KevinFlynn

Your're mightily quick at the moment 😯
Nice stack so far...

Everyone should own an ounce of platinum 🤗

Diversified starter stack

Royal Mint Plush Blue Velvet Box 2000   Following the worldwide slump in the price of velvet seen in the early 1990s, the Royal Mint - a company known for its attempted Brer Hunt-like cornering of the market in OTC Velvet futures - happened upon the idea of encouraging the purchase of velvet-coated boxes by including complimentary silver coins.   The first stage of what was to become known as The Velvet Revolution was the release of the lesser known "96 Burgundy", a stunning cuboid with a crushed velvet covering which included the seven free silver proof 1996 UK definitive coins from 1p to £1.   The millennium brought the second and, ultimately, final thrust to ramp up the market in the shape of the "2000 Navy". Accompanying this parallelepiped was another freebie, the eight definitive silver proofs from 1p to £2, plus the commemorative ag £5 and a silver proof quadrant set of the four Maundy coins - penny, tuppence, thrupenny bit and groat.   Although stage 1 had seen some success in ensuring a bullish velvet market - even today the 2000 Navy box sells for about three times the price of the 96 Burgundy - the market peaked a short time later, leaving many investors stranded, left high and dry astride yet another tulip bubble.   Today 99% of the world velvet output  is used in the production of handcuffs and in the marginally smaller, albeit considerably more lucrative, market for coronation crowns.    The production of velvet boxes, sadly, ceased in 2019. The last known example, a genuine miniature masterpiece, is believed to have been created to house the testicle(s) of Alexander de Pfeiffel Johnson. They were presented to Carrie Johnson upon the occasion of her self-appointment as British PM.    

My recent pick up's. All from the forum.
A couple of sovs, both proof and bullion and also a couple of 2oz libertads so that I don't forget my routes 
A huge thank you to who all whom I have bought from 👍

The otherside is just the embossed reverse of the front:

I don't really like the design on the Tudor Beasts coin so It's been interesting being able to watch the release, free from the fear of missing out, that others have felt with this coin. I actually had pangs to buy it as I was in early on the website but in the end it just came down to me not liking the design and figuring it's be best to keep the powder dry for something that excites me more. 
My first take on the look of this coin was that it reminded me a lot of the QB Yale, it must have been the spots, but when I looked at the Yale and compared them I think the Panther almost looks cartoonish. The design of the Yale looks so much more refined. The Posture here is off and the paws on the Panther just look clumsy to me. It's a relief in a way as now I don't have to invest. I feel like the Royal Mints Beast's series was just so successful they couldn't bear to see that particular wave break, seeing as some of the Tudor Beasts are the same as Queens Beasts we'll get to see directly comparable coin designs from different artists which will be interesting I think. But it would have been nice if the RM had come up with something fresh which was a bit more of a departure from a series that they literally just finished this year.
I'm not saying this to put anyones noses out and If you like the coins design fair play this is just my opinion. The forum would be a boring place if we all liked the same things. As Westminstrel said earlier sometimes these designs do grow on you. 

Had my email from RM.. my coins are arriving tomorrow, fingers crossed no milking... 

I eventually gave up trying to source a fully proof set of these 2oz. beauties. Still glad I picked the set up though, a very stunning range from Pheli Mint (they're also very reasonably priced I feel), who are currently teasing another release in the not-too-distant future.
 
I also regret to announce that I have already met the same fate as @Gordy and have lost the entire set in a terribly unfortunate boating accident. While the pictures don't do them justice, they are the only memories I now have of them.
 

Thanks, 10 koronas are really nice coins for a date run, although maybe a bit too small for me, I prefer a bit larger diameters
By the way, in my experience, their date runs are nowadays usually assembled without those rarest years 1895 and 1915 or those years are substituted by restrikes/replicas. The remaining 22 years can still be obtained, although several rarer years are more difficult to find in better grades - but that's part of the beauty of collecting a date run - it should never be too easy! 

My Gold stack 🤠

I love how you operate. 😆

I don’t know what I’ve ordered but I’ve had 4 emails with different tracking numbers for delivery tomorrow 

I see the 5oz proof is already on Ebay at £895 and the kilo proof at £4995 ???? Seriously,surely nobody would pay 5 grand for a kilo of silver. 

The Queen's Beasts designs looks more classical, the King's Beasts Panther looks more modern.
I like the Queen's Beasts better, but if the King's Beasts stay true to the design style I will get them - waiting for the silver BU versions though.

Are there milk spots on RM proofs?

Are there milk spots on RM proofs?

The American Silver Eagle collection of a friend, an opportunity collector...



(Leuchtturm box and Leuchtturm capsules)
A small date run of 1989 to 1993, a 2010, 2018, 2021, 2021 - one of the 2021 Type 1s I got yesterday found it's way in here.

I owe you my full set of
Silver Queen's Beasts (Royal Mint), 2 Ounce



I know there is a Completer Coin...

Platinum Noble (Isle of Man, Pobjoy Mint), 1 Ounce

(reverse)

(obverse)
My foray into Platinum just in case we see a revaluation. Though this coin is so beautiful that I doubt I'll ever be able to sell it.
 

In the big picture, silver is more of a commodity than a store of wealth.
The last standard we had was a gold standard, not a silver standard.
The wealth density of gold is much much higher than that of silver (as mentioned above).

Picked up a nice chunky piece of gold on Saturday, and the proof set arrived Monday.

100% agree with this. This is my latest order - 100oz nice & diversified. (The unopened tube at the back is ASE’s)

An 1887 half sovereign from Sydney, graded PCGS MS62. This is one of two to have obtained this grade.

The Ups delivery truck brought me these little stunners today 🤩 I have a extra one for sell if anyone is interested, I’m not too bothered as I could just stare at them all god damm day! 😍