Today I Received.....

[PapaLazarou]

2014 Royal Mint UK Silver Proof Collection

 

This attractive set of 13 coins holds the little recognised record of having the lowest mintage of any UK silver yearset. Just 368 sets were sold, making the 1p - £1 coins the rarest silver proof coins ever issued in GB, only the BU silver £1 coin of 2009 (mintage of 359) has a greater scarcity among British argentine numismatics. 

 

Needless to say, this set is particularly sought after by collectors and resulted in my having to fork out a not inconsiderable sum in pursuit of my 112th and penultimate ag round pound, the shield pictured below.

 

Despite numerous  appeals on my part, it appears that not one member of TSF is in possession of a 2012 silver BU pound coin. I am fully chagrined up.  

 

Edited September 19, 2021 by PapaLazarou

[Happypanda88]

Another 45g of panda goodness! 

[Mrpound]

12 minutes ago, Happypanda88 said:

Another 45g of panda goodness! 

There’s just some special about pandas in gold in OMP, nice pick up!

[LiquidMetalsUK]

1 hour ago, Happypanda88 said:

Another 45g of panda goodness! 

wow

[Scaffstacker]

Nice little gold addition and plastic addition haha

a lovely little 1945 dos pesos to go with my other pesos’s thanks to @Tn21

and a package from the states containing 20 dime tubes! what I couldn’t find over here, only got a tube full currently so I’ve got something to aim towards 🤣

[Booky586]

On 16/09/2021 at 19:35, SilverTanner said:

Another Umberto 20 Lire - I already have the key date (1884) in the series and didn't plan on any more, anyone want to guess why I bought this one?

Lovely condition. Overstruck date?

 

[sgcoins]

After spending 13 days at customs, I finally received my 100 gram bar from @BackyardBullion thanks mate, it looks great with the other bars!!

[HerefordBullyun]

@BackyardBullion i have a question. when you make these bars do you have a mould where you pour a load at a time? or do you have painstakingly have to pour each one individually?

If its a trade secret - no need to answer I was intrigued  how you manage to knock out so many!

[SilverTanner]

2 hours ago, Booky586 said:

Lovely condition. Overstruck date?

 

Spot on!👍

Although 1882 is the most common date by far it exists in 2 types of gold - gold and red gold. There is also a rare variety of 1/1 in the date - my coin is the even rarer variety of 1 over an inverted 1🙂

[BackyardBullion]

6 minutes ago, HerefordBullyun said:

@BackyardBullion i have a question. when you make these bars do you have a mould where you pour a load at a time? or do you have painstakingly have to pour each one individually?

If its a trade secret - no need to answer I was intrigued  how you manage to knock out so many!

One at a time, in a single mould, yes. I pour them by eye as well, so some end up being under 100g and therefore unusable and others end up over about 106g which is where I pop them back in for remelting as that's just a little too much free silver to give away 😉

All told, to pour 175 good looking bars with the right weight range it takes about 250 bars poured I recon, maybe more. I don't keep count 😉

[HerefordBullyun]

10 minutes ago, BackyardBullion said:

One at a time, in a single mould, yes. I pour them by eye as well, so some end up being under 100g and therefore unusable and others end up over about 106g which is where I pop them back in for remelting as that's just a little too much free silver to give away 😉

All told, to pour 175 good looking bars with the right weight range it takes about 250 bars poured I recon, maybe more. I don't keep count 😉

Wow I admire your tenacity in doing so!  Good effort mate. It must get frustrating at times but the practice must keep you in shape!

[Foster88]

This isn’t so much a ‘today I received’ post but it’s close enough.

Whilst going through some very old Victorian family photos from my late grandparents house, I found these at the bottom of the box.

I’m intrigued where the 1907, sadly drilled dime came from. I’ll never know.

The 1887 shilling has a nice finish to it.

They put a smile on my face, they wouldn’t grade well but I think they were my great grandfathers.

