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Received an Isle of Man 1980 one pound 22ct proof yesterday  
https://colnect.com/en/coins/coin/80486-1_Pound_Triskele_Over_Map_-_Gold-I60_-_One_Sovereign_1_Pound_Bullion_Coinage-Isle_of_Man
at bullion price paid last week @arshimo2012. Had a helluva job cracking it out of its plastic covering without damaging it. There was some very heavy bond/glue to undo (see pics with flecks of material on outside and  pics once removed). Right at the end, I managed to fingerprint it but was planning to send it off to ncs for conservation anyway.
I could find only one graded on either ngc or pcgs and that was a pr67 on pcgs https://www.pcgs.com/pop/pcgsnolookup.aspx?s=520796....and will be taking it to my lcs tomorrow to see if it can beat that and then the 2-3 month wait begins.....
I had a choice of a couple of coins but went for the one most people wouldn’t have probably. I like British coins and the bullion price with a young queen’s head on it from the Pobjoy Mint that has lost the contract now makes this one a getting rarer and rarer addition (it is already almost 40 years old).....and in “sovereign” 22ct gold with a one pound designation. The Triskelion over the map is a striking design and I did go to The Isle of Man back in the early 90s to watch Norton win the TT for the first time in decades !
https://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/Events.aspx?meet_code=TT92 &era=
 
What a tremendous climax to TT week 1992 when the A McAlpine (IoM) Senior TT provided a race-long battle between Steve Hislop on the Norton - The White Charger - and Carl Fogarty on the Loctite Yamaha. They swapped the lead practically every lap - and finished up setting a course record lap and the fastest ever speed between them.
At the end of the first lap Carl led Steve by 1.2 seconds with Robert Dunlop (Norton) just 3.4 seconds down in third place - and all three had lapped at over 121mph. 
At the end of the second circuit Steve led Carl by 2.8 seconds with Robert some 15 seconds down in third place. By half distance the lead had changed again - Carl had a one second advantage over Steve with Robert still in third place.
Lap four saw Hislop back in front by 7.4 seconds. For the first time in the race the lead did not change at the end of the fifth and penultimate lap - and the gap between first and a second was now 5.4 seconds, with Robert Dunlop still holding on to third, brother Joey having retired on the previous lap.
And so to the final lap - Fogarty set a new absolute lap record in 18 minutes 18.8 seconds equal to 123.61mph. Hislop was just a second slower, and also inside the old record, and took victory by 4.4 seconds to give Norton their first Senior TT win since 1961.
It was a hell of a two weeks and I rode round the TT course on “Mad Sunday” when there are no speed restrictions whatsoever.
 
Indeed , our bike gang jackets had the Treskelion design with “Mad Bastards” written underneath it and the “59” black and white patch on the shoulder (British bikers will get the significance of that one).
 






 

Received an Isle of Man 1980 one pound 22ct proof yesterday  
https://colnect.com/en/coins/coin/80486-1_Pound_Triskele_Over_Map_-_Gold-I60_-_One_Sovereign_1_Pound_Bullion_Coinage-Isle_of_Man
at bullion price paid last week @arshimo2012. Had a helluva job cracking it out of its plastic covering without damaging it. There was some very heavy bond/glue to undo (see pics with flecks of material on outside and  pics once removed). Right at the end, I managed to fingerprint it but was planning to send it off to ncs for conservation anyway.
I could find only one graded on either ngc or pcgs and that was a pr67 on pcgs https://www.pcgs.com/pop/pcgsnolookup.aspx?s=520796....and will be taking it to my lcs tomorrow to see if it can beat that and then the 2-3 month wait begins.....
I had a choice of a couple of coins but went for the one most people wouldn’t have probably. I like British coins and the bullion price with a young queen’s head on it from the Pobjoy Mint that has lost the contract now makes this one a getting rarer and rarer addition (it is already almost 40 years old).....and in “sovereign” 22ct gold with a one pound designation. The Triskelion over the map is a striking design and I did go to The Isle of Man back in the early 90s to watch Norton win the TT for the first time in decades !
https://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/Events.aspx?meet_code=TT92 &era=
 
What a tremendous climax to TT week 1992 when the A McAlpine (IoM) Senior TT provided a race-long battle between Steve Hislop on the Norton - The White Charger - and Carl Fogarty on the Loctite Yamaha. They swapped the lead practically every lap - and finished up setting a course record lap and the fastest ever speed between them.
At the end of the first lap Carl led Steve by 1.2 seconds with Robert Dunlop (Norton) just 3.4 seconds down in third place - and all three had lapped at over 121mph. 
At the end of the second circuit Steve led Carl by 2.8 seconds with Robert some 15 seconds down in third place. By half distance the lead had changed again - Carl had a one second advantage over Steve with Robert still in third place.
Lap four saw Hislop back in front by 7.4 seconds. For the first time in the race the lead did not change at the end of the fifth and penultimate lap - and the gap between first and a second was now 5.4 seconds, with Robert Dunlop still holding on to third, brother Joey having retired on the previous lap.
And so to the final lap - Fogarty set a new absolute lap record in 18 minutes 18.8 seconds equal to 123.61mph. Hislop was just a second slower, and also inside the old record, and took victory by 4.4 seconds to give Norton their first Senior TT win since 1961.
It was a hell of a two weeks and I rode round the TT course on “Mad Sunday” when there are no speed restrictions whatsoever.
 
