Abyss

Nearly there in my quest for the complete set of 2005 Perth Mint Lunar Series 1. Latest 5 oz obtained from USA as there seemed to be nothing in Europe. All I need to do now is get a 1/2 kilo empty capsule, crack open the slab, source and buy the 1 kilo and commission a custom case. Not much to do lol.... work in progress and will be a few months yet before completion I think. 😀


 

Some more random bits!
 

Well these dont come along every day. Massive thanks to Emanuel at @GSTradingI'm blown away. 

My first ever Geiger bars. 10 g and 5g they really are nice. Going to have to look out for some more now.

Two big lumps with original certificate from Johnson Matthey Birmingham 

Got myself the new 2021 Gold 1 oz Britannia!
 

Little collection of arrivals today.
 
Thanks to @MickD& @Jamesd for the Germania’s/Nobles & Fafnir’s.
 
Managed to find the first in the Big 5 series for a semi-decent price too.

My first Mexican Lib set 😍😍😍

Some time eBay comes up trumps - happy to pay £26.50 an ounce for these sort of things all day long 
 

A brass rocker sovereign scale from @Clockpuncher, thank you. It fits in nicely with some of the other Guinea and Sovereign scales in my expanding collection.
 

Was bored on the weekend so did some eBay mining. Got this lot spread across a few auctions for about 15% below spot. 
been a while since I did this, must admit was fun! 

Cheeky last minute pour from @BackyardBullionthanks u my friend for doing this at short notice 

Victoria and Albert side by side. Thank you @terakris

Thanks to @JackT369 for sorting the deal! 

Some more @StBeesSilver awesome bars

Not very valuable, or exciting to most, but something I like launched in a year that is very important to me. 

2 down,7 to go. 😂😂

Like buses these gold coins... 
Finally pushed the button (on @TheCoinCabinet) and got myself a Gold Newton 50p in 70. Been pondering for some time and ended up siphoning some funds from my house extension building project to make it happen. Also seeing the updated RM sales figures for the coin being 371 in total (single + in sets) expedited my decison making. 
Now part of my science 50p series to go with Hawking's and Franklin. 
 

Thank you so much to @terakris for parting with the Reverse Proof Libertad. 

I could never tire of the beauty of the Winged Goddess of Victory.  
She looks fabulous sat next to the two other Reverse Proofs, and better still with the wider México 1/2 Onza family. 
 

 

I have searched high and low but across the seas in a strange land I find you poor souls. Do not despair do not weep today you come home and are rightfully repatriated back to the UK.
Bought six more 1oz Gold Queens Beast Yale's from the USA to complete stack of ten.

Hi all,
While it seems the 2014 is widely been chosen as the best Britannia design thought I'd ask the question to see if this generally is the consensus or if there's other designs people like.
So which is the best or your favourite (as these could be different)? Any design is fair game even the classic standard one. Here's a link to all so far to jog your memory:
https://www.bullionbypost.co.uk/info/britannia-coin-design/
Answers on a postcard 😊

Not sure about the 2017. N Ireland looks like a mans profile looking at Britannia's bum! Although I like them all, my favourite is the 2007, by a whisker over the charioteer of 1997. Looking outside the box the De Saulles design on the 1902 Florin is superb.
 

2010 – The Profile Britannia

2010 – The Profile Britannia