Metallurgic

Some LMU & Engraved plates for my diy cases!!! 

Some LMU & Engraved plates for my diy cases!!! 

Some LMU & Engraved plates for my diy cases!!! 

Some LMU & Engraved plates for my diy cases!!! 

Received partial order today from The European Mint I have ordered full tube 1 oz Gold Greyhound coins but only received 7 and 3 more on the way.........

Don’t have too much silver but couldn’t resist getting one of these. Not sure if there is a nicer kilo bar out there

Some LMU & Engraved plates for my diy cases!!! 

Some LMU & Engraved plates for my diy cases!!! 

Some LMU & Engraved plates for my diy cases!!! 

Some LMU & Engraved plates for my diy cases!!! 

Some LMU & Engraved plates for my diy cases!!! 

Some LMU & Engraved plates for my diy cases!!! 

And that concludes my 1oz gold BU Queen’s Beast series 🎉 
Lets see if the RM can top it with the next one (Nothing like the Landmarks of Britain series please!)

So nice I had to buy it twice! Thanks @Sparrowlegs4

Victoria and Albert side by side. Thank you @terakris

4 new coins, Dutch guilders, Belgium franc & Chile pesos. 😁
 

Slight objection to 'eastern' - after all, Finland was a part of Kingdom of Sweden far longer (from 13th through more or less the 18th century). It was 'only' from 1809 to 1917 that Finland was designated as Grand Duchy of Russia. 😊🇫🇮 Finland legislated gold standard already in 1877 where as Russia stayed in silver standard for another 20 years. 
The coin above was minted from 1878 - 1913 in 10 markkaa and 20 markkaa denominations (see mintages below). Finns rather endearingly and literally wrote the composition on the 20 markkaa coin: 5.806 grams of gold (=kultaa) and 0.645 grams of copper (= kuparia).
Later there was another pair of gold coins (100 and 200 markkaa) issued only in 1926 - really lovely ones these, too. (edit: note these were heavier than the 10 and 20 markkaa LMU coins => AGW 0.1218oz and 0.2437oz, respectively).
The below text from Finnish to English through Google translate, apologies for somewhat poor grammar. 😉
Finnish gold coins
In May 2018, 140 years will have passed since the first gold coin was struck in Finland. The rapid decline in the price of silver in the late 1860s had made it difficult to maintain the silver standard in most countries. In Finland, the gold standard was introduced by a law passed in 1877, and at the same time the peg between the Finnish markka and the Russian ruble was broken. Financially, this meant convergence with Western Europe and distancing from Russia, which remained in the silver standard for another 20 years. There was also a distinct break from Russia's coinage in that the denominations of the coins followed the French example, the French gram measure was used and the weight and gold content of the coins (90%) were the same as in France. The compromise in the direction of Russia on the emblem of the 10 and 20 markkaa coins was the Russian imperial double eagle on its heart shield as the lion coat of arms of Finland. The only Finnish coin of the time, the country's name “FINLAND SUOMI” was written on the emblem. The reason for this was the requirements for the international convertibility of coins.
During the period of autonomy, the appearance of gold coins remained almost the same until the last gold coins minted in 1913 (photo). This was also important from the point of view of national self-esteem, as Russia itself switched to using the image of the ruler on its coins instead of the coat of arms in 1886. Finland did not follow this example, because by then the appearance of Finnish coins had already become established. The mintage of Finnish gold coins increased significantly in 1912, when Russia began to demand that Finnish payments be made only with Finnish gold coins. This also meant large investments in the mint’s capacity. The Finnish gold coins of 1878-1913 were not used very much in the normal money circulation. This was due to the large denomination of the coins, and larger shops preferred to use banknotes. About 10% of the volume of banknotes was in circulation during the period. The low circulation of gold coins can be attributed, at least in part, to the fact that gold coins are still generally in good condition and quite indelible.
However, at the beginning of the First World War in 1914, the global gold standard ended, in Finland the gold standard officially ended in 1915. In the years following independence, the value of the Finnish markka weakened at its worst to more than ten times lower than before the World War. When the value finally stabilized, it was decided to return to the gold standard in Finland in 1926. Gold coins were minted again in Finland in the same year as a sign of the gold standard. Now the denominations were 100 and 200 markkaa. Only about 50,000 coins were struck, and they were mostly of symbolic significance. Coins were not used in everyday trading. Unlike the previous gold standard, banknotes were no longer redeemable in gold either. The 1926 gold coins were originally designed as early as 1918, albeit at ten times lower denominations. In order to fit the larger denomination into the coins, the numbers had to be partially superimposed on the coins.
The return to the gold standard was due to the high inflation of the markka after the First World War. The gold standard sought stability for the value of the markka. However, the second gold standard remained short-lived. Finland plunged into a recession in 1928, which deepened in the stock market crash on Wall Street in 1929. The situation continued to deteriorate until 1931, when it was decided to temporarily abandon the gold standard and devalue the markka. This followed the example of an important trading partner, the United Kingdom. However, the temporary abandonment became permanent, and after 1931 Finland has not returned to the gold standard.
http://www.hysn.fi/kultarahat/
 

Yesterday I bought this at $580 from a local seller.  I usually destroy slabs since I don't like them, but I decided to leave this alone because it will affect the value pretty much due to its high grade.    
I also got a NGC MS63 1925 20 Zlotych at $500 which is a steal(it will arrive next week because of holidays) , and I will free the coin since almost all of them are in uncirculated condition.  

My first LMU coin.
Belgium 20 franc, really like this coin 🤠

1883 Hungary 20 Forint/8 Gilders MS62

Incoming, 20 Greek gold drachmai and 5 silver drachmai. 

Very nice! Where can I obtain those Chilean and Austrian coins in similarly good condition?

Today I received the last 1oz Silver Kookaburra that I needed to complete a full date run from 1990 to 2020. 

Some 10 Nederland gulden and a Greek king George 20 drachmai