Today I Received.....

[Charliemouse]

All together...

[Oddjob]

3 hours ago, Spanishsilver said:

My first quintuple sovereign 🤩

5 quid sov's should come with a "Wealth Warning".....just like the old Pringles ad from the 1990's " Once you pop...you can't stop".

[PapaLazarou]

2004 Gold Proof £1 Forth Railway Bridge

 

A TSF "lurker" who wishes to remain anonymous arranged delivery of this pristine example from the days when the Royal Mint had a fully functioning Quality Control department. A welcome addition to my Gold Proof Pound Coin collection.

 

With an actual mintage of 2,618 (of the 3,000 limit) this was the first gold decimal pound coin to be issued individually, the 2002 Three Lions having appeared in the Golden Jubilee gold set.

 

Two auric bridges - 2005 and 2006 - still elude me.  "DMs are open".

Edited September 2, 2022 by PapaLazarou

[MancunianStacker]

1 hour ago, PapaLazarou said:

2004 Gold Proof £1 Forth Railway Bridge

 

A TSF "lurker" who wishes to remain anonymous arranged delivery of this pristine example from the days when the Royal Mint had a fully functioning Quality Control department. A welcome addition to my Gold Proof Pound Coin collection.

 

With an actual mintage of 2,618 (of the 3,000 limit) this was the first gold decimal pound coin to be issued individually, the 2002 Three Lions having appeared in the Golden Jubilee gold set.

 

Two auric bridges - 2005 and 2006 - still elude me.  "DMs are open".

Awesome 🤩 

These will be very collectible in the future I’m sure 👏 

[Fishface220]

So....... this just happened!

still not too sure how but hey, I’m gonna not try to over think it!

My first 1oz Gold piece so it had to be a 2022 and had to be a Brit. 

Many thanks to @QuantumStackerfor starting me off on my 1oz journey! 

[Charliemouse]

21 minutes ago, Fishface220 said:

So....... this just happened!

still not too sure how but hey, I’m gonna not try to over think it!

My first 1oz Gold piece so it had to be a 2022 and had to be a Brit. 

Many thanks to @QuantumStackerfor starting me off on my 1oz journey! 

Welcome to the 1oz club.

[apachebleu]

2 hours ago, Fishface220 said:

So....... this just happened!

still not too sure how but hey, I’m gonna not try to over think it!

My first 1oz Gold piece so it had to be a 2022 and had to be a Brit. 

Many thanks to @QuantumStackerfor starting me off on my 1oz journey! 

 Nice aren't they? There's something about a 1oz gold coin that just seems so right. Maybe I was spoiled as I started with 1oz's but I just don't get the same satisfaction from sovereigns or smaller coins as I do these things.

[stackerp5]

First deal with @silverseller and I couldn't be more pleased. All coins accounted for and passing on the Sigma (both sides). Thank you for another tube of 2020's these look pristine

[Fishface220]

20 minutes ago, apachebleu said:

 Nice aren't they? There's something about a 1oz gold coin that just seems so right. Maybe I was spoiled as I started with 1oz's but I just don't get the same satisfaction from sovereigns or smaller coins as I do these things.

2 x 1g bars (loose) were my starting point 2 years back and boy did they feel small! 

[Gruff]

2 hours ago, Fishface220 said:

So....... this just happened!

still not too sure how but hey, I’m gonna not try to over think it!

My first 1oz Gold piece so it had to be a 2022 and had to be a Brit. 

Many thanks to @QuantumStackerfor starting me off on my 1oz journey! 

There is something sooooo satisfying holding a 1oz gold coin! Relish it, well done!

[DrDave]

Picked up a Proof Silver Eagle on 'the bay'.

Didn't come in a presentation box so was a nice deal. Hoping to get @GoldDiggerDave to send it for grading, but theres a little mark on the field where someones tried to clean it? Fingers crossed that Dave can work his magic.

Apart from that, its a lovely example.

In other news..........

Added a couple more Proof Britannias to the collection.

 

[Mtaybar]

Had a couple of great deliveries today.

First up....  Little John courtesy of @FFposh. Splendid coin to finish up my myths and legends set. 

Next up.... A couple of splendid examples from @gji25. A 2018 ASE and a 2018 maple. Two more towards the end goal. 

thanks to both for making a not so great day feel a whole lot better. 

Edited September 2, 2022 by Mtaybar

[Leonmarsh]

Received this little rocket from @ChardsCoinandBullionDealer

Stunning vintage Perth mint 0.5oz button to go with my Perth mint 7.74 gram reef nugget in its Perth mint case 

£1 for scale 

unreal together! When you see the colour it'd amazes me how the Royal mint can get it so wrong with their rose gold sovs 

 

 

Edited September 2, 2022 by Leonmarsh

[geowill989]

47 minutes ago, Leonmarsh said:

Received this little rocket from @ChardsCoinandBullionDealer

Stunning vintage Perth mint 0.5oz button to go with my Perth mint 7.74 gram reef nugget in its Perth mint case 

£1 for scale 

unreal together! When you see the colour it'd amazes me how the Royal mint can get it so wrong with their rose gold sovs 

 

 

Unreal! 

