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If it helps @calandlew1 it was my first gold bullion purchase too, and I'm very happy

@calandlew1 think you're going to need both.. ?
 

Lol. My photography skills is mediocre at best. Just happen to get some natural light shine in at the time and the white backing helped too.
Photographing coins is an absolute nightmare especially the proof and super shiny ones.

Yup, I had planned to buy a few of these. But might just buy one now!

I think if they made the head smaller and used chequer  board around like the other side, thenput the writing in a ring like the other side the design would pop and improve the design.   If you are reading this Royal mint and take on I'm happy to take a 1oz gold coin for each year of series and royalty!!!

Yeah I agree, I felt the same when I looked at mine. 
Still very happy with it though. 
If it didn't have that 80's woodchip wallpaper look and had nice clean fields I think it would be much better. 

Beauty and the beast she should call it.  Didn't realise the heads side would look so bad

That obverse background really does awful on the gold. Shades of the new silver Brits but worse.

Interesting day today, just shaken hands on a deal with my cash for gold guy, who is going to hold back any sterling silver cutlery / flatware for me for about 5% or less over spot, and picked up on Ebay tonight 33.5 ozt of sterling for under spot at £10.35 an oz , (had an unexpected end of year work bonus, which lasted less than 48 hours in my pocket  )
 
 

After an 11 day wait  2  1/10 oz somalia elephants and 10 more Congo silverbacks , because of the delay i added 1  1/10 lunar monkey , liking the elephants .

The Peter Rabbit coin.  Now I need to get it on ebay quickly before the rest of the 15000 are listed.
Again' the chimps at the Royal Mint have put the boxed coin straight into an envelope with no extra packing.  They must know that the coin presentation box is important to keep in good condition especially at the premiums they charge.
Luckily it has not suffered any damage in transit.  I will be letting them know what I think in an email as they have also charged my card twice.  I'll give them the option of sending me another Peter Rabbit instead of refunding my card.  They must have a few emergency spares  

Outside China the biggest collectors are American, then everyone else imo. I have bought pandas from Germany though. 
The 1/10 size is the most popular with some crazy premiums on 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2004.
 

2014 indian half sov
100g silver scots dale bar.

Wasn't really planning to start on these, but they are nice - and quite low mintages: 1993 (3290)  and 1995 (600)  2 ounce silver Kookaburra proofs. I think they were minted sporadically - and stopped altogether with in 2003? I am sure some of you guys probably have a full set! But these are my first two. 

1996 and 1997 sealed 1/20 Pandas.

Some 1/10 Pandas - 1990 & 2005 - like these 1/10 pandas - expensive though.

Very nice I need to get one of these
 

Very nice I need to get one of these
 

Very nice I need to get one of these
 

At last my coin arrived, It was my birthday a few weeks ago so i decided to treat myself, Little did i know when i wrote "a Russian gold 50 Roubles" in the topic "Your Top Gold Coins For 2016" How hard and stressfull it would be to firstly to find one and secondly to get one at at resonable price. In the end i had to buy one from the Russian Federation and wait just under three weeks for the coin to arrive. But now the coin is here im very chuffed

A few nice pieces of gold today..the 1974 Krug for under £880 -  cheaper than most from dealers now. My first shield sov - an 1872 Sydney, and my first $10 Liberty Head eagle - an 1879 San Francisco. Bit of a splurge ...but good value, and some nice historic gold. Have to confess - I am a bit of a fan of the much maligned Krugerrands!, possibly because it was my first gold coin when I started in 2014, so quite happy to add more. ?

These arrived today from the ever reliable arshi
 
2002 sovereign (shield) and an 1884 half sovereign (shield) Lovely an especially impressed with how the the 2002 sovereign holds itself.
 
 
 
 

Finally got an 1882 Sydney shield to go with my 82 Melbourne

@Numistacker my 1893 $10 half eagle purchased recently - apologies for the poor photo

 
 

Finally got an 1882 Sydney shield to go with my 82 Melbourne

@Numistacker my 1893 $10 half eagle purchased recently - apologies for the poor photo

 
 

Finally got an 1882 Sydney shield to go with my 82 Melbourne

@Numistacker my 1893 $10 half eagle purchased recently - apologies for the poor photo