Indeed , our bike gang jackets had the Treskelion design with “Mad Bastards” written underneath it and the “59” black and white patch on the shoulder (British bikers will get the significance of that one).
 






 

Hello, received three coins in the post today.
One is the 1931 Perth Mint sovereign. 1931 was the last of sovereign produced by the Perth Mint as a British branch mint. It's not a rare coin but have wanted to get one as the first sovereign I ever bought was the 1899 Perth sovereign which was the first produced by the Perth mint. So now have the first and last!
Also received a 2015 Indian bullion sovereign and the 2014 half sovereign. 

Received an Isle of Man 1980 one pound 22ct proof yesterday  
https://colnect.com/en/coins/coin/80486-1_Pound_Triskele_Over_Map_-_Gold-I60_-_One_Sovereign_1_Pound_Bullion_Coinage-Isle_of_Man
at bullion price paid last week @arshimo2012. Had a helluva job cracking it out of its plastic covering without damaging it. There was some very heavy bond/glue to undo (see pics with flecks of material on outside and  pics once removed). Right at the end, I managed to fingerprint it but was planning to send it off to ncs for conservation anyway.
I could find only one graded on either ngc or pcgs and that was a pr67 on pcgs https://www.pcgs.com/pop/pcgsnolookup.aspx?s=520796....and will be taking it to my lcs tomorrow to see if it can beat that and then the 2-3 month wait begins.....
I had a choice of a couple of coins but went for the one most people wouldn’t have probably. I like British coins and the bullion price with a young queen’s head on it from the Pobjoy Mint that has lost the contract now makes this one a getting rarer and rarer addition (it is already almost 40 years old).....and in “sovereign” 22ct gold with a one pound designation. The Triskelion over the map is a striking design and I did go to The Isle of Man back in the early 90s to watch Norton win the TT for the first time in decades !
https://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/Events.aspx?meet_code=TT92 &era=
 
What a tremendous climax to TT week 1992 when the A McAlpine (IoM) Senior TT provided a race-long battle between Steve Hislop on the Norton - The White Charger - and Carl Fogarty on the Loctite Yamaha. They swapped the lead practically every lap - and finished up setting a course record lap and the fastest ever speed between them.
At the end of the first lap Carl led Steve by 1.2 seconds with Robert Dunlop (Norton) just 3.4 seconds down in third place - and all three had lapped at over 121mph. 
At the end of the second circuit Steve led Carl by 2.8 seconds with Robert some 15 seconds down in third place. By half distance the lead had changed again - Carl had a one second advantage over Steve with Robert still in third place.
Lap four saw Hislop back in front by 7.4 seconds. For the first time in the race the lead did not change at the end of the fifth and penultimate lap - and the gap between first and a second was now 5.4 seconds, with Robert Dunlop still holding on to third, brother Joey having retired on the previous lap.
And so to the final lap - Fogarty set a new absolute lap record in 18 minutes 18.8 seconds equal to 123.61mph. Hislop was just a second slower, and also inside the old record, and took victory by 4.4 seconds to give Norton their first Senior TT win since 1961.
It was a hell of a two weeks and I rode round the TT course on “Mad Sunday” when there are no speed restrictions whatsoever.
 
Indeed , our bike gang jackets had the Treskelion design with “Mad Bastards” written underneath it and the “59” black and white patch on the shoulder (British bikers will get the significance of that one).
 






 

Received an Isle of Man 1980 one pound 22ct proof yesterday  
https://colnect.com/en/coins/coin/80486-1_Pound_Triskele_Over_Map_-_Gold-I60_-_One_Sovereign_1_Pound_Bullion_Coinage-Isle_of_Man
at bullion price paid last week @arshimo2012. Had a helluva job cracking it out of its plastic covering without damaging it. There was some very heavy bond/glue to undo (see pics with flecks of material on outside and  pics once removed). Right at the end, I managed to fingerprint it but was planning to send it off to ncs for conservation anyway.
I could find only one graded on either ngc or pcgs and that was a pr67 on pcgs https://www.pcgs.com/pop/pcgsnolookup.aspx?s=520796....and will be taking it to my lcs tomorrow to see if it can beat that and then the 2-3 month wait begins.....
I had a choice of a couple of coins but went for the one most people wouldn’t have probably. I like British coins and the bullion price with a young queen’s head on it from the Pobjoy Mint that has lost the contract now makes this one a getting rarer and rarer addition (it is already almost 40 years old).....and in “sovereign” 22ct gold with a one pound designation. The Triskelion over the map is a striking design and I did go to The Isle of Man back in the early 90s to watch Norton win the TT for the first time in decades !
https://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/Events.aspx?meet_code=TT92 &era=
 
