Cointreau

COTD is price of gold divided by the price of the Vanguard world index total return fund, which is, imo, a much fairer valuation of gold than the more widely used dow/gold ratio. 
Gold has just about been holding its own against a raging stock market over the last couple of years. Are we about to head back up?
On this measure gold is about the same valuation relative to stocks as it was during 2003-2005.

Today I welcome the 500g Umicore bar from @Bigchilli to my Umicore collection.
Only size missing now is the mega 5kg  bar but as much as it would be nice to have such a large bar I don't think they would be an easy sell due to the cost involved. Items above £500+ seem to slow down a lot around here and a 5kg bar would be £2800 so that's me done for the poured Umicores I think.
2p added for size comparison.
 

Last PF 70 to complete the set & a very big thank you to Sal from the US for sourcing this for me & Quicksilver 1934 for sending to me.😎
 

Finally arrived from atkinsons. Worth the wait, which is made slightly sweeter by the fact they are now £40 more than when I purchased these 😬

Backdated some of my Rwandan African Wildlife Silver 1 oz Silver (Rwanda Hippo 2012) Bullion Coins arrived today (ordered from Germany www.bekomunzen.de using google translate from German to English and paid via paypal) 49.90 euros per coin and 16.90 Euros delivery I wish someone told me when I started don't collect a series that has been going for years because it will cost you an arm and leg to backdate the coins . Not planning to backdate any further than the 2012 Hippo due to premiums.

Added to my stack other existing Rwandan African Wildlife series collecting






Started a new series come out recently Rwanda Nautical Ounce (Santa Maria/Hms Endeavour) and premiums low so I have bought ten of them.

I must admit that I do love the Rwandan BU coins.

If I could would make most of my stack of these lovely Mexican silver coins. Got a fresh stack of the onzas and pesos. 

A jubilee head Victorian for £225 and a Georgian for £223. Both from HGM.

A jubilee head Victorian for £225 and a Georgian for £223. Both from HGM.

A jubilee head Victorian for £225 and a Georgian for £223. Both from HGM.

A jubilee head Victorian for £225 and a Georgian for £223. Both from HGM.

A jubilee head Victorian for £225 and a Georgian for £223. Both from HGM.

Today I bought a camera...

I spent most of the day trying to connect it to my computer...
And then there was a further struggle to copy the pictures to insert them here.
Anyway, I hope this was waiting for...


Hopefully it should get easier with practice!

During the week, I bought two more gold sovs from HGM. 1906 and 1981.
I think I 've got over 50 sovs now.

During the week, I bought two more gold sovs from HGM. 1906 and 1981.
I think I 've got over 50 sovs now.

During the week, I bought two more gold sovs from HGM. 1906 and 1981.
I think I 've got over 50 sovs now.

Received an older date Gold Sovereign and reborn silver...
An 1825 George IV Gold Sovereign in great condition with a grade of AU58.

And five 2014 Great Britain 1/4 oz Silver Britannia SS Gairsoppa BU, added to my 2013s.

Nothing ultra rare here, but still very collectable.

Furia Sabinia Tranquillina. I'll send it to NGC, hope it is authentic.

My GF loves Gucci so I set out to buy her some jewelry, ended up finding this necklace on sale £369 instead of £715 which is appears to be everywhere else
It's 18ct, no idea of weight atm, not listed anywhere, I'm sure a scandalous amount for £369
The things I do for love 

A little deviation from the Gold Sovs... two lucky dip 1950 or 1957 Saudi Arabia Gold One Guinea, AU/BU. Hoping for at least one of them being 1950!

During the week, I bought two more gold sovs from HGM. 1906 and 1981.
I think I 've got over 50 sovs now.

During the week, I bought two more gold sovs from HGM. 1906 and 1981.
I think I 've got over 50 sovs now.

During the week, I bought two more gold sovs from HGM. 1906 and 1981.
I think I 've got over 50 sovs now.

During the week, I bought two more gold sovs from HGM. 1906 and 1981.
I think I 've got over 50 sovs now.

During the week, I bought two more gold sovs from HGM. 1906 and 1981.
I think I 've got over 50 sovs now.