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My NGC MS70 graded 2014 Panda. I now have three different MS70 Pandas.

Forgot to say, mine's arrived last week - only just got back into the office to collect them.
Brilliant packaging and presentation.
Definitely will be back for next year's bars!

Here is some interesting facts about these bars, by the numbers....
The Silver Forum Bars in numbers
Initial mintage: 171
Estimated mintage: 200 (or 250 depending on demand)
Project duration: 2 weeks planning, 7 weeks production
Weight: 1 ozt (min)
Purity: 99.9% Fine Silver
Average weight: 32.5 grams
Lightest bar: 31.12 grams
Heaviest bar: 34.5 grams
x220 bars poured
x5 graphite melting crucibles totalling 85 grams of burnt off graphite
x40 rejected (because of weight or quality)
x180 bars sent for hallmarking
x1 undergone destructive testing
x8 “mint error” bars (miss stamped by me) – bound for the melting pot!
15 individual stamps per bar
Total individual stamps: 2,565
Number of people purchased bars: 76 (so far!)
x7 Gold Premium Members
x40 Premium Members
x29 Standard Members
x7 Countries over 3 continents!
x5 US States & x30 UK Counties
~60,000 cm square of brown wrapping paper
~40 meters of Brown Packaging tape
60,000 cm Square of Bubble wrap
Average distance each bar has travelled by post (including hallmarking): 750 miles
Longest distance to be travelled by any bar: 10,000 miles (to Australia!)

Just bought 3 rare pandas in OMP
one -99 serif 1, and two -95 microdate

To be fair - for just 1 bar buyers have to pay postage (+£2) But if they upgraded membership & bought x2 bars then it would be £22.50/oz delivered for a hand poured, hand stamped, hand crafted, hallmarked, limited edition with COA & Velvet pouch...

I'll take the next two lowest numbers available. Thanks.

Today I bought an 1892 Shield Half Sovereign

Today I bought an 1892 Shield Half Sovereign

1872 melbourne mint shieldback sourced locally and graded at vf-ef. Seems fair.
 

5x2010 pandas
1x 1995 ST LD panda NGC MS69
1x1993 SD Frosted NGC MS69
Only 7 to go for a full set graded pandas
I will have all years 1989-2017 and all variations
2007 - 2017 is MS 70
1989 - 2006 is MS 69, but will try to get a few more MS 70 to swap

Yesterday actually but.... 2016 2oz silver Libertad Proof to add to the date run.

Yesterday actually but.... 2016 2oz silver Libertad Proof to add to the date run.

Today I bought a 2016 2oz proof Libertad - one more for the date run!

Today it came a 2009 1/4oz goldpanda, just a lovely coin
Also it turned uo a 1oz silverpanda 1995 short twig, small date and it was a microdate

Today I bought a 2016 2oz proof Libertad - one more for the date run!

a 2011 1/4oz goldpanda in OMP

Another 2oz proof libertad courtesy of numistacker. It's a 2009 - the highest mintage but still only 6,200. 

Another 2oz proof libertad courtesy of numistacker. It's a 2009 - the highest mintage but still only 6,200. 

Another 2oz proof libertad courtesy of numistacker. It's a 2009 - the highest mintage but still only 6,200. 

Another 2oz proof libertad courtesy of numistacker. It's a 2009 - the highest mintage but still only 6,200. 

My first shield back. At current gold spot the premium was lower than normal. That's what I told myself....

Today I bought another 2oz Libertad proof.
Working my way back through the years but they are tough to find.

Today I bought another 2oz Libertad proof.
Working my way back through the years but they are tough to find.

Today I bought a 2oz Mexican Libertad proof

Today I bought a 2oz Mexican Libertad proof