Today I Received.....

[GreatCoins4U]

2 hours ago, LawrenceChard said:

 

Yes, that's interesting, although the reverse is not frosted on the relief, so it is possibly a B.U. or bullion made using a polished blank.

The obverse does look normal for B.U. or bullion.

😎

Yes that makes sense to me, it certainly looks like a proof version in some respects and a bullion version in others, quite interesting I thought. Many thnaks.

[AuricGoldfinger]

What better way to celebrate the queens jubilee than picking up some 2022 sovereigns (my first load) and also some other dates. Will be off to the safe deposit box this weekend and will post some pictures in the today I visited thread.

I need to do a bit of a count up as lost track of how many sovereigns i have!

[TheShinyStuff]

1 minute ago, AuricGoldfinger said:

 

I need to do a bit of a count up as lost track of how many sovereigns i have!

 

Life's tough isn't it!!!😀

[matt1r]

Finally got an 1888 and it’s a good’un

[Heirlooms]

Received this a couple of weeks ago but thought I’d hold it back for Jubilee weekend. The 2oz Gold Queens Beast Completer in PF70. A mintage of only 100. What. A. Coin!!! The longest reigning monarch surrounded and protected by the countries beasts. I don’t think there is a better original modern coin design that has been produced by the Royal Mint during Queen Elizabeth’s reign. For me it sits alongside the Una and the Lion, Three Graces, Rocking Horse Crown and 2014 Britannia as stand out designs. Amongst modern coin engravers Jody Clark has created some designs that will be revered for many years to come. The jewel in the crown for my modern coin collection for sure

Edited June 4, 2022 by Heirlooms

[SlowFrog]

26 minutes ago, Heirlooms said:

Received this a couple of weeks ago but thought I’d hold it back for Jubilee weekend. The 2oz Gold Queens Beast Completer in PF70. A mintage of only 100. What. A. Coin!!! The longest reigning monarch surrounded and protected by the countries beasts. I don’t think there is a better original modern coin design that has been produced by the Royal Mint during Queen Elizabeth’s reign. For me it sits alongside the Una and the Lion, Three Graces, Rocking Horse Crown and 2014 Britannia as stand out designs. Amongst modern coin engravers Jody Clark has created some designs that will be revered for many years to come. The jewel in the crown for my modern coin collection for sure

Amazing coin! Absolutely stunning. It's reminded me of a question I had regarding Royal Mint's "Limited Edition" numbers compared to their mintage numbers. I get completely confused when looking at their website. For example, on this one: https://www.royalmint.com/britannia/2021-britannia-coins/the-britannia-2021-uk-two-ounce-gold-proof-coin-lep/ it states "Limited Edition 50" with a "Maximum Coin Mintage" of 103. Do you (or anyone else!) know why there's a difference?

Edited June 4, 2022 by SlowFrog

[NRSovereign]

Todays delivery to the stack 🥸 2x2002 came in the bundle well chuffed with that 😀

[James32]

A very generous and heart warming gift from @SilverDrum also came with some excellent artwork which i wont show,as no doubt I will get the blame for it and a certain (S) will be out for blood. 

[Mtaybar]

9 minutes ago, James32 said:

A very generous and heart warming gift from @SilverDrum also came with some excellent artwork which i wont show,as no doubt I will get the blame for it and a certain (S) will be out for blood. 

Suspicion confirmed lol. Nice work @SilverDrum at least you used your crayons for drawing this time instead of breakfast 😉👍🤣

[Heirlooms]

1 hour ago, SlowFrog said:

Amazing coin! Absolutely stunning. It's reminded me of a question I had regarding Royal Mint's "Limited Edition" numbers compared to their mintage numbers. I get completely confused when looking at their website. For example, on this one: https://www.royalmint.com/britannia/2021-britannia-coins/the-britannia-2021-uk-two-ounce-gold-proof-coin-lep/ it states "Limited Edition 50" with a "Maximum Coin Mintage" of 103. Do you (or anyone else!) know why there's a difference?

Thanks.

On your question, the limited edition number is normally the amount in that presentation box. The the maximum mintage number is there to cover other ways they could sell or gift additional coins should they choose. Some will probably be used in the Trial of the Pyx, the Royal Mint may have some graded by NGC and sell those at a premium, they could sell them in a frame and print like they have in the past, in a card with stamps, various ways

https://www.royalmint.com/britannia/britannia-frames/

[James32]

Big thanks to @paulmoore

[Gruff]

Stoked, thanks @lxy70713

 

 

[SlowFrog]

2 hours ago, Heirlooms said:

Thanks.

