Today I Received.....

[TheShinyStuff]

51 minutes ago, paulmerton said:

I will take a closer look with a USB wotsit later.

The wotsit will reveal all!

[Guest]

An 1887 double cracked out from NGC MS62. Nothing too special about this one. The 1887 all have strange textures, I have no idea why. All denominations suffer heavily from die polish lines, and many have semi-prooflike fields which are less often seen on other jubilee head sovereigns or the YH ones before them.

[Sovhead]

7 minutes ago, SeverinDigsSovereigns said:

An 1887 double cracked out from NGC MS62. Nothing too special about this one. The 1887 all have strange textures, I have no idea why. All denominations suffer heavily from die polish lines, and many have semi-prooflike fields which are less often seen on other jubilee head sovereigns or the YH ones before them.

I think it’s special, it looks as thought it’s a mint error coin especially in that first pic the rim is very thin at one side and very thick on the other.

[Guest]

5 minutes ago, Sovhead said:

I think it’s special, it looks as thought it’s a mint error coin especially in that first pic the rim is very thin at one side and very thick on the other.

It's just my poor photography. Dodgy iOS17 lens focusing as well. There's a little flower icon on the bottom left, the function of which which I haven't figured out 

Edited December 5, 2023 by Guest

[Petra]

4 hours ago, PapaLazarou said:

2015 Gold Proof Fifth Portrait £1 Shield

 

As with the silver proof pound coins, several gold £1 shields can often be extremely hard to track down as they were never issued as individual coins. This 2015 Fifth was only offered within the 8-coin gold proof Circulating Coinage set, mintage just 245.

 

I'd never seen this particular coin offered on its Tod before, so I was a tad delighted to pick it up from the

@CoinsOfTheRealmAuctions auction for spot+ postage.

 

Shame about the mortuary slab.

 

  @MancunianStacker

 

 

 

 

Great coin! It’s not a 70, get it out the plastic!🤔⛄️😁

[paulmerton]

2 hours ago, TheShinyStuff said:

The wotsit will reveal all!

Behold the USB microscope slightly-angled-with-extra-light-coming-in-from-the-side bodge setup.

Undoubtedly a strike-through error, and it's cool that some of the black stuff is still tightly embedded in the struck coin, and there are some fragments of it remaining on the edge of the hole too. 

Holy Decus et Tutamen, Batman!

@James32 @Gruff @TheShinyStuff @Brit2023

 

[Guest]

Just now, paulmerton said:

Behold the USB microscope slightly-angled-with-extra-light-coming-in-from-the-side bodge setup.

Undoubtedly a strike-through error, and it's cool that some of the black stuff is still tightly embedded in the struck coin, and there are some fragments of it remaining on the edge of the hole too. 

Holy Decus et Tutamen, Batman!

@James32 @Gruff @TheShinyStuff @Brit2023

 

I have a Philharmoniker with a tiny blanket error and looks reddish brown inside. It's most likely some contamination on the die that got pressed into the coin...

[MrStacker]

As the saying goes @paulmertonwhatever makes you happy! 
 

I agree with @James32though shocking “quality control and checks by the RM”

That’s why I’ve always been reluctant on proofs because I would be so mad with the imperfections. Better to look for already graded proofs when the time comes for me to venture into that field. 

[blackadder]

Lovely eagle from xmas draw @Sovhead

[Sovhead]

Just now, blackadder said:

Lovely eagle from xmas draw @Sovhead

Glad you like it mate 👍🏻

[blackadder]

2 minutes ago, Sovhead said:

Glad you like it mate 👍🏻

Never said i liked it 😂😂 joking ofc lol

[TheShinyStuff]

22 minutes ago, paulmerton said:

Behold the USB microscope slightly-angled-with-extra-light-coming-in-from-the-side bodge setup.

Undoubtedly a strike-through error, and it's cool that some of the black stuff is still tightly embedded in the struck coin, and there are some fragments of it remaining on the edge of the hole too. 

Holy Decus et Tutamen, Batman!

@James32 @Gruff @TheShinyStuff @Brit2023

 

Looks like is was in someone's grandads breast pocket during war!!!

[AaaGee]

From @ccfcpaul

Very happy with it. Just the completer left to get.

[Britannia47]

11 hours ago, MaxeBaumann said:

I think this is also a good investment for the future. The first Krugerrand coin in silver from 2018, here in a tube of 25 pieces. Greetings from Maxe.

Just for reference……👍

 

Edited December 5, 2023 by Britannia47

[Gruff]

2 minutes ago, Britannia47 said:

Just for reference……👍

I love my Krugs, mainly the gold one, but the silver ones are cool too

[ccfcpaul]

I didn't know this thread existed! Some catching up to do maybe!

[Charliemouse]

4 hours ago, paulmerton said:

Behold the USB microscope slightly-angled-with-extra-light-coming-in-from-the-side bodge setup.

Undoubtedly a strike-through error, and it's cool that some of the black stuff is still tightly embedded in the struck coin, and there are some fragments of it remaining on the edge of the hole too. 

Holy Decus et Tutamen, Batman!

@James32 @Gruff @TheShinyStuff @Brit2023

 

Looks like a meteor strike.  🤣

Those little USB microscopes are very handy.  They won't take the prettiest pics, but they're cheap and can show a lot of detail.

[Pandao]

2024 panda coin. Hmmmm not as cute as before. 😶 but still worth to have some.   

[AOB]

10 hours ago, Britannia47 said:

Just for reference……👍

 

That 1997 though 👌🏽 very nice - curiosity, what’s the going rate for those?

[TheShinyStuff]

9 hours ago, ccfcpaul said:

I didn't know this thread existed! Some catching up to do maybe!

Don't go too far back, you'll see people buying sovereigns for like £40 and kilos os silver for £50 - not quite, but you know what I mean!

[lubi29]

8 hours ago, Pandao said:

2024 panda coin. Hmmmm not as cute as before. 😶 but still worth to have some.   

Where you get them in trays? Last 3 years I only saw them in the sheets.

[JohnV66]

Interesting USA commemorative pick-up. 2019 Apollo 11 50^th anniversary proof. Just under a ¼ oz of gold (0.242) for 20 quid over spot with box & CoA. Typical U.S. Mint churned out 50,000 of them.

[TheShinyStuff]

46 minutes ago, JohnV66 said:

Interesting USA commemorative pick-up. 2019 Apollo 11 50^th anniversary proof. Just under a ¼ oz of gold (0.242) for 20 quid over spot with box & CoA. Typical U.S. Mint churned out 50,000 of them.

@paulmerton have you seen this, it's the mother of all strike through errors - looks like some clown has stood on the die!

[Petra]

Thanks to @TheShinyStuff 😮 a great Australian coin👍

[Sovhead]

A 1g Maple courtesy of @Enigma 

Here it is next to a pen 🤣🤣