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So, the half sovereign I bought arrived this morning (due yesterday but no one to sign for so delayed it a day) 
I’ve popped my cherry twice with this order:
1. First time dealing with the Royal Mint
2. First time not buying just bullion to stack 
 
and what can I say.... I’ve enjoyed every minute of it!!
the tease and build up to the launch
hanging on edge whilst waiting for my lucky queue number to drop
the eyeing up of all the pretty pieces but knowing what’s within my range and the ease of slipping that little beauty into my basket
more waiting and teasing of stories from other people’s experiences 
and then the ringing of my bell
(I even swear the postie could see the joy in my face when he handed me my box)
even the unboxing was a joy.... stripping away layer after layer of gorgeous outer garments until finally reaching the final piece
breath held.... and open!!
WHAT A BEAUTY!!! 
I can’t fault any part of this experience. No pain, no tears and no regrets! 
Thank you Royal Mint! 
 

Had my royal mail deliveries  all good and no damage or flaws/problems - very happy with results
Only waiting on five coin set, not dispatched yet  
Off to the safe deposit box, not to be be seen again for five years plus

At last a full date run of Gillick head's!☺️

Just got my 2 sovereigns delivered today ..still waiting for the box of 3 to come yet phoned RM up and she gave me a tracking number for that and Royal Mail says it is " The sender is preparing the item" and will give me more information when they receive it..Here is my 2 sovereigns..

Going to be busy this thread today 😂

Very fast delivery from The Britannia coin company.

I’m sure there will be a few of these posts today but this honestly incredible up close. Better than the 02, 05 and 12 in my opinion. It rivals the 89 and 17 designs. Credit where credit is due, bravo Timothy Noad and the Royal Mint

I have stopped rushing to get coins graded as I think the whole thing now is becoming stupid... the difference between a 70 and 69 is imperceptible and is reliant on a "human' view on each coin and to see some 69s valued at less then raw is completely nuts.... I have 100 year old sovereigns that are not graded and look better having aged. I can't wait for my @newer@ coins to get the same patina on them as that is what they are supposed to look like... He who seeks perfection will never find it. He who sees beauty in imperfection will...

Personally I'd keep the beautiful coins in their beautiful box.

Couldn't wait until Doug  finished processing it, but now:

Even the colour doesn't look too bad! 😎

I have work commitments on Monday from 8.45am - 😞.
Hopefully Koinclub or another affilate trader starts selling them a little earlier than RM or I doubt I'll get a look in.

A 1989 Proof half sovereign

c'mon guys, time to give it up
@ChrisSilver

When I got into precious metals I quickly realized that the coin in it's form calls out the collector in us. Something seems to click and whisper it's not merely an ounce of metal, it's a collectible. Even more so with historicals (say Sovereigns, 20 Francs), even though most are just a regular n grams of... This mentality makes us want to encapsulate even mundane pieces, use gloves and want to slab things. And the more slabs do command a higher price, the more this will become investment mechanic. At it's pinnacle it may lead to slabbing being needed to produce trust for selling?
I am viewing this tendency from Germany where stacking graded coins is a novelty, with few NGC or PCGS grading services available. I am reading opinions of German international sellers however who say they can make huge profits by grading for the US and Chinese markets.
Personally, I'm a fond toucher of my metals, I am enjoying a good gold or silver ping, and the jingle of coins in a bag - I remember reading about Nazi gold and seeing historical photos of rough bags of 20 Mark coins thrown in by the hundreds - what a glorious image 😙  I'm feeling guilty however whenever I'm reading about slabbing initiatives. I'm feeling like an amateur then 😗 even though I'm always sure that the dealers I buy from will have sorted the numismatically valuable coins from those they offer as bullion grade. And yes, even I place joy in completing series like Queen's Beasts and cannot think of these pieces as bullion. And I'm happy to try to complete date runs. So it is inside all of us 😳 let's not forget: everything worth doing is worth overdoing 😁
I do hope graded coins will not become the stacking standard.

2 x 10oz Dragon Queens Beast and a 10 oz Unicorn from The European Mint .

1902 Proof florin

Nice little proof sixpence.

Love the QB designs and they are much more classy in finish compared to the Tudor Beasts. 
 
QB’s miles ahead!
 
A big pass on the “KB” series for me. Too bland of a design and lacklustre.  

Arrived from Goldsilver.be . 1 x 10 oz unicorn , 1 x 1 oz Rwanda Shoebill , 1 x 1 oz Koala , 1 x Somalia Elephant and a 1/2 oz Lunar pig .

10 francs ceres 1899 and 5 francs napoleon 1859 
Usually found in poor condition heavily circulated two nice examples these 

Small but lovely two half sovs😊

Just got 2 of my 2oz bullion completer coins come today , got to say I love them 😍 will go nice with my full queen beast set 😁

2oz Completer received today from the Royal Mint .  Lovely coin.


 

Received this beauty back from NGC  Thanks @ChrisSilver and @CoinsOfTheRealmAuctions!
 

Back from grading at long last👍👍