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2016 year of the monkey Niue
2015  year of the goat Niue
2016 Australian Wedge tailed eagle
2015 Congo silverback Gorilla
2016 congo African Lion
 

Just won this :-) 

Today I bought a 500g silver bar from Atkinsons. My first purchase for a few months due to impending wedding and new car but I needed to scratch the itch.

Got a lower offer accepted on eBay for a 2015 Britannia privy.
It's pot luck if customs pick up on it for their ransom demand.

Platinum Platypus arrived that I bought last week.

Hello Dunes, I picked up the 2 x half nuggets, both also 1991's in original capsules. (Wasted on me as a stacker really).
Also got a half maple 1987, which takes me up to my desired stack limit.
HGM excels at bullion + 3% priced fractionals.

Today I received... 
My 1/2 oz Silver Lunar box ( thanks @morezone) 
And 
A 2oz Bu Lunar horse. 
All very nice. 

I've had a bit of luck this week.  Three separate ebay lots.  All delivered under spot.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
This set below works out to about 2.872 oz  (ASW)
@silverfishvt might recognise the fifty cents.

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Got 6 x of these 2009 p20 series coins now,  so much fun collecting this series

All of today's mail opening :-) 

A big thank you to @Bosse68,  received she's beautiful 

they always come in plastic, from coininvest?

My third coin, up to 3oz already, thanks @SilverBalls for purchase..

eBay purchase from Arshimo2012.

This 1 oz coin is first in series on Canadian Salmonids. This is the Atlantic Salmon. Also received the subscription box with this coin.
 

$10 coin my largest gold coin so far.
1902 ms62 ngc. Wont let me upload photo for some reason.
 

2002 half sovereign from Steve,thanks very much
2016 1/10 somalia elephant from coininvest
Really like both coins
 

I had one of these delivered this week too.  So small that when I first opened the letter in the jiffy bag I missed it was taped to the letter and was wondering where the coin was lol.
 

I recieved a lovely Wedge Tailed Eagle from a forum member

Just an Argos / eBay pickup. Nothing rare - just a 2007 proof Libertad. As I think Numi said recently - there is really never a bad time to buy a proof Libertad. Mintage 5,800. £40 delivered. Photo lighting is a bit odd - looks gold , but I can assure you it's silver. 

@seXes Good result in the end.

Belgium -- 1914 20 francs:
 
 

France -- 1913 (restrike?) 20 francs:

Hungary -- 1896 20 korona:
 
 

In the US it depends on what state you live in and what you're buying.  In New York the situation is complicated:
1) single bullion purchase over $1000.00 -- no sales tax (8.125% in my county) if you pay less than 40% above spot for silver, or less than 15% over spot for gold coins above 0.25 oz, or less than 20% above spot for gold coins less than 0.25 oz.  There are similar thresholds for platinum, rhodium, iridium, rhenium, etc.  
2) single bullion purchase below $1000 from out-of-state seller -- these are not taxed individually, but are part of a yearly sales tax allowance, where you pay a percentage of your total income to account for stuff you bought online.  It's unclear what happens if you make multiple purchases from the same seller that total over $1000 in a given year.
3) single bullion purchase below $1000 from a seller with a "presence" in NY state -- you pay the 8.125% sales tax.
Of course, the federal government collects the 28% long-term capital gains tax when you sell at a profit.  I'm guessing that any NY sales tax adds to the capital gains basis value.  Of course, New York will also tax any capital gains at their usual income tax rate (but any estimated NY income tax payments to cover these gains will get deducted from that year's income for federal income tax purposes.)