Today I Received.....

[mongo28]

And eBay bucks paid for the Krugerrands... And they are a nice coin, even though the verdict is out on these...

[Chewy636]

The lions look amazing

[mongo28]

The lions look amazing

Yeah im actually very impressed with the Lions... Off to NGC next week... 1 looks like it is perfect, the others have bullion dings before antiquing... (MS68-69)

[Chewy636]

Good luck. I think im giong to try to antique a couple of mine myself.

[mongo28]

Hmm shows up on my phone and computer...

Good luck. I think im giong to try to antique a couple of mine myself.

Let me know how that goes...

[mongo28]

Hmmm not sure why I can see it and so can Chewy and you cant...

[Danny-boy]

I can see them.

[Agpanda]

I can´t

[mongo28]

The forum has had glitches before, like double posts... Give it time I guess? I'll try posting the pics again shortly

[morezone]

12 minutes ago, mongo28 said:

Hmmm not sure why I can see it and so can Chewy and you cant...

Did you use Tapatalk?

If you did then that will be the reason.  With Tapatalk you have to use the "attachment" option rather than the "photo" option when adding pics.  Using attachment means the pics are hosted on the silver forum whereas using the photo option hosts it on Tapatalk and there seems to be an issue when viewing photos hosted on Tapatalk.  I believe this is being looked into by Tapatalk.

[mongo28]

Did you use Tapatalk?
If you did then that will be the reason.  With Tapatalk you have to use the "attachment" option rather than the "photo" option when adding pics.  Using attachment means the pics are hosted on the silver forum whereas using the photo option hosts it on Tapatalk and there seems to be an issue when viewing photos hosted on Tapatalk.  I believe this is being looked into by Tapatalk.

Hmm let's try this...

[MerlinAurelius]

Just got these yesterday.  
Bought directly from a coin shop in Japan in Japanese.
こちらにも誰か日本語が話せる方居ますか？
Small gold and silver bars directly from Japan, the money during the samurai era of Japan.
Very happy with the quality and packaging.  

From several different eras, Ansei, Meiji, etc.
All from around 1850.  More than 100 years old.  

[Stu]

1 hour ago, MerlinAurelius said:

Just got these yesterday.  
Bought directly from a coin shop in Japan in Japanese.
こちらにも誰か日本語が話せる方居ますか？
Small gold and silver bars directly from Japan, the money during the samurai era of Japan.
Very happy with the quality and packaging.  

From several different eras, Ansei, Meiji, etc.
All from around 1850.  More than 100 years old.  

What size, purity are these? Can you post any close up pics? 

[morezone]

1oz QB Dragon from Bairds.  Originally wanted to buy from RMB but since spot is up I decided to go with a cheaper dealer.  Chose Bairds because they seal into tamper evident holder and I assume part of the reason they do this to keep coin minty fresh.  I'm sure someone here had a sealed coin with an issue and they replaced it without hassle.

Cracked it open to put in a capsule.  Comparison with the 1/4.  Scales are much easier to see with the bigger size.

[MerlinAurelius]

4 hours ago, Stu said:

What size, purity are these? Can you post any close up pics? 

Hmm Check my thread in The Rest of the World.  I will post some individual pictures.

Here is a tidbit from Wikipedia about Tokugawa coinage
 

Nibuban and Ichibuban[edit]

 

A Tenpō silver Ichibuban (1837-1854).

The Nibuban (二分判) was worth half a Koban and was rectangular gold coin.

The Ichibuban (一分判) could be either made of silver or gold, in which case it was a quarter of a Koban. The gold Ichibuban of 1714 (佐渡一分判金) had a weight of 4.5 g, with 85.6% of gold and 14.2% of silver. The silver Ichibuban from 1837 to 1854 (Tenpō Ichibugin, 天保一分銀, "Old Ichibuban") weighed 8.66 g, with an alloy of 0.21% gold and 98.86% silver.^[4]

Nishuban and Isshuban[edit]

There were then Nishuban (二朱判) and Isshuban (一朱判) small denominations of silver or gold, before getting to the Mon or Sen bronze coins.

From 1853 to 1865, the silver Isshuban (Kaei Isshugin, 嘉永一朱銀) weighed 1.88 g, with an alloy of 1.7% gold, 98.7% silver and 1.12% copper.^[4]

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  Genroku gold Nishuban (1695-1710).

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  Bunsei gold Isshuban (1819-1828).

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The sizes are small, The largest is the Ichibu Gin or Ichibuban Silver bar about 1/2" x 1" the others are smaller.  I have one that is about 3/4" by 2 inches.  

[mongo28]

[mention=3235]mongo28[/mention] they are now visible

The Tapatalk or Attached pictures or both?

[lubi29]

@shortstack68 how much cost that little  rat?

[sovereignsteve]

13 minutes ago, shortstack68 said:

Lol, i won't say just yet, let Steve at least get the hankies and stop shaking and see if he goes in for the kill. I'll just say more than €100 and less than €1k 

It's a tidy sum but I'm thinking about it

[morezone]

China Construction Bank 1g Gold Lunar Rooster - Chicken Little note

China Gold Coin Investment Ltd 2g Gold Lunar Sheep note.  This one has sheep + boy with carp.  I do have another from CGCI with the same sheep design on the front but with god of wealth on the back instead of boy & carp and was a collaboration with Minsheng Bank.

 

[lubi29]

@morezone is CGCI 2g gold sheep note the same series as CGCI 2g gold note monkey, there is no carp? Any idea when this series start? Will be 2g rooster released any time soon?

Thanks

[morezone]

3 minutes ago, lubi29 said:

@morezone is CGCI 2g gold sheep note the same series as CGCI 2g gold note monkey, there is no carp? Any idea when this series start? Will be 2g rooster released any time soon?

Thanks

I think so but can't be 100% sure.  I have 2 sheeps.  The one which came in today above which is from CGCI with a COA from Shanghai Mint.  I also have this one below which is also from CGCI but if I remember correctly, the COA has something to do with China Minsheng Bank.  I'm just guessing but this other one was probably a China Minsheng Bank exclusive.  Not sure when the series started but so far I have only seen notes from the sheep onwards so my guess is this is when they came up with the idea and technology.  I have no idea when the 2g Rooster will be released or whether it's already been released.  I would have thought it would have already been released.

[Lindeman]

My 1/10 American gold eagle arrived: glad to say it looks all fine, was in a capsule. Not bad for bang on "spot" @£100 last week?

 

[Bullionbilly]

A few bits for my daughters stack courtesy of @MikeSol

[lightjaw]

Weird and wonderful purchases I forgot to mention.

 

[Quicksilver]

Some bits from the last few weeks. 1993 panda a gift from a good friend you know who you are thank you

2016 Shenyang Mint bar.1986 WWF Panda some gold griffins and dragons and other bits.

 

 

Edited April 4, 2017 by Quicksilver