Today I Received.....

[James32]

4 minutes ago, HonestMoneyGoldSilver said:

What do you mean next week? They were already pre-sold on FB!

Never had Facebook in my life.

2 minutes ago, theman73 said:

What a successful campaign for the real silver stackers...

Explain please 

[theman73]

1 minute ago, James32 said:

Explain please 

Classic Bolognese

Ingredients:

1 tbsp olive oil

1 onion, finely chopped

1 carrot, finely chopped

1 celery stalk, finely chopped

2-3 cloves garlic, minced

1/2 lb ground beef

1/2 lb ground pork (or veal)

1/2 cup dry red wine

1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes

1 cup beef broth (or chicken broth)

1 tbsp tomato paste

1 tsp dried oregano

1/2 tsp dried thyme

1 bay leaf

Salt and pepper to taste

1/4 cup heavy cream (optional)

Freshly grated Parmesan cheese, for serving

[James32]

Just now, theman73 said:

Classic Bolognese

Ingredients:

1 tbsp olive oil

1 onion, finely chopped

1 carrot, finely chopped

1 celery stalk, finely chopped

2-3 cloves garlic, minced

1/2 lb ground beef

1/2 lb ground pork (or veal)

1/2 cup dry red wine

1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes

1 cup beef broth (or chicken broth)

1 tbsp tomato paste

1 tsp dried oregano

1/2 tsp dried thyme

1 bay leaf

Salt and pepper to taste

1/4 cup heavy cream (optional)

Freshly grated Parmesan cheese, for serving

Don't do drug's kids.

[bilko]

couple of bits, 1902 proof half sovereign and a silver 4 leaf clover a 1st buy for me from crown cast silver

[Petra]

1 hour ago, bilko said:

couple of bits, 1902 proof half sovereign and a silver 4 leaf clover a 1st buy for me from crown cast silver

🤔nice … how big is the clover, weight and approx size?🤔

[NGMD]

Some pick ups.

2017 Sovereign Proofs

2024 Perth Mint 1oz Silver High Relief Dragon

2024 Perth Mint 1oz Lunar Yellow Silver Dragons

2024 Perth Mint Melbourne Expo 1/4oz Silver

2022 MS70 Memorial 5 Sovereign.

2022 PF70UC Piedfort Jubilee Sovereign

Christopher Ward C1 Bel Canto Timepiece.

[9x883]

6 minutes ago, NGMD said:

Some pick ups.

2017 Sovereign Proofs

2024 Perth Mint 1oz Silver High Relief Dragon

2024 Perth Mint 1oz Lunar Yellow Silver Dragons

2024 Perth Mint Melbourne Expo 1/4oz Silver

2022 MS70 Memorial 5 Sovereign.

2022 PF70UC Piedfort Jubilee Sovereign

Christopher Ward C1 Bel Canto Timepiece.

Bought in the dip, amazing 👏👏👏👏

[NGMD]

1 minute ago, 9x883 said:

Bought in the dip, amazing 👏👏👏👏

Yeah……..not really🤷‍♂️. A bit of trade and cash to get my first 5. Just things I like😁

[James32]

1 minute ago, NGMD said:

Yeah……..not really🤷‍♂️. A bit of trade and cash to get my first 5. Just things I like😁

First 70 too I hear? 😆 

[9x883]

2 minutes ago, James32 said:

First 70 too I hear? 😆 

I thought it caps at 70?😉😉😉😉

[NGMD]

4 minutes ago, James32 said:

First 70 too I hear? 😆 

I can honestly say I see, and feel the appeal of a 5 sovereign now. It’s worth saving the pennies and buying quality over quantity. Who am I kidding😁, bring out the Silver!

[Dankanugget]

Does anyone know a good LMU coin to buy and keep that's actually a special monarch or year?

[Silverlocks]

1 hour ago, Dankanugget said:

Does anyone know a good LMU coin to buy and keep that's actually a special monarch or year?

The 1815 Maria Luigia di Parma 40 Lire coin.  She was Napoleon's ex after Josephine and the coin is quite spectacular.  Mintage on the 40 franc is much larger than the 20 franc, so paradoxically it tends to be cheaper.  1815 because it was only minted a few times and the 1815 mintage is the first and by far the biggest at about 220,000.

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces21515.html

If you don't mind straying off the LMU, a young portrait Wilhelmina 10 Gulden perhaps

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces37612.html

Some of the earlier French 20 franc designs such as the Ceres

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces8003.html

European gold coins are a deep, deep rabbit hole and, unfortunately, they don't seem to be anywhere as well documented as sovereigns, at least not in any media accessible to googlebot.

Here are a couple of books on the subject.  They're pretty broad, with a fairly comprehensive treatment of their subject matter, but they tend to be shallow, with only some basic statistics on mintages and no real history.

Schlumberger, European Gold Coins Guide Book - https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/european-gold-coins-guide-book_hans-schlumberger/1045234/item/44932759/#edition=58389805&idiq=44932759

Friedburg & Friedburg - Gold Coins of the World - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/112977903350

Edited March 1 by Silverlocks

[bilko]

5 hours ago, Petra said:

🤔nice … how big is the clover, weight and approx size?🤔

2 oz thats it on top of the apple logo from my MacBook for size comparison

[bilko]

5 hours ago, Petra said:

🤔nice … how big is the clover, weight and approx size?🤔

2oz on apple from my MacBook for size comparison

[Dankanugget]

1 hour ago, Silverlocks said:

The 1815 Maria Luigia di Parma 40 Lire coin.  She was Napoleon's ex after Josephine and the coin is quite spectacular.  Mintage on the 40 franc is much larger than the 20 franc, so paradoxically it tends to be cheaper.  1815 because it was only minted a few times and the 1815 mintage is the first and by far the biggest at about 220,000.

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces21515.html

If you don't mind straying off the LMU, a young portrait Wilhelmina 10 Gulden perhaps

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces37612.html

Some of the earlier French 20 franc designs such as the Ceres

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces8003.html

European gold coins are a deep, deep rabbit hole and, unfortunately, they don't seem to be anywhere as well documented as sovereigns, at least not in any media accessible to googlebot.

Here are a couple of books on the subject.  They're pretty broad, with a fairly comprehensive treatment of their subject matter, but they tend to be shallow, with only some basic statistics on mintages and no real history.

Schlumberger, European Gold Coins Guide Book - https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/european-gold-coins-guide-book_hans-schlumberger/1045234/item/44932759/#edition=58389805&idiq=44932759

Friedburg & Friedburg - Gold Coins of the World - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/112977903350

Many thanks. I had a ten franc Ceres and still have a twenty franc angel.

[Dankanugget]

1 minute ago, Dankanugget said:

Many thanks. I had a ten franc Ceres and still have a twenty franc angel.

Also I had an older Willamena but never seen the younger portrait.... thanks 

[Silverlocks]

38 minutes ago, Dankanugget said:

Many thanks. I had a ten franc Ceres and still have a twenty franc angel.

I've got a few LMU coins - a few Roosters and Vrenellis and a Belgian and Italian coin, plus a few others.  

[Dankanugget]

7 hours ago, Silverlocks said:

I've got a few LMU coins - a few Roosters and Vrenellis and a Belgian and Italian coin, plus a few others.  

Belgium francs look nice 

[Silverlocks]

1 hour ago, Dankanugget said:

Belgium francs look nice 

Yes, the mantle design in the reverse is nice.

[Richard82]

A few bars I've picked up here and there. 

[0laf5on]

1 for display case, 9 go to the dungeon (or boat).

[PapaLazarou]

1984 Gold Proof Quintuple Sovereign

 

My thanks to @Thomast for this tidy proof Mach 5 at an outstanding spot + <1% delivered.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited March 2 by PapaLazarou

[Gordy]

2 hours ago, 0laf5on said:

1 for display case, 9 go to the dungeon (or boat).

I've got to wait for my tubes, atkinsons run out of the 10 coin tubes

[NGMD]

23 hours ago, paulmerton said:

Call me selfish, but I'd rather secure my refund first 🤣

You got the refund yet because I’m sure we would like to hear the full unfiltered story? You’d not be happy selling that as bullion and the pitchforks are at the ready.
I believe someone has a PF70UC for sell. Yeah….meeeee.