The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, now I know where I get it from. 😊

[Jeffers46]

On 17/09/2021 at 14:26, Frenchie said:

Completers feast !

Beautiful QB Completers just arrived from NGC with a nice grade  

1oz gold proof (thanks to @Jeffers46who sold it to me) and the 2oz silver proof

Great result! Very happy for you.

[Frenchie]

4 hours ago, Jeffers46 said:

Great result! Very happy for you.

Thank you !  

[LiquidMetalsUK]

something a little different today 

2013 Day of The Dead 1oz silver proof domed round 

 

[AgD]

1 hour ago, Jamesd said:

something a little different today 

2013 Day of The Dead 1oz silver proof domed round 

 

I've one of these in my collection and it is great in hand buddy don't you agree 👍 nice addition for sure 

[LiquidMetalsUK]

26 minutes ago, AgD said:

I've one of these in my collection and it is great in hand buddy don't you agree 👍 nice addition for sure 

yeh was amazed when I saw it on a live sales i was som the other night  had to have it 😂

[Leonmarsh]

Ultra rare coin today 

Persian (Iran) Safavid Tahasp 1/2 Miqhtal (1524-1576 AD) this particular coin is 1568 (453 years old) 

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces128884.html

Rarity 100 on numista

In stunning condition, intricate full lustre belter 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited September 21, 2021 by Leonmarsh

[matt1r]

couple of nice coins today. Crowns inspired by @richatthecroft gorgeous pick ups.

 

Edited September 21, 2021 by matt1r
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[richatthecroft]

2 hours ago, matt1r said:

couple of nice coins today. Crowns inspired but @richatthecroft gorgeous pick ups.

Lovely Crowns 👍 I have some catching up to do with you and the Victoria YH's 😂  

[Chrispringle85]

Got carried away with myself once again over the weekend and ended up picking these up. 

[LawrenceChard]

On 10/09/2021 at 18:48, AnthonyLinc said:

Just received a 1872 young head shield sovereign, a very interesting one!

There's something on the Queen Victoria's face and it looks like an acne.... might be a mint error. 

Also an error message 'invalid cert number' showed when I tried to verify the coin by reading the NFC tag in the PCGS slab. I have inspected the coin under a microscope and pretty sure it's genuine. Already contacted PCGS and waiting for their reply.

 

 

On 10/09/2021 at 19:36, AnthonyLinc said:

Thank you for your reply.

The grade is AU58. 

Yes I realized the two marks on the bun.... Do you think they are just dent marks or mint error? 

That looks like a nice coin, it would also have been good to see a photo of the reverse.

Raised pimples are often a warning sign to look closer for fakes, but this coin looks beyond doubt.

It could possibly be a small air bubble just below the surface.

I can't see the marks on the bun, but I don't think it relevant to try to call them mint errors. These sovereigns were mass produced for circulation, and nobody should expect perfection. As we all know, even modern proof coins don't always achieve perfection, despite claims by the Royal Mint in particular to produce coins to the very highest quality (or words to that effect).

Did you notice what appears to be a small crack or scratch running around the top left of the head? I would be taking a longer, closer, look at it, but in a positive way, because it is one of many interesting features which can sometimes be seen on Victoria shield sovereigns, and other coins from that period.

 

 

[CosmikDebris]

1899 Halfcrown

My first silver coin, inspired by the Crown collection of @richatthecroft. I would also like to thank him for all of his help,advice and resource sharing, cheers mate!

[richatthecroft]

1 minute ago, CosmikDebris said:

1899 Halfcrown

My first silver coin, inspired by the Crown collection of @richatthecroft. I would also like to thank him for all of his help,advice and resource sharing, cheers mate!

 

Its a lovely Half Crown 😃- straight as a die 👍

[CosmikDebris]

1 minute ago, richatthecroft said:

Its a lovely Half Crown 😃- straight as a die 👍

Just a quick snap under flat lighting,looks much better in hand, shiny blue/purple/brown tones!