What a tremendous climax to TT week 1992 when the A McAlpine (IoM) Senior TT provided a race-long battle between Steve Hislop on the Norton - The White Charger - and Carl Fogarty on the Loctite Yamaha. They swapped the lead practically every lap - and finished up setting a course record lap and the fastest ever speed between them.
At the end of the first lap Carl led Steve by 1.2 seconds with Robert Dunlop (Norton) just 3.4 seconds down in third place - and all three had lapped at over 121mph. 
At the end of the second circuit Steve led Carl by 2.8 seconds with Robert some 15 seconds down in third place. By half distance the lead had changed again - Carl had a one second advantage over Steve with Robert still in third place.
Lap four saw Hislop back in front by 7.4 seconds. For the first time in the race the lead did not change at the end of the fifth and penultimate lap - and the gap between first and a second was now 5.4 seconds, with Robert Dunlop still holding on to third, brother Joey having retired on the previous lap.
And so to the final lap - Fogarty set a new absolute lap record in 18 minutes 18.8 seconds equal to 123.61mph. Hislop was just a second slower, and also inside the old record, and took victory by 4.4 seconds to give Norton their first Senior TT win since 1961.
It was a hell of a two weeks and I rode round the TT course on “Mad Sunday” when there are no speed restrictions whatsoever.
 
Indeed , our bike gang jackets had the Treskelion design with “Mad Bastards” written underneath it and the “59” black and white patch on the shoulder (British bikers will get the significance of that one).
 






 

Received an Isle of Man 1980 one pound 22ct proof yesterday  
https://colnect.com/en/coins/coin/80486-1_Pound_Triskele_Over_Map_-_Gold-I60_-_One_Sovereign_1_Pound_Bullion_Coinage-Isle_of_Man
at bullion price paid last week @arshimo2012. Had a helluva job cracking it out of its plastic covering without damaging it. There was some very heavy bond/glue to undo (see pics with flecks of material on outside and  pics once removed). Right at the end, I managed to fingerprint it but was planning to send it off to ncs for conservation anyway.
I could find only one graded on either ngc or pcgs and that was a pr67 on pcgs https://www.pcgs.com/pop/pcgsnolookup.aspx?s=520796....and will be taking it to my lcs tomorrow to see if it can beat that and then the 2-3 month wait begins.....
I had a choice of a couple of coins but went for the one most people wouldn’t have probably. I like British coins and the bullion price with a young queen’s head on it from the Pobjoy Mint that has lost the contract now makes this one a getting rarer and rarer addition (it is already almost 40 years old).....and in “sovereign” 22ct gold with a one pound designation. The Triskelion over the map is a striking design and I did go to The Isle of Man back in the early 90s to watch Norton win the TT for the first time in decades !
https://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/Events.aspx?meet_code=TT92 &era=
 
What a tremendous climax to TT week 1992 when the A McAlpine (IoM) Senior TT provided a race-long battle between Steve Hislop on the Norton - The White Charger - and Carl Fogarty on the Loctite Yamaha. They swapped the lead practically every lap - and finished up setting a course record lap and the fastest ever speed between them.
At the end of the first lap Carl led Steve by 1.2 seconds with Robert Dunlop (Norton) just 3.4 seconds down in third place - and all three had lapped at over 121mph. 
At the end of the second circuit Steve led Carl by 2.8 seconds with Robert some 15 seconds down in third place. By half distance the lead had changed again - Carl had a one second advantage over Steve with Robert still in third place.
Lap four saw Hislop back in front by 7.4 seconds. For the first time in the race the lead did not change at the end of the fifth and penultimate lap - and the gap between first and a second was now 5.4 seconds, with Robert Dunlop still holding on to third, brother Joey having retired on the previous lap.
And so to the final lap - Fogarty set a new absolute lap record in 18 minutes 18.8 seconds equal to 123.61mph. Hislop was just a second slower, and also inside the old record, and took victory by 4.4 seconds to give Norton their first Senior TT win since 1961.
It was a hell of a two weeks and I rode round the TT course on “Mad Sunday” when there are no speed restrictions whatsoever.
 
Indeed , our bike gang jackets had the Treskelion design with “Mad Bastards” written underneath it and the “59” black and white patch on the shoulder (British bikers will get the significance of that one).
 






 

@arshimo2012 Thanks my friend, great deal on this bar which has quickly become one of my favourite pieces EVER!
#myfirstkilobar

Received an Isle of Man 1980 one pound 22ct proof yesterday  
https://colnect.com/en/coins/coin/80486-1_Pound_Triskele_Over_Map_-_Gold-I60_-_One_Sovereign_1_Pound_Bullion_Coinage-Isle_of_Man
at bullion price paid last week @arshimo2012. Had a helluva job cracking it out of its plastic covering without damaging it. There was some very heavy bond/glue to undo (see pics with flecks of material on outside and  pics once removed). Right at the end, I managed to fingerprint it but was planning to send it off to ncs for conservation anyway.
I could find only one graded on either ngc or pcgs and that was a pr67 on pcgs https://www.pcgs.com/pop/pcgsnolookup.aspx?s=520796....and will be taking it to my lcs tomorrow to see if it can beat that and then the 2-3 month wait begins.....
I had a choice of a couple of coins but went for the one most people wouldn’t have probably. I like British coins and the bullion price with a young queen’s head on it from the Pobjoy Mint that has lost the contract now makes this one a getting rarer and rarer addition (it is already almost 40 years old).....and in “sovereign” 22ct gold with a one pound designation. The Triskelion over the map is a striking design and I did go to The Isle of Man back in the early 90s to watch Norton win the TT for the first time in decades !
https://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/Events.aspx?meet_code=TT92 &era=
 
