Today I Received.....

[Aldebaran]

22 hours ago, Charliemouse said:

2013 BU Sovereign - Struck on the Day - 60th Anniversary of the Coronation

Picked this up to add to my SotD collection.  It has some pebble dash unfortunately, but was a good price and you don't see too many around.

@Charliemouse - is there a symbol on the coin to show it’s struck on the day - IRB? 🌞

[James32]

7 minutes ago, Aldebaran said:

@Charliemouse - is there a symbol on the coin to show it’s struck on the day - IRB? 🌞

IRB is the artist 'Ian Rank Broadly 

[Aldebaran]

11 minutes ago, James32 said:

IRB is the artist 'Ian Rank Broadly 

Do you know how to tell without a certificate?

[James32]

2 minutes ago, Aldebaran said:

Do you know how to tell without a certificate?

They will ( modern ones) have a more matt finish. 

[TheShinyStuff]

7 minutes ago, Aldebaran said:

Do you know how to tell without a certificate?

Hard to see from these pics (especially the obverse), but they have a 'softer' finish. It's pretty noticeable when side by side with plain bullion.

[Wampum]

1 hour ago, Aldebaran said:

Do you know how to tell without a certificate?

I think the only SOTD Sovereign that you would need to buy with a COA is the 2012, these were pretty much the same as the bullion strike only struck on the 2nd of June 2012. 

[Charliemouse]

2 hours ago, Aldebaran said:

Do you know how to tell without a certificate?

1 hour ago, TheShinyStuff said:

Hard to see from these pics (especially the obverse), but they have a 'softer' finish. It's pretty noticeable when side by side with plain bullion.

It's an interesting question I was wondering about.

The difference should be fairly obvious between proof, BU and bullion.

But 2013 especially, there were two BU SotDs released; this one and Birth of Prince George.  They have different mintages, but I have no idea how you would tell them apart without the box & COA.

Later SotDs, they started to do plain edges, privy marks, and matt finish to really differentiate.  Various combinations at different times.

 

[SilverToday]

Well, I had my display name changed from SilverGlutton (which was just plain ugly) to 

SilverToday which I find more suitable for all of us lol. Anyhow, a few days back I bought

a 2024 proof-like 1/10oz Gold Niue Phoenix Coin that I showcased here at TSF and I really liked the 

design but ohhh so hard to see well enough so I decided to buy the 1oz Gold version which I received yesterday.

Of coarse everyone's coins in their stack/collection look much better in hand and so does this 1oz Gold Niue lol.

I can't say enough of just how attractive this proof-like 2024 1oz Gold Niue Phoenix Coin with frosted relief really is.

Truly remarkable imo. And the fact it's production was limited to only 10k pieces makes it even sweeter.

Compared to the pix below the Gold color is much more pronounced in hand. 

 

 

Edited May 26 by SilverToday

[James32]

5 minutes ago, SilverToday said:

Well, I had my display name changed from SilverGlutton (which was just plain ugly) to 

SilverToday which I find more suitable for all of us lol. Anyhow, a few days back I bought

a 2024 proof-like 1/10oz Gold Niue Phoenix Coin that I showcased here at TSF and I really liked the 

design but ohhh so hard to see well enough so I decided to buy the 1oz Gold version which I received yesterday.

Of coarse everyone's coins in their stack/collection look much better in hand and so does this 1oz Gold Niue lol.

I can't say enough of just how attractive this proof-like 2024 1oz Gold Niue Phoenix Coin with frosted relief really is in hand.

Truly remarkable imo. And the fact it's production was limited to only 10k pieces makes it even sweeter. The Gold color is

much more pronounced in hand. 

 

 

Beautiful design 

[SilverToday]

1 hour ago, James32 said:

Beautiful design 

yes indeed. I can't stress enough how much better

it looks in person. If you don't mind me asking, do 

you approve my display name change lol? 

Better?

Edited May 26 by SilverToday

[James32]

Just now, SilverToday said:

yes indeed. If you don't mind me asking, do 

you approve my display name change lol? 

