MickD

Just arrived, 2oz mythical creatures antiqued coin minted to just 1000from the republic du tchad
 
 

Really like this bar, from a fellow forum member, so much so I wish I'd bought a few more
 

Maundy Money Change of Portrait Type Set- well very nearly! 
All housed in their new home, encapsulated in Quadrum Capsules- if anyone has Maundy and wish to have a safe and secure method of storage/ display, these specially designed inners for Maundy can be bought here, for about a tenner for 10 inners & Quadrum capsules, delivered.
Completing the Set has been a bit of a labour of love.  It's almost complete but I still have to source the 1953 Maundy Set.  The 1953 Set is a difficult one to find, the mintage being just over 1000.  In the meantime I have substituted this Set with a 2000 Proof set bearing the Mary Gillick Portrait of Elizabeth II.  The Gillick Portrait has endured throughout Her Majesty's reign. 
The ten coin ‘Type Set’ in the photo’s below features the change of Monarch Portrait from 1817.  It wasn’t until 1820 that special sets of small silver coins were struck for the annual Maundy Ceremony in denominations of 1d, 2d, 3d and 4d.  These special sets of small Silver coins have been specially struck every year since 1820, and in 1822 an enduring standard of the coin was established in terms of the size and weight.  Maundy Money sits alongside the ubiquitous 200 plus year old Sovereign; as the only coinage that endures to the present day.  
The Obverse of Maundy coinage mirrors the Portrait of the circulating coinage of the day.  The reverse was initially designed by Jean Baptiste- Merlen in 1822, and has endured since, excepting a minor change to the Crown, instigated by the renowned Royal Mint Engraver, William Wyon in 1888.  In 1950, George VI vetoed a change back to the Original 1822 design, and so it endures with only the one change in 199 years.
The 1817 features the Pistrucci Portrait of George III.  Unlike the Maundy struck from 1822, the date is found on the Obverse.  
The 1822 was the first year for George IV.  Interestingly, the Royal Mint used the 2d Portrait punch on the 3d coin, which makes it look like an oddity from the remainder of the set.
The 1831 William IV and the 1838 Victoria was the first year Maundy for both of these Monarch's. 
The 1888 was the first year of Jubilee Head for Victoria- it is here you can find the one and only change to the Reverse of Maundy coinage in 199 years.  The change made by William Wyon, in terms of the design of the Crown- please compare with the earlier issues photographed below. 
The 1893 depicts Victoria's Veiled Head Portrait.  
The 1902 Edward VII, 1911 George V and the 1937 George VI Maundy photographed below are all Proof, and these year dates were issued in individual Sets for the Maundy Ceremony and also included in Specimen Proof Sets with other coin denominations.  These Specimen Sets were issued to commemorate each of the respective Monarchs Coronation. 
Missing is the 1953 Mary Gillick Portrait Set, but substituted handsomely with the 2000 Maundy Proof Set, struck to commemorate the Millennium. 
 
Enjoy! 😃
 

 

 

I know its not as nice as other stuff posted here, but its from around 110 Before Christ.😀

Lovely 1872 shilling

A bit of fun.  

For the next large TSF prize draw to advertise and bring awareness of the forum, which will be in around a month or two. Should we double the prize and have 2x 5oz silver bars up for grabs, 2 different winners each winning a 5oz silver bar. If you think we should then like this post. 

If this post gets 100+ likes we will give away 2x 5oz silver bars. (I have set this target deliberately low so that it is easily obtainable)

If this post reaches 200+ likes, we will add a small bonus  

I paid around that for one of the 1kg Geigers currently on e-bay, lovely bar.. I bought it to play with, leave out and enjoy, not an investment. 

2010 Royal Mint Silver BU One Pound   This unassuming little fellow has been a quarry of mine for some years - and I had never actually seen one for sale/auction until this weekend.   Although the RM stated a maximum mintage of 50,000, only 1,544 were actually issued.   Between 1983 and 2016 a total of 113 different silver £1 designs/formats - proofs, Piedforts and Sterling BUs - were produced. All six of the 925s were "shields" and are dated from 2009 - 2014.   My own collection now stands two coins short at 111, just the 2012 BU and the 2014 proof still to be snaffled. 



 

I feel extremely fortunate to have been Graced the opportunity to acquire this wonderful and iconic Sovereign.  
Thank you @SilverMike, @Elements & @Roy for the advice, help and support in making the investment.  


 

Today I received a stunning 1916 Cuba 5 Pesos! 🇨🇺 Absolutely love it! Couple of days ago I also received a gorgeous 1897 Tunisia 20 Francs 🇹🇳 and a beautiful 1950 Saudi Guinea! 🇸🇦






 

A 1808 Spanish Ferdinand VII 8 reales from the Seville mint - one of the last main mints to fall to Napoleon in January 1810. As full dates runs of any Ferdinand VII coinage is basically impossible this counts as the 8R in a really simple denomination set of 1/2R, 1R, 2R, 4R and 8R and now I am just missing one 😃
 
 

Austrian Gold Philharmonic 1oz 3% premium at HGM
1 left
I bought the penultimate coin :)
https://www.hattongardenmetals.com/buy/gold-austrian-philharmonic-1oz

5g Pamp at hattongardenmetals for 218

Im sure @MickD loves his Copper as well, I'll bet he'll love that bar.
I'll be making my own Copper and Aluminium bars soon. Not to sell, but to stack.
I have a small amount of copper coins and a couple of bars already.

This little beauty turned up today.
Leaving the wrapping on and its getting thrown in the safe and forgotten about.

Still buying the dip  
Been a while been wanting these Saudi Guineas, and yesterday got offered 4!
 

The 20 Franga carry a large premium..but my goodness they are worth it. I have a large, and diverse coin collection, and without a doubt...the finest coins in my collection are my two Skanderbegus 


They do come up for auction quite frequently...I bought one from Goldberg’s and one from Greece... Although expensive, I do think they are worth every cent.

First ever auction win, paid slightly more then I maybe should have but at £380 delivered still not bad. Mainly purchased due it being the 2016 gold standard coin first version to come out. 
I have the 18,19,20 gold standard coin versions.   
 

n.490/500 - The amount of detail in this 2oz beaut is extremely mesmerising, but unfortunately my camera cant capture it that well! This will have to do.
I personally dont get much into collector pieces, not even sure this is numismatic. But I love it 😁

More a "Today I found", but there wasn't a thread for that... cleaning out the wardrobes/loft today and came across these...
 
 

Just back from NGC Florida after a few months waiting:
2020 £200 (2oz) Gold James Bond 007 Coin #3 - Shaken Not Stirred in NGC PF70
Top Pop - 1 of 38 Worldwide

Picked up my first hammered silver, delivered today:
1247-79 Silver Penny Henry III
It is tiny, maybe 1g, so hard to get a photo.
A hammered silver Penny of King Henry the Third of class 5b2, struck between the years 1247 and 1279. The obverse typically features the facing bust of the king holding a sceptre, with the reverse showing the voided long cross with three pellets in each quarter, the legend indicates the moneyer of Gilbert and the mint of Canterbury.
Obverse
Class 5b2.Facing crowned bust holding sceptre with legend starting at 10 o’clock and the star initial mark omitted. HENRIVS REX III
Reverse
Voided long cross with a dot at the centre and three pellets in the quarters. GIL/BER/ONC/ANT
 
Metal: Silver Weight: 0.98g Diameter: 16.9mm  

Nice to see you back @5huggy , and the minions 🍺

Nice to see you back @5huggy , and the minions 🍺

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