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Creating a little gold 1/10’s collection, mainly whilst I gauge if my kids have the collecting bug
Added some nicely packaged Eagles from @ChardsCoinandBullionDealer, along with some slightly finger marked Krugerrand’s from elsewhere.
 

Not the finest example you’ll ever see but good enough for me at a sensible price 🙂 great weekend all 👍
Edit: any of the resident experts tell me if that is an open or closed 2? update: Open 2  - thank you
 
 

Received these beauties today from @matt1r. First graded coins in my collection 😁

Tat shop finds- nice silver magnifier and one of @GrahamDiamondGrumpy Dave cousins in Brass 😃 

 
 

Some nice bits thanks to @LawrenceChard 2012 full sovereign, imo possibly good enough to grade?
Last of the silver queen's beasts to complete the collection 😀

Silver from @FTYBR
Gold mapples from @PercyItsGreen
Thank you to you both.

In the process of evaluating my Silver stack and took some photos to share

@daca some of the antique pieces photos (10 oz Monarch Precious Metals Dragon vs Viking Ultra High Relief Silver Round)

The new 24-carat one troy ounce of gold coin has been produced with 'micro-detail' so the waves in the background appear to roll as you look at them from different angles.
The illusion of moving waves is a security measure introduced to make it difficult for forgers to copy. There are others, including a disk by the bottom of the regal figure's dress that also acts like a hologram so you can see either a padlock or trident on it, again depending on what angle you look at it from.
Full Article This is Money
https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/investing/article-8801321/Is-new-Britannia-coin-golden-opportunity-stocks-slide.html

The new 24-carat one troy ounce of gold coin has been produced with 'micro-detail' so the waves in the background appear to roll as you look at them from different angles.
The illusion of moving waves is a security measure introduced to make it difficult for forgers to copy. There are others, including a disk by the bottom of the regal figure's dress that also acts like a hologram so you can see either a padlock or trident on it, again depending on what angle you look at it from.
Full Article This is Money
https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/investing/article-8801321/Is-new-Britannia-coin-golden-opportunity-stocks-slide.html

2014 RAM Silver Proof "Explorers' First Sightings" -  Western "John Major" Greys    The second in the set of three "Explorers' First Sightings", this is a coin noteworthy only for its almost comprehensive lack of interest or appeal.    The engraving by imminently obscure pointillist Aaron Baggio is based on little known Henry Richter's depiction of Western Grey Kangaroos - an image which was, itself, based on a sketch by lesser-known lithographer John Gould in 1838. The litany of mediocrity is outstanding.   Although the quality of detail in the "nice enough" portrayal of Western Grey Kangaroos did continue their customary exceedingly high standards, the RAM appear to have been scraping the bottom of a barrel of coprolite deposited by the T-Roo with this numismatic also-ran.   Once again, my vote goes to the frostie over the proof. ---------------------------------

I first want to dedicate this post to my very good, patient, and understanding friend Merm, who has been a godsend since I lost my best mate last week.
I won in an auction these uncirculated and strong lustre USA Philippines silver coins.
This design of coin was released in 1937 and minted from .750 silver for all denominations, when WW2 started and the Japanese invaded the Philippines the majority of these years of coins were apparently dumped into the sea to prevent the Japanese getting their hand on precious metals or metals of any kind, therefore coins of pre 1941 date in mint condition are very rare, the seawater doing a job on them (while silver is none ferrous the metals mixed with it were not).
With the re-capture of the islands the Denver mint was contracted to make the 10 & 20 Centavos coins and the San Francisco mint the 50 Centavos coins to replace all the ones that had been lost.
Production figures of the coins I have bought that I am keeping are as below,
1944 dated, 10 Centavos, 31,592,000
1944 dated, 20 Centavos, 28,596,000
1945 dated, 50 Centavos, 18,120,000


 
 
The coins below were part of the collection but I decided to sell, as one is a duplicate (20 Centavos) and the other was made after WW2 (50 Centavos), both are full lustre, though the sun was quickly disappearing by the time I took these.
Production figure for the 1945 20 Centavos was 82,804,000
The 50 Centavos was a real dilemma for me do I keep it or not, but I have quite a lot of interest in it from collectors due to its mint condition and incredibly low mintage, I only stack pre 1945 coins but these were made in 1947 only, but they commemorated General Douglas MacArthur's retaking of the Philippines islands from the Japanese during WW2.
They were the first coins minted in the Philippines new republic and the design came in 50 Cent and 1 Peso, the 50 Centavos being minted from .750 silver and the 1 Peso of .900 silver.
The coins were struck in low relief only by the the San Francisco mint.
Production of these coins were as following,
1947 dated,  20 Centavos, 200,000
1947 dated,  1 Peso,           100,000
 

In the same week seven Queen Elizabeth II proof sovereigns came back from conservation & grading by PCGS and one (the 2013) from the Coin Cabinet auction. 

Full tube 2021 UK Queen's Beasts The White Greyhound of Richmond 1oz Gold Coins from European Mint

Couple more goodies arrived.  2020-W Palladium Eagle.  Pricey, but I really enjoy them.  2020-P Salt River Bay National Park 5 oz silver ATB, and a tube of 2020 Somali Elephants.

Does this count? Today I bought - Premium Membership.
 

A 10oz Heraeus Silver Bar and a 10oz Royal Canadian Mint Silver Bar ...

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Sunshine Mint bar
 

This Sydney Olympic commemorative coin that I had to search so hard to find, was determined to get another.
Plus some Brit tubes from the very reliable @Clockpuncher

Massive shout out to @SilverMike for this beaut

Another two bullion Sovereigns from Atkinsons arrived this morning!
 

Along with many others, I’m sure. The final Beastie. Thanks to @kneehow2018for the Griffin and @richatthecroftfor the Lion. Box also from Kneehow but originally from @AlunI suspect. 

Great finish on this. Thanks Troy77

Big thanks to @Lr103  🙌 
 
 

also bought a bit of gold and swapped a bit of silver for a bit of gold to anyone fancy a game of cards 😆 🤣 

Over the moon with latest addition... thanks again @ChrisSilver!