What a tremendous climax to TT week 1992 when the A McAlpine (IoM) Senior TT provided a race-long battle between Steve Hislop on the Norton - The White Charger - and Carl Fogarty on the Loctite Yamaha. They swapped the lead practically every lap - and finished up setting a course record lap and the fastest ever speed between them.
At the end of the first lap Carl led Steve by 1.2 seconds with Robert Dunlop (Norton) just 3.4 seconds down in third place - and all three had lapped at over 121mph. 
At the end of the second circuit Steve led Carl by 2.8 seconds with Robert some 15 seconds down in third place. By half distance the lead had changed again - Carl had a one second advantage over Steve with Robert still in third place.
Lap four saw Hislop back in front by 7.4 seconds. For the first time in the race the lead did not change at the end of the fifth and penultimate lap - and the gap between first and a second was now 5.4 seconds, with Robert Dunlop still holding on to third, brother Joey having retired on the previous lap.
And so to the final lap - Fogarty set a new absolute lap record in 18 minutes 18.8 seconds equal to 123.61mph. Hislop was just a second slower, and also inside the old record, and took victory by 4.4 seconds to give Norton their first Senior TT win since 1961.
It was a hell of a two weeks and I rode round the TT course on “Mad Sunday” when there are no speed restrictions whatsoever.
 
Indeed , our bike gang jackets had the Treskelion design with “Mad Bastards” written underneath it and the “59” black and white patch on the shoulder (British bikers will get the significance of that one).
 






 

Received an Isle of Man 1980 one pound 22ct proof yesterday  
https://colnect.com/en/coins/coin/80486-1_Pound_Triskele_Over_Map_-_Gold-I60_-_One_Sovereign_1_Pound_Bullion_Coinage-Isle_of_Man
at bullion price paid last week @arshimo2012. Had a helluva job cracking it out of its plastic covering without damaging it. There was some very heavy bond/glue to undo (see pics with flecks of material on outside and  pics once removed). Right at the end, I managed to fingerprint it but was planning to send it off to ncs for conservation anyway.
I could find only one graded on either ngc or pcgs and that was a pr67 on pcgs https://www.pcgs.com/pop/pcgsnolookup.aspx?s=520796....and will be taking it to my lcs tomorrow to see if it can beat that and then the 2-3 month wait begins.....
I had a choice of a couple of coins but went for the one most people wouldn’t have probably. I like British coins and the bullion price with a young queen’s head on it from the Pobjoy Mint that has lost the contract now makes this one a getting rarer and rarer addition (it is already almost 40 years old).....and in “sovereign” 22ct gold with a one pound designation. The Triskelion over the map is a striking design and I did go to The Isle of Man back in the early 90s to watch Norton win the TT for the first time in decades !
https://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/Events.aspx?meet_code=TT92 &era=
 
What a tremendous climax to TT week 1992 when the A McAlpine (IoM) Senior TT provided a race-long battle between Steve Hislop on the Norton - The White Charger - and Carl Fogarty on the Loctite Yamaha. They swapped the lead practically every lap - and finished up setting a course record lap and the fastest ever speed between them.
At the end of the first lap Carl led Steve by 1.2 seconds with Robert Dunlop (Norton) just 3.4 seconds down in third place - and all three had lapped at over 121mph. 
At the end of the second circuit Steve led Carl by 2.8 seconds with Robert some 15 seconds down in third place. By half distance the lead had changed again - Carl had a one second advantage over Steve with Robert still in third place.
Lap four saw Hislop back in front by 7.4 seconds. For the first time in the race the lead did not change at the end of the fifth and penultimate lap - and the gap between first and a second was now 5.4 seconds, with Robert Dunlop still holding on to third, brother Joey having retired on the previous lap.
And so to the final lap - Fogarty set a new absolute lap record in 18 minutes 18.8 seconds equal to 123.61mph. Hislop was just a second slower, and also inside the old record, and took victory by 4.4 seconds to give Norton their first Senior TT win since 1961.
It was a hell of a two weeks and I rode round the TT course on “Mad Sunday” when there are no speed restrictions whatsoever.
 
Indeed , our bike gang jackets had the Treskelion design with “Mad Bastards” written underneath it and the “59” black and white patch on the shoulder (British bikers will get the significance of that one).
 






