richatthecroft

People been buying some sweet coinage on here of late!

""Only"" need a 38 ,39 and a 41 . Don't we all lol Good luck with those. Do you collect the different mints , same year but different dies and a Ansell and known errors ? The list is bigger than would seem. Lovely coins well done. 

My spoils from the recent Bullion By Post Black Friday promotion.
A collective saving of £296 off the Royal Mint issue price for the Sovereign & Half Sovereign- and the offer sweetened further with 2 free 1oz Silver Britannia- one for me, and one for the Goldfish in their ‘refer a friend’ promotion.
Essentially the Half Sovereign weighing in at only £45 after factoring in the savings and the freebie Silver- well, it justifies my unplanned purchase. 



 
 

Thanks, I'll probably need a bit of that @richatthecroft
A simple date run, one bullion sov of each year available, although not sure I'll follow through the 3 earliest any time soon...
Got quite a few duplicates so might be some interesting bits and pieces in there I'll have a sort out one of these days.
You never know though the dog might come back from walkies one day and cough up £12k 

Lovely Sovereigns, great work!  Good luck collecting the remainder 👍 

Lovely Sovereigns, great work!  Good luck collecting the remainder 👍 

Nice addition to your Christmas stocking…better than a tangerine and a lump of coal.
200th Anniversary coin.
£500 plus post.
Thanks.
 

Very nice, I bought the two of them in a blister pack, the red dragon comes across even better. Greetings Maxe.

Thanks @Orpster for the lovely Elizabeth II Jubilee Crown, lovely coin with frosting as thick as treacle.
And thank you to @ST1986 for the opportunity to purchase such a wonderful 5 Sovereign.  
 




 

A tiny 1852 US Gold $2.50 coin and the 2023 1/4oz platinum proof Britannia. Lovely to get these delivered today. 

I think it’s nigh on impossible to assess the grade of an 86 year old proof coin from photos- I wouldn’t even hazard a guess- photographs lie!  
 
Here’s my 1937 5 Sovereign- the upper (or left side) photo makes the coin look fantastic the other looking like a dog!



 
Incidentally, I have only graded one coin from my 1937 Set- the Sovereign, and it achieved a PF65 Cameo- the set is reasonably consistent 5 Sovereign to Half- the 2 Sovereign would likely achieve the lowest grade.


 
Beautiful Set you have there Clive 👍 Good luck with the grading🤞 

Nearly there.
 Each Monarch since the Inaugural Sixpence issue.
Notable absences is a Phillip & Mary Sixpence (substituted here with a Mary Groat) and also a William & Mary, neither of which I have been able to source an example I would be happy with, the former will be a difficult gap to fill.  In terms of a Cromwell issue, I've resigned myself that it would be beyond my resources to ever acquire that Sixpence.  
I will in time add a nice example Hammered Elizabeth I and a Charles II- and I would like to add Proof George III & George IV example's well as a Proof William IV issue.  
What I've learnt: Sixpences are a difficult denomination to source in better grade!  The House of Stuart, particularly the Charles I period is the most interesting in terms of Coinage and Types of coinage.  
What I need to learn:  to take time and have more patience in curating a collection of this type.
Hope you enjoy taking a look at these Sixpence Types as much as I have enjoyed collecting them.  
 

1551- 53 Edward VI London, mm. Tun. The Boy King facing forward. Spink. 2843.  VF

1553- 54 Mary (Groat)  mm. Pomegranate. Crowned bust right. Spink. 2492 F/VF

1562 Elizabeth I Milled Issue, Crowned bust facing left, mm. Star, Spink 2596 VF+

1603 James I, First coinage, Crowned bust Right.  mm. Thistle. Spink 2647.  VF

1631- 32 Charles I First Milled issue.  Crowned bust left.  mm. Flower & B.  Spink 2855 GEF

1643- 44 Charles I Crowned bust left.  mm. Lion Spink 2876 VF 

1653 Commonwealth.  mm. Sun Spink 3219 F/VF

1681 Charles II, bust facing right.  Tower Mint.  Spink. 3382 EF

1687 James II facing left, Tower Mint, Spink 3413 EF

1696 William III, Bust facing right.  Tower Mint, Spink 3520 NEF

1703 Anne Pre- Union first bust left, Spink 3586 EF

1723 George I bust facing right, S. 3652 NEF

 1758 George IIFacing left, Spink 3711 EF

1787 George III, bust facing right, Spink 3749, Unc.

George III Later Milled coinage Unc.  

