Today I Received.....

[Chrispringle85]

2018 2oz Reverse proof libertad. Surely these must be the most beautiful of all coins 🤷🏻‍♂️

[jasonpaulwatson]

Neo: 'Woah!'

This turned up today. I Absolutely love it. Thanks @Troy77 I could not be happier with it.

[Troy77]

35 minutes ago, jasonpaulwatson said:

Neo: 'Woah!'

This turned up today. I Absolutely love it. Thanks @Troy77 I could not be happier with it.

So glad you like it 😉👍

[Silverman2U]

7 hours ago, jultorsk said:

Smaug-day! 🐉 😁

 

 

Love to know where you got those from @jultorsk I have been looking for crowns for ever in this site. No luck.

[CadmiumGreen]

2 minutes ago, Silverman2U said:

Love to know where you got those from @jultorsk I have been looking for crowns for ever in this site. No luck.

@jultorsk

They look to be gold Sovereigns.😊

[Silverman2U]

Just now, CadmiumGreen said:

@jultorsