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On 02/10/2021 at 06:03, dikefalos said:

That was a great way to save money. Woodchip wallpaper had more value and also made a pot of hot water richer, tastier and creamier than any emergency money stew. 

1923 they also had a one billion Mark coin. Not sure if there was something to buy with them, but they are much nicer than the time they were strucked. 

 

To put it in relatable context: by late November 1923, one US Dollar was equal to 4.21 trillion marks.

Not 1990 nor NGC. I own a 4 coin set of the 1991 proof Sovereign (all graded PCGS PR69DCAM).

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I like, prefer and own all 5 of Philip Nathan’s Britannia designs with the signature crenellated borders. My two favorite RM coin designs (which I use as my other gif avatar) are:

Classic - Benedetto Pistrucci’s St. George slaying a dragon 

Modern - Philip Nathan’s Standing Britannia 

Some folks find the dreadlocks on this Bob Marley effigy ugly but I find it uber cool (a favorite in my meager collection)…

2 hours ago, MattyBoo said:

"MY PRECIOUS!" - Gollum

1987 NY Coin Show Sino-American Friendship Panda medal featuring the NYC skyline with the now missing WTC twin towers. Pictures are from the World Wide Web but I do own both the Au & Pt versions…

Tonight when I chase the dragon 
The water will change to cherry wine 
And the silver will turn to gold 
Time out of mind

Steely Dan

On 25/08/2021 at 06:12, CollectorNo1 said:

Might be fun to have a bit of an apocalypse, zombies roaming the streets...cos there's not much on TV these days....

Just make sure you have the appropriate firearms and a healthy stock of ammo to plink out those pesky zombies. 😎

1972-1977 Philippines 5000 Piso gold coin. Biggest Philippines gold coin minted with almost 2 troy ounces of gold. Not my picture but I do own 1 of this…

Die alignment looks good to me. TPG coin mounting in the holder is off. If the date were exactly at 12, coin would be straight.

25 minutes ago, westminstrel said:

@LawrenceChard - Any thoughts from you since you’ve probably seen many more of these than the average board member? 🙂

This is a medallic issue. The obverse is shown below.

Obverse: Head of Prince Albert right. ALBERTUS PRINCEPS VICTORIAE REGINAE CONJUX Below: 1845 Reverse: Equestrian figure of St George spearing the dragon left. TREU UND FEST in German script
 

On 23/07/2021 at 17:29, fethiye2003 said:

Is the Pistrucci signature unique to that particular coin only ?

The Pistrucci signature en exergue first appeared on the circulating 1818 George III silver Crown and the 1820 George III gold 5 Pound Pattern. The original dies for the 1820 George III gold 5 Pound Pattern was used in the creation of the 2009 Elizabeth II gold 5 Pound Proof.

Just this one coin which sold in auction for $504,000 last Mar 26, 2021:

1820 George III gold Proof Pattern 5 Pound (NGC PR63+UC) 1 of 25 extant

Totally content to own for much less this 2009 Elizabeth II gold Proof 5 Pound (NGC PR70UC), instead

My PM collection/stack (mostly Au, some Pt & Ag and a few Pd) started in my 30s as a hobby that doubled as a savings (in addition to my 401K) with a plan for augmenting my future retirement. Now that I am retired and have not been able to add to it like before, I have changed my original plan to now leave them (or most of them) as a legacy to my two kids and grandkids. I am glad to have squirreled away something (a small amount at a time) not tracked by big brother that I can use or pass on as a legacy, free and clear.

If you can get any or all of the other 4 22K Britannia designs by Philip Nathan, that would be my recommendation. The charioteer, Una and lion, helmeted Athena and seated Britannia by Philip Nathan are scarcer and more collectible than the original/standard standing Britannia design.

For 2021, the US Mint is issuing 999 fine silver Morgan and Peace Dollars to celebrate 100 years since the 1921 (last year) they were both issued. Preorder was started but was pulled temporarily due to shortage of silver from US Mint suppliers...

https://www.usmint.gov/news/inside-the-mint/celebrating-the-iconic-morgan-and-peace-silver-dollars

3 minutes ago, Zhorro said:

I can understand a silver sixpence at Christmas (tradition), but I am struggling to see the relevance of a gold sixpence for a wedding.  Also, if it not release until August, the majority of this year's weddings will have already taken place!  It appears there are two versions of the coin (gold and rose gold), why?  Maybe one is for the wedding and one for the divorce!

I've just bought a 2021 sovereign to give as a wedding present (in a nice box), so I'm not sure why a gold sixpence is really needed.

I concur that a gold sixpence does not really make sense since the traditional wedding sixpence is silver. It would be like creating a new sixpence tradition for the wealthier upper class that can afford the gold. JMO

@Britannia47, great snag on the 1994 set acquisition. 1994 (large & small date) is nicely situated in Huang Ruiyong’s priority list.

2 minutes ago, Touvex said:

this is epic, thanks, doubt i will ever go into that much detail, but interesting to see there are serious enthusiasts out there!

Awsome, that's a great present! 1984 too, gold was 270 pounds an oz back then!

OMP as in original packaging? do they come in plastic vacuums?

 

OMP for gold Pandas is sealed plastic (which is a pain to store properly).

here’s the 2015

@Touvex, My wife gave me my first 1 troz gold Panda for my birthday in 1984 (it was a 1983). After our second child was born in 1989, I decided to buy the current year issue and back track the previous issues back to 1982. 1 troz is my preferred size and all of them were obtained raw and left in their OMP. Don’t have any good photos of them. A shorter list that I have are the 1 troz platinum Pandas. Same design as the gold and were only issued as proofs from 1987 - 1990 (4 year run). 

Peter Anthony’s book will help the gold Panda collector identify the small date and large date varieties as well as the serif and mirror varieties. Not found in the book is the list compiled by a well known Chinese collector named Huang Ruiyong who came out with the priority list below...

Gold Panda 'year priority' list arranged in 2012 by Huang Ruiyong according to his extensive research:

1998 Shenyang Large Date

2000 Shanghai Mirror

1999 Shanghai Small Date

1999 Shenzhen Guobao Serif

1998 Shanghai Small Date

1995 Shenyang Small Date

1995 Shanghai Large Date

1989 Shenyang Large Date

1994 Shenyang Small Date

1994 Shanghai Large Date

1993 Shanghai Large Date

1999 Shenyang Large Date

2002 Shenzhen Guobao

2000 Shenzhen Guobao

1991 Shenyang

1991 Shanghai

1996 Shenyang Large Date

1996 Shanghai Small Date

1997 Shenyang Large Date

1997 Shanghai Small Date

1982

2001D

1987Y

2006

The above estimate is a very simple rough estimate of gold panda set rankings. In all reality as the population of panda enthusiasts grows, and as the amount of research into the gold pandas probes deeper, the above estimates will certainly need to be readjusted. Becoming an expert at hidden gems is congratulatory but I have not become that familiar (just better at it). Only by studying mountains of gold panda coins and research can one hope to acquire true expertise.

Huang Ruiyong

2 minutes ago, GoldenGriffin said:

I have the 1 oz 2018 gold bullion panda.

Love the design and finish for a bullion coin.

Temple of heaven side of the coin has a proof finish in my view.

If I was collecting gold bullion coins, I'd be very happy with the panda's 🐼

Starting with 2016, they are 30 grams (not 1 tr oz - which is 31.103 grams).