On your question, the limited edition number is normally the amount in that presentation box. The the maximum mintage number is there to cover other ways they could sell or gift additional coins should they choose. Some will probably be used in the Trial of the Pyx, the Royal Mint may have some graded by NGC and sell those at a premium, they could sell them in a frame and print like they have in the past, in a card with stamps, various ways

https://www.royalmint.com/britannia/britannia-frames/

Brilliant info! Thank you very much. I'm sure others here will appreciate it too. Congrats on your coin - it's gorgeous and I'm still drooling! 

[SlowFrog]

Finally got my first French coin and it's a cracker! I swapped it for a 1oz gold QB's Yale of Beaufort. Less gold but I always prefer older coins. Umberto was a separate purchase.

[ryanp007]

Today I received...

Well, ok, they didn't all show up today, they've been assembled over a six month period. But the last one DID just show up this week, so I'm posting anyways.

Here's a nice mini-collection of Romanian gold pieces in terrific condition. Eastern European gold coinage can be tough to collect, with its unfortunate combination of low mintages and war/revolution/political unrest.

The coins:

1. 1883 20 Lei - LMU standard 0.1867AGW - Minted in Bucharest, 185,290 pieces. King Carol I on the obverse, crowned and draped coat of arms on the reverse. Edge lettering that reads "PATRIA*SI DREPTUL*MEU" (Homeland And My Right).

2. 1890 20 Lei - LMU standard 0.1867AGW - Minted in Bucharest, 196,000 pieces. King Carol I on the obverse, crowned and draped coat of arms on the reverse. Edge lettering that reads "PATRIA*SI DREPTUL*MEU" (Homeland And My Right).

3. 1906 circulating commemorative 20 Lei - LMU standard 0.1867AGW - Minted in Brussels, Belgium, 15,000 pieces. Obverse and reverse both portraits of King Carol I. Milled edge.

4. 1944 Ardealul Nostru medallion, a commemorative issued to mark the liberation of areas of northern Transylvania that were annexed by Hungary in 1940 with the support of Nazi Germany.

Nominally assigned a value of 20 Lei, although not to LMU standards - it mirrors the same size/fineness/weight of the debased 100 Franc - 21mm, 6.55g, 0.1895AGW.

Obverse depicts overlapped busts of Michael the Brave, King Ferdinand, and King Michael. Reverse is a crowned eagle surrounded by the coats of arms of the annexed Transylvanian counties. Edge lettering that reads "NIHIL SINE DEO" (Nothing Without God).

Minted in Vienna, 1,000,000 pieces, though its anyone's guess how many survived the end of WWII and all that came after in this part of the world. Many thanks to @DuncanWylieWilson for this piece that completes my little Romanian mini-collection. Off to deep storage for my ungrateful heirs to one day auction off 😂😂😂

[YorkshireStacker]

Nice! I work with a guy who is Romanian and we were actually talking about the leu the other day (or lei in this case being plural), so it's nice to see what they look like.

[stefffana]

17 minutes ago, ryanp007 said:

Today I received...

Well, ok, they didn't all show up today, they've been assembled over a six month period. But the last one DID just show up this week, so I'm posting anyways.

Here's a nice mini-collection of Romanian gold pieces in terrific condition. Eastern European gold coinage can be tough to collect, with its unfortunate combination of low mintages and war/revolution/political unrest.

The coins:

1. 1883 20 Lei - LMU standard 0.1867AGW - Minted in Bucharest, 185,290 pieces. King Carol I on the obverse, crowned and draped coat of arms on the reverse. Edge lettering that reads "PATRIA*SI DREPTUL*MEU" (Homeland And My Right).

2. 1890 20 Lei - LMU standard 0.1867AGW - Minted in Bucharest, 196,000 pieces. King Carol I on the obverse, crowned and draped coat of arms on the reverse. Edge lettering that reads "PATRIA*SI DREPTUL*MEU" (Homeland And My Right).

3. 1906 circulating commemorative 20 Lei - LMU standard 0.1867AGW - Minted in Brussels, Belgium, 15,000 pieces. Obverse and reverse both portraits of King Carol I. Milled edge.

4. 1944 Ardealul Nostru medallion, a commemorative issued to mark the liberation of areas of northern Transylvania that were annexed by Hungary in 1940 with the support of Nazi Germany.

Nominally assigned a value of 20 Lei, although not to LMU standards - it mirrors the same size/fineness/weight of the debased 100 Franc - 21mm, 6.55g, 0.1895AGW.

Obverse depicts overlapped busts of Michael the Brave, King Ferdinand, and King Michael. Reverse is a crowned eagle surrounded by the coats of arms of the annexed Transylvanian counties. Edge lettering that reads "NIHIL SINE DEO" (Nothing Without God).

