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I've only seen a 2023 1/10oz silver with QEII so far.

His real name is Arfer Dollar

1999 Perth Mint Centenary Gold Proof Bi-metallic Sovereign
Effectively a 'normal' 22ct sovereign, surrounded by 999 silver.  Also had this for over a year, and decided it's a keeper so had it graded.

Earlier this week I received three 1 oz RAM Australian Coat of Arms from thier series. Will collect them as time goes by as they look wickedly detailed. 
Bought them from Martin at the.silver.trader.co.uk some good stuff there. 
 

I was apprehensive buying from someone with zero feedback selling his dad's collection of old coins. But these turned up today with the price his father must have paid for them. 
 

Thread resurrection.
 

Re the Creatures of the North series I can't help but feel that RCM looked at the various Aussie coins featuring dangerous animals and though "we can do that too!" And then realised that the most dangerous thing they have is the moose and decided to make up some better/cooler ones.

For any of these premium number scams to work then surely the telephone company allowing it must be complicit ?
How would you even set up (and justify to the provider) a telephone line which has a £300 a minute tariff ?
The mind boggles.
 

My haul for today. Luckily I pucked everything up all at once. The beautifully stunning unpolished half sov from @James32, the brits from @Ryan, a gold panning kit from Amazon, and probably the most amazing purchase yet: I bought myself a watch as a future graduation gift, not long to go now but this is keeping my eyes in the horizon. Beautiful, stunning watch from @watchesandwhisky.
This watch is not much for some, maybe most, on this forum. For me, this is a milestone and a big point in my financial history as well. Had it not been for PM's and the supportive people around me, I would've spent all my money on drugs, and I don't know where I'd be today.. Addiction is no joke. So it means the world to me to have gotten this far, and this is just an incentive to keep on going and  growing. Thank you to all at TSF! Just thought I'd share my happiness with you all 😁😁😁😁

Thank you to the lovely @Spyder for these two beautiful 2003 Britannias.
My favourite image on any coin. These join my PF69 half and will have to be prised out of my hand at the end of time🥳

That's another point i made. How many people have paid a premium for a graded coin and the plastic case has a million scratches on it ?

I've got a couple of dozen SS rounds that i bought directly from GSM back in the day - i used to subsidise the purchases by buying multiples and adding some 1/0th and copper rounds. The Cardinal Virtues series have a definite eye appeal so i got myself a set and a few spares as investments. 
Looking at what a lot of the mini mintage rounds now sell for in the UK they appear to have been a good choice.

I've got a couple of dozen SS rounds that i bought directly from GSM back in the day - i used to subsidise the purchases by buying multiples and adding some 1/0th and copper rounds. The Cardinal Virtues series have a definite eye appeal so i got myself a set and a few spares as investments. 
Looking at what a lot of the mini mintage rounds now sell for in the UK they appear to have been a good choice.

The first thing to do is to roughly grade them. Anything better than fine or considered scarce will have a (small) numismatic premium - i.e 1923 - and shouldn't be cleaned. Anything less than fine and common, cleaning them will not really affect their value.
A lot of these type of coins are used as birthday or curiosity gifts so cleaning them happens frequently. Using an ultrasonic will not put scratches on the coin so i would say go for it. There's something very pleasing and appealing in jingling silver coins especially if they are shiny 😁

The first thing to do is to roughly grade them. Anything better than fine or considered scarce will have a (small) numismatic premium - i.e 1923 - and shouldn't be cleaned. Anything less than fine and common, cleaning them will not really affect their value.
A lot of these type of coins are used as birthday or curiosity gifts so cleaning them happens frequently. Using an ultrasonic will not put scratches on the coin so i would say go for it. There's something very pleasing and appealing in jingling silver coins especially if they are shiny 😁

The first thing to do is to roughly grade them. Anything better than fine or considered scarce will have a (small) numismatic premium - i.e 1923 - and shouldn't be cleaned. Anything less than fine and common, cleaning them will not really affect their value.
A lot of these type of coins are used as birthday or curiosity gifts so cleaning them happens frequently. Using an ultrasonic will not put scratches on the coin so i would say go for it. There's something very pleasing and appealing in jingling silver coins especially if they are shiny 😁

The first thing to do is to roughly grade them. Anything better than fine or considered scarce will have a (small) numismatic premium - i.e 1923 - and shouldn't be cleaned. Anything less than fine and common, cleaning them will not really affect their value.
A lot of these type of coins are used as birthday or curiosity gifts so cleaning them happens frequently. Using an ultrasonic will not put scratches on the coin so i would say go for it. There's something very pleasing and appealing in jingling silver coins especially if they are shiny 😁

The first thing to do is to roughly grade them. Anything better than fine or considered scarce will have a (small) numismatic premium - i.e 1923 - and shouldn't be cleaned. Anything less than fine and common, cleaning them will not really affect their value.
A lot of these type of coins are used as birthday or curiosity gifts so cleaning them happens frequently. Using an ultrasonic will not put scratches on the coin so i would say go for it. There's something very pleasing and appealing in jingling silver coins especially if they are shiny 😁

The first thing to do is to roughly grade them. Anything better than fine or considered scarce will have a (small) numismatic premium - i.e 1923 - and shouldn't be cleaned. Anything less than fine and common, cleaning them will not really affect their value.
A lot of these type of coins are used as birthday or curiosity gifts so cleaning them happens frequently. Using an ultrasonic will not put scratches on the coin so i would say go for it. There's something very pleasing and appealing in jingling silver coins especially if they are shiny 😁

Any 'facts' relating to the investment potential of silver (and to a lesser extent gold) should always consider the actual saleable value of the items.
Basing the value of silver coins on spot price is meaningless and disingenuous - no-one with a modicum of intelligence sells silver coins at spot price, there is always a premium. The potential for increasing the value of silver coins is, largely, based on desirability of the coins being sold. That is what silver stackers are gambling on. The guaranteed spot price is just a safety net.
Gold coins, in the main, do not have the same potential and generally are tied to the spot price.
So the answer to buying silver coins would appear to be to choose those with more (potential) desirability / limited mintages over generic bullion that is produced to demand.. 

Any 'facts' relating to the investment potential of silver (and to a lesser extent gold) should always consider the actual saleable value of the items.
Basing the value of silver coins on spot price is meaningless and disingenuous - no-one with a modicum of intelligence sells silver coins at spot price, there is always a premium. The potential for increasing the value of silver coins is, largely, based on desirability of the coins being sold. That is what silver stackers are gambling on. The guaranteed spot price is just a safety net.
Gold coins, in the main, do not have the same potential and generally are tied to the spot price.
So the answer to buying silver coins would appear to be to choose those with more (potential) desirability / limited mintages over generic bullion that is produced to demand.. 

I like the new £1 .... And i predict the age old refrain of 'heads or tails' will be replaced by 'two bees or not two bees'.
You saw it here first !

Any 'facts' relating to the investment potential of silver (and to a lesser extent gold) should always consider the actual saleable value of the items.
Basing the value of silver coins on spot price is meaningless and disingenuous - no-one with a modicum of intelligence sells silver coins at spot price, there is always a premium. The potential for increasing the value of silver coins is, largely, based on desirability of the coins being sold. That is what silver stackers are gambling on. The guaranteed spot price is just a safety net.
Gold coins, in the main, do not have the same potential and generally are tied to the spot price.
So the answer to buying silver coins would appear to be to choose those with more (potential) desirability / limited mintages over generic bullion that is produced to demand.. 

Any 'facts' relating to the investment potential of silver (and to a lesser extent gold) should always consider the actual saleable value of the items.
Basing the value of silver coins on spot price is meaningless and disingenuous - no-one with a modicum of intelligence sells silver coins at spot price, there is always a premium. The potential for increasing the value of silver coins is, largely, based on desirability of the coins being sold. That is what silver stackers are gambling on. The guaranteed spot price is just a safety net.
Gold coins, in the main, do not have the same potential and generally are tied to the spot price.
So the answer to buying silver coins would appear to be to choose those with more (potential) desirability / limited mintages over generic bullion that is produced to demand.. 

Any 'facts' relating to the investment potential of silver (and to a lesser extent gold) should always consider the actual saleable value of the items.
Basing the value of silver coins on spot price is meaningless and disingenuous - no-one with a modicum of intelligence sells silver coins at spot price, there is always a premium. The potential for increasing the value of silver coins is, largely, based on desirability of the coins being sold. That is what silver stackers are gambling on. The guaranteed spot price is just a safety net.
Gold coins, in the main, do not have the same potential and generally are tied to the spot price.
So the answer to buying silver coins would appear to be to choose those with more (potential) desirability / limited mintages over generic bullion that is produced to demand..