Today I Received.....

[AnthonyLinc]

Just received a 1872 young head shield sovereign, a very interesting one!

There's something on the Queen Victoria's face and it looks like an acne.... might be a mint error. 

Also an error message 'invalid cert number' showed when I tried to verify the coin by reading the NFC tag in the PCGS slab. I have inspected the coin under a microscope and pretty sure it's genuine. Already contacted PCGS and waiting for their reply.

[CollectorNo1]

Looks like she might have a bit of ear wax?

Also the bun looks very crisp compared to the rest of her hair....Sorry seems like I'm picking holes just a couple of observations.

You say it's in a slab so you purchased it graded? What grade did it get?

Regards

Edited September 10, 2021 by CollectorNo1
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[AnthonyLinc]

12 minutes ago, CollectorNo1 said:

Looks like she might have a bit of ear wax?

Also the bun looks very crisp compared to the rest of her hair....Sorry seems like I'm picking holes just a couple of observations.

You say it's in a slab so you purchased it graded? What grade did it get?

Regards

Thank you for your reply.

The grade is AU58. 

Yes I realized the two marks on the bun.... Do you think they are just dent marks or mint error? 

[KevinFlynn]

Invasion 😳

I got only one more

Platinum Noble (Isle of Man, Pobjoy Mint), 1 Ounce

but the arrangement was too good to not take a picture of both...

 

Edited September 10, 2021 by KevinFlynn

[CollectorNo1]

28 minutes ago, AnthonyLinc said:

Thank you for your reply.

The grade is AU58. 

Yes I realized the two marks on the bun.... Do you think they are just dent marks or mint error? 

Well I was referring to the bun on the back of her head..its looks alot less worn than the rest of the coin..like someone has just put it on..haha..but I'm guessing it's just the photo,lighting..its hard to comment truthfully unless it's in hand...regarding the acne 😄 and what appears to be a similar spot in the ear..could be a minting error..'Invalid cert number' is a bit concerning ,I'm not a person that is attracted to grading and slabbing....but like fake coins there are fake slabs with the holographic labels out there as well! 

I'd wait and see what pcgs comes back with.

Regards.

[CollectorNo1]

36 minutes ago, KevinFlynn said:

Invasion 😳

I got only one more

Platinum Noble (Isle of Man, Pobjoy Mint), 1 Ounce

but the arrangement was too good to not take a picture of both...

 

Hope you didn't pay alot for them...

[KevinFlynn]

3 minutes ago, CollectorNo1 said:

Hope you didn't pay alot for them...

I managed to precisely hit spot over $1.000 a day before spot went under $1.000...

No worries 😁

I'm an expert 😬

😄

[CollectorNo1]

6 minutes ago, KevinFlynn said:

I managed to precisely hit spot over $1.000 a day before spot went under $1.000...

No worries 😁

I'm an expert 😬

😄

OK,where did you buy them? Direct from the pobjoy mint?

[TheBeast]

I received 22 pieces of 0.5 gold coins / bars. So 11 grams of .9999 gold.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited September 10, 2021 by TheBeast

[KevinFlynn]

@CollectorNo1

No, I'm buying from local pawn shops or national (german) bullion dealers.

Pawn shops are cheaper, but not a guaranteed find, except for the most common coins.

I have access to two bullion dealers, but I ordered both coins online, using a german directory of trusted dealers.

(Platinum Nobles)

 

Edited September 10, 2021 by KevinFlynn

[CollectorNo1]

3 minutes ago, KevinFlynn said:

No, I'm buying from local pawn shops or national (german) bullion dealers.

Pawn shops are cheaper, but not a guaranteed find, except for the most common coins.

I have access to two bullion dealers, but I ordered both coins online, using a german directory of trusted dealers.

(Platinum Nobles)

Well I'm sure you know your platinum...I've never bought,owned any platinum spot atm is $956. But!!! Looking at a 1oz Platinum noble ship coin I know is genuine..the comparison, details and condition against the ones you have shown against the photo I've attached looks alot different in quality...tell me your thoughts.....

 

[KevinFlynn]

@CollectorNo1

I put my thoughts down in my initial platinum thread.

[DarkChameleon]

2 hours ago, CollectorNo1 said:

Well I'm sure you know your platinum...I've never bought,owned any platinum spot atm is $956. But!!! Looking at a 1oz Platinum noble ship coin I know is genuine..the comparison, details and condition against the ones you have shown against the photo I've attached looks alot different in quality...tell me your thoughts.....

 

Im a particular fan of the noble as my father owned and still owns a rover 2000tc which is a heavy beast but very comfortable for that age car to drive in and had the viking ship on the grill and steering wheel.