 

Received an Isle of Man 1980 one pound 22ct proof yesterday  
https://colnect.com/en/coins/coin/80486-1_Pound_Triskele_Over_Map_-_Gold-I60_-_One_Sovereign_1_Pound_Bullion_Coinage-Isle_of_Man
at bullion price paid last week @arshimo2012. Had a helluva job cracking it out of its plastic covering without damaging it. There was some very heavy bond/glue to undo (see pics with flecks of material on outside and  pics once removed). Right at the end, I managed to fingerprint it but was planning to send it off to ncs for conservation anyway.
I could find only one graded on either ngc or pcgs and that was a pr67 on pcgs https://www.pcgs.com/pop/pcgsnolookup.aspx?s=520796....and will be taking it to my lcs tomorrow to see if it can beat that and then the 2-3 month wait begins.....
I had a choice of a couple of coins but went for the one most people wouldn’t have probably. I like British coins and the bullion price with a young queen’s head on it from the Pobjoy Mint that has lost the contract now makes this one a getting rarer and rarer addition (it is already almost 40 years old).....and in “sovereign” 22ct gold with a one pound designation. The Triskelion over the map is a striking design and I did go to The Isle of Man back in the early 90s to watch Norton win the TT for the first time in decades !
https://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/Events.aspx?meet_code=TT92 &era=
 
What a tremendous climax to TT week 1992 when the A McAlpine (IoM) Senior TT provided a race-long battle between Steve Hislop on the Norton - The White Charger - and Carl Fogarty on the Loctite Yamaha. They swapped the lead practically every lap - and finished up setting a course record lap and the fastest ever speed between them.
At the end of the first lap Carl led Steve by 1.2 seconds with Robert Dunlop (Norton) just 3.4 seconds down in third place - and all three had lapped at over 121mph. 
At the end of the second circuit Steve led Carl by 2.8 seconds with Robert some 15 seconds down in third place. By half distance the lead had changed again - Carl had a one second advantage over Steve with Robert still in third place.
Lap four saw Hislop back in front by 7.4 seconds. For the first time in the race the lead did not change at the end of the fifth and penultimate lap - and the gap between first and a second was now 5.4 seconds, with Robert Dunlop still holding on to third, brother Joey having retired on the previous lap.
And so to the final lap - Fogarty set a new absolute lap record in 18 minutes 18.8 seconds equal to 123.61mph. Hislop was just a second slower, and also inside the old record, and took victory by 4.4 seconds to give Norton their first Senior TT win since 1961.
It was a hell of a two weeks and I rode round the TT course on “Mad Sunday” when there are no speed restrictions whatsoever.
 
Indeed , our bike gang jackets had the Treskelion design with “Mad Bastards” written underneath it and the “59” black and white patch on the shoulder (British bikers will get the significance of that one).
 






 

Received an Isle of Man 1980 one pound 22ct proof yesterday  
https://colnect.com/en/coins/coin/80486-1_Pound_Triskele_Over_Map_-_Gold-I60_-_One_Sovereign_1_Pound_Bullion_Coinage-Isle_of_Man
at bullion price paid last week @arshimo2012. Had a helluva job cracking it out of its plastic covering without damaging it. There was some very heavy bond/glue to undo (see pics with flecks of material on outside and  pics once removed). Right at the end, I managed to fingerprint it but was planning to send it off to ncs for conservation anyway.
I could find only one graded on either ngc or pcgs and that was a pr67 on pcgs https://www.pcgs.com/pop/pcgsnolookup.aspx?s=520796....and will be taking it to my lcs tomorrow to see if it can beat that and then the 2-3 month wait begins.....
I had a choice of a couple of coins but went for the one most people wouldn’t have probably. I like British coins and the bullion price with a young queen’s head on it from the Pobjoy Mint that has lost the contract now makes this one a getting rarer and rarer addition (it is already almost 40 years old).....and in “sovereign” 22ct gold with a one pound designation. The Triskelion over the map is a striking design and I did go to The Isle of Man back in the early 90s to watch Norton win the TT for the first time in decades !
https://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/Events.aspx?meet_code=TT92 &era=
 
What a tremendous climax to TT week 1992 when the A McAlpine (IoM) Senior TT provided a race-long battle between Steve Hislop on the Norton - The White Charger - and Carl Fogarty on the Loctite Yamaha. They swapped the lead practically every lap - and finished up setting a course record lap and the fastest ever speed between them.
At the end of the first lap Carl led Steve by 1.2 seconds with Robert Dunlop (Norton) just 3.4 seconds down in third place - and all three had lapped at over 121mph. 
At the end of the second circuit Steve led Carl by 2.8 seconds with Robert some 15 seconds down in third place. By half distance the lead had changed again - Carl had a one second advantage over Steve with Robert still in third place.
Lap four saw Hislop back in front by 7.4 seconds. For the first time in the race the lead did not change at the end of the fifth and penultimate lap - and the gap between first and a second was now 5.4 seconds, with Robert Dunlop still holding on to third, brother Joey having retired on the previous lap.
And so to the final lap - Fogarty set a new absolute lap record in 18 minutes 18.8 seconds equal to 123.61mph. Hislop was just a second slower, and also inside the old record, and took victory by 4.4 seconds to give Norton their first Senior TT win since 1961.
It was a hell of a two weeks and I rode round the TT course on “Mad Sunday” when there are no speed restrictions whatsoever.
 
Indeed , our bike gang jackets had the Treskelion design with “Mad Bastards” written underneath it and the “59” black and white patch on the shoulder (British bikers will get the significance of that one).
 