1821 George IV.  Unc.

1834 William IV, NGC MS63 

1839 Victoria Proof, Plain Edge. FDC

1853 Victoria Proof Reeded Edge NGC PF63

1887 Victoria Proof Jubilee Head, PCGS PR63 Cam

1893 Victoria Proof Veiled Head, NGC PF 64

 1902 Edward VII Matte Proof, NGC PF63

1911 George V, Proof FDC 

1927 George V, Proof CGS Unc. 92

1937 George VI, Proof PCGS PR66 Cam

1950 George VI Mid Century Proof issue NGC PF66

1951 George VI Proof Festival of Britain Issue Unc.  

1953 Elizabeth II Coronation Proof Issue NGC PF65 Cameo

1970 Elizabeth II Proof, Last Pre- Decimal issue, CGS Unc. 93

2021 Elizabeth II, Bergdahl design, NGC MS70
 
2021 Elizabeth II 22ct. Gold Proof NGC PF70 UC

2021 Elizabeth II 24ct Gold Proof 'Christmas' issue.  NGC PF70 UC. 

The following Coronation Sovereigns are still available and in stock on the Bullion by Post website with fantastic discounts in their Black Friday sale, great savings, particularly the 5 Coin Set and the Sovereign:  
5 Coin Set £4464
Sovereign £527
Half £286
Quarter £175
Piedfort £1164
As @bobski points out above- You can also ‘refer a friend’ (Wife, Dog, Goldfish etc.) to BBP and receive a 1oz Silver Britannia for each order 👍 
 


 

Auction win. A nice 2020 Elizabeth II Sovereign Proof Set.

 

I think it’s nigh on impossible to assess the grade of an 86 year old proof coin from photos- I wouldn’t even hazard a guess- photographs lie!  
 
Here’s my 1937 5 Sovereign- the upper (or left side) photo makes the coin look fantastic the other looking like a dog!



 
Incidentally, I have only graded one coin from my 1937 Set- the Sovereign, and it achieved a PF65 Cameo- the set is reasonably consistent 5 Sovereign to Half- the 2 Sovereign would likely achieve the lowest grade.


 
Beautiful Set you have there Clive 👍 Good luck with the grading🤞 

The following Coronation Sovereigns are still available and in stock on the Bullion by Post website with fantastic discounts in their Black Friday sale, great savings, particularly the 5 Coin Set and the Sovereign:  
5 Coin Set £4464
Sovereign £527
Half £286
Quarter £175
Piedfort £1164
As @bobski points out above- You can also ‘refer a friend’ (Wife, Dog, Goldfish etc.) to BBP and receive a 1oz Silver Britannia for each order 👍 
 


 

https://britanniacoincompany.com/buy-coins/coin-sets/2022-memorial-3-sovereign-set/
 
If anyone is interested!

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Whitman Encyclopedia of Mexican Money Volume II: Modern Coins of Mexico, 1905 to Date by Don Bailey (June 23,2015)

Extremely difficult to source in the UK, and offered with postage included at £45

With 457 pages packed with information including mintages and a (2015) price guide- it’s a wonderful resource for anyone interested in collecting the coins of Mexico.  Written by the late Don Bailey PhD, who was at the forefront in research of Mexican money.   
This volume is an outstanding guide to the last century of Mexican coins, being split into sections on the 1905-1992 regular issues, the post 1992 issues, and the commemoratives including the Libertad.  

Straightforward layout featuring full colour, life size illustrations of each coin and year-by-year evaluations. There are also frequent side bars with information on the designs, such as biographies of portrayed persons or an overview of the Sun Calendar design. For anyone interested in Mexican coins, this volume is pretty much a perfect encapsulation.

The following Coronation Sovereigns are still available and in stock on the Bullion by Post website with fantastic discounts in their Black Friday sale, great savings, particularly the 5 Coin Set and the Sovereign:  
5 Coin Set £4464
Sovereign £527
Half £286
Quarter £175
Piedfort £1164
As @bobski points out above- You can also ‘refer a friend’ (Wife, Dog, Goldfish etc.) to BBP and receive a 1oz Silver Britannia for each order 👍 
 


 

That's a good offer.
That's twice in 2 days I've said good things about BBP. I'll have to go and have a lie down....

Some nice toning🤔😮

Could well be. its funny so many have a similar distinct ‘scratching’ definitely something systematic. 
 
this is my 62. Similar scratches. 

Here it is 

Big thanks to @1stsovereign for this lovely 50 peso. Another beautiful lady added to the mexican collection. At spot no less 😁