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Received back some coins direct from NGC.  Went direct myself so that I have a paper trail for proof of authenticity for when I come to sell.  Counterfeiting is getting better all the time so in 10-20 years it's nice to have the paper work to go with the coins.  I'm keeping the original submission forms, screen shot of NGC site which shows invoice and line items and copy of NGC's emailed PDF invoice which also have invoicing a line items.  All info will match each cert on the slabs.  Adds reassurance to buyers since coins in slabs can't be tested and it's authenticity is reliant on visual inspections against the original.

Main reason for slabbing is to reduce storage space, protect the coins and possibly add value to some.  Saves having to play Tetris when new items are added into storage or when I take things out and have to get it all back in again.  90% of my grading will be proof gold with a select few silver.  For me, I don't feel slabbing silver is economical unless it's a special coin/medal.

Pile of boxes on the left is now reduced to the pile of slabs on the right.  Boxes will be shrink wrapped and labelled (pics of the slabs) for easy identification and matching up in the future and then thrown into a Really Useful Box and put into storage.  The boxes are not needed but I want to keep everything so they can be sold on together with the slab.

The full Sov only got a 69

Expected a 69 for the 3g Temple Panda.

Happy to get 70s for Dragon and Phoenix

Turtle boat was originally a 69 but they recommended conservation and came back a 70.  Kazakhstan Lunar is one of my favorite coins and a 70 is a bonus.

1g 2016 Panda came from a Chards in OMP on release but was cut open for some reason.  I knew they were sold out and never bothered to quiz it since an exchange would not have been possible and I got it for a really good price on pre-order.  Thought I'd throw it in for grading.  Happy with the Berlin Panda at 70.

2016 Temple of Pandas.  69 was pretty much expected with only 20% achieving 70.  Never bothered to inspect them properly when I received them and I can see and issue with the frosting on the bottom left medal.  No wonder they're making such a big deal with the Temple 2 Panda and the high number of 70s which have come back (to the Sponsor).  We'll have to wait and see if the public also get the same proportion or whether they've been cherry picked.  I already sent back 2 of the 4 I received for replacement.

Had to trek to the Sorting Office to pick this up.  2017 Nanjing Panda in plain old proof silver.  Was OMP but I broke it out.

China 2017 - The 70th Anniversary of the Founding of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region 30g Coin.  Quite a bit more expensive than usual which I think is down to the mintage of 20k instead of the usual 50/60k.  Really want the 8g gold coin as well but it's a little too much.

China 2017 - World Heritage - Temple & Cemetery of Confucius & The Kong Family Mansion in Qufu 30g coin.  Issue with a dot on the coin.  Looks like a impurity within the silver.  Contacted Chinese dealer to have it exchanged.  Let's see how they deal with it.

Couple of commemorative sovereigns.

1999 Perth Mint Centenary Bi-Metallic.  Sov + 5g silver.  It's different.

2013 Proof Perth Mint Australian Sov.  Got this to go with the 2005 Sydney Mint.

Both came boxed with COA etc but the external box to the 2013 was a bit battered.

2011 China World Heritage Series - Shaolin Temple PF69 Ultra Cameo.  Few scratches on the slab so will have it rehoused sometime in the future.  Piked it up because I really like the reverse but I've got a bad eye at the moment so everything is blury

Just back from holiday so a few bits have been sitting here waiting for me.

2016 and 2017 South Korean Chiwoo Cheonwang medals.  Originally missed the 2016 so had to pay quite a bit for it.

JFK coin from Pobjoy Mint and a 1/10th Gold Money Metals Exchange Liberty Medal.

2016 and 2017 South Korean 1/4 Gold Tiger Medals.

1 oz Silver Star Wars Classics Chewbacca Coin, 1 oz 40th Anniversary Poster Coin Bar and a 2017 Australian Stock Horse

Nanjing Mint 4 X Buddhas/Temples (Emei, Jiuhua, Putuo, Wutai)  8g Silver Notes in a frame.  Mintage of 1080.   There is also a 1g gold version.  I was offered it the other day and by the following day it was sold out and I wasn't able to get one.

2017 Kookaburra Shark and Rooster Privy, 2017 Koala Kangaroo Privy, 2017 Britannia 20th Anniversary Privy, Welcome to Silverbug Island  - Whirlpool Round, Four Horseman of the Apocalypse (White Horse of Conquest) Round, Royal Mint Refinery - Small Shield Round and 2017 New Zeland Mint Niue Panda.

1oz Gold 1988 South Korean Seoul Olympics - 1986 Turtle Boat Proof coin.  Came with box and COA.  They issued coins from 1986 onward for the olympics.  Only 92.5% fine so has a gross weight of 33.626g and 35mm in diameter.

From Arshi, the 2nd in the Kookaburra Evolution Companion Series and is the 2002 Evolution of Time.  5 coin series starting 2001 with Calendar, Time, Knowledge, Numbers and Alphabet.  Originally proof antiqued coins with box & COA with mintage of 15k ish but this is just coin only.  Shame there's a crack in the capsule.  Will replace it one day.  No idea why there's mention of Kookaburra.

I forget how good a 10oz coin feels in hand.

I've been wanting the 2017 for a while because of the new design.  Luckily I never did buy it and the limited 30th Anniversary Privy was recently released so it made much more sense to get this one instead for the extra few £.  Decided to buy from RMB as it was only £4 more expensive than elsewhere and for that extra I would get a capsule and be entered into the prize draw.  Unlike the Queen's Beasts, the capsule is not the screw type and is just a push fit with a little moon cutout for opening.

Shipped yesterday with a scheduled delivery for Tuesday due to the Bank Holiday.  Delivered today, a Saturday by DHL.

The field design is much better than the dimply effect of the previous couple years.