 

Received an Isle of Man 1980 one pound 22ct proof yesterday  
https://colnect.com/en/coins/coin/80486-1_Pound_Triskele_Over_Map_-_Gold-I60_-_One_Sovereign_1_Pound_Bullion_Coinage-Isle_of_Man
at bullion price paid last week @arshimo2012. Had a helluva job cracking it out of its plastic covering without damaging it. There was some very heavy bond/glue to undo (see pics with flecks of material on outside and  pics once removed). Right at the end, I managed to fingerprint it but was planning to send it off to ncs for conservation anyway.
I could find only one graded on either ngc or pcgs and that was a pr67 on pcgs https://www.pcgs.com/pop/pcgsnolookup.aspx?s=520796....and will be taking it to my lcs tomorrow to see if it can beat that and then the 2-3 month wait begins.....
I had a choice of a couple of coins but went for the one most people wouldn’t have probably. I like British coins and the bullion price with a young queen’s head on it from the Pobjoy Mint that has lost the contract now makes this one a getting rarer and rarer addition (it is already almost 40 years old).....and in “sovereign” 22ct gold with a one pound designation. The Triskelion over the map is a striking design and I did go to The Isle of Man back in the early 90s to watch Norton win the TT for the first time in decades !
https://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/Events.aspx?meet_code=TT92 &era=
 
What a tremendous climax to TT week 1992 when the A McAlpine (IoM) Senior TT provided a race-long battle between Steve Hislop on the Norton - The White Charger - and Carl Fogarty on the Loctite Yamaha. They swapped the lead practically every lap - and finished up setting a course record lap and the fastest ever speed between them.
At the end of the first lap Carl led Steve by 1.2 seconds with Robert Dunlop (Norton) just 3.4 seconds down in third place - and all three had lapped at over 121mph. 
At the end of the second circuit Steve led Carl by 2.8 seconds with Robert some 15 seconds down in third place. By half distance the lead had changed again - Carl had a one second advantage over Steve with Robert still in third place.
Lap four saw Hislop back in front by 7.4 seconds. For the first time in the race the lead did not change at the end of the fifth and penultimate lap - and the gap between first and a second was now 5.4 seconds, with Robert Dunlop still holding on to third, brother Joey having retired on the previous lap.
And so to the final lap - Fogarty set a new absolute lap record in 18 minutes 18.8 seconds equal to 123.61mph. Hislop was just a second slower, and also inside the old record, and took victory by 4.4 seconds to give Norton their first Senior TT win since 1961.
It was a hell of a two weeks and I rode round the TT course on “Mad Sunday” when there are no speed restrictions whatsoever.
 
Indeed , our bike gang jackets had the Treskelion design with “Mad Bastards” written underneath it and the “59” black and white patch on the shoulder (British bikers will get the significance of that one).
 






 

Received an Isle of Man 1980 one pound 22ct proof yesterday  
https://colnect.com/en/coins/coin/80486-1_Pound_Triskele_Over_Map_-_Gold-I60_-_One_Sovereign_1_Pound_Bullion_Coinage-Isle_of_Man
at bullion price paid last week @arshimo2012. Had a helluva job cracking it out of its plastic covering without damaging it. There was some very heavy bond/glue to undo (see pics with flecks of material on outside and  pics once removed). Right at the end, I managed to fingerprint it but was planning to send it off to ncs for conservation anyway.
I could find only one graded on either ngc or pcgs and that was a pr67 on pcgs https://www.pcgs.com/pop/pcgsnolookup.aspx?s=520796....and will be taking it to my lcs tomorrow to see if it can beat that and then the 2-3 month wait begins.....
I had a choice of a couple of coins but went for the one most people wouldn’t have probably. I like British coins and the bullion price with a young queen’s head on it from the Pobjoy Mint that has lost the contract now makes this one a getting rarer and rarer addition (it is already almost 40 years old).....and in “sovereign” 22ct gold with a one pound designation. The Triskelion over the map is a striking design and I did go to The Isle of Man back in the early 90s to watch Norton win the TT for the first time in decades !
https://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/Events.aspx?meet_code=TT92 &era=
 
What a tremendous climax to TT week 1992 when the A McAlpine (IoM) Senior TT provided a race-long battle between Steve Hislop on the Norton - The White Charger - and Carl Fogarty on the Loctite Yamaha. They swapped the lead practically every lap - and finished up setting a course record lap and the fastest ever speed between them.
At the end of the first lap Carl led Steve by 1.2 seconds with Robert Dunlop (Norton) just 3.4 seconds down in third place - and all three had lapped at over 121mph. 
At the end of the second circuit Steve led Carl by 2.8 seconds with Robert some 15 seconds down in third place. By half distance the lead had changed again - Carl had a one second advantage over Steve with Robert still in third place.
Lap four saw Hislop back in front by 7.4 seconds. For the first time in the race the lead did not change at the end of the fifth and penultimate lap - and the gap between first and a second was now 5.4 seconds, with Robert Dunlop still holding on to third, brother Joey having retired on the previous lap.
And so to the final lap - Fogarty set a new absolute lap record in 18 minutes 18.8 seconds equal to 123.61mph. Hislop was just a second slower, and also inside the old record, and took victory by 4.4 seconds to give Norton their first Senior TT win since 1961.
It was a hell of a two weeks and I rode round the TT course on “Mad Sunday” when there are no speed restrictions whatsoever.
 
