrats! 🧐

2020 year of the mouse PCGS MS70 first strike 1kg.

Just 2 silver coins but undeniable beauty's.  The Poseidon because it is awesome and the John Wayne because you cant deny the sentiment.

Have you been vaccinated ? 🤪😜😂

Two more for the collection - total 8 right now!!!!!
Hard to believe I managed to get so many.
Anyone else have unicorn and/or falcon?  
 

Two more fractional gold from 1967, won in different auctions: Turkey 50 Kurush and Mali 10 Francs.
 

Just won in auction today: Proof from the Soviet Union (original 1967 version, not 1988 restrike), in very high grade.
 

My latest submission to NGC came back. Really surprised with my first 70 (and an MS!) and very happy. 🧐
 

Just received from Heritage Auctions in US. Three cupro-nickel proofs, mintage 1,700 for the two of them and still checking for the piedfort. There are some silver piedforts in these series (oversea French territories), expensive and hard to find (mintage 50!). And the top of the line is the Gold Piedfort with 20 mintage!!  Still some way to get there though... 🧐

My latest submission to NGC came back. Really surprised with my first 70 (and an MS!) and very happy. 🧐
 

Gold Time ! 🤠
1oz Geiger cast bar
2 x 10 Gulden 1889 & 1840.
Very happy with the 181 year coin.

Just got the Amazons to join the Valkyre, warrior women together.
 

Here is the other side. And I also have the Bronze one, which I will be sending to NGC next.
 

My latest submission to NGC came back. Really surprised with my first 70 (and an MS!) and very happy. 🧐
 

My latest submission to NGC came back. Really surprised with my first 70 (and an MS!) and very happy. 🧐