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Technically not received today but given ownership of them today. Two Denarius, a Lucius Verus coin and an Hadrian. Many thanks to @Orpster and @JTerry3 for help Identifying them for me.
 They make a big change from my usual sovereign's

Today was a fantastic post day
1853 from Nick @ Cameo Coins, the 1881S and 1876 from @Jbend
 

This gem is from Guernsey.
I have no words….apart from Susan Boyle.

The RM has a history of producing excruciatingly bad (and often lazily designed) modern royal themed coins that appeal to maybe 0.001% of the population.. Yet they still keep making them.
Nearly naked beautiful women*  is what we want. Get to it RM.
 
* substitute your preference if you must. 

I was being a touch facetious admittedly but the fact still remains - there is very little demand for royalty themed (and especially portrait type) coins.
If the RM produced half as many designs but spent twice the time designing them it would help.
At least they are canvassing actual collectors to see what hey want. It's a start 🙂 

I was being a touch facetious admittedly but the fact still remains - there is very little demand for royalty themed (and especially portrait type) coins.
If the RM produced half as many designs but spent twice the time designing them it would help.
At least they are canvassing actual collectors to see what hey want. It's a start 🙂 

The RM has a history of producing excruciatingly bad (and often lazily designed) modern royal themed coins that appeal to maybe 0.001% of the population.. Yet they still keep making them.
Nearly naked beautiful women*  is what we want. Get to it RM.
 
* substitute your preference if you must. 

Suggest you just keep buying your coins from some obscure mint/company that will cater for your silver needs🤔

Much as we may want them, I don’t think the RM will stoop so low as to produce coins with semi  naked ladies on them. And there would be issues with those of a feminine persuasion wanting coins with semi naked men on them.
 
What I would like to see is a series of coins with heraldic devices. All RM has to do is to go to St George’s chapel at Windsor castle where there are loads of banners hanging up so no need for them to do any design work!

One of the best singer songs writers the UK has ever had Older album is a masterpiece.
The  RM like many companies are breaking their backs to keep on pushing a certain agenda. 
Are they capable of celebrating George for his consummate skill and professionalism without waving banners? 

 
 

Poor George Michael was always given a hard time for being caught in the act for that one infamous incident, whereas it’s common knowledge that people do that all the time, every day and everywhere, including married men, and those in law enforcement too.
But it’s easy to turn a blind eye on the nobodies when there’s an easily available scapegoat, especially one who’s gay.
George Michael was a terrific musician and one the UK should be proud to have produced. And he was brave and true to himself, which is more than can be said of a lot of people.
I never got into the Music Legend series but I will get this coin as he’s a hero in my book. ♥️🖤

8 of them right now, unless I missed anything

Judging by the delays a lot of people have been experiencing in receiving coins, i doubt if the RM are over-producing anything.
I would imagine that, excepting popular bullion and base metal issues, the strategy will be to mint to demand.
As for dealers offering discounts on RM prices - all that means is that they are getting better deals than joe public. 
Probably.

Judging by the delays a lot of people have been experiencing in receiving coins, i doubt if the RM are over-producing anything.
I would imagine that, excepting popular bullion and base metal issues, the strategy will be to mint to demand.
As for dealers offering discounts on RM prices - all that means is that they are getting better deals than joe public. 
Probably.

Nice thrupenny bits... 

Just in time for Christmas!
This is a VERY cool coin. I had no idea until receiving it that it has a rippled proof background. It's quite mesmerising to look at.
And the maximum mintage is only 510 which is very low for a silver 50p. What a stunner all round.

Definitely a nice pick up.
I have a 1933 maundy set, just so that I can honestly say that I have a 1933 penny (UK numismatists will understand!)
Thankfully that set only owes me less than 20% of £900.

1953 Maundy set.
Some of the most accessible of all legacy coins.
Legacy coins accoring to myself of course...
These are probably the only coins struck in silver in 1953 except for one single pattern crown. This is the last year and only year in QEII's reign when BRITT: OMN: was included in the legend. When the scripts were introduced the then Prime Minister Gladstone pointed out that, for a Latin abbreviation ending with -T, the T should be doubled. Gladstone was educated at Eton and then ChCh, Oxford (alas I didn't get there) and read classics and maths.
The post-war economy was critically disrupted, and precious metals were completely withdrawn from the daily life of an average Briton. Indeed, even the coronation proof sets of 1953 ware made of base metals. These being perhaps the only affordable precious metal coins of the year. Other PM coins of 1953 include the legendary pattern sovereigns, and anything in that range will fetch high six-digits or above.
The Maundy are some of the most collectible of British coinage no doubt. They're not rare or particularly expensive, but they can often be found in good condition as they were never intended for circulation, and they run continiously from Charles II making them good starting point for a type run.
The coins came with some very ugly toning and dark tarrish substance around the letters, so I gave them a proper restoration. I'll leave them outside in a damp place hoping some pleasant tone would redevelop over time.

An 1814 5 Fr.
Not a rare coin, not very good condition, didn't pay too much either. Nevertheless, it's quite a substantial piece to hold in hand.
In my opinion, the 1814 and 1815 are the better of all designs in the French milled coinage. I do hope I could find one in UNC condition in the future.

Nice platinum proof pick-up. Rare to see these with a mintage of 184. Weighs just over 12g.
 

Wow. I found an auction sale of a 70 for $15k... for a 25 year old silver bullion coin.
The 2002 silver Brit has a touch over half the mintage and (to my eye) is just about as nice, but will cost a tiny fraction of that. 
Its a funny game is coins!!!
 

Fair point @paulmerton
To clarify, I see the obverse-reverse combination as the main distinction.
Everything else (edge, finish, etc.) I consider a ”variety”.
Just like die numbers are a variety of the Victorian shield backs, small head / large head are varieties of the George V Sovereigns, the legend (continuous / broken) is sometimes varied, and so on.
I think @Olivard sees things the same way.
But of course, as you say, there’s no definitive rule here, so a bit of room for subjectivity. 🙂

Another factor to consider is that the grade is subjective. A '69' is a coin with 'nearly imperceptible defects'... On another day or with a different inspector the same coin may have been graded as '70'. I have a number of graded coins that have been designated as 69 which i am unable to find any issues with.  If a 'defect' has been found why not describe where and what it is ?  
The manufacturer could arguably state that a third party inspection is only an opinion and, if the perceived defect is so small that it is not readily obvious, could be financially or politically motivated...
I do wonder how many '69' graded coins are un-slabbed and re-submitted in an effort to gain a different result. Each time generating profit for the grading company. That in itself tells me that there is no real belief that the grade is unequivocal.
The big issue here is maybe not the coin itself but the perception of the difference between the magic '70' designation and any number smaller than that.  
 

I'm pretty sure RM have at some point said that the proof coins they sell are only guaranteed to be PF 68 or better, so I guess the answer is no.

Another factor to consider is that the grade is subjective. A '69' is a coin with 'nearly imperceptible defects'... On another day or with a different inspector the same coin may have been graded as '70'. I have a number of graded coins that have been designated as 69 which i am unable to find any issues with.  If a 'defect' has been found why not describe where and what it is ?  
The manufacturer could arguably state that a third party inspection is only an opinion and, if the perceived defect is so small that it is not readily obvious, could be financially or politically motivated...
I do wonder how many '69' graded coins are un-slabbed and re-submitted in an effort to gain a different result. Each time generating profit for the grading company. That in itself tells me that there is no real belief that the grade is unequivocal.
The big issue here is maybe not the coin itself but the perception of the difference between the magic '70' designation and any number smaller than that.