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Cheers @MickD and thank you to @Maundy for these lovely little Quarters. Wonderful detail. 


 
 

Waiting for a 1918i Sovereign is like waiting for a bus- two arriving at the same time.  Thanks to both @Elements & @jultorsk for nudging me in the right direction. The PCGS MS64 is clearly the winner here, bought from Jon Blyth  via eBay auction but the raw one is a very nice looking Uncirculated Sovereign. 






 
 

Today's pick-up 2019 gold sovereign in fancy capsule!

A 1oz gold coin from scottsdale. 
A new type of gold coin combined with bitcoin. 
Mintage of 100. 
https://www.lpm.hk/2018-1-oz-republic-of-chad-four-guardians-blue-dragon-999-gold-hybrid-coin-bu.html

Picked up some silver this week, 10oz QB Lion, 5 1oz Rwanda Lunars, 2 Perth bars. 

Picked up some gold this week too... 1982 1/4oz MS69, 1984 1/4oz,  1985 1/4oz, 1986 1/4oz, 1986 1/20oz, 1987 1/4oz.  

Received from @MickD yesterday.......Thanks Mick

There are the last two auction lots that arrived on Friday. 
The 2016 £5 proof for the 90th birthday of QE2. According to the COA the maximum mintage was 1,250 coins.
The 1997 silver proof Britania four coun set, 1oz, 1/2 oz, 1/4oz & 1/10oz. Am not really a Britannia collector but could not resist this set, wonderful design. 

On Friday received a few lots I purchased at auction plus an eBay purchase. 
The ebay purchase was a 2008 British sovereign. I already have one in for grading at PCGS so will see how that turns out before deciding what to do with the new coin. 
Next is a 1930 Melbourne sovereign. Melbourne was a branch mint up to 1931 so this is the 2nd last year of production. Mintage for this circulation coin was about 77,000, 
Also bought the modern Perth interpretation of the sovereign, this one the 2013 proof. 

I’ll just leave these here a wait for the likes 😉

Aren’t they just gorgeous?! Perfect! Amazing! 😉 

Thanks again to Alun for my 10oz QB box. (The lion is on its way)
i thought I would show all my different ones whilst they were out. 
Great workmanship as always. 

A very nice 1893-S Sovereign

I do not mind buying worn coins (which I think gives them character) as long as they are not offensive to the eye (e.g. harsh scratches or large dinks!).  Whilst it is relatively easy to buy George III, George IV and William IV sovereigns in good condition (as long as you have £900-£2,000 to spend), but it is not that easy to find nice looking worn examples at consequently lower prices. 
The reason I was interested in this topic of underweight sovereigns was because at the time I started the thread I was in the process of buying this worn 1824 sovereign which the vendor said weighed just over 7.5 grams.  For a sovereign this seems light but to me it looks genuine, however, other opinions would be welcome.


 

Not normally a silver kinda guy but with these ladies who could refuse! 

Just came in today thanks to jmbullion! I love um!!! For some reason the pic makes them look scratched guess I should clean my camera lol.

Picked up from the po yesterday but a massive thanks to @ChardsCoinandBullionDealer for these two beautiful coins. Got the 5 &10 gold pesos so now just need some hard saving for the 50 🤣

my first 1937 half sovereign 
PCGS PR64CAM

My first Panda and a great way to start, big thanks to @DavePanda for sorting.

 

First post. Just joined the forum. Have been a regular purchaser from multiple UK dealers (some good some bad) of gold, silver and rhodium for many years (and a periodic seller) but somehow didn't find this forum for all this time! Had a brief pause in buying but Brexit has really inspired me to start up my stacking again. I am of the opinion that 2019 will be a great year for gold. My reasoning for this is: Crypto bubble has popped, house prices in UK and US are floundering, people are panicking about holding sterling / euro and stocks are seeing much greater volatility. All are good for gold. I wouldn't be selling now... In fact I'm buying. Anyway, just thought I'd introduce myself.

Bought this with a 10% off voucher i had.........My first gold of 2019

Blue hat blue coat error snowman ⛄️ 

Actually came yesterday

Received a nice Kookaburra box as a Christmas gift and put in my collection so far.  Working on filling the box.
You may spot an impostor hiding among the birds