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2003 1/10oz Proof Gold Britannia - this is my first proof Brit, I didn't realise on the 2003 only the obverse has mirror fields. At first I thought it was an error but it seems not.

A few door stoppers from @arshimo2012

2003 1/10oz Proof Gold Britannia - this is my first proof Brit, I didn't realise on the 2003 only the obverse has mirror fields. At first I thought it was an error but it seems not.

2003 1/10oz Proof Gold Britannia - this is my first proof Brit, I didn't realise on the 2003 only the obverse has mirror fields. At first I thought it was an error but it seems not.

2003 1/10oz Proof Gold Britannia - this is my first proof Brit, I didn't realise on the 2003 only the obverse has mirror fields. At first I thought it was an error but it seems not.

1 oz silver bar First National Bank of evergreen Park.

2003 1/10oz Proof Gold Britannia - this is my first proof Brit, I didn't realise on the 2003 only the obverse has mirror fields. At first I thought it was an error but it seems not.

2003 1/10oz Proof Gold Britannia - this is my first proof Brit, I didn't realise on the 2003 only the obverse has mirror fields. At first I thought it was an error but it seems not.

2003 1/10oz Proof Gold Britannia - this is my first proof Brit, I didn't realise on the 2003 only the obverse has mirror fields. At first I thought it was an error but it seems not.

2003 1/10oz Proof Gold Britannia - this is my first proof Brit, I didn't realise on the 2003 only the obverse has mirror fields. At first I thought it was an error but it seems not.

2003 1/10oz Proof Gold Britannia - this is my first proof Brit, I didn't realise on the 2003 only the obverse has mirror fields. At first I thought it was an error but it seems not.

Received back some coins direct from NGC.  Went direct myself so that I have a paper trail for proof of authenticity for when I come to sell.  Counterfeiting is getting better all the time so in 10-20 years it's nice to have the paper work to go with the coins.  I'm keeping the original submission forms, screen shot of NGC site which shows invoice and line items and copy of NGC's emailed PDF invoice which also have invoicing a line items.  All info will match each cert on the slabs.  Adds reassurance to buyers since coins in slabs can't be tested and it's authenticity is reliant on visual inspections against the original.
Main reason for slabbing is to reduce storage space, protect the coins and possibly add value to some.  Saves having to play Tetris when new items are added into storage or when I take things out and have to get it all back in again.  90% of my grading will be proof gold with a select few silver.  For me, I don't feel slabbing silver is economical unless it's a special coin/medal.
Pile of boxes on the left is now reduced to the pile of slabs on the right.  Boxes will be shrink wrapped and labelled (pics of the slabs) for easy identification and matching up in the future and then thrown into a Really Useful Box and put into storage.  The boxes are not needed but I want to keep everything so they can be sold on together with the slab.

The full Sov only got a 69

Expected a 69 for the 3g Temple Panda.

Happy to get 70s for Dragon and Phoenix

Turtle boat was originally a 69 but they recommended conservation and came back a 70.  Kazakhstan Lunar is one of my favorite coins and a 70 is a bonus.

1g 2016 Panda came from a Chards in OMP on release but was cut open for some reason.  I knew they were sold out and never bothered to quiz it since an exchange would not have been possible and I got it for a really good price on pre-order.  Thought I'd throw it in for grading.  Happy with the Berlin Panda at 70.

2016 Temple of Pandas.  69 was pretty much expected with only 20% achieving 70.  Never bothered to inspect them properly when I received them and I can see and issue with the frosting on the bottom left medal.  No wonder they're making such a big deal with the Temple 2 Panda and the high number of 70s which have come back (to the Sponsor).  We'll have to wait and see if the public also get the same proportion or whether they've been cherry picked.  I already sent back 2 of the 4 I received for replacement.

 
 

A 1/10oz Gold Britannia PCGS PR69 from Ebay for basically nothing.
I have zero cash after a big splurge last month and had to get the BU Sov on 0% finance so had no intention of buying anything else for a bit but......
I completed 3 Nectar/Ebay challenges so was expecting a nectar bonus but nearly fell over when they added 18,000 points which equates to £90 Ebay vouchers
They may have made a mistake so I quickly redeemed for Ebay vouchers and purchased this with some other Ebay vouchers I was saving up. Worst case scenario if Nectar realise their mistake is I have a negative nectar balance and Nectar have given me an advance

A 1/10oz Gold Britannia PCGS PR69 from Ebay for basically nothing.
I have zero cash after a big splurge last month and had to get the BU Sov on 0% finance so had no intention of buying anything else for a bit but......
I completed 3 Nectar/Ebay challenges so was expecting a nectar bonus but nearly fell over when they added 18,000 points which equates to £90 Ebay vouchers
They may have made a mistake so I quickly redeemed for Ebay vouchers and purchased this with some other Ebay vouchers I was saving up. Worst case scenario if Nectar realise their mistake is I have a negative nectar balance and Nectar have given me an advance

A 1/10oz Gold Britannia PCGS PR69 from Ebay for basically nothing.
I have zero cash after a big splurge last month and had to get the BU Sov on 0% finance so had no intention of buying anything else for a bit but......
I completed 3 Nectar/Ebay challenges so was expecting a nectar bonus but nearly fell over when they added 18,000 points which equates to £90 Ebay vouchers
They may have made a mistake so I quickly redeemed for Ebay vouchers and purchased this with some other Ebay vouchers I was saving up. Worst case scenario if Nectar realise their mistake is I have a negative nectar balance and Nectar have given me an advance

Today I picked up 3nr sovereigns from HGM.
lucky dip bullion purchases 1911, 2000 and 2004.

Got this back from Numistacker just now. Have to say a massive thanks to him for doing it & a massive thanks to NCS for getting rid of a print mark & water spot [emoji4]
 

 
 

Made an extra order today:

New arrival this afternoon.... given the cost per oz my journey from stacker to collector is now complete!

New arrival this afternoon.... given the cost per oz my journey from stacker to collector is now complete!

New arrival this afternoon.... given the cost per oz my journey from stacker to collector is now complete!

Received a couple of days ago but have had trouble with my SD card reader.
My first submissions for any kind of grading. Decided to initially go with PCGS as they grading weeks in Paris and accept submissions at coin fairs. These were dropped of at Birmingham on the 11th June.
A bit disappointed not to get one PR70 from my 6 krugers and not to get two 70's for my 2017 proof sovs, but hey, I'm greedy

First time with goldsilver.be. It took 4 days from Belgium to Sweden. Impressive! Thank you!

New arrival this afternoon.... given the cost per oz my journey from stacker to collector is now complete!

New arrival this afternoon.... given the cost per oz my journey from stacker to collector is now complete!