[ak74]

Sedov - Nautical ounce 2021

Anne Bonny - 1st coin in the Pirate Queens series

Archaeopteryx from Prehistoric Life series

[LiquidMetalsUK]

1 minute ago, ak74 said:

Sedov - Nautical ounce 2021

Anne Bonny - 1st coin in the Pirate Queens series

Archaeopteryx from Prehistoric Life series

that Anne Bony is lovely 😍

Edited September 11, 2021 by Jamesd

[CollectorNo1]

I purchased the Anne Bonny as well. I don't usually buy themed coins but really liked this. Will be interesting to see what the rest are going to be. Don't think there were too many Pirate queens??

[richatthecroft]

What a lovely Silver Proof Crown 😃 Not a lot to not like, nice Reverse design and a Machin Obverse- 

This to continue my Type Set of Crowns.  The only Crown Sized coin to bear the Machin Portrait until it was reproduced in a 2013 4 coin Silver Crown Set ‘The Queen’s Portraits’ 

[dikefalos]

Second coin in CIT's lovely restrike series of greek ancient coins, the athenian Tetradrachm owl. Propably the most known ancient coin. First in the series was the restrike of the first silvercoin of the western world from more than 2000 years ago, the Tortoise /Aegina Stater. Or better the later ones. At first Aegina minted seaturtles on their coins. After Athens beat them around 456 bc they took Aeginas fleet. Aegina minted after this defeat no more seaturtles, but the tortoise.  I added a picture from the original coin from around 400 bc, unbelievable what they could strike back than.

[CollectorNo1]

I love the owl and was thinking of buying it..but the price is a bit high for 2oz silver..although it has a very low mintage..I'm still debating on it...what's it like in hand??

[Gypsy]

10 minutes ago, dikefalos said:

Second coin in CIT's lovely restrike series of greek ancient coins, the athenian Tetradrachm owl. Propably the most known ancient coin. First in the series was the restrike of the first silvercoin of the western world from more than 2000 years ago, the Tortoise /Aegina Stater. Or better the later ones. At first Aegina minted seaturtles on their coins. After Athens beat them around 456 bc they took Aeginas fleet. Aegina minted after this defeat no more seaturtles, but the tortoise.  I added a picture from the original coin from around 400 bc, unbelievable what they could strike back than.

Really nice. Can these be bought in the U.K.? 

[dikefalos]

1 minute ago, CollectorNo1 said:

I love the owl and was thinking of buying it..but the price is a bit high for 2oz silver..although it has a very low mintage..I'm still debating on it...what's it like in hand??

It's a 1 OZ for around 130/140€. Is really a lovely coin, antique finished, so don't worry touching it. Extraordinary work again by B.H.Mayer and CIT Coins. I just love those smartminting coins and the owl and tortoise are really outstanding.

[dikefalos]

1 minute ago, Gypsy said:

Really nice. Can these be bought in the U.K.? 

You should have some uk dealers of CIT Coins, i have just seen one. I don't know them, but they always offering CIT Coins

https://minted-uk.com/product/athenas-owl-2021-cook-islands-1oz-ultra-high-relief/

 

[CollectorNo1]

11 minutes ago, dikefalos said:

It's a 1 OZ for around 130/140€. Is really a lovely coin, antique finished, so don't worry touching it. Extraordinary work again by B.H.Mayer and CIT Coins. I just love those smartminting coins and the owl and tortoise are really outstanding.

The only one I saw was from mint UK.. they were asking £160 on their site. They also were advertising it on Ebay for £170 - very High premiums 🙄

[Scaffstacker]

Couple of bits received earlier this week,

a 20 lire from 1865 recieved from @davidcaia, 

also my meaty 2021 100g silver forum bar from @BackyardBullion awesome work and presentation.

 

 

[PapaLazarou]

2012 UK Diamond Jubilee 7-Coin Silver Proof Set

 

Although considerably lesser known than the 2012 gold silhouette 10-coin set (mintage of 1296, not the widely believed 2012), this "plain" silver proof version is actually considerably rarer, with a released mintage of just 475. This makes it the third rarest silver proof collection ever released by the Royal Mint, behind only the 2014 (368) and 2016 (383).

 

So I bought two, both at sub £100, and believe the price will only go one way from here. 

 

Collectors of silver UK 50p coins have been a little slow on the uptake regarding the rarer definitives, although prices of £100+ are now being realised for some.

 

2012 also saw the issue of the fourth silver BU one pound coin, released in "Baby", "18th Birthday" and "21st Birthday" editions. This is the one coin I still need to finish a complete collection of 113 UK silver "round" pound coins. Please let me know if you have one.

 

 

Edited September 12, 2021 by PapaLazarou