Today I Received.....

[Gruff]

2 minutes ago, Aldebaran said:

I must thank @Fenlander1 for my lovely Buffalo. 

I love the symbolism of the Buffalo, it represents prayer for some tribes and abundance also, as the animal provided so many of the needs of the Native American. From meat, to the hides to sinews for sewing. The image of the Brave is beautiful.

Both images also are very saddening, to think that 60 million buffalo were killed in an attempt to decimate the indigenous people.

 

Lovely coin that! 

Yes the Europeans were b*stards to the native Americans in their attempt to profit off the new world

[Guest]

3 hours ago, modofantasma said:

A few more dates ticked off in this batch

"Only" "need" 7 Shields for the full date run now... 1887 58 49 48 41 39 38

1875-S Obverse

For anyone not familiar with a shield reverse 

How beautiful! Fantastic condition, too

[blackadder]

2 hours ago, Charliemouse said:

2024 Proof & Reverse Proof 1oz Silver Tudor Beast Seymour Unicorn

Pff,pretty poor photos 😛😝😂

[SilverPunk]

18 hours ago, monkey said:

After watching @BackyardBullion and @SilverPunk on YouTube and getting in touch with them, I bought some liver of sulphur and polish to have a go my self. I'll pop my results in the thread I started linked below.

 

Good luck, ! its very much experimenting with amount of liver of sulphur added, time and temp until you get the results you want  looking forward to seeing how you get on!

[DavePa]

Earlier this week I received three 1 oz RAM Australian Coat of Arms from thier series. Will collect them as time goes by as they look wickedly detailed. 

Bought them from Martin at the.silver.trader.co.uk some good stuff there. 

 

[Boruta]

4 minutes ago, DavePa said:

Earlier this week I received three 1 oz RAM Australian Coat of Arms from thier series. Will collect them as time goes by as they look wickedly detailed. 

Bought them from Martin at the.silver.trader.co.uk some good stuff there. 

 

The design looks a bit cartoon but I like it 👍

[Petra]

5 minutes ago, DavePa said:

Earlier this week I received three 1 oz RAM Australian Coat of Arms from thier series. Will collect them as time goes by as they look wickedly detailed. 

Bought them from Martin at the.silver.trader.co.uk some good stuff there. 

 

More great coins from RAM! I have literally just bought the Australian one, not sure if I will bother with the different state ones. I have a couple or so of the Kangaroos, unbelievable what some went for at auction yesterday!😮🤔

[Orpster]

8 minutes ago, DavePa said:

Earlier this week I received three 1 oz RAM Australian Coat of Arms from thier series. Will collect them as time goes by as they look wickedly detailed. 

Bought them from Martin at the.silver.trader.co.uk some good stuff there. 

 

I like these, might have to get me some  

[Petra]

1 minute ago, Orpster said:

I like these, might have to get me some  

Great quality coins, better than Perth Mint!

[TheShinyStuff]

2 minutes ago, Petra said:

Great quality coins, better than Perth Mint!

Steady now, that's big talk.🤣

[Petra]

8 minutes ago, TheShinyStuff said:

Steady now, that's big talk.🤣

Hey! You know, you know!🤔😁😁

[Dankanugget]

Why are The 1/4 gold mexican liberated coins so expensive? Are they worth the plunge?

[Agaupl]

4 minutes ago, Dankanugget said:

Why are The 1/4 gold mexican liberated coins so expensive? Are they worth the plunge?

If you really like them then yes. 

[Britannia47]

12 hours ago, Aldebaran said:

I must thank @Fenlander1 for my lovely Buffalo. 

I love the symbolism of the Buffalo, it represents prayer for some tribes and abundance also, as the animal provided so many of the needs of the Native American. From meat, to the hides to sinews for sewing. The image of the Brave is beautiful.

Both images also are very saddening, to think that 60 million buffalo were killed in an attempt to decimate the indigenous people.

 

Initially designed by sculptor James Earl Fraser on nickels 1913 - 1938. and  later replicated on the modern Gold ‘ Buffalo’

 The reverse technically should be described as a Bison and not a Buffalo. This animal was unknown to the frontiersmen and railroad workers - to them it was just ‘Dinner’!  The nearest anyone had seen was the Asian water buffalo….thus the name.

