Today I Received.....

[DavePa]

23 hours ago, Petra said:

Something silver from the ‘other’ Australian mint!🤔😮

Ooh that's nice 😄

[Agaupl]

On 26/11/2023 at 01:43, Petra said:

Something silver from the ‘other’ Australian mint!🤔😮

The better design mint imho. More expensive but better design. 

[DavePa]

Received yesterday two silver brits that were Not tarnished / toned to replace lesser ones in my date run. 

Bought quickly, easily and fairly from @Gaffer. Thanks G ! 

 

 

[SlowFrog]

I paid £550 for this 1858 sovereign (just 803,234 minted) and it arrived today. It has a lovely natural patina and lustre that isn't too visible in the artificial light that I took these pics in (not great quality - sorry). Lustre perhaps more obvious in the video! No idea if I paid too much but I'm very happy with it.

 

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[AaaGee]

11 minutes ago, SlowFrog said:

I paid £550 for this 1858 sovereign (just 803,234 minted) and it arrived today. It has a lovely natural patina and lustre that isn't too visible in the artificial light that I took these pics in (not great quality - sorry). Lustre perhaps more obvious in the video! No idea if I paid too much but I'm very happy with it.

 

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No idea on price. But it is a stunner and id be happy to own it 🙂

[Charliemouse]

2018 Canadian 1oz Proof 200 Dollars Edward VII

A really unusual coin this.  Very pure 99999 fine gold, bright yellow.  And a treat to see a large Edward VII portrait in gold.

Again, I was very surprised this has survived 5 years to make it to an unscathed PF70UCAM.

[Silverman2U]

On 25/11/2023 at 12:51, Charliemouse said:

2023 Reverse Proof 1oz Coronation Coin

The prettiest coronation coin?

Collected a bunch of graded coins from our very own @GoldDiggerDave, including this beauty.

Proof for comparison.

Nice! I need to get me ☝️ of these!  

[Silverlocks]

2023 Copernicus My first foray into coloured coins.  From Germania via @Panda6Pack, the 2023 Copernicus.

[Charliemouse]

10 hours ago, Silverlocks said:

2023 Copernicus My first foray into coloured coins.  From Germania via @Panda6Pack, the 2023 Copernicus.

Nice lighting.  I was very tempted to buy one of these.  Looks great.

[Silverlocks]

35 minutes ago, Charliemouse said:

Nice lighting.  I was very tempted to buy one of these.  Looks great.

See if @Panda6Pack has any left.  Silvertrader might also get them in.

The top ones are axial - a ring light and a bit of tracing paper with a hole for the lens to soften it (you can see it reflected in the sun), and a panel light at about 10:30 as a key light.  I think they show off the shiny bits of the coin nicely.  The bottom one is slightly oblique with the lighting cone I made the other day and a couple of spots.  Arguably a nicer shot, but that sort of lighting makes the mirrored fields (basically Nicks face) look frosted.

Unfortunately I still haven't figured out a way to sync the white balance between Imaging Edge and Photoshop for the stacked shots, so they're slightly different.

Edited November 27, 2023 by Silverlocks

[Orpster]

My eBay 20% cashback buy from Friday arrived today.  Once the cashback pays out will have cost me £301

Again thanks to @Brit2023 and @dvl for highlighting the hacks  

 

[Charliemouse]

1999 Perth Mint Centenary Gold Proof Bi-metallic Sovereign

Effectively a 'normal' 22ct sovereign, surrounded by 999 silver.  Also had this for over a year, and decided it's a keeper so had it graded.

[slack]

5 minutes ago, Charliemouse said:

1999 Perth Mint Centenary Gold Proof Bi-metallic Sovereign

Effectively a 'normal' 22ct sovereign, surrounded by 999 silver.  Also had this for over a year, and decided it's a keeper so had it graded.

It looks very good doesn't it, I have the same one but on a first day cover, I think there was 999 of them issued and the stamps have a design made of gold foil I believe, it's in hiding so I've not seen it for some time... I hope it's still there!!

[slack]

22 hours ago, SlowFrog said:

I paid £550 for this 1858 sovereign (just 803,234 minted) and it arrived today. It has a lovely natural patina and lustre that isn't too visible in the artificial light that I took these pics in (not great quality - sorry). Lustre perhaps more obvious in the video! No idea if I paid too much but I'm very happy with it.

 

u
 

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Looks good and in quite good condition, if you are happy with it you paid the right price 

[slack]

21 hours ago, Charliemouse said:

2018 Canadian 1oz Proof 200 Dollars Edward VII

A really unusual coin this.  Very pure 99999 fine gold, bright yellow.  And a treat to see a large Edward VII portrait in gold.

Again, I was very surprised this has survived 5 years to make it to an unscathed PF70UCAM.

Beautiful colour you must be very pleased with this one

[paulmerton]

20 minutes ago, slack said:

It looks very good doesn't it, I have the same one but on a first day cover, I think there was 999 of them issued and the stamps have a design made of gold foil I believe, it's in hiding so I've not seen it for some time... I hope it's still there!!

I have the one that came in a case that looks like a toilet seat (impossible to unsee).

[Charliemouse]

Just now, paulmerton said:

I have the one that came in a case that looks like a toilet seat (impossible to unsee).

Me too.  Getting it slabbed was a mercy.  🤣

[paulmerton]

[Charliemouse]

2 minutes ago, slack said:

Beautiful colour you must be very pleased with this one

I am pleased with the lighting balance.  Usually, proof fields are either plain black or plain gold.  Getting that transition point can be tricky, but pays off in the visible texture of the surface.

[Charliemouse]

7 minutes ago, paulmerton said:

Please don't. 🤣

Edited November 27, 2023 by Charliemouse

[slack]

Just now, paulmerton said:

I'll never know what on earth they were thinking.. knowing the Aussies it must be an act of sarcasm eh!

[slack]

Just now, slack said:

I'll never know what on earth they were thinking.. knowing the Aussies it must be an act of sarcasm eh!

Is there a bum biting spider in there?

[Charliemouse]

1 minute ago, slack said:

Is there a bum biting spider in there?

They should absolutely do their Redback Spider coin with the toilet seat case.

[Silverlocks]

28 minutes ago, paulmerton said:

I'm sure @Lyrinn will understand why I'm suddenly reminded of Ghost In the Shell: Stand Alone Complex.

[Simmoleon]

24 minutes ago, JeffM said:

John Mercanti is a marketed creation.  He designs a lot of coins, but not many would be considered great IMO.  It’s all marketing.  Everywhere you turn here in the U.S., another Mercanti coin pops up.  He is saturating the market.  Just my opinion.

Wrong place - moved to the right place

Edited November 27, 2023 by Simmoleon
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