Today I Received.....

[dikefalos]

3 minutes ago, HerefordBullyun said:

I tie weights to my dong just help satisfy dolly more!

You should visit zenzei wong's class

[GreatCoins4U]

5 hours ago, AuricGoldfinger said:

The likes from this pic have promoted me to a grandmaster. Bow before me my loyal deciples!

What is thy bidding, my master 👹

[AuricGoldfinger]

44 minutes ago, GreatCoins4U said:

What is thy bidding, my master 👹

Bring me gold a plenty my child

[Midasfrog]

7 hours ago, AuricGoldfinger said:

The likes from this pic have promoted me to a grandmaster. Bow before me my loyal deciples!

I still have 2245 points to go will probably take another 50 days of 40 reactions a day 😂😂😂

[HerefordBullyun]

4 hours ago, dikefalos said:

You should visit zenzei wong's class

I dont need to www.venusformen.com

 

[DarkChameleon]

16 hours ago, bilko said:

what were they. going for out of curiosity, would love those 

I still have them but they are not cheap, for my set of 5 it was $4500, the 2021s can go from $600 to $1000 each, the Mars and mercurial are between $150 to $200 each, I have mars but not merc yet, the 2020 is the first one and can go for $1500 to $2500, a lot for 3 oz spheres but they're limited to 999 pieces and thev2020s don't come up often...an expensive set to collect but beautiful.

[mr1030]

On 06/03/2022 at 10:10, DarkChameleon said:

Nice coins, been on with mine but raw in a regular 2x2 album...got and pre 1800s yet...cos they add up quickly...lol.. a 1798 penny is my only dip in the 1700s, crusty and still over $200.

I feel your pain.  I'm buying higher grade coins then I had intended to when I first started the set, but I get so much enjoyment looking at my album with these really nice specimens, that the extra cost is worth it to me.  My Draped Bust is a 1798 as well, and is the poorest quality in the book.  But it only cost me $30, so I'm very happy with it.  Looking for a Draped Bust half cent now, and that is going to be pricey.

[DarkChameleon]

1 hour ago, mr1030 said:

I feel your pain.  I'm buying higher grade coins then I had intended to when I first started the set, but I get so much enjoyment looking at my album with these really nice specimens, that the extra cost is worth it to me.  My Draped Bust is a 1798 as well, and is the poorest quality in the book.  But it only cost me $30, so I'm very happy with it.  Looking for a Draped Bust half cent now, and that is going to be pricey.

I have the 1806 draped bust half, can't recall how much I spent, think maybe $60.

[DarkChameleon]

2 hours ago, mr1030 said:

I feel your pain.  I'm buying higher grade coins then I had intended to when I first started the set, but I get so much enjoyment looking at my album with these really nice specimens, that the extra cost is worth it to me.  My Draped Bust is a 1798 as well, and is the poorest quality in the book.  But it only cost me $30, so I'm very happy with it.  Looking for a Draped Bust half cent now, and that is going to be pricey.

I considered doing an early American type set but the unicorn tail, dragons tooth and Jack frosts nose were not easy to find.

[DarkChameleon]

2 hours ago, mr1030 said:

I feel your pain.  I'm buying higher grade coins then I had intended to when I first started the set, but I get so much enjoyment looking at my album with these really nice specimens, that the extra cost is worth it to me.  My Draped Bust is a 1798 as well, and is the poorest quality in the book.  But it only cost me $30, so I'm very happy with it.  Looking for a Draped Bust half cent now, and that is going to be pricey.

I just got a full album of Indian heads and flying eagles and am torn about parting them out or even more stupid...trying to upgrade them all, like my 65 peace dollars and blue marble planets,, silver chibis, isle of man, warrior women, etc, etc, etc aren't hurting enough.

[KevjustKev]

[DarkChameleon]

3 hours ago, tallthinkev said:

Is that lion taking a dump?

[Gruff]

4 minutes ago, DarkChameleon said:

Is that lion taking a dump?

Squatting behind the shield  

[SilverMike]

Lovely half sovereign today, back from grade:

 

[Slam]

Don't know what im doing but todays pickup🙂, not too sure on them tbh.