 Also the obverse portraying a Native American is not a brave or ‘Geronimo’ but a composite of 3 different Indians, namely ‘Iron Tail’, ‘Big Tree’, and ‘Two Moons’! And lastly, on the reverse apparently the Bison was modelled on ‘Black Diamond’ from a New York zoo!

    Fascinating piece of history….
 

     
 

 
 

[Aldebaran]

3 minutes ago, Britannia47 said:

Initially designed by sculptor James Earl Fraser on nickels 1913 - 1938. and  later replicated on the modern Gold ‘ Buffalo’

 The reverse technically should be described as a Bison and not a Buffalo. This animal was unknown to the frontiersmen and railroad workers - to them it was just ‘Dinner’!  The nearest anyone had seen was the Asian water buffalo….thus the name.

 Also the obverse portraying a Native American is not a brave or ‘Geronimo’ but a composite of 3 different Indians, namely ‘Iron Tail’, ‘Big Tree’, and ‘Two Moons’! And lastly, on the reverse apparently the Bison was modelled on ‘Black Diamond’ from a New York zoo!

    Fascinating piece of history….
 

     
 

 
 

Thank you, really interesting. 
I referred to the man as a Brave, because he is not depicted wearing a war bonnet or shaman headwear. It was not a disrespectful reference. 

[Silverlocks]

2 minutes ago, Aldebaran said:

Thank you, really interesting. 
I referred to the man as a Brave, because he is not depicted wearing a war bonnet or shaman headwear. It was not a disrespectful reference. 

I've seen a few folks wax lyrical about Buffalos now.  Maybe I'll have to start branching out into 1oz coins next year.  There are a few Perth Mint designs I'd like to see in gold, and by the looks of the gazette article somebody linked, we might see a 1oz gold Valiant make an appearance.  I know folks love the Queen's Beasts, but I think the Royal Arms and Valiant are actually my favourite of the Royal Mint's modern efforts.

[Upsidedown]

Bucket lister - 24k Ring

[Orpster]

Todays arrivals from @BriEarl

The 1872M is a very interesting coin indeed, I have put a close picture of the obverse below to see if the eagle eyed among you can see what has got me so excited about this coin

[Petra]

Another great little coin just arrived😮 thanks to @jamesyh👍

[AgD]

1 hour ago, Dankanugget said:

Why are The 1/4 gold mexican liberated coins so expensive? Are they worth the plunge?

They have a very low mintage compared to other mints. So definitely worth it 👍

[auleAboutNumismatics]

27 minutes ago, Orpster said:

Todays arrivals from @BriEarl

The 1872M is a very interesting coin indeed, I have put a close picture of the obverse below to see if the eagle eyed among you can see what has got me so excited about this coin

The 1872M is an interesting one… 

[slack]

16 hours ago, modofantasma said:

A few more dates ticked off in this batch

"Only" "need" 7 Shields for the full date run now... 1887 58 49 48 41 39 38

1875-S Obverse

For anyone not familiar with a shield reverse 

Yes very nice indeed and getting closer to the date run all the time, I admire the  approach you have taken with your stacking, you have certainly avoided some of the  pitfalls I've fallen in along the way, best wishes, hope to see the completed date run soon eh! 

[Orpster]

7 minutes ago, auleAboutNumismatics said:

The 1872M is an interesting one… 

Indeed, mint error die clash coin,
You can see the field from the shield under the hair band, a leaf in front of the nose and then under the chin

[Gruff]

2 hours ago, DavePa said:

Earlier this week I received three 1 oz RAM Australian Coat of Arms from thier series. Will collect them as time goes by as they look wickedly detailed. 

Bought them from Martin at the.silver.trader.co.uk some good stuff there. 

 

Well these are rather tasty numbers!

1 hour ago, Upsidedown said:

Bucket lister - 24k Ring

Colour is surreal, looks very soft!

[Upsidedown]

1 minute ago, Gruff said:

Well these are rather tasty numbers!

Colour is surreal, looks very soft!

It's properly work hardened so shouldn't be soft at all, I certainly couldn't crush it with my fingers. It's got a lifetime guarantee also

colour is amazing, much darker than i expected, pictures dont do it justice