Today I Received.....

[Silverlocks]

On 09/11/2023 at 20:03, AaaGee said:

Got a double Jubilee and its literally my favourite coin (although the young Vic i got recently is a close 2nd) and would like another. Also easier to see with my ageing eyes 🤓

One of the reasons I took to photography right there.

[Silverlocks]

A couple of LMU coins and a bonus below. Italian 20 Lire from @Auronum, plus a Belgian 20 Franc.
Bonus Rooster and Vrenelli I've got four different LMU types now.

[Dankanugget]

Is there a following for these coins on here? They look great.

[Silverlocks]

4 minutes ago, Dankanugget said:

Is there a following for these coins on here? They look great.

There are a few people who collect them here on TSF, I think.  LMU coins (and world gold in general) are a big old rabbit hole - there were dozens of polities making them at one point or another.  Some are quite rare and expensive.  Some, like the Vrenellis or Roosters, are pretty common and often have lower premiums than sovs.

Edited November 11, 2023 by Silverlocks

[Guest]

35 minutes ago, Dankanugget said:

Is there a following for these coins on here? They look great.

I think that's partially down to his fantastic photographic skills. I've posted some before and they look unfortunate (and that is an understatement).

[Silverlocks]

1 minute ago, SeverinDigsSovereigns said:

I think that's partially down to his fantastic photographic skills. I've posted some before and they look unfortunate (and that is an understatement).

I think it's actually easier than it looks.  It took a bit of faff to work out how to light the coins (and TBH I think there's still room for improvement on that count) but once I had a few lighting schemes worked out it becomes pretty formulaic - just tweak the position of the lights until you get the right reflections or right highlights of the anisotropic reflection on the finish.  It wasn't hard to get this far, and now I'm really just incrementally improving as I find issues or think of ways to light the coins that might work.  

You can get more sophisticated with stacked shots.  A lot of @Charliemouse's pictures do this, and I've done a few like that.  At the moment I have an issue with getting Photoshop to inherit the right colour balance, so I don't do a lot of that kind of stacking.  There's another stacking app called Helion that I will try out at some point, but that's for another day.

What really made the difference was moving off my phone (which had a kinda c**p camera) and getting a camera with a macro lens.  This made it much easier to properly light the pictures as the phone itself used to get in the way of many lighting options, and (along with other limitations of the camera) was becoming a major issue. On the other hand, a phone with a better camera ('periscope' cameras) can produce decent pics quite easily - @Solachesis used to get some pretty good results with his phone.

[AaaGee]

From @DW1777. Very happy with this QB. Just the party goat and completer to go. 

[AaaGee]

Pic too dark🤔.

May try again later.

[stefffana]

1 minute ago, AaaGee said:

Pic too dark🤔.

May try again later.

Nope. Look great as it is!🤗

[SiCole]

Nice new double memorial in blister. Even in double there’s a heck of a lot going on and been a bit spoilt with the proof ones so won’t be going silly getting loads like I did the jubilee.

[Silverr]

Got to thank @BackyardBullion for this one! 
Beautiful coins, definitely in need of more Maria Thalers!

[Guest]

A very nice 1925-dated sovereign (London). It has thick reeded edge so likely being one of the 1940s restrikes. Cracked out of am NGC MS65 holder.

[Dankanugget]

2 hours ago, Silverlocks said:

There are a few people who collect them here on TSF, I think.  LMU coins (and world gold in general) are a big old rabbit hole - there were dozens of polities making them at one point or another.  Some are quite rare and expensive.  Some, like the Vrenellis or Roosters, are pretty common and often have lower premiums than sovs.

Thanks Is there a following for these coins on here? They look great.

[Silverlocks]

12 minutes ago, Dankanugget said:

Thanks Is there a following for these coins on here? They look great.

Not sure exactly who's into them, but you could put up a question on the Gold forum perhaps.

This is an article off Reddit that discusses the various outfits that produced coinage to LMU spec.  There's also a sub reddit about them.  There are some other resources on the interwebs, but nothing like a comprehensive book on the subject like Marsh's sovereign book.

 

Edited November 11, 2023 by Silverlocks

[James32]

Thanks to @KRO for the pleasant trade.

[FabulousLunar]

17 hours ago, GoldenGriffin said:

I feel this could be a coin swap.  Let's see if any other Griffin's all of a sudden get graded much higher.

Such a shame for PCGS and loss for you. Feel really sorry for you. If it was coin swap I don't think another coin would appear anytime soon. Grader who did swap just took good coin for his collection. Grading it right now could just expose him. If its not swap then grader accidentally or intentionally damaged the coin. Such a shame it is impossible to proof that you sent perfect coin and recover losses. 

Btw, what capsule that coin had originally? I just took a look at coin image on pcgs and I saw such sort of scratches before. They obviously not appeared from wiping with a cloth. Once I got a proof lunar with opened capsule and it had similar scratches. Coin was sent with closed capsule, but during shipping capsule opened from vibration and coin fall from it inside the box.

Edited November 11, 2023 by FabulousLunar

[Orpster]

My first Mexican coin, received today from @Chrispringle85.  I do not think it will be my last. 

Been wanting a Viente Peso for quite a while and I am as pleased as punch with this one, had not really intended to get a graded one but pleased I did

 

[Silverlocks]

[Chrispringle85]

1 hour ago, Orpster said:

My first Mexican coin, received today from @Chrispringle85.  I do not think it will be my last. 

Been wanting a Viente Peso for quite a while and I am as pleased as punch with this one, had not really intended to get a graded one but pleased I did

 

Glad it arrived safely mate. Hope you enjoy it as much as I have 😍

[MaxeBaumann]

Hello dear friends, did not receive this beautiful medal today, just to show you. I like this coinage very much despite the brutal motif. Therefore I wish you a peaceful weekend and greetings from Maxe.

[Allgoldcoins]

Not sure if anyone has put one of these up yet :

Edited November 11, 2023 by Allgoldcoins

[apachebleu]

12 hours ago, SiCole said:

Nice new double memorial in blister. Even in double there’s a heck of a lot going on and been a bit spoilt with the proof ones so won’t be going silly getting loads like I did the jubilee.

Not going silly with them? The bottom picture suggests otherwise. 

 I need some of them...

[JohnV66]

Another fat proof sovereign arrived. These 2018 sapphire jubilee piedfort's are unloved and can usually be picked up below issue price 5 years later but for me it'll make a nice addition to my NGC registry plus it's just under 1/2 oz of gold. It'll need @GoldDiggerDave's spit and polish to brighten it up before its journey to NGC.

[Gruff]

14 minutes ago, JohnV66 said:

Another fat proof sovereign arrived. These 2018 sapphire jubilee piedfort's are unloved and can usually be picked up below issue price 5 years later but for me it'll make a nice addition to my NGC registry plus it's just under 1/2 oz of gold. It'll need @GoldDiggerDave's spit and polish to brighten it up before its journey to NGC.

Looks pretty sparkly to me! I'd be interested to see what Dave can do with it and the grading it gets.

[Silverman2U]

1 hour ago, JohnV66 said:

Another fat proof sovereign arrived. These 2018 sapphire jubilee piedfort's are unloved and can usually be picked up below issue price 5 years later but for me it'll make a nice addition to my NGC registry plus it's just under 1/2 oz of gold. It'll need @GoldDiggerDave's spit and polish to brighten it up before its journey to NGC.

Popping!! 🤩