richatthecroft

Late arrival of the 20% voucher, because I negotiated changing the 2018 sov to get their next bullion Veil Head sovereign that comes available.
In the same shopping cart, to make full use of the voucher, were various silver things. One was this weirdly toned 5 Shillings.
 
 It's all iridescent teal and purple and burgundy in the hand.
 
And my first old Head. After deductions, it cost me £227 total.

 
It's a bit sharper in the hand. My old iPhone doesn't like to gmail me massive pictures.

 
 
 And a bit of bling sterling for under spot too, because why not.
 
Nice voucher haul.
 

 

And Now for Something Completely Different ( o )( o )
Libertad 2017 Kilo High Relief KG Proof (Reverse) and Prooflike (Obverese)
   

Ah, Sobek is now shipped and in the wild.  I've pre-ordered one of these.  Nice coins

From @Sovereign

Not posted here before.  Received today, bought impulsively (because of the price) on New Years Eve on eBay when auction ended, presumably when everybody was in the Pub as I paid much, much less than scrap value!  Birmingham 1986, Padgett and Braham its a mighty fine Silver cigar box 8 1/4 x 5 3/8 x 2 1/2 inches in height, cedar wood lined and weighs a hefty 1155 grams.  Love the motif on the lid.  I estimate that this will weigh well in excess of 600 gram of .925 silver minus the cedar wood lining.  Better still, its of quality manufacture and I can't wait to fill it up with bullion.

Not posted here before.  Received today, bought impulsively (because of the price) on New Years Eve on eBay when auction ended, presumably when everybody was in the Pub as I paid much, much less than scrap value!  Birmingham 1986, Padgett and Braham its a mighty fine Silver cigar box 8 1/4 x 5 3/8 x 2 1/2 inches in height, cedar wood lined and weighs a hefty 1155 grams.  Love the motif on the lid.  I estimate that this will weigh well in excess of 600 gram of .925 silver minus the cedar wood lining.  Better still, its of quality manufacture and I can't wait to fill it up with bullion.

Not posted here before.  Received today, bought impulsively (because of the price) on New Years Eve on eBay when auction ended, presumably when everybody was in the Pub as I paid much, much less than scrap value!  Birmingham 1986, Padgett and Braham its a mighty fine Silver cigar box 8 1/4 x 5 3/8 x 2 1/2 inches in height, cedar wood lined and weighs a hefty 1155 grams.  Love the motif on the lid.  I estimate that this will weigh well in excess of 600 gram of .925 silver minus the cedar wood lining.  Better still, its of quality manufacture and I can't wait to fill it up with bullion.

Not posted here before.  Received today, bought impulsively (because of the price) on New Years Eve on eBay when auction ended, presumably when everybody was in the Pub as I paid much, much less than scrap value!  Birmingham 1986, Padgett and Braham its a mighty fine Silver cigar box 8 1/4 x 5 3/8 x 2 1/2 inches in height, cedar wood lined and weighs a hefty 1155 grams.  Love the motif on the lid.  I estimate that this will weigh well in excess of 600 gram of .925 silver minus the cedar wood lining.  Better still, its of quality manufacture and I can't wait to fill it up with bullion.

Not posted here before.  Received today, bought impulsively (because of the price) on New Years Eve on eBay when auction ended, presumably when everybody was in the Pub as I paid much, much less than scrap value!  Birmingham 1986, Padgett and Braham its a mighty fine Silver cigar box 8 1/4 x 5 3/8 x 2 1/2 inches in height, cedar wood lined and weighs a hefty 1155 grams.  Love the motif on the lid.  I estimate that this will weigh well in excess of 600 gram of .925 silver minus the cedar wood lining.  Better still, its of quality manufacture and I can't wait to fill it up with bullion.

Not posted here before.  Received today, bought impulsively (because of the price) on New Years Eve on eBay when auction ended, presumably when everybody was in the Pub as I paid much, much less than scrap value!  Birmingham 1986, Padgett and Braham its a mighty fine Silver cigar box 8 1/4 x 5 3/8 x 2 1/2 inches in height, cedar wood lined and weighs a hefty 1155 grams.  Love the motif on the lid.  I estimate that this will weigh well in excess of 600 gram of .925 silver minus the cedar wood lining.  Better still, its of quality manufacture and I can't wait to fill it up with bullion.

Not posted here before.  Received today, bought impulsively (because of the price) on New Years Eve on eBay when auction ended, presumably when everybody was in the Pub as I paid much, much less than scrap value!  Birmingham 1986, Padgett and Braham its a mighty fine Silver cigar box 8 1/4 x 5 3/8 x 2 1/2 inches in height, cedar wood lined and weighs a hefty 1155 grams.  Love the motif on the lid.  I estimate that this will weigh well in excess of 600 gram of .925 silver minus the cedar wood lining.  Better still, its of quality manufacture and I can't wait to fill it up with bullion.

Not posted here before.  Received today, bought impulsively (because of the price) on New Years Eve on eBay when auction ended, presumably when everybody was in the Pub as I paid much, much less than scrap value!  Birmingham 1986, Padgett and Braham its a mighty fine Silver cigar box 8 1/4 x 5 3/8 x 2 1/2 inches in height, cedar wood lined and weighs a hefty 1155 grams.  Love the motif on the lid.  I estimate that this will weigh well in excess of 600 gram of .925 silver minus the cedar wood lining.  Better still, its of quality manufacture and I can't wait to fill it up with bullion.

