Fastnick

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I think I'm in love!

Great...making me get out the full frontally goodness of a proof Libertad!!😆

Welcome to the crazy world of Libertads.
Give @muenzdachs a whirl:
https://www.muenzdachs.de/epages/63784639.sf/de_DE/?ObjectID=43212127&ViewAction=FacetedSearchProducts&SearchString=gold+libertad

Simple answer, is because they are quite simply, exquisite.  
My opinion anyway

Was just about to buy the new QB. Think I’m still gonna, if we don’t leave the EU at the end of the month i can see the £ tumbling even further 

You can always rely on a late night Trump tweet to affect the markets.

I just dived in with both feet and bought three of the half sovereigns. They are a great price. I am now looking forward to the onslaught of post and phone calls. Small price to pay for a great deal, I think.

Thanks for this just added 3 more half sovereigns to my stack!

The  jigsaw 🧩 is so nearly complete...just posted this on ‘Today I Received’..but that doesn’t tell the whole story,

Just completed a date run of these 20 Francs coins...but the collection is not complete...
I have both 1879’s (Anchor and Barred Anchor) but I am missing an 1896 ‘Torch’ engravers mark (not axe).
If anyone sees one for sale or has one to sell let me know ! (Already aware of one at Gadoury)

I had a couple of Half Sovereigns from H&B a few months back when they were also priced at £139 apiece - and was delighted with both the speed of delivery and the quality of each coin.

Hawey @Smoggy you know you want to, don’t miss out. 😉

Ha I was just about to post the very same link. Just got two myself and got partners grandparents to get me another three.

Added 0 minutes later... Below spot if I'm not mistaken !

That is a good price, im tempted myself

2019 Half Sovereigns for a good price at Harrington and Byrne, £139
I have bagged two 😉
https://harringtonandbyrne.co.uk/2019-united-kingdom-gold-uncirculated-half-sovereign-3674.html

   

Ummm..I could be wrong (most probable answer), but I thought the 20 Perpera from Montenegro was only minted in 1910, and there is no 1912.?.....I hear Ibruprofen helps fight Alzheimer’s @augur... shall I send you some ?
PS Don’t forget you owe me £20,000!😃💰

@whuamai you have a lot to answer for! 😂!
Back in June, I was admiring your beautiful Skanderbegu thinking..I need to get one of those.
After 3 months of looking..I have managed to grab one (as seen on Today I received)

As this thread tends to lean on the side of educational, I asked my good friend (and spender of all my money) @augur what he knows about this coin..and this is what he said...
“Zog I, King of the Albanians (1895–1961), born Ahmet Muhtar Zogolli, taking the surname Zogu in 1922, was the leader of Albania from 1922 to 1939. He first served as Prime Minister of Albania (1922–1924), then as President (1925–1928), and finally as the first and only King (1928–1939).
This type was struck for Albania 1926-27 at the Rome mint to the standard of the French 20 francs d'or, even tho France had ceased striking such coins in 1914.
The Franga is an obsolete unit of currency, equal to 5 lek, used in the Albanian Republic and Albanian Kingdom under Zogu. Coins denominated in Franga were in use from 1926 until 1939.
Engraver: Giuseppe Romagnoli
George Castriot (1405–1468), known as Skanderbeg (from Turkish Iskender Bey, meaning “Lord Alexander”, or “Leader Alexander”), was an Albanian nobleman and military commander who led a rebellion against the Ottoman Empire in what is today Albania and North Macedonia.
A member of the noble Castriot family, he was sent to the Ottoman court as part of the Devshirme, where he was educated and entered the service of the Ottoman sultan for the next twenty years. He rose through the ranks, culminating in the appointment as sanjakbey (governor) of the Sanjak of Dibra in 1440. In 1443, he deserted the Ottomans during the Battle of Niš and became the ruler of Krujë, Svetigrad, and Modrič. In 1444, he was appointed the chief commander of the short-lived League of Lezhë that consolidated nobility throughout what is today Northern Albania. Thus, for the first time Albania was united under a single leader. Skanderbeg's rebellion was not a general uprising of Albanians, because he did not gain support in the Venetian-controlled north or in the Ottoman-controlled south. His followers included, apart from Albanians, also Slavs, Vlachs, and Greeks. Despite this military valor he was not able to do more than to hold his own possessions within the very small area in nowadays northern Albania where almost all of his victories against the Ottomans took place. Skanderbeg's military skills presented a major obstacle to Ottoman expansion, and he was considered by many in western Europe to be a model of Christian resistance against Muslims. For 25 years, from 1443 to 1468, Skanderbeg's 10,000 man army marched through Ottoman territory winning against consistently larger and better supplied Ottoman forces, for which he was admired.
Skanderbeg always signed himself in Latin: Dominus Albaniae ("Lord of Albania"). In 1460–61, he participated in Italy's civil wars in support of Ferdinand I of Naples. In 1463, he became the chief commander of the crusading forces of Pope Pius II, but the Pope died while the armies were still gathering. Together with Venetians he fought against the Ottomans during the Ottoman–Venetian War (1463–1479) until his death in January 1468. He ranks high in that military history, as the most persistent opponent of the Ottoman Empire in its heyday who was also ever-victorious.
Depicts the Lion of Saint Mark dividing value, country name above, mintmark and date below.
The Reverse..
The Lion of Saint Mark, representing the evangelist St Mark, pictured in the form of a winged lion holding a Bible, is the symbol of the city of Venice and formerly of the Venetian Republic.
The Venetian lion appears in two distinct forms. One is as a winged animal resting on water, to symbolise dominance over the seas, holding St. Mark’s Gospel under a front paw. The other form is known as the lion “in moleca”, in the form of a crab. Here the lion is depicted full-faced with its wings circled around the head resembling the claws of a crustacean. It is emerging from water, so that the lion “in moleca” is associated with the lagoon and the city, whereas the standing winged lion is thought to be more associated with Venetian territory around the Mediterran.
By the way..When I said I had to get one...I lied...I had to get two...a fine example of the1927 has already been sourced! Pictures to follow in a few weeks!

Whey no man, keep it coming...until your house subsides it's all good.

Some of the latest 100g bars from @BackyardBullion

I think I’ve overdone it now 😂 

An out of the blue opportunity to buy some gold arose today, and at well below spot. Not things I would normally buy, but the price was most definitely right!



Shame about the scratch!
 



 

After 15 months of stacking, I've only just started on my sovereign collection ! Softly, softly catchy monkey 😁

Another OTH for gold in Sterling. Heading for £1500.

Yep.. this bull market is still in its infancy.

 
*facepalm*

Most people don't "get" gold at all.  They see it as an unproductive asset with no cashflow, therefore they are willing to unload it at the earliest opportunity which will show them a profit.   They are way over-exposed to stocks and ignoring the warning signs that the bond and gold markets are flashing.