[LiquidMetalsUK]

So this is a dream piece for me. Gold spartan was a big help to me when I started and I've been following his work for a long time, so to finally get one of his pieces is so damn cool..

[PapaLazarou]

Better in Gold...but Still No Walk on the Beach

 

As far as the Royal Mint One Pound coin designs go, the "Nations of the Crown" has to rate as staggeringly average and is soundly thrashed into a cocked hat by its predecessor, the exquisite 2016 "Last Round Pound", designed by Gregory Cameron. After six years of this incessant tedium it is impossible to fathom why the RM has not managed to update this tired and uninspired numismatic anachronism.

That being said, the design does look somewhat better lend itself to bi-coloured gold that it does to a silver/gold combo. Surprisingly, an uncomfortably high number of 2,142 "collectors" deemed this coin worthy of purchase upon release, making it the second highest mintage of all gold proof decimal pounds. More fool them. 

 

Presumably buyers were unaware that the new shape heralded a latter-day coin-clipping exercise by the RM, with the missing "corners" accounting for a 10% reduction in gold content. Which was nice.

 

As with my silver £1 collection, this dodecagonal usurper will be the final coin in my (currently incomplete) set.

 

Excellent service from Louise at @CoinsOfTheRealmAuctions. Highly recommended.

Edited September 3, 2022 by PapaLazarou

[LawrenceChard]

52 minutes ago, PapaLazarou said:

Better in Gold...but Still No Walk on the Beach

 

As far as the Royal Mint One Pound coin designs go, the "Nations of the Crown" has to rate as staggeringly average and is soundly thrashed into a cocked hat by its predecessor, the exquisite 2016 "Last Round Pound", designed by Gregory Cameron. After six years of this incessant tedium it is impossible to fathom why the RM has not managed to update this tired and uninspired numismatic anachronism.

That being said, the design does look somewhat better lend itself to bi-coloured gold that it does to a silver/gold combo. Surprisingly, an uncomfortably high number of 2,142 "collectors" deemed this coin worthy of purchase upon release, making it the second highest mintage of all gold proof decimal pounds. More fool them. 

 

Presumably buyers were unaware that the new shape heralded a latter-day coin-clipping exercise by the RM, with the missing "corners" accounting for a 10% reduction in gold content. Which was nice.

 

As with my silver £1 collection, this dodecagonal usurper will be the final coin in my (currently incomplete) set.

 

You are not too keen on it then?

😎

[Silverman2U]

On 16/08/2022 at 22:27, Silverman2U said:

Received these little beauties… some I was meant to receive a 5oz 3 graces… not a 2oz! I am interested what The Coin Cabinet will come back with knowing their listing was wrong and the deal is done… want coins back and refund my money I suspect. It will be a shame … taken me a year not to get that 2oz silver Una and the lion! 
 

 

 

 

Edited September 2, 2022 by Silverman2U

[MancunianStacker]

1 hour ago, PapaLazarou said:

Better in Gold...but Still No Walk on the Beach

 

As far as the Royal Mint One Pound coin designs go, the "Nations of the Crown" has to rate as staggeringly average and is soundly thrashed into a cocked hat by its predecessor, the exquisite 2016 "Last Round Pound", designed by Gregory Cameron. After six years of this incessant tedium it is impossible to fathom why the RM has not managed to update this tired and uninspired numismatic anachronism.

That being said, the design does look somewhat better lend itself to bi-coloured gold that it does to a silver/gold combo. Surprisingly, an uncomfortably high number of 2,142 "collectors" deemed this coin worthy of purchase upon release, making it the second highest mintage of all gold proof decimal pounds. More fool them. 

 

Presumably buyers were unaware that the new shape heralded a latter-day coin-clipping exercise by the RM, with the missing "corners" accounting for a 10% reduction in gold content. Which was nice.

 

As with my silver £1 collection, this dodecagonal usurper will be the final coin in my (currently incomplete) set.

Going down the 🐇 🕳 with these gold proof £1’s.

Wish I had the Fiat to do the same 👍🏻 

[richatthecroft]

I’ll be keeping the Sixpence but not sure about the William Crown.

[Petra]

41 minutes ago, richatthecroft said:

I’ll be keeping the Sixpence but not sure about the William Crown.

Each to his own! That crown is awful🫢🤡

[Petra]

Just now, Petra said:

Each to his own! That crown is awful🫢🤡

But nice sixpence!🫢😁

[Silverman2U]

Wow! Received… off to storage.

Now just to source the other one! 
 

Edited September 3, 2022 by Silverman2U

[richatthecroft]

7 hours ago, Petra said:

Each to his own! That crown is awful🫢🤡

Agreed.  But the RM have released worse! I bought in the interest of completeness as I have nigh on every modern Crown issue since 1972.  I’ll likely return it and repurchase from the secondary market. 
 

Edited September 3, 2022 by richatthecroft

[Silverman2U]

2 hours ago, richatthecroft said:

Agreed.  But the RM have released worse! I bought in the interest of completeness as I have nigh on every modern Crown issue since 1972.  I’ll likely return it and repurchase from the secondary market. 
 

Yer good call there. I bought one of Charles in the last couple years for something, I can only put my decision making down to having “silver fever 🤒” at the time of purchase. 😝