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99% of my stack (missing only the 5 lei romanian silver coins with Carol I from 1880-1883)
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Pics from Last week's big purchases from my grand gold sale here, added to safe deposit box a few days back on Saturday. Sorry a few are in previous photos in the thread 
It's lovely when five sovs breed and have twins and triplets.
 
I've had to take another bigger box to it's too dear collecting these pricey plastic coffins.
They better go to da'mooooooooooooon as someone here said once in the past 😊

I've incentive to fill this bigger safe deposit box now. Safe deposit box real estate is dear

Finally complete.  Wish I could fit the completer coin in the box as well.

QB,s 1 oz Gold Proof Full set + Completer. Was wondering if anyone else here on TSF has the complete set and had them graded? Any advice on grading would be most appreciated. @Spanishsilverhas recommended grading from a sellers point of view but I am still undecided.
Regards and Stay Safe u all.
Howie

And here...
Set of Silver Queen's Beasts (Royal Mint), 2 Ounce

Just the dragons...

Three metal set = giant ball ache, glad I'm not a collector! Thanks TSF members for your help 🤗

A small retro-collection of 1/4 beasts. Missed out buying when they were available - 2 proofs + 4 bullion. Just ordered a ‘Red Dragon’ from the RM for £531, but that will be my last! Think I now prefer the 1/4 oz to the Sovereign….
Didn’t realise how different the ‘White Horse’ proof is to the bullion version.

Late to the party with stacking gold so this collection will never get completed but if I can pick one up every now and then without over paying then I will. 2nd one now and it doesn’t disappoint! 

The pre-turkey stack, and the evolution and growth since my first stack photo. Constantly changing because I'm indecisive, but slowly the gold content per unit has increased and the overall weight has increased 

Personally, I’d love to post a full stack picture, but after a tragic boating accident it’s all resting in Davey Jones’s locker…😏
(thought I’d better add a picture, as it’s a picture thread… Artists Impression - credit:  deskridge from DeviantArt)

Yesterdays safe deposit visit for summer stocktaking, arranged some of the big boy gold for a couple of pics   
I must stop buying proofs and stick to bullion

Some pics taken for the record a bit ago. Most of the gold and silver

I have all of my shields in one place today so took the opportunity to get some updated pictures, this is all of my current stash of shield backs starting from newest and going back 

Brought most of the family together today for a full stack photo, the effect of 6 months of TSF membership …
 

Just seen this: https://atkinsonsbullion.com/news/june-2023/2023-uk-coronation-sovereign-gold-coin
"The 2023 UK Coronation Sovereign Gold Coins will be released for pre-order on June 29th 2023, and have an expected dispatch date of July 6th 2023."

I think I finally got nice proofs, certainly the 5 and 2 seem perfect, maybe small frosting issue on the tiny coins but hard to tell really. They'll be off for grading so I guess another couple of months apart 
I won't bother with pictures, I can't photograph coins at all but here's a picture I took of a fox I took instead that I'm quite proud of

And another directory view, this time with images of all sovs that have passed through my collection.  Lighting differs a bit on some of the older pics

Good spotting!
It is probably worth showing their entire post here, before I comment:
Why Were Krugerrands Illegal?
Published on December 15, 2022
by APMEX

