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Nice one @BedMac, congrats 👍 
Thanks to @RoslandGold yet again

Congrats @AgNO3 on the awesome win & thanks @RoslandGold for the prize 👍 

Congrats @AgNO3 on the awesome win & thanks @RoslandGold for the prize 👍 

Congrats @AgNO3 on the awesome win & thanks @RoslandGold for the prize 👍 

Hi,
This is not an entry (as I published this elsewhere), but I had written about recent gold shortages on my little blog and how China is accumulating and the UK had sold off most of its stockpile. 

My apologies for the slight overkill on the photos, but I just couldn't resist to share what I have found in a lovely package earlier today.
As the premiums on the regular bullion coins are too high for me (and pretty much everybody else... ), I decided to go for some collectible silver coins, which are all 1 oz silver coins but one.
In that sense, I have grown quite fond of the Tokelau designs, with the Terra 2020 (photo 1), Vivat Humanitas 2020 (2), Equilibrium 2019 (3), and the Chronos series of 2017, 2018, and 2019 (4 & 5).
From other countries/mints, I have gotten the Nikola Tesla series of 2018, 2019, and 2020 (6, 7 & 8), the Redback Spider 2020 (9), the Rectangle Dragon (10), the Laos Panthera Tiger (11), and finally the 10 oz Royal Arms 2020.

Today I Received...a very interesting coin! (Via NGC - Which has had Conservation)
So, some time ago, I submitted a very ‘dodgy’ looking coin to NGC for grading....with a suspicion it would receive the dreaded ‘details’ grade.

But, I liked the coin, so off it went. Plus, I am trying to get all of my Una Libras graded. I have a very large briefcase to fill. (thanks to @ Gildeon)
So, here is the coin in a bit more detail..(before submission)

As you can see, there is quite a large area of what looks like olive coloured pitting, which also seems to be embedded into the surface of the coin. Despite a nice warm soapy bath, none of it would shift..I did try...carefully.
I also noticed another ‘error’ on the coin..

There is a distinct line above the first five letters of REPUBLIC..A Die-Crack maybe?
All in all..a pretty coin, but with ‘a lot going on’...not necessarily in a good way☹️!
The next piece of bad news arrives...
I receive notification that NGC suggest the coin goes through conservation,...the coin cost a little over spot, so the additional cost could be justified. I am then thinking, if it’s worth conserving, it probably isn’t going to get a details grade...but as a relative newbie to grading, I wasn’t really sure.
Then..the big surprise...Today I get the coin back😃

WOW 🤩 !What a grade...but why not ‘DETAILS’?
My attention then falls on a subject not previously researched...MINT ERRORS...and STRUCK THROUGH.
(From NGC) The most common type of mint error may be a “struck through,” yet these are often misunderstood by collectors. Struck throughs occur when a piece of foreign material comes between the die and a planchet during striking. The coin is said to be “struck through” the foreign material, which leaves behind an impression on the coin’s surface.
A little wiser I become.

As you can see from the picture above (post conservation) I think NGC conservation have done a great job in tidying up the area of ‘Struck Through’, if you compare back to the pre submission pics.
But have you also noticed something else which does not ‘sit right’? 
The obverse of a coin is usually the ‘Heads’ side. And the mint error on this coin all relates to what would usually be the reverse, or tails side of a coin. Have NGC got this wrong?...Answer.....NO?
On an Una Libra, the head, an image of Manco Capac. (Believed to be the son of Inti, the Inca sun god) is the Reverse.
Preliminary reading suggests that the side of a coin which has the country of origin on it, as well as an image of a ruling monarch, or reference to a state/ government etc ..will be determined to be the obverse. In this case, the side with the state and country (REPUBLICA PERUANA LIMA) becomes the obverse.
Plus, Manco (whether he actually existed or not) would have died about 800 years ago, so was not a ruling monarch at any point in these coins history (1898-1969). I am sure there are other exceptions to this heads/ obverse rule...but this is my first!
Thank you for reading.
Addendum
Just when I thought I had figured out what was going on, I may have to have a rethink🤔.
On closer inspection of the reverse, I can see an area of interest..a rough surface exists in open field in front of Manco...now I am totally confused..one for the experts and that’s not me!

Nice two👍 bravo 👌

Some very fancy coins today, 4 of the 5 Eternal Sculptures from PowerCoin - just waiting for the final one to be released in a month or so to complete the set.

Been waiting on flips for a few days now so had a pile of smaller silvers ready for 22.5mm flips.
There's a little bit of everything here, some nice Russian and Bulgarian coins including an almost proof looking 1913 50 Stotinki.
Some pre-German empire coins and the strangest and most precise silver quantity coin I own! A .4375 silver content Austrian Kreuzer!
A very nice KGV Australia 6 Pence with very strong detail on both reverse and obverse and some nice toning to it !@SILVERFINGER
A couple of Billon coins (I still count these as silver) Inc a 5 rappen 1873.
And my favourite... and quite topical at the moment coin 😂- a 1915 1 Korona HUNGARY (just noticed not Austria!) coin with stunning rainbow toning. Very hard to capture the extent of this beautiful obverse toning, but although the condition isn't amazing, the toning makes this coin very beautiful to look at.
 

Amazing coin!   Photos dont do it justice, video clip is much nicer 👌 PR66 .... 😬
Thanks for sharing 👍

Amazing coin!   Photos dont do it justice, video clip is much nicer 👌 PR66 .... 😬
Thanks for sharing 👍

Amazing coin!   Photos dont do it justice, video clip is much nicer 👌 PR66 .... 😬
Thanks for sharing 👍

Today I received this lovely coin back from its grading journey... a super 1825, any guesses on the grade?
 
 


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If you're just looking at increasing your gold stack for the purposes of weight this is good:
https://www.atsbullion.com/one-ounce-gold-coins/one-ounce-gold-coin-best-price/#.XqCgDE7TUqk
2% over current spot with better deals as volume increases and in stock. 
Isn't this better than usual premium for one of these? 
https://www.bairdmint.com/products/1oz-uk-gold-queens-beasts-falcon-of-the-plantagenets
Apologies if not 👌

The only dips I’ve seen recently is in my couch from where I keep sitting. 😂

https://www.geiger-edelmetalle.de/en/online-shop/all-products/gold/gold-bars/gold-bar-1-oz.9999-lev-casted-square-1653.html?c=343
 

 

Congratulations @Kussilver well done
thanks to @RoslandGold Emanuel 👍
Bravo 

Congratulations @Kussilver well done
thanks to @RoslandGold Emanuel 👍
Bravo 

My first silver coin, and I thought I was just gonna buy bars 🤠
The layers and depth of this thing is incredible! 

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Wow this thread brings back so many memories as I was in Dubai on holiday when BYB tagged me into this thread was not even visiting the Silver Forum during that time
So true everyone needs to make their own decision about where they want save their hard work and labour and when they want to sell, buy, re-allocate from different assets classes. Taking personal responsibility about your own finances is the key to ensuring that you preserve and take opportunities to grow your wealth.

Got these today potentially previously returned but I am happy AF as they were so cheap

A few bars:
 

Sure, I would be very interested in reading one.
I guess you meant taking part in one.
Who's providing the answers?