TheShinyStuff

They whole set complete, 4 wrecks.

I'd def. keep them the way they are. Side by side like the day they were born😂

I'd def. keep them the way they are. Side by side like the day they were born😂

I'd def. keep them the way they are. Side by side like the day they were born😂

I'd def. keep them the way they are. Side by side like the day they were born😂

My random sovereign arrived today and it’s ironic that it was a 1914 as I have a big interest in WW1.
Now, who’s got a 1915, 1916, 1917 and a 1918 to sell. I can see another date run coming on.... 😬
It’s a bit battered but I wonder who handed this into the bank as the last circulated sovereigns were collected for the new pound notes.

A full 10 days after ordering this finally arrived from Atkinson's. My first half sovereign. Was hoping for a nice Gillick, maybe next time.


It's in decent shape I suppose and I do like the age of it and the idea of the hands its passed through. I tend to like most of my shiny to be, well, shiny. But this is nice.
Before Christmas I posted asking for opinions on where to go regarding small sized gold, couldn't decide between bars, tenths or half sovs. 

Now have these and unfortunately I'm still none the wiser. Just have to keep buying and see where I end up. Skint probably!

A full 10 days after ordering this finally arrived from Atkinson's. My first half sovereign. Was hoping for a nice Gillick, maybe next time.


It's in decent shape I suppose and I do like the age of it and the idea of the hands its passed through. I tend to like most of my shiny to be, well, shiny. But this is nice.
Before Christmas I posted asking for opinions on where to go regarding small sized gold, couldn't decide between bars, tenths or half sovs. 

Now have these and unfortunately I'm still none the wiser. Just have to keep buying and see where I end up. Skint probably!

Some platinum.

A full 10 days after ordering this finally arrived from Atkinson's. My first half sovereign. Was hoping for a nice Gillick, maybe next time.


It's in decent shape I suppose and I do like the age of it and the idea of the hands its passed through. I tend to like most of my shiny to be, well, shiny. But this is nice.
Before Christmas I posted asking for opinions on where to go regarding small sized gold, couldn't decide between bars, tenths or half sovs. 

Now have these and unfortunately I'm still none the wiser. Just have to keep buying and see where I end up. Skint probably!

A full 10 days after ordering this finally arrived from Atkinson's. My first half sovereign. Was hoping for a nice Gillick, maybe next time.


It's in decent shape I suppose and I do like the age of it and the idea of the hands its passed through. I tend to like most of my shiny to be, well, shiny. But this is nice.
Before Christmas I posted asking for opinions on where to go regarding small sized gold, couldn't decide between bars, tenths or half sovs. 

Now have these and unfortunately I'm still none the wiser. Just have to keep buying and see where I end up. Skint probably!

A full 10 days after ordering this finally arrived from Atkinson's. My first half sovereign. Was hoping for a nice Gillick, maybe next time.


It's in decent shape I suppose and I do like the age of it and the idea of the hands its passed through. I tend to like most of my shiny to be, well, shiny. But this is nice.
Before Christmas I posted asking for opinions on where to go regarding small sized gold, couldn't decide between bars, tenths or half sovs. 

Now have these and unfortunately I'm still none the wiser. Just have to keep buying and see where I end up. Skint probably!

Starting a little collection of brands before deciding which one to to go for all sizes on.
Took about a week from Atkinsons in the end so not too bad after the two week warning.
 

😊

Just got these two bad boys back from grading 🤩
 

A full 10 days after ordering this finally arrived from Atkinson's. My first half sovereign. Was hoping for a nice Gillick, maybe next time.


It's in decent shape I suppose and I do like the age of it and the idea of the hands its passed through. I tend to like most of my shiny to be, well, shiny. But this is nice.
Before Christmas I posted asking for opinions on where to go regarding small sized gold, couldn't decide between bars, tenths or half sovs. 

Now have these and unfortunately I'm still none the wiser. Just have to keep buying and see where I end up. Skint probably!

Modern replicas just don't compare!
1817 Proof Sovereign PR63+ UC 🔥

A full 10 days after ordering this finally arrived from Atkinson's. My first half sovereign. Was hoping for a nice Gillick, maybe next time.