Better?

Much better 😁 

[AuricGoldfinger]

18 minutes ago, SilverToday said:

 

Not a bad looking coin but whats alfred hitchcock doing on the back of it?

Edited May 26 by AuricGoldfinger

[AaaGee]

9 minutes ago, SilverToday said:

yes indeed. If you don't mind me asking, do 

you approve my display name change lol? 

Better?

What will you be called tomorrow? Silver yesterday?😁

[James32]

Just now, AaaGee said:

What will you be called tomorrow? Silver yesterday?😁

Reported 

[SilverToday]

27 minutes ago, AaaGee said:

What will you be called tomorrow? Silver yesterday?😁

lol, not in any particular order and any of those below,

SilverToday as in 

1. What is silver doing today?

2. What silver do you have coming today?

3. How is silver viewed today?

4. What silver are you trading today?

5. What silver are you selling today?

6. What silver are you buying today?

7. What silver do you have your eye on today?

8. What newly discovered silver has been added

     to your must have list today?

     and so on and so on...  ☺️

     Silver Today

 

[Aldebaran]

1 hour ago, SilverToday said:

Well, I had my display name changed from SilverGlutton (which was just plain ugly) to 

SilverToday which I find more suitable for all of us lol. Anyhow, a few days back I bought

a 2024 proof-like 1/10oz Gold Niue Phoenix Coin that I showcased here at TSF and I really liked the 

design but ohhh so hard to see well enough so I decided to buy the 1oz Gold version which I received yesterday.

Of coarse everyone's coins in their stack/collection look much better in hand and so does this 1oz Gold Niue lol.

I can't say enough of just how attractive this proof-like 2024 1oz Gold Niue Phoenix Coin with frosted relief really is.

Truly remarkable imo. And the fact it's production was limited to only 10k pieces makes it even sweeter.

Compared to the pix below the Gold color is much more pronounced in hand. 

 

 

A stunning design both the Phoenix and the background.

Your name? Much better and I didn’t even realise that we could change them!! 🌞

[Gruff]

1 minute ago, Aldebaran said:

A stunning design both the Phoenix and the background.

Your name? Much better and I didn’t even realise that we could change them!! 🌞

It's why you never see ChrisSilver and James32 in the same room...

[MrStacker]

I was very close in purchasing that stunning 1oz gold phoenix coin but the King Charles portrait put me off and sadly non CGT. Why can't the RM make beautiful designs like this?

[SilverToday]

4 minutes ago, Aldebaran said:

A stunning design both the Phoenix and the background.

Your name? Much better and I didn’t even realise that we could change them!! 🌞

yes, you said it best on the design, it truly is that. On the name change, as ugly as my previous name was 

can you really blame @ChrisSilver for doing away with it? 😁 

I believe it was done as being a rare exception.

[Gruff]

8 minutes ago, MrStacker said:

but the King Charles portrait put me off

Was the ear not large enough? 

[Dankanugget]

3 minutes ago, Gruff said:

Was the ear not large enough? 

Looked klaxon large to moi.

[MrStacker]

4 minutes ago, Gruff said:

Was the ear not large enough? 

If he had yoda ears I would buy!

[Gruff]

3 minutes ago, Dankanugget said:

Looked klaxon large to moi.

 

3 minutes ago, MrStacker said:

If he had yoda ears I would buy!

In a 1oz coin his ear has got to weigh at least a 10th of an oz...  

[SilverToday]

30 minutes ago, MrStacker said:

I was very close in purchasing that stunning 1oz gold phoenix coin but the King Charles portrait put me off and sadly non CGT. Why can't the RM make beautiful designs like this?

Hence, the very reason I never look at the back lol. Seriously. 😁

The obverse being so nice, I can easily overlook it. Still, just enjoying

the obverse only is well worth the purchase.  

Edited May 26 by SilverToday

[Whitebulldog]

I’ve always admired this Britannia which looks French or maybe Corinthian to me