Minted in Vienna, 1,000,000 pieces, though its anyone's guess how many survived the end of WWII and all that came after in this part of the world. Many thanks to @DuncanWylieWilson for this piece that completes my little Romanian mini-collection. Off to deep storage for my ungrateful heirs to one day auction off 😂😂😂

Beautiful coins! I am happy to see how coins from my country are started to be collected all around the world!🤗

Romanian 20 lei gold is a good candidate to "Must Have" in any serious collection of LMU gold coiins.

Many thanks for sharing!

Also, many thanks to @DuncanWylieWilson who manage all the time to spread them to real collectors of rare coins!

Edited June 4, 2022 by stefffana

[DuncanWylieWilson]

17 minutes ago, ryanp007 said:

Today I received...

Well, ok, they didn't all show up today, they've been assembled over a six month period. But the last one DID just show up this week, so I'm posting anyways.

Here's a nice mini-collection of Romanian gold pieces in terrific condition. Eastern European gold coinage can be tough to collect, with its unfortunate combination of low mintages and war/revolution/political unrest.

The coins:

1. 1883 20 Lei - LMU standard 0.1867AGW - Minted in Bucharest, 185,290 pieces. King Carol I on the obverse, crowned and draped coat of arms on the reverse. Edge lettering that reads "PATRIA*SI DREPTUL*MEU" (Homeland And My Right).

2. 1890 20 Lei - LMU standard 0.1867AGW - Minted in Bucharest, 196,000 pieces. King Carol I on the obverse, crowned and draped coat of arms on the reverse. Edge lettering that reads "PATRIA*SI DREPTUL*MEU" (Homeland And My Right).

3. 1906 circulating commemorative 20 Lei - LMU standard 0.1867AGW - Minted in Brussels, Belgium, 15,000 pieces. Obverse and reverse both portraits of King Carol I. Milled edge.

4. 1944 Ardealul Nostru medallion, a commemorative issued to mark the liberation of areas of northern Transylvania that were annexed by Hungary in 1940 with the support of Nazi Germany.

Nominally assigned a value of 20 Lei, although not to LMU standards - it mirrors the same size/fineness/weight of the debased 100 Franc - 21mm, 6.55g, 0.1895AGW.

Obverse depicts overlapped busts of Michael the Brave, King Ferdinand, and King Michael. Reverse is a crowned eagle surrounded by the coats of arms of the annexed Transylvanian counties. Edge lettering that reads "NIHIL SINE DEO" (Nothing Without God).

Minted in Vienna, 1,000,000 pieces, though its anyone's guess how many survived the end of WWII and all that came after in this part of the world. Many thanks to @DuncanWylieWilson for this piece that completes my little Romanian mini-collection. Off to deep storage for my ungrateful heirs to one day auction off 😂😂😂

Absolutely astonishing post! Romanian gold is quite something and it’s nice to be able to see fellow collectors showing off what they enjoy! 

Amazing coins with a tremendous history! Thank you for the tag and for your purchase.

Looking forward to seeing what other rarities we deal upon soon! 🌟👍🏻

[DuncanWylieWilson]

3 minutes ago, stefffana said:

Beautiful coins! I am happy to see how coins from my country are started to be collected all around the world!🤗

Romanian 20 lei gold is a good candidate to "Must Have" any serious collection of LMU gold coiins.

Many thanks for sharing!

Also, many thanks to @DuncanWylieWilson who manage all the time to spread them to real collectors of rare coins!

I quite agree, @stefffana

Thank you for the tag and appreciation.

Side note, but your lovely Sierra Leone $50 will be posted on Monday. Jubilee weekend has put most on the back burner! ☀️

[SovereignBishop]

3 hours ago, James32 said:

Big thanks to @paulmoore

😂you tagged me in the sales post then bought them yourself. Nutter

[stefffana]

3 minutes ago, SovereignBishop said:

😂you tagged me in the sales post then bought them yourself. Nutter

Epic.😂😂😂😂😂

[James32]

49 minutes ago, SovereignBishop said:

😂you tagged me in the sales post then bought them yourself. Nutter

I'm mad but not that mad (yet) lol

He had two tubes available and I already secured one 🤣

Edited June 4, 2022 by James32

[SovereignBishop]

4 minutes ago, James32 said:

I'm mad but but not mad (yet) lol

He had two tubes available and I already secured one 🤣

Messaged him after your tag and he said sorry they just sold. 😂

[Agaupl]

Some nice bits this week. Gold silver and platinum 

[PapaLazarou]

Australian Refugees Find New Home

 

Many thanks to @arshimo2012 for the 2021 1/4oz gold proof anniversary Nuggets. With a mintage of just 300 these look like a pretty decent investment...especially at a smidge over spot.

 

I must also extend my thanks to rum-runner @jultorsk for smuggling in this year's silver Koala and, more importantly, the latest proof and frostie RAM roos - the 66th and 67th latest members of this ongoing (complete) collection.