Indeed , our bike gang jackets had the Treskelion design with “Mad Bastards” written underneath it and the “59” black and white patch on the shoulder (British bikers will get the significance of that one).
 






 

Received an Isle of Man 1980 one pound 22ct proof yesterday  
https://colnect.com/en/coins/coin/80486-1_Pound_Triskele_Over_Map_-_Gold-I60_-_One_Sovereign_1_Pound_Bullion_Coinage-Isle_of_Man
at bullion price paid last week @arshimo2012. Had a helluva job cracking it out of its plastic covering without damaging it. There was some very heavy bond/glue to undo (see pics with flecks of material on outside and  pics once removed). Right at the end, I managed to fingerprint it but was planning to send it off to ncs for conservation anyway.
I could find only one graded on either ngc or pcgs and that was a pr67 on pcgs https://www.pcgs.com/pop/pcgsnolookup.aspx?s=520796....and will be taking it to my lcs tomorrow to see if it can beat that and then the 2-3 month wait begins.....
I had a choice of a couple of coins but went for the one most people wouldn’t have probably. I like British coins and the bullion price with a young queen’s head on it from the Pobjoy Mint that has lost the contract now makes this one a getting rarer and rarer addition (it is already almost 40 years old).....and in “sovereign” 22ct gold with a one pound designation. The Triskelion over the map is a striking design and I did go to The Isle of Man back in the early 90s to watch Norton win the TT for the first time in decades !
https://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/Events.aspx?meet_code=TT92 &era=
 
What a tremendous climax to TT week 1992 when the A McAlpine (IoM) Senior TT provided a race-long battle between Steve Hislop on the Norton - The White Charger - and Carl Fogarty on the Loctite Yamaha. They swapped the lead practically every lap - and finished up setting a course record lap and the fastest ever speed between them.
At the end of the first lap Carl led Steve by 1.2 seconds with Robert Dunlop (Norton) just 3.4 seconds down in third place - and all three had lapped at over 121mph. 
At the end of the second circuit Steve led Carl by 2.8 seconds with Robert some 15 seconds down in third place. By half distance the lead had changed again - Carl had a one second advantage over Steve with Robert still in third place.
Lap four saw Hislop back in front by 7.4 seconds. For the first time in the race the lead did not change at the end of the fifth and penultimate lap - and the gap between first and a second was now 5.4 seconds, with Robert Dunlop still holding on to third, brother Joey having retired on the previous lap.
And so to the final lap - Fogarty set a new absolute lap record in 18 minutes 18.8 seconds equal to 123.61mph. Hislop was just a second slower, and also inside the old record, and took victory by 4.4 seconds to give Norton their first Senior TT win since 1961.
It was a hell of a two weeks and I rode round the TT course on “Mad Sunday” when there are no speed restrictions whatsoever.
 
Indeed , our bike gang jackets had the Treskelion design with “Mad Bastards” written underneath it and the “59” black and white patch on the shoulder (British bikers will get the significance of that one).
 






 

Received an Isle of Man 1980 one pound 22ct proof yesterday  
https://colnect.com/en/coins/coin/80486-1_Pound_Triskele_Over_Map_-_Gold-I60_-_One_Sovereign_1_Pound_Bullion_Coinage-Isle_of_Man
at bullion price paid last week @arshimo2012. Had a helluva job cracking it out of its plastic covering without damaging it. There was some very heavy bond/glue to undo (see pics with flecks of material on outside and  pics once removed). Right at the end, I managed to fingerprint it but was planning to send it off to ncs for conservation anyway.
I could find only one graded on either ngc or pcgs and that was a pr67 on pcgs https://www.pcgs.com/pop/pcgsnolookup.aspx?s=520796....and will be taking it to my lcs tomorrow to see if it can beat that and then the 2-3 month wait begins.....
I had a choice of a couple of coins but went for the one most people wouldn’t have probably. I like British coins and the bullion price with a young queen’s head on it from the Pobjoy Mint that has lost the contract now makes this one a getting rarer and rarer addition (it is already almost 40 years old).....and in “sovereign” 22ct gold with a one pound designation. The Triskelion over the map is a striking design and I did go to The Isle of Man back in the early 90s to watch Norton win the TT for the first time in decades !
https://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/Events.aspx?meet_code=TT92 &era=
 
What a tremendous climax to TT week 1992 when the A McAlpine (IoM) Senior TT provided a race-long battle between Steve Hislop on the Norton - The White Charger - and Carl Fogarty on the Loctite Yamaha. They swapped the lead practically every lap - and finished up setting a course record lap and the fastest ever speed between them.
At the end of the first lap Carl led Steve by 1.2 seconds with Robert Dunlop (Norton) just 3.4 seconds down in third place - and all three had lapped at over 121mph. 
At the end of the second circuit Steve led Carl by 2.8 seconds with Robert some 15 seconds down in third place. By half distance the lead had changed again - Carl had a one second advantage over Steve with Robert still in third place.
Lap four saw Hislop back in front by 7.4 seconds. For the first time in the race the lead did not change at the end of the fifth and penultimate lap - and the gap between first and a second was now 5.4 seconds, with Robert Dunlop still holding on to third, brother Joey having retired on the previous lap.
And so to the final lap - Fogarty set a new absolute lap record in 18 minutes 18.8 seconds equal to 123.61mph. Hislop was just a second slower, and also inside the old record, and took victory by 4.4 seconds to give Norton their first Senior TT win since 1961.
It was a hell of a two weeks and I rode round the TT course on “Mad Sunday” when there are no speed restrictions whatsoever.
 