Not posted here before.  Received today, bought impulsively (because of the price) on New Years Eve on eBay when auction ended, presumably when everybody was in the Pub as I paid much, much less than scrap value!  Birmingham 1986, Padgett and Braham its a mighty fine Silver cigar box 8 1/4 x 5 3/8 x 2 1/2 inches in height, cedar wood lined and weighs a hefty 1155 grams.  Love the motif on the lid.  I estimate that this will weigh well in excess of 600 gram of .925 silver minus the cedar wood lining.  Better still, its of quality manufacture and I can't wait to fill it up with bullion.

Not posted here before.  Received today, bought impulsively (because of the price) on New Years Eve on eBay when auction ended, presumably when everybody was in the Pub as I paid much, much less than scrap value!  Birmingham 1986, Padgett and Braham its a mighty fine Silver cigar box 8 1/4 x 5 3/8 x 2 1/2 inches in height, cedar wood lined and weighs a hefty 1155 grams.  Love the motif on the lid.  I estimate that this will weigh well in excess of 600 gram of .925 silver minus the cedar wood lining.  Better still, its of quality manufacture and I can't wait to fill it up with bullion.

Might just do that! 

Not posted here before.  Received today, bought impulsively (because of the price) on New Years Eve on eBay when auction ended, presumably when everybody was in the Pub as I paid much, much less than scrap value!  Birmingham 1986, Padgett and Braham its a mighty fine Silver cigar box 8 1/4 x 5 3/8 x 2 1/2 inches in height, cedar wood lined and weighs a hefty 1155 grams.  Love the motif on the lid.  I estimate that this will weigh well in excess of 600 gram of .925 silver minus the cedar wood lining.  Better still, its of quality manufacture and I can't wait to fill it up with bullion.

Not posted here before.  Received today, bought impulsively (because of the price) on New Years Eve on eBay when auction ended, presumably when everybody was in the Pub as I paid much, much less than scrap value!  Birmingham 1986, Padgett and Braham its a mighty fine Silver cigar box 8 1/4 x 5 3/8 x 2 1/2 inches in height, cedar wood lined and weighs a hefty 1155 grams.  Love the motif on the lid.  I estimate that this will weigh well in excess of 600 gram of .925 silver minus the cedar wood lining.  Better still, its of quality manufacture and I can't wait to fill it up with bullion.

Not posted here before.  Received today, bought impulsively (because of the price) on New Years Eve on eBay when auction ended, presumably when everybody was in the Pub as I paid much, much less than scrap value!  Birmingham 1986, Padgett and Braham its a mighty fine Silver cigar box 8 1/4 x 5 3/8 x 2 1/2 inches in height, cedar wood lined and weighs a hefty 1155 grams.  Love the motif on the lid.  I estimate that this will weigh well in excess of 600 gram of .925 silver minus the cedar wood lining.  Better still, its of quality manufacture and I can't wait to fill it up with bullion.

Not posted here before.  Received today, bought impulsively (because of the price) on New Years Eve on eBay when auction ended, presumably when everybody was in the Pub as I paid much, much less than scrap value!  Birmingham 1986, Padgett and Braham its a mighty fine Silver cigar box 8 1/4 x 5 3/8 x 2 1/2 inches in height, cedar wood lined and weighs a hefty 1155 grams.  Love the motif on the lid.  I estimate that this will weigh well in excess of 600 gram of .925 silver minus the cedar wood lining.  Better still, its of quality manufacture and I can't wait to fill it up with bullion.

Not posted here before.  Received today, bought impulsively (because of the price) on New Years Eve on eBay when auction ended, presumably when everybody was in the Pub as I paid much, much less than scrap value!  Birmingham 1986, Padgett and Braham its a mighty fine Silver cigar box 8 1/4 x 5 3/8 x 2 1/2 inches in height, cedar wood lined and weighs a hefty 1155 grams.  Love the motif on the lid.  I estimate that this will weigh well in excess of 600 gram of .925 silver minus the cedar wood lining.  Better still, its of quality manufacture and I can't wait to fill it up with bullion.

Not posted here before.  Received today, bought impulsively (because of the price) on New Years Eve on eBay when auction ended, presumably when everybody was in the Pub as I paid much, much less than scrap value!  Birmingham 1986, Padgett and Braham its a mighty fine Silver cigar box 8 1/4 x 5 3/8 x 2 1/2 inches in height, cedar wood lined and weighs a hefty 1155 grams.  Love the motif on the lid.  I estimate that this will weigh well in excess of 600 gram of .925 silver minus the cedar wood lining.  Better still, its of quality manufacture and I can't wait to fill it up with bullion.

Not posted here before.  Received today, bought impulsively (because of the price) on New Years Eve on eBay when auction ended, presumably when everybody was in the Pub as I paid much, much less than scrap value!  Birmingham 1986, Padgett and Braham its a mighty fine Silver cigar box 8 1/4 x 5 3/8 x 2 1/2 inches in height, cedar wood lined and weighs a hefty 1155 grams.  Love the motif on the lid.  I estimate that this will weigh well in excess of 600 gram of .925 silver minus the cedar wood lining.  Better still, its of quality manufacture and I can't wait to fill it up with bullion.

Well worth the wait in my opinion, beautiful coins, wish I had a suitcase full! Enjoy

Went to the saleroom today in an attempt to buy some silver and came away with paper! I failed miserably, prices were high and encouraged to see .500 coins making decent money...took a gamble on these though 1940's French and Dutch banknotes:
French 100 francs bank note 14th March 1940, a 5 francs allied military currency note 1944 & a Netherlands Muntbiljet 1 Gulden State note 1943, there was an outlier as well- a 70's Turkish note! but not worth photographing but all in fantastic condition.  Anybody collect old banknotes and wants to do a swap for some silver before they go on fleabay?