UltramanArgent

1 hour ago, Tattoedamat said:

Look what arrived today. Black Ruthenium and gold finish

I know they're all aftermarket modified coins, but I'd quite like to own something like this one day. Nice find!  

Here's a dual unboxing from APMEX - two rolls of 90% silver halves! I was really amazed by some of the things I found here, such as the 1918-S and the XF/AU examples - most of the time people only tend to find 42's and 43's in average circulation Walking Liberty rolls, so this was a pleasant surprise.

Here's an unusual addition to my collection - a 1 kilo Geiger copper bar! This will probably be the first kilo bar for any metal that I own for quite a while, although I'm pretty sure my total silver collection weighs more than that at the moment. A silver kilo bar is definitely one of the things I'd like to own soon!

I decided to carry out a little experiment with a wide variety of coins, after hearing of a few horror stories regarding ratty and spotty Maples. I purchased a bunch of Eagles and Maples, as well as a mix of Morgan and Peace Dollars for comparison.

One of the things that surprised me the most were the two O mint mark Morgans - a very welcome surprise, indeed!

I decided to order some War Nickels from APMEX and have them shipped over to the UK for me - the postage speed was blistering compared to the failures of Yodel, that can be said for sure. No gloves this time, as most of the coins were pretty grimy, as these apparently tend to be judging by other videos around YouTube!

3 minutes ago, Rugbyplayer said:

I've only gone and done it! 

@TheGeneral posted a tantalising pic of a pile of ASE he picked up the other day and I commented that I really need to add some of these to my stack! That night @Wackattak924 listed some for sale.......fate......I'd say!

Generic for some but I think they're stunning. 

Those are some absolutely gorgeous Eagles! One of my long term goals is to own a full tube or two for my own collection

10 minutes ago, SILVERFINGER said:

Thank god for that mate, was there any sign of tampering with the parcel and make sure if there was that all inside is genuine and correct and hasn't been swapped.

I made sure to double check to make sure everything was as it should have been - I can congratulate the seller for making sure the tube was packaged with serious care - The parcel itself hadn't been tampered either, which was a serious relief. During the height of the repeated delivery attempts, I was worried that the parcel being delayed over and over again may have meant that in reality, someone with nefarious intentions at Yodel may have stolen the contents for themselves - I wouldn't put it past them after the hassle revolving around this order!

Thanks to Yodel dragging their feet and repeatedly refusing to deliver a roll of Silver Franklin half dollars from the USA (This is the sixth day running where they've refused to deliver with the exact same excuse ), I was unable to make the video I wanted, but fortunately a few other new additions came in the post over the last few days, so I've made a video on those

Since my sister is studying Korean Language Studies at the University of York, I decided to order some Won for part of a Christmas gift, plus a few other banknotes for me - I'm quite impressed with how crisp and new the $10 and $1 bills were! My personal favourite item out of the ones in this video has to be the PF 70 Eagle - I love cameo coins, especially when the fields appear to turn black under the right light.

4 minutes ago, kimchi said:

@UltramanArgent great vids, these are the first I've seen from you and really enjoyed your enthusiasm, goals, and presentation Not sure about cleaning those bars, I'm sure many like @ilovesilverireallydo and @JunkBond among others might advise. I wouldn't accept that Libertad myself from Bullionbypost, but then I stopped using them when I got 'grade A' Brits that were milked and scratched in my very early stacking days, and then I found this forum and the (for now) far cheaper silver from Europe. If I don't have an order big enough myself I have used @BackyardBullion's group order or little private orders between trusted friends on here to great effect!

I don't see the point of cotton gloves myself, especially if you only put one on and handle the coin with the other hand! I go for powder free nitrile gloves which allow a good deal of grip and are disposable. Looks like a lovely Sov, well done!!!

Sounds good to me! Thanks for all the advice  I grabbed up the gloves for an inexpensive price on Amazon, but I can definitely see the advantage of having something that's a better fit - attempting to open the press-seal bags a lot of coin dealers package their coins in can become quite frustrating with them on!

I'll also hesitate on cleaning the bars, as you suggested, too.

Here's what should be the last few silver arrivals before the first gold coin in my collection (a George V Half Sovereign!!) arrives tomorrow - This includes the Canadian Silver Dollars that came yesterday, along with a Krugerrand and Libertad from last week, as well as some capsules for my 1oz bars

I apologise for all the dead thrips under the glass desk cover - Over the last few months, those little bastards got into everything. They even got into some of the capsules I ordered earlier in the summer!