Today I Received.....

[KevinG]

Today i've received a 2008 Kookaburra and a 2008 1/2 ounce gold Britannia.

 

 

 

[richo]

Those sovereign 1/10 proofs look really nice. Great pick up. ?

Also like the Kookabura above with the spiders web, really nice version.

Edited July 8, 2016 by richo

[stackspot]

2016 1g Gold Pandas

Arrived Thursday and collected this morning

Thanks to morezone

[Oldun]

Had a bit of time off from work today so had some fun at my local registered numismatic coin dealer just now...

1/3 1804 Guinea

1888 Australia Sydney mint sov AU58 and my favourite and worthless piece a 1951 Festival of Britain 400 year commemorative Crown piece 

and a 300 year anniversary of The Bank of England 1994 Proof 2 Pound piece

 

Edited July 9, 2016 by Oldun

[HelpingHands]

We have just have to start a guinea section after all. 

 

 

[morezone]

The latest 5g Panda Notes from the Nanjing Mint.  This time there are 3 variations.  Normal, coloured and relief.  It's hard to see in pics but in hand, you can clearly see that the pandas are not flat in the relief version.  The same goes for the temple on all the notes.  It's still early days but in a few years I can see these being very impressive.

[Guest]

The notes are nice and would make a nice collection

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The notes are nice and would make a nice collection

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[Stu]

2013 1/4oz gold panda in mint packaging

5 silver beasts, caps courtesy of @sovereignsteve, these do look good in the flesh.

2015 Vera Zanzibar and Niue year of monkey. Really like both these coins, best monkey design Imo. 

1oz privy and 1/2 Oz year of horse. 

[Silvergun]

From eBay . 1890 s Victoria Jubilee head full sovereign

[TheGoldSovereign]

Everyone has seen these but picked up for 23 each, pretty good for the different designs i think. Only need a few more dates now!

[sovereignsteve]

Final 1 oz proof Kookaburra 1999. Full date run now complete

[lightjaw]

Something different

 

[lightjaw]

Better pic

[gazer]

On 09/07/2016 at 12:46, Oldun said:

Had a bit of time off from work today so had some fun at my local registered numismatic coin dealer just now...

1/3 1804 Guinea

1888 Australia Sydney mint sov AU58 and my favourite and worthless piece a 1951 Festival of Britain 400 year commemorative Crown piece 

and a 300 year anniversary of The Bank of England 1994 Proof 2 Pound piece

 

Morning great coin 300 yrs of banking, I have the same coin, also you probably already know but just in case there is a silver proof coin, as well  pick up one for around £30 with lovely box and certificate goes great with your gold one. ?.

[sovereignsteve]

I think his is a silver proof.

On the topic of the gold £2, keep an eye out for the mule version

[Silvergun]

Recent pickups. 2016 Full sov and  1871 1/2 sovereign shield back  from HGM .  1890 full sovereign from Ebay .

 

[HelpingHands]

3 hours ago, sovereignsteve said:

I think his is a silver proof.

On the topic of the gold £2, keep an eye out for the mule version

@sovereignsteve did it ever come to light which version was the most common, the mule without the face value or the standard version?

[Oldun]

700/300 split. So, even the "normal" ones are less than the original 1,000 by 300 !

[sovereignsteve]

9 hours ago, HelpingHands said:

@sovereignsteve did it ever come to light which version was the most common, the mule without the face value or the standard version?

I don't think anyone knows, or all the sources I've seen say. It was discovered during the production run and customers who had been sent one were contacted and asked to return in exchange for a "correct" piece. The mint haven't said how many did so

I've seen several pieces myself, all the correct design.

9 hours ago, Oldun said:

700/300 split. So, even the "normal" ones are less than the original 1,000 by 300 !

May I ask your source?

[sovereignsteve]

2005 Panda, in amongst a lot I purchased. Seems to have some fingermarks but they should come off. Otherwise in nice condition and seems genuine to me.

[Oldun]

1 hour ago, sovereignsteve said:

I don't think anyone knows, or all the sources I've seen say. It was discovered during the production run and customers who had been sent one were contacted and asked to return in exchange for a "correct" piece. The mint haven't said how many did so

I've seen several pieces myself, all the correct design.

May I ask your source?

 

 

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Here is another opinion. It seems there are a variety of ranges - it all depends on how many mule versions were sent back by customers and nobody really knows....

The 1994 gold proof two pounds piece was issued by the Royal Mint to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the Bank of England. Designed by Leslie Durbin, the reverse shows the Bank's original Corporate Seal, with Crown and Cyphers of King William III and Queen Mary II.
Queen Elizabeth II's third portrait can be seen on the obverse of the coin, designed by Raphael Maklouf. However, the 'Mule' variety features a slightly different obverse design compared to the rest of the issue.
The Royal Mint unintentionally struck a number of pieces using the die for double sovereigns. The main difference between the two dies being the double sovereign die does not include the denomination 'Two Pounds' (You can see on the picture of the obverse the words 'Two Pounds' are not present).
In 1994, the Royal Mint wrote to retail customers explaining the error, inviting them to return any error coins for replacement with an example featuring the correct design. It is not known how many people did this, or how many error examples were produced. 
The overall mintage for the 1994 gold proof two pounds is 1,000. Mintage estimates for the Mule variety alone vary from 50 pieces to 200 pieces. Either way, the error example is very rare!
 http://mjhughescoins.co.uk/eshop/1994-gold-proof-bank-of-england-two-pounds-piece-mule-variety

Edited July 13, 2016 by Oldun

[SilverStan]

no 114/1000

I dont know if they sold out? anyone else know? 

I just love the time detail gone into this and Silver shield stuff is starting to increase in value .

 

[lubi29]

Few more 2oz monkeys , 3x Beasts , 1/10oz monkey , 1/2oz goat,  monkey.

[Kman]

5 hours ago, SilverStan said:

no 114/1000

I dont know if they sold out? anyone else know? 

I just love the time detail gone into this and Silver shield stuff is starting to increase in value .

 

 

You couldn't pay me to keep that in my home  

[SilverStan]

good job its going no where near your house