richatthecroft

Royal Mint 2017 Silver Proof Collection
Mintage - 609.
I'm not entirely sure how I ended up collecting these sets, but at least they aren't as mindnumbingly boring as silver Maples or Phillies et al.
I prefer the wooden "Premium Proof" boxes for storage as opposed to the original shiny black boxes.  As yet I haven't landed the 2017 for this collection. Let me know if you know of one for sale.
My second set of such photos - down to about 10 minutes "arrangement" time now @TheShinyStuff. Donning and removing the gloves is a bit of a pisser.
 

A lovely 1953 New Zealand Commemorative Proof Set.  Inaugural Portrait, fantastic Reverse designs and nicely presented.  
Sets don’t come much more satisfying to own than this.  My favourites are the Crown, Florin and Penny 😃 

You are likely correct- and the reason why I have never pre-loaded my account 😂
I think you can apply for a RM credit account @Paul has referenced this previously.  I notice on your profile page when you login there is a 'Credit Account' section- perhaps if you wanted to load with cash from a debit card you can?  Likely needs to be activated over the phone?  What company wouldn't want to hold your hard earned cash to earn them money! 

A lovely 1953 New Zealand Commemorative Proof Set.  Inaugural Portrait, fantastic Reverse designs and nicely presented.  
Sets don’t come much more satisfying to own than this.  My favourites are the Crown, Florin and Penny 😃 

A lovely 1953 New Zealand Commemorative Proof Set.  Inaugural Portrait, fantastic Reverse designs and nicely presented.  
Sets don’t come much more satisfying to own than this.  My favourites are the Crown, Florin and Penny 😃 

A lovely 1953 New Zealand Commemorative Proof Set.  Inaugural Portrait, fantastic Reverse designs and nicely presented.  
Sets don’t come much more satisfying to own than this.  My favourites are the Crown, Florin and Penny 😃 

With all due respect, you had a choice whether to buy or not😉

This is going to be my first time actually buying something from the RM queue, do you think it's best to fund the account in advance? Or does it not really matter

Up to you, depends how fast you are with your trigger finger- I've never preloaded my RM account before, and just checked out using a Card- but I guess it would make sense to pre-load as the payment system often craps out.  Good luck in the bun fight.
Just to clarify- my 1oz pun was uncalled for- to be explicit, there hasn't been a 1oz Proof denomination in this series.  

From memory the 2oz was £250 & 5oz was £555.
If you get hold of a 1oz- keep hold of it- it would be a rarity 😉 

A lovely 1953 New Zealand Commemorative Proof Set.  Inaugural Portrait, fantastic Reverse designs and nicely presented.  
Sets don’t come much more satisfying to own than this.  My favourites are the Crown, Florin and Penny 😃 

A lovely 1953 New Zealand Commemorative Proof Set.  Inaugural Portrait, fantastic Reverse designs and nicely presented.  
Sets don’t come much more satisfying to own than this.  My favourites are the Crown, Florin and Penny 😃 

Up to you, depends how fast you are with your trigger finger- I've never preloaded my RM account before, and just checked out using a Card- but I guess it would make sense to pre-load as the payment system often craps out.  Good luck in the bun fight.
Just to clarify- my 1oz pun was uncalled for- to be explicit, there hasn't been a 1oz Proof denomination in this series.  

A lovely 1953 New Zealand Commemorative Proof Set.  Inaugural Portrait, fantastic Reverse designs and nicely presented.  
Sets don’t come much more satisfying to own than this.  My favourites are the Crown, Florin and Penny 😃 

From memory the 2oz was £250 & 5oz was £555.
If you get hold of a 1oz- keep hold of it- it would be a rarity 😉 

A lovely 1953 New Zealand Commemorative Proof Set.  Inaugural Portrait, fantastic Reverse designs and nicely presented.  
Sets don’t come much more satisfying to own than this.  My favourites are the Crown, Florin and Penny 😃 

A lovely 1953 New Zealand Commemorative Proof Set.  Inaugural Portrait, fantastic Reverse designs and nicely presented.  
Sets don’t come much more satisfying to own than this.  My favourites are the Crown, Florin and Penny 😃 

A lovely 1953 New Zealand Commemorative Proof Set.  Inaugural Portrait, fantastic Reverse designs and nicely presented.  
Sets don’t come much more satisfying to own than this.  My favourites are the Crown, Florin and Penny 😃 

A lovely 1953 New Zealand Commemorative Proof Set.  Inaugural Portrait, fantastic Reverse designs and nicely presented.  
Sets don’t come much more satisfying to own than this.  My favourites are the Crown, Florin and Penny 😃 

A lovely 1953 New Zealand Commemorative Proof Set.  Inaugural Portrait, fantastic Reverse designs and nicely presented.  
Sets don’t come much more satisfying to own than this.  My favourites are the Crown, Florin and Penny 😃 

A lovely 1953 New Zealand Commemorative Proof Set.  Inaugural Portrait, fantastic Reverse designs and nicely presented.  
Sets don’t come much more satisfying to own than this.  My favourites are the Crown, Florin and Penny 😃 

Got this as I’m trying to build a ms70 1/10 gold eagle set slowly, got it on the nectar deal on eBay so got £57.50 in nectar vouchers back 😆

cool deliveries. TSF Christmas draw prize 
and my secret santa from my FB page 
love suprise goodies 

Some of my recent purchases

2021 Perth mint 1 OZ Quoka's (my favorite of all these, followed by Eagles, fllowed by Kooks)
1Kg Siltech 9999 Bar
Perth Mint Kookaburra 1 OZ
2009 Silver Eagles

Today I received... my Sigma PMV! After a couple months pondering and saving-up, plus good week and a bit for shipping, it has finally arrived! I may be offering coin checking services down the line (with videos, live testing if close to my location, etc.) but not entirely sure yet. A project in the works
Honestly it's a releif the coins I've tested right now are real. I'll go through my stack starting with stuff bought off the forum (not that I don't trust you all, I love y'all!). I'm extremly happy at the moment as this is a purchase I've been wanting to do for a while already 😁😊