Nortypeter

Hello, and thankyou for your reply here, and i am sorry to hear of your loss. I still have this full set of coins and inspite of enquiries i have made anywhere, you are the first real lead i have now found. I still have this set of enameled/ colourised coins and if you have any records from your fathers business relating to this set, or if you know who the artist was, perhaps he was the artist who did this, or perhaps you have other leads. it is a truly wonderful set in near perfect condition after so many years,the artwork even close up is first class and if it was hand painted, this must have taken many hours or weeks even to do on so many coins. i was told by previous owner the set was sold to his own father at a specialist coin fair and is perhaps a special edition or 1 off set.on its outer covering it states first edition proof set. I would love to get this set legitamely certified status, as i have no idea of its value. how many sets were produced with enameling etc,i have so little information myself. I am attaching a couple of photos. any help here would be appreciated best regards peter

messaged you.

Cheeky £75 bid posted.

with a typical 1kg gold bar measuring just a small 80mm x 40mm x 18mm, i think my preference would be to have 130 gold sovereigns costing the same price. maybe looking slightly more impressive too.

£29.26 inc Zero Vat = 50% premium on top of spot. taking the P### IMO

just got a couple myself and Chris Silver : thanks for moving (didnt realise there was a seperate thread )

not Gold but Platinum .cant see a seperate thread for Plat Royal Mint 1/4 oz Platinum proof Britannia 2017,or + charles + queens 60th on same site and same price ,boxed with cert issue price was £525. not many left buy 1 = £299 buy 2 = £292 each prices include postage 2017 Britannia : UK Quarter Ounce Platinum Proof (britanniacoincompany.com)

Have had around 9 orders delivered so far with more on order,normaly within a week.all delivered by Royal mail in UK.with o problems at all note : they have a buy 5 pay for 4 = cheapest is free on any coins this weekend only.and buyers get extra 5% off through silver forum code( see their forum post).and you get points each £1 spent = about 5p in points.soon adds up.

Latest addition to my collection arrived this morning. What strange coins I am collecting !! 2nd Last picture is from internet as it shows more clearly this coin. not my usual buy but different,i had to have it. BASKETBALL Spherical 1 Oz Silver Coin 5$ Samoa 2020 5.0 star rati This beautiful 1 Oz Silver coin is dedicated to a beautiful team sport – the Basketball. The coin is perfectly shaped as a ball and has a Gold plating. The coin comes in a case, along with the Certificate of Authenticity. Limited mintage to 2.020 pcs worldwide.

Another Lil Beauty arrived this morning,added to my growing collection THOR Norse Gods Gold Plating 2 Oz Silver Coin 1$ Cook Islands 2020 This 2 Oz Silver coin is the first issue of the series "Norse Gods" - Gold Plating, featuring Thor, the hammer-wielding god associated with thunder, lightning and storms. The coin has an exceptional High Relief technique creating a stunning visual effect, has a selective Gold Plating and comes in a case, along with the Certificate of Authenticity. Limited mintage to 499 pcs. last pic added from website showing the coin more clearly.

possibly also based elsewhere,but my order was from Powercoin.it/ and was delivered from Italy too.

https://www.powercoin.it/en/

Update. I opened an account and placed my 1st order with LPM Metals.based in Italy.on Tuesday.Order delivered by Royal Mail,yesterday.Saturday. coins arrived in well packaged sealed packaging. LPM give you points on every order placed which you can use to discount further purchases.mine was approx.£10.00 on a £220 order placed. Every couple of days they add new coins to 'FLASH SALE' with discounts upto 30%. with some real crackers available. They also accept Paypal with no premium added Also Accept Bitcoin. No postage charge on orders over £200 Note : most coins are premium coins rather than basic Bullion Well laid out website, easy to navigate, !! How Good is That !!

I watched a program on TV last week Fake Britain or similar.they went into Assay office in London to test jewellery,exactly what it is made off.Machine seemed to be using lazers,i think, to test.looked to be size and shape of a microwave oven.owners brought their jewelry in to be tested,with some very big suprises.big makers not accurately describing what items were made off.some would be confiscated by trading standards and some was actualy dangerous possibly fatal due to contents. anyone know what this machine would be called and price and if there are smaller similar machines that test every possibility that are more compact /cheaper.

Today I received NANO LAST JUDGMENT Florence Cathedral Ceilings of Heaven Silver Coin 5$ Cook Islands 2014 5.0 star rati Third coin in series, the entire Florence Cathedral fresco is entirely depicted on the octagonal shaped Nano Chip embedded in the coin. Onto the size of a finger nail a very high resolution image is engraved with the technology of microelectronics on an ultra-planar Nano Chip, produced in a dust free environment out of high purity quartz in extreme vacuum. Mintage 999 pcs only! first 3 pics just taken, the rest from website which show them a little better than i can photo. detail is amazing, I would love to know how i can see the images from the Micro /Nano chip