Krugerrands are bullion coins that were first minted in 1967 by the South African Mint and the Rand Refinery. The coins are made from gold and have a face value of one South African rand. They have been popular with collectors and investors worldwide since their release. Although importing Krugerrands was illegal for a brief time in the United States, there is still some confusion on the legality of the bullion coin today.  
The Controversy Over Krugerrands
The South African Government introduced the Krugerrand in 1967. Gold demand stayed high for the following ten years. At the market’s peak in 1979-1980, the Krugerrand was one of the bestselling Gold coins globally. 
As more people worldwide became aware of South Africa’s Apartheid policies, the Krugerrand gold coin lost popularity, especially as other competing gold coins were introduced to the market. In 1985, the United States Raegan administration called for the ban of importing Krugerrands in protest of apartheid. This American ban had a significant impact on South Africa’s economy. Premiums on Krugerrands fell below those of other competing bullion coins.  
Many investors misunderstood this ban and thought Krugerrands were illegal to own in the U.S. when the ban was on importing more Krugerrands rather than owning them. The ban was lifted in 1991 when the South African government took serious steps to end apartheid. Ever since then, Krugerrands have been legal to import, and they have always been legal to own. 
The ban on Krugerrands had a dramatic impact on the global bullion market. The 1985 ban on importing Krugerrands directly led to the creation of the American Gold Eagle. The US Mint stepped in to fill the void left by the Reagan administration’s ban and modeled the iconic coin after the Krugerrand. Vintage gold coins produced in America before this were made of 90% gold and 10% copper. And most modern bullion coins are .999 fine gold, also known as 24k.
The Krugerrand is 22k gold. This is a mixture of 91.67% gold, 3% silver with the remainder comprised of copper. The US Mint followed the roadmap laid out by the Krugerrand, and the Gold Eagle remains 22k today. Not only did the US Mint copy the composition, but they also mimicked the dimensions by offering four sizes that were identical to the Krugerrand. The Gold Eagle replaced the Krugerrand as the gold bullion coin of choice during the import ban and it has remained so even after the ban was lifted.    
Krugerrands Today
Today, Krugerrands are still considered one of the most popular gold coins in the world. They are legal to buy and sell and for countries to import and have been since 1991. These coins remain a smart and secure investment if you are interested in investing in gold.  
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It is a typically US-centric post, as though the USA was the only country in the world, or the only one which matters.
In addition, there are a number of error or curiosities:
First, their page URL includes "are-krugerrands-illegal", but the title says "Why Were Krugerrands Illegal?" Later the article concludes "and they have always been legal to own".
I wonder who was this "Raegan administration"?
Some time ago, I Niton XRF tested a 1967 Krugerrand, and I need to find the results, however I doubt that there was 3% silver in these early coins. There certainly was a silver content, but I suspect it was lower. I also feel sure there was nothing in their original specifications which dictated the percentage of silver content.
The article omits the fact that more recent dates of Krugerrand are purely gold:copper alloys, with zero silver content:
https://www.chards.co.uk/blog/krugerrand-gold-content/507
Another point "And most modern bullion coins are .999 fine gold, also known as 24k." I would certainly disagree with that. Many modern gold are .9999 gold, with some even being .99999 fine. Only a few were ever .999 fine gold. As to these being know as 24k, although sadly this is true, they should strictly speaking not be known as 24k (or 24ct). Three-nines .999 gold is .999x24 = 23.976ct, which is not 24k! While I can understand amateurs being sloppy with their facts, I don't think it is great for professionals to do the same. Having said that, I am aware that our own website does sometimes refer to .9999 gold as 24ct, although on at least one of our factual information pages, we do present the facts accurately:
https://www.chards.co.uk/blog/0.999-gold/419
I have previously Niton XRF tested modern American one ounce gold eagles, but again, I would need to refer to my notes about them. The do contain some silver, but I don't know from memory what percentage.
I half expected the Apmex article to wrongly state the number of edge serrations, but they did not mention them. 
Some years ago, I was introduced to a couple of Apmex. This was probably in Berlin or Frankfurt, and I was happy to hear a great compliment from them, that whenever they wanted to know anything about gold coins, they referred to our (old) TaxFreeGold website!
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The gold portion of my stack, started off with the sovereigns, then came to love foreign gold 

Majority of the gold stack. My other deposit box doesn't have quite as much although it's catching  

While putting today's Memorial Sovereign away I decided to get all the gold out. Its not a lot compared to some, but it's mine, so it's special!
Most accumulated this year following my (inevitable?) slide from silver to gold.

Pleased to be back stacking! Some shiny stuff.  Pleased to hit my target for 2022

Happy 2nd Anniversary to me! Nice to see it all together again (if only for a brief photo op)
Added just over 4.2oz of bullions to last years 7.5oz plus a proof 1/2 2022 Sov so happy with that.
Still need to work on getting my first 1oz coin thou!! 
Onward and upwards!!