Indeed , our bike gang jackets had the Treskelion design with “Mad Bastards” written underneath it and the “59” black and white patch on the shoulder (British bikers will get the significance of that one).
 






 

Received an Isle of Man 1980 one pound 22ct proof yesterday  
https://colnect.com/en/coins/coin/80486-1_Pound_Triskele_Over_Map_-_Gold-I60_-_One_Sovereign_1_Pound_Bullion_Coinage-Isle_of_Man
at bullion price paid last week @arshimo2012. Had a helluva job cracking it out of its plastic covering without damaging it. There was some very heavy bond/glue to undo (see pics with flecks of material on outside and  pics once removed). Right at the end, I managed to fingerprint it but was planning to send it off to ncs for conservation anyway.
I could find only one graded on either ngc or pcgs and that was a pr67 on pcgs https://www.pcgs.com/pop/pcgsnolookup.aspx?s=520796....and will be taking it to my lcs tomorrow to see if it can beat that and then the 2-3 month wait begins.....
I had a choice of a couple of coins but went for the one most people wouldn’t have probably. I like British coins and the bullion price with a young queen’s head on it from the Pobjoy Mint that has lost the contract now makes this one a getting rarer and rarer addition (it is already almost 40 years old).....and in “sovereign” 22ct gold with a one pound designation. The Triskelion over the map is a striking design and I did go to The Isle of Man back in the early 90s to watch Norton win the TT for the first time in decades !
https://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/Events.aspx?meet_code=TT92 &era=
 
What a tremendous climax to TT week 1992 when the A McAlpine (IoM) Senior TT provided a race-long battle between Steve Hislop on the Norton - The White Charger - and Carl Fogarty on the Loctite Yamaha. They swapped the lead practically every lap - and finished up setting a course record lap and the fastest ever speed between them.
At the end of the first lap Carl led Steve by 1.2 seconds with Robert Dunlop (Norton) just 3.4 seconds down in third place - and all three had lapped at over 121mph. 
At the end of the second circuit Steve led Carl by 2.8 seconds with Robert some 15 seconds down in third place. By half distance the lead had changed again - Carl had a one second advantage over Steve with Robert still in third place.
Lap four saw Hislop back in front by 7.4 seconds. For the first time in the race the lead did not change at the end of the fifth and penultimate lap - and the gap between first and a second was now 5.4 seconds, with Robert Dunlop still holding on to third, brother Joey having retired on the previous lap.
And so to the final lap - Fogarty set a new absolute lap record in 18 minutes 18.8 seconds equal to 123.61mph. Hislop was just a second slower, and also inside the old record, and took victory by 4.4 seconds to give Norton their first Senior TT win since 1961.
It was a hell of a two weeks and I rode round the TT course on “Mad Sunday” when there are no speed restrictions whatsoever.
 
Indeed , our bike gang jackets had the Treskelion design with “Mad Bastards” written underneath it and the “59” black and white patch on the shoulder (British bikers will get the significance of that one).
 






 

I would like to thank @woody65 from Yorkshire Bullion for supplying this coin and for the all round great service!

Most recent acquisition. 

A one year only coin designed for the Hong Kong market and jewellery.
 
 
 

Easter present

Here it is next to a 1900. Definately a brighter shade, at least it was cheap
 

This week received in the post a 1983 half proof sovereign I purchased in an auction and the 2005 half MS66PL sovereign from a US SilverForum member. Was delighted to also receive a 1964 Kennedy Half dollar from the US SilverForum member as a souvenir from the US, my first US coin! Very generous indeed. 
In addition now have my first Queens Beast, the 1/4 oz gold proof. 
A great week. 
Kevin 
PS sorry for the poor photo quality, this is my first photo post and so hope I will improve over time. 

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Got a couple of things in the mail today, among them a nice and shiny German Mark from 1907.  MUCH more exciting though, I received my first of 2 of the new Niue Islands Goddesses series coins that I purchased and it is absolutely stunning! super high relief.  I don't always go for gilded coins, but it really adds a lovely flair to this one and I'm excited to have it in my collection.  Beautiful wooden display case and a mintage of only 500 pieces for this first in series, I really think/hope this one will do well!

Received an 1859 Young Victoria Shield Gold Sovereign in what looks to be VF condition from a seller on eBay. Also looks like there might be misaligned die evidence on the 3 o’clock to 6 o’clock edge of the obverse.