Today I Received.....

[GoldDiggerDave]

3 minutes ago, Silverlocks said:

How much of that is crud on the capsule, dust in the capsule and scratches on the surface of the coin?

Royal Mint's legendary quality control in action, I see.

These capsules have light bending magnifying glass  effect, finger print and the slightest bit of fluff is magnified 

[SovereignBull]

Has the gold edge lettering suffered from burring? Doesn’t look as clean as the silver. Is that simply because of the softness of the metal?

[James32]

@GoldDiggerDave is the gold lettering on the G and I ok?

[AOB]

@GoldDiggerDave did you get any of the other silver sizes in the post?

Just curious which size is best proportioned?

[paulmerton]

15 minutes ago, GoldDiggerDave said:

MOIST.

[GoldDiggerDave]

4 minutes ago, AOB said:

@GoldDiggerDave did you get any of the other silver sizes in the post?

Just curious which size is best proportioned?

Still waiting for the 5 and 10 oz’s 

[AOB]

Just now, GoldDiggerDave said:

Still waiting for the 5 and 10 oz’s 

Very interested to see the comparison side by side.. I have a feeling the bigger ones might be better proportioned..?

 Could be wrong though

[Silverlocks]

13 minutes ago, GoldDiggerDave said:

These capsules have light bending magnifying glass  effect, finger print and the slightest bit of fluff is magnified 

The silver one has a lot of little hairs as well.  Maybe it's dust on the capsule.  I find if I'm taking photos, I wind up giving it a squirt with an air duster every two and a bit.

Edited March 8 by Silverlocks

[9x883]

The coins are fabulous. Congratulations on grabbing some rare stunners @GoldDiggerDave💖👌

[Elliot]

[iacabu]

Love a couple of deliveries at the office to brighten up a Friday at work 

[Earthmetal]

16 minutes ago, iacabu said:

Love a couple of deliveries at the office to brighten up a Friday at work 

I want the South African Crown. Gizzit, go on.

[Dankanugget]

Keep going don't go wobbly.

[ReeceO]

What's every one's thoughts on these? Bought a tube of 1/10th silver coins and the tubes no longer than me thumb 😂 cheap they were at £75 posted 

[Charliemouse]

2 hours ago, Silverlocks said:

The silver one has a lot of little hairs as well.  Maybe it's dust on the capsule.  I find if I'm taking photos, I wind up giving it a squirt with an air duster every two and a bit.

Agreed.  Having taken a lot of microscope photos as well as macro, dust and fibres are everywhere.  Unless the mint is in a clean room, like an electronics fab, you will never be rid of them.  And the moment you take off the top of the capsule to photograph it, it will be covered.  Not to mention the micro plastics that shed from the capsules themselves.  With the microscope, even slabbed coins are covered in tiny dust particles.

Air dusters are useful (don't use the canned stuff), and there are some electrostatic options, but you won't ever get rid of all of it.

[SovereignBull]

6 minutes ago, ReeceO said:

What's every one's thoughts on these? Bought a tube of 1/10th silver coins and the tubes no longer than me thumb 😂 cheap they were at £75 posted 

I love the fractional silver 1/10 and 1/4 but can’t bring myself to pay the premiums on them although @theman73 does do great deals compared to RM

[paulmerton]

9 minutes ago, ReeceO said:

What's every one's thoughts on these? Bought a tube of 1/10th silver coins and the tubes no longer than me thumb 😂 cheap they were at £75 posted 

When you take the insert out and you realise it doesn't even go all the way to the bottom of the outer tube, it feels even more swindly  

[Earthmetal]

11 minutes ago, ReeceO said:

What's every one's thoughts on these? Bought a tube of 1/10th silver coins and the tubes no longer than me thumb 😂 cheap they were at £75 posted 

I like them, who stocks them?

[Earthmetal]

2 minutes ago, paulmerton said:

When you take the insert out and you realise it doesn't even go all the way to the bottom of the outer tube, it feels even more swindly  

I'd prefer a tube that was the right size though. And card not plastic. Yes, that would be nice.

[ReeceO]

4 minutes ago, SovereignBull said:

I love the fractional silver 1/10 and 1/4 but can’t bring myself to pay the premiums on them although @theman73 does do great deals compared to RM

I wouldn't normally bud just something a little different from full size britannia 😅

[Earthmetal]

Just now, ReeceO said:

I wouldn't normally bud just something a little different from full size britannia 😅

16 in a tube is really weird though. I'd expect 10, 15, 20, etc

[ReeceO]

2 minutes ago, Earthmetal said:

I like them, who stocks them?

I bought them from a Facebook group, not too sire which one as I'm many now haha!

[Aldebaran]

Thanks to @Chrispringle85 for this lovely 1992 5oz Piedra de Tizoc.

[JohnV66]

Another upgrade to PF70 arrived today. Nice 1992 double proof. Completes a perfect 3-coin set.

[Dankanugget]

27 minutes ago, ReeceO said:

What's every one's thoughts on these? Bought a tube of 1/10th silver coins and the tubes no longer than me thumb 😂 cheap they were at £75 posted 

Nice