Schnitzel

Darn, I knew I forgot something! Ohh well, I will try to be more observant to participating next year

Greetings! 

Anyone knowledgeable about Chinese spade coins? I recieved these in a coin bag from a dealer friend of mine and I know there are many fakes around. 

They weigh just over 6 grams each and measure about 42 mm high and about 22 mm across about half way up. I put a mm-scale on the photos for scale and the square pattern should also be to mm-scale. 

I have found similar ones on Numista, both weight, size and shape, but I want expert opinions whether or not you think they might be fake or not. I don't want to hope to much as I know to little about these  

Thanks in advance!

4 minutes ago, Fifer said:

I'm sure there's others doing the same 😂 they're just not telling 😎

Haha hopefully! You should see my calculation spreadsheet regarding blasting damage in rock bore holes and rock reinforcement calculations back from university 😅 Almost somewhat erotic! Like unpacking a new nice coin hehe

53 minutes ago, Fifer said:

This draw is like waiting for the lottery numbers! 😂 I've drawn up a diagram of the prizes and the members and I'm cross referencing them to see who's left and what's left in the pot 🤣🤦‍♂️ I know not much to do during the day though..... The joy of nightshift 😂

Haha! Yes! I'm an engineer so I tend to do the same haha  Glad to not be alone hehe

Rather interesting I have to say to also have the gifter random instead of knowing what prize lies in store

15 hours ago, Lr103 said:

I’m glad you like it!  I remember it was quite a quite long journey with holiday postal delays, but it eventually arrived safely 😊

Haha yes indeed! Was faster across the Atlantic by boat than criss crossing Sweden for over two weeks haha! But he who waits, always waits a bit to long

The prize from @Csaba arrived today! A nice thing to collect when the weather is dreary! However the rain falls, silver always shines  Thank you!

11 hours ago, Bullionbilly said:

I had about 15 or so items to post just before xmas, all sign for or special delivery.  Just a small local post office with 1 guy on the counter... by the time id had mine done there was about 13 tutting, grumpy looking people in the line 🤣

Ahh. Don't we love them though! The grumpy people

36 minutes ago, Mike said:

All Confirmed - delivery received and @Schnitzel deserves a special Santa award for posting over the festive period, but not as special as my Postman who managed to decipher the Swedish twist that had been applied to my name and town by the lovely Swedish post office clerk!  

She looked a bit stressed to be honest, poor girl... Y to G and E to A... And all alone and the queue grew longer and longer behind me. But I calmed her since I at least had all the time in the world and was in no rush. Didn't help haha!

I know that my prize has been delivered to @Mike but not been "investigated" yet. As of the prize to me I will let them know I arrived home again after being away for two weeks and just today returned home

Swedish silver is on it's way to @Mike to mark this Christmas day as a little extra special i hope  We silly Swedes celebrate properly yesterday on Christmas Eve but we don't expect much from the rest of the world to follow our fine example  

A very merry Christmas to all of you silver lovers and an extra special thank you to @Bullionbilly for organising this!  

Getting closer  

Good thing to be drawn close to the end (besides the fact that the gold was at the beginning  ) which means that I won't have to keep the sender waiting for my prize to be drawn and sent out  They lie here waiting to be shipped out to whomever it may be  

1 hour ago, seXes said:

Im sad to disapoint you. But this dude do not run 😉

"Gentlemen, don't run" to quote a famous Swedish movie  Nor does this one

3 minutes ago, Bullionbilly said:

Nice... any pictures ?

That can be arranged  Never posted pictures here but this might be as good a time as any  

Hopefully the lighting will be enough. Be back in a jiffy!

48 minutes ago, Bullionbilly said:

Shhhhhh "the other forum " is a secret .

You know me pal... ill take a case of the whipped cream 🤤. The ladies i danced for last year wasn't too impressed with a fat Yorkshire man wearing leather pants sat on a chair nailing the squirty cream 😂

Someone please film this!

I take it we are to confirm we are in the list? If so, confirmed :) @Bullionbilly

Not a day to soon! 

I would like to join in on this if I may  I do realise the rules for a new member to send of the prize to be received before mine is shipped out. 

But! If I may, I will chip in an assortment of circulated Swedish silver coins (pre 1968) from my own collection.