SILVERFINGER

Over the weekend I got my first platinum coins! Two 2017 Quarter Ounce Proof Britannia courtesy of the Britannia Coin Company! They're quite nice and very different from other Brit designs - not sure the pictures do them justice. They are slightly smaller than a gold quarter ounce due to the difference in metal density. 

Nice lot of South American silver from @DuncanWylieWilson. Lovely coins as usual.

Received in the last week, thanks @SVcollector & @sovereignsteve for their efforts in delivering this lovely condition Gillick Portrait Sovereign and a Coin Cabinet purchase. 


 

Well yesterday I received this stunning piece of art. The ultra high relief 5oz Elephant from the Ivory Coast Big Five series.
Also received 4 lunar 3’s 5oz’rs 2020 year of the Mouse. 

Strangley recieved a little delivery today 
More childhood nostalgia 

Knowing I had an interest in coins and precious metals, my father just handed me a small bag of coins and notes, which had been given to him, a few years ago by a family friend.
Mostly non-precious world coins and old pennies etc. and some US/UK junk silver, but there were a few surprises - a few uncirculated £1 notes (with XX and XXX serial numbers) and 3 Lovely Ladies Looking Left:

I am lost for words with this one, but I need to say a huge thank you to @SilverMike for offering her to me and for being patient with me. It is an absoloute privilege to be able to add this to my collection and I am happy beyond belief 😁
1921 MS64 50 pesos (the real centenario) 

Not quite today, but over the last few days, I have received this PM trio...............
 

Thanks to @Shep for the 1/4 Monkey and @Jamesd for the Pond and Dos Pesos. A lovely postal delivery today!!

Big thanks to @SVcollector again for these cheap one ouncers  

Silver from Europa bullion. 🤠

Unless I can get one of the Machin Head Decimals, this will be my first and last 50p.
Love anything with George and the Dragon on, the detail in the Queens crown is top notch.

Yesterday this high quality 2014 bullion sovereign arrived. A few marks but not bad for a few % over spot.
Bought for my niece for her 18th birthday. I might have it conserved and graded.

Thanks Chris @SVcollector for these ten George V sovereigns. 
 
A few interesting mint marks; one 1911 Sydney sovereign, two 1918 Perth sovereigns, three 1927 South African , one 1918 Sydney, one 1913 Sydney. Also two 1911 London sovereigns. 

RAM 2007 Gilded Silver 1oz Kangerolf   With a mintage of just 5525, this souvenir of Australia's favourite paedophile has had a rather volatile price history since it was first issued by the Royal Australian Mint. After steady rises in its value, a picture of "Can you guess what it is yet?" turbulence developed following the prosecution in 2014 of the avuncular TV Ozzie.   The wannabe vet was found guilty of serious crimes against art, music, song-writing and comedy. Prices tumbled across the numismatic world except in Germany - where it has long been established that none of these four concepts have been understood for over a hundred years. On the contrary, many serious criminals have become iconic figures in the Teutonic culture and this coin has achieved an almost cultish (sic) following in Saxony, the current mid-construction gulag capital of Europe. Rumours of continuous looping playbacks of "Two Little Boys" are being investigated by Amnesty International.   Many thanks to @CoinStruck for arranging delivery of this addition to my collection.   (My apologies for any unintended tagging, This is down to careless use of an earlier template - I have resolved the issue now.)

Last but not least 2 other pieces through the door today
Thanks @Chrispringle85for liberating some more money from my account 😂
After my Mexican madness of recent weeks couldent not bring home a Veinte peso
And also 5 more 25 peso's 

Last two bits for my gold stack this year. 
 

Little shout out today
So I saw we had a new forum member that has been working with TSF. Spoke to the guys over at @SilverAngelPouring and figured I need to see what there all about as most of u know I love my hand poured silver
I ordered a mini little kitkat bar and am so happy with it. Packaging cost and service awsome. The bar well see for your selves guys ....
I love it 
Welcome aboard and I look forward to more silver in tbe future 

Here is the 1923 South African mint proof sovereign, this one graded PF65 by PCGS. Mintage of only 655 coins. 
I have been on the lookout for one of these for a while now. Thanks Eric @drakesterlingfor this one, I will be keeping this a core part of my proof sovereign collection. 
 

2018 RAM "25" Anniversary Privy Silver FrUnc Kangaroo   This coin is something of a quandary to me, The RAM confirmed to me last year that the 2018 Roobar - of which this coin was a part-  was released with a mintage of 1922 from a maximum 5000. I saw this coin available in two different locations...and so decided to make this my last VAT-free purchase from Germany. Needless to say, it got stuck in Europe before eventually limping its way home to me.   I await precise information from the Royal Australian Mint, having fired off an inquisitorial missive in their direction. Still, it has saved me any undue consideration as to how to display this roo.   Unlike the four "official" members of the "Seasons Change" series, this anniversary privy version sports the initials SMS of its designer, Stevan Stojanovic. Who he?   This 2018 "Summer" Skippy is probably the most pleasing of the four seasons and, in my opinion, the frosting makes for the FrUnc being more attractive than the Proof.   

Don’t have much numismatic silver just pieces I like but I thought I’d try my luck with this and achieved a 70! Goes perfectly with the carded version and mask I got from @StBeesSilver 😊

Finally got my hands on a weeks old parcel today, that had the last piece of my first collecting goal that I set for myself. Full set complete. Just need to see @Alun about a nice new home for them now 😂
Thank you to all the members I have bought from at some great prices.

I didn't actually technically receive this, but... I went for a walk (local) with my dad and his dog today and we chatted for a while. He quite likes silver himself, in fact I got into it through him. On last weeks walk we got chatting about the Una & the Lion craziness. Today when we got back to his (I didn't go in, stood at the conservatory door with my mask on!) he said he had something to show me, then he produced this. Sorry about the photos but it was the best I could manage under the circumstances.

1kg proof. Gobsmacked. The most beautiful silver I have ever seen, let alone held. Great day!

Firstly, i've shed a fair bit of Gold weight lately to make way for a very special purchase and I would like to extend thanks to all the forum members who purchased coins from me to make it possible.  You know who you are, and it was very much appreciated 😀 
And secondly, and once again, thank you very much for all the effort, time and patience! That @SilverMike, @Roy & @Elements provided, in terms of helping to guide me into making this fantastic acquisition 👍😃
So, what exactly is in the box? 🤷‍♂️  

 
It needs no introductions...
 



 
And maybe, just maybe that 5 Pound is Ultra Cameo?  The Obverse certainly meets the criteria! 😉

Just before Xmas got myself a couple of 1kg bars. I really like the cast bars and I was hoping to get a couple but these were the ones I ended up ordering and really happy with them! If you're looking for silver bars definitely consider these. (and a T rex coin in the background because why not)