It's in decent shape I suppose and I do like the age of it and the idea of the hands its passed through. I tend to like most of my shiny to be, well, shiny. But this is nice.
Before Christmas I posted asking for opinions on where to go regarding small sized gold, couldn't decide between bars, tenths or half sovs. 

Now have these and unfortunately I'm still none the wiser. Just have to keep buying and see where I end up. Skint probably!

A full 10 days after ordering this finally arrived from Atkinson's. My first half sovereign. Was hoping for a nice Gillick, maybe next time.


It's in decent shape I suppose and I do like the age of it and the idea of the hands its passed through. I tend to like most of my shiny to be, well, shiny. But this is nice.
Before Christmas I posted asking for opinions on where to go regarding small sized gold, couldn't decide between bars, tenths or half sovs. 

Now have these and unfortunately I'm still none the wiser. Just have to keep buying and see where I end up. Skint probably!

A full 10 days after ordering this finally arrived from Atkinson's. My first half sovereign. Was hoping for a nice Gillick, maybe next time.


It's in decent shape I suppose and I do like the age of it and the idea of the hands its passed through. I tend to like most of my shiny to be, well, shiny. But this is nice.
Before Christmas I posted asking for opinions on where to go regarding small sized gold, couldn't decide between bars, tenths or half sovs. 

Now have these and unfortunately I'm still none the wiser. Just have to keep buying and see where I end up. Skint probably!

A full 10 days after ordering this finally arrived from Atkinson's. My first half sovereign. Was hoping for a nice Gillick, maybe next time.


It's in decent shape I suppose and I do like the age of it and the idea of the hands its passed through. I tend to like most of my shiny to be, well, shiny. But this is nice.
Before Christmas I posted asking for opinions on where to go regarding small sized gold, couldn't decide between bars, tenths or half sovs. 

Now have these and unfortunately I'm still none the wiser. Just have to keep buying and see where I end up. Skint probably!

A full 10 days after ordering this finally arrived from Atkinson's. My first half sovereign. Was hoping for a nice Gillick, maybe next time.


It's in decent shape I suppose and I do like the age of it and the idea of the hands its passed through. I tend to like most of my shiny to be, well, shiny. But this is nice.
Before Christmas I posted asking for opinions on where to go regarding small sized gold, couldn't decide between bars, tenths or half sovs. 

Now have these and unfortunately I'm still none the wiser. Just have to keep buying and see where I end up. Skint probably!

After missing out on a 3G like many others, and waiting for what seems like forever on a half sov from Atkinsons, I picked up this Virtues coin from Silvertrader. First in a series of 6 I believe. 

I think it is stunning. Must say I'm a fan of the EIC artwork, some of their coins are really underrated IMO. Such as...

Great quality for bullion, no spotting on any of mine. Looking forward to the next 5 Virtues. 

A full 10 days after ordering this finally arrived from Atkinson's. My first half sovereign. Was hoping for a nice Gillick, maybe next time.


It's in decent shape I suppose and I do like the age of it and the idea of the hands its passed through. I tend to like most of my shiny to be, well, shiny. But this is nice.
Before Christmas I posted asking for opinions on where to go regarding small sized gold, couldn't decide between bars, tenths or half sovs. 

Now have these and unfortunately I'm still none the wiser. Just have to keep buying and see where I end up. Skint probably!

Quite surprised that this hasn't got much coverage but with my current focus on Ghanaian legal tender coins I stumbled across this beautiful gold note, "The Liberty Gold Cedi", the 1st major government in the world to issue a gold note using Aurum© technology created by Valaurum, the same company that create the Goldback notes.
In 2019, Ghana officially surpassed South Africa as the largest producer of gold on the African continent. The output of 4.8 million ounces of gold in Ghana surpassed the 4.2 million ounces produced in South Africa, the first time that a nation other than South Africa was the leading producer of gold on the continent. So to mark this they decided to issue these notes. They are only available in the US but I had to get a few. Paid an arm and a leg for them. There are 10,000 of them minted but a limited run in these presentation packs.