[GoldenGriffin]

38 minutes ago, SilverMike said:

Lovely half sovereign today, back from grade:

 

Very nice!! I like that alot! 😁

[GoldStatue]

42 minutes ago, SilverMike said:

Lovely half sovereign today, back from grade:

 

Nice bit of history there!

Did you get the coin conserved when you sent it off for grading? If you did, do you think it was worth it?

[SilverMike]

33 minutes ago, GoldStatue said:

Nice bit of history there!

Did you get the coin conserved when you sent it off for grading? If you did, do you think it was worth it?

Thank you. I generally ask for conservation, sometimes its done, other times not. When it is done, yes I find it does make a big difference, especially on these older proof where copper spots can make them look awful (they are almost always fully removed) and they can suffer from being hazy and the conservation makes them pop again as they were meant to. Sometimes, if the toning is nice and even and gives extra depth i’ll not conserve, but the copper spots are a bugger and for me they detract from the eye appeal.

[Leonmarsh]

Received today the Finest graded top pop with both PCGS and NGC

MS64 1803 half guinea simply sublime, 

[richatthecroft]

I had made a decision to omit the Olympic & Remembrance Day issues in my quest for my run of £5 Silver Proof Crown issues, but I was tempted by a bulk buy.  Another Rabbit hole 🙄 

These, along with a duplicate 200th Victoria Anniversary, my existing one graded but this raw coin will fit more readily in my cabinet.

 

 

 

Edited March 15, 2022 by richatthecroft

[MickB]

Just got in the door to these two 1oz silver 007 bars. 

[James32]

3 minutes ago, MickB said:

Just got in the door to these two 1oz silver 007 bars. 

Rm needs to sack their photographer, they look far better in real life.

[Gruff]

2 minutes ago, James32 said:

Rm needs to sack their photographer, they look far better in real life.

I'd happily take pictures for them. I'll take payment in 1oz Gold Brits  

Edited March 15, 2022 by Gruff
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[ryanp007]

Today I received a number of fantastic world gold pieces from @Leonmarsh

It would be hard to pick a favorite out of this batch but I'm going to do it anyways and give a special shout out to the Tunisian 100 Franc, for more reasons than one. Not only is it a beautiful design and in flawless condition, but its face value and metal content can't help but get you thinking.

Unlike a true LMU 100F minted in the decades previous (even into the late 20's in Italy), which were 35mm and contained nearly a full ounce of gold (0.9335ozt), this 100F measures 21mm, weighs 6.55g, and contains 0.1895 ozt of gold. Of course, fellow LMU nerds will immediately recognize this as essentially a 20F, though its not dead on.

So when is 100F not 100F? You might say its when it goes from nearly an ounce of gold to a fifth of an ounce. In Europe, it happened during and after the first world war. Ironically, because countries tried hard to maintain a fixed point of reference using gold, and the gold (or silver) was literally in the coin, you can see very clearly the points along the way where these devaluations/debasements happened. Moving into the post WWII era, Bretton Woods, and into modern times, those points become difficult to see clearly, with little or no fixed points of reference.

Its interesting to think about today in terms of the inflation we see all around us, the $1M price tags on houses, people feeling priced
out of absolutely everything. Is it even really possible to know when $100 is not $100 anymore? Or £ or €? At least in France (or Tunisia, lol) in 1935, if you held a 100F coin in your hand that used to mean an ounce but now meant a fifth-ounce, you knew exactly where you stood in the world, economically. You probably didn't like it, but you knew!

Sorry for the rant folks. Not only did I receive these beautiful coins this week, but I also filled some diesel trucks at work with fuel at historically high prices. Puts me in a philosophical frame of mind and reminds me why I like precious metals! 

[Gordy]

3 hours ago, MickB said:

Just got in the door to these two 1oz silver 007 bars. 

Now this is where I made my mind up on these...... I hate the RM site for putting up stock photos, this i like and as soon as one of the dealers puts them on I'm getting one, I flipped around 50 No Time to Die bars but I might just get 3 of these to stick in my treasure chest... great pic