4thelongrun

Big thanks to @4thelongrun for adding 3 new dates to the collection, all from New Orleans, cheers bud!
and a brooch piece I picked up for £10 posted, who wouldnt?

VINTAGE ULTRA RARE ANZMEC METAL EXCHANGE COMPANY PTY LTD SILVER ROO 100GMS SILVER .999 ROUND

My wallet is now hiding behind the sofa.

Beautiful coins, only %3 premium, not bad at all.

When I first looked at the picture I sort of assumed it was a 1 ounce silver Elephant and a 1/10th ounce gold Elephant....until I looked again and saw the 1kg and 1oz!!!😇. Seriously impressive double there @Cornishfarmer

I received today the long awaited "Hephaestus" , third coin in the "Gods" serie from mint of Poland 

Some lovely Fiji samurai coins from @MrScottsdale, even love the stamps on the envelope and the scottsdale cardboard they're stuck to, don't know whether to peel them off or not. Maybe just peel one off 😊

Today I received some silver building blocks from forum member @OlliesSilverBars.
Recently I posted that I had bought some blocks made by Monarch, but was a bit disappointed that they don't interconnect with real Lego bricks. In another thread someone mentioned that Ollie's bricks do, so I bought some to test that out for myself.
As the pictures below show, the bricks arrived nicely packed in little black bags, and are the same size as standard 2x4 Lego bricks. They even have the tubes underneath that give Lego bricks their "clutch power" but on the silver bricks they aren't full size. But they do indeed stack with real Lego bricks so it's possible to make a structure mixing up the silver and actual Lego. Being hollow, the bricks are lighter than the solid 1oz Monarch blocks. 
Of course, the presence of such treasure inevitably draws attention from the criminal fraternity, although small-time criminals are likely to make blunders when in pursuit of their nefarious activities that are likely to bring them to the attention of the law. Better hope the king is feeling merciful...
 
 

This beautiful pamp gold honeycomb bar found its way into my hands today. I have seen this bar a lot in silver but this is the first one I’ve seen in gold. Very rare bar
 

Big thanks to our very own @MikeSol lovely young head Victoria shield. 

Harrington & Byrne sovereigns arrived today. A couple actually feel thinner on the edge than previous sovereigns I have, but the weight ‘feels’ good. I need to get a digital scale. 
Strange they sell these sovereigns so cheaply, and add all this fancy packaging which obviously adds cost. I don’t understand H&B: selling sovereigns slightly below spot, only 3 per household, all this unnecessary packaging, the weird sales call, no email on order dispatch etc. A strange bunch. Much preferred the process with Bleyer but maybe not the price 😄
Also a small order from STG mainly to get me up to date with the Queens Beasts series. I dare say that’s me for a while or the wife will go crazy.
 
 
 
 
 
 

Ding Dong,
 
Say hello to my comrades, Who have come all the way from Mother Russia 👏👏👏👏
 
 

It will be the black tortoise.
They represent the four mythological chinese symbols.
https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends-asia/four-mythological-symbols-china-001792
 
  

Just bought five of the new Perth Mint 1oz silver Dragaon & Dragon billion coins (mintage 50,000). This is the third of this type of Perth Mint coin the first being the "Phoenix & Dragon", the second the "Tiger & Dragon" and now the "Dragon & Dragon". Not sure what they will do for the forth coin, perhaps an Australian theme - Emu & Dragon or Koala & Dragon??
Also bought the second of their Birds of Paradice 1oz solver bullion coin. 

5oz pamp silver bar 
to join the collection.. building up nicely 👍

Received some items today / over the last week.
Thanks for the prize @Wackattak924 part of the Silver giveaway Children With Cancer UK 3rd prize two 1 oz Silver Britannia's.

Collecting different 1 oz Silver Bars bought from @arshimo2012 @StackSellRepeat @BackyardBullion


 

25oz bullion today. Missed the last group order and had fear of missing out 🙃

New arrival Vintage 80’s JM Canadian made TD Bank 1 oz bar, Just look at the fabulous patina 😋

A Big Thank you to @ChrisG Awesome piece & wonderful service bud  

A beautiful 1907 half sovereign entered my life today. 

Decided to start a few collections. 

A couple of bundled GS.be orders (arrived in a 10 oz Unicorn monster box) and eBay proof Britannias.

Picked up this very pleasant 1857 Sov from a fellow TSF member. Condition pretty good, I guess VF to GVF. I gave it a gentle hot water and washing up liquid soak for a day, rinse and air dry; there’s some nice lustre in places. Also quite surprised to see the little curl in front of the ear is still apparent!

Received Perth Mint 2019 Australia Aus$100 Platinum Dragon bought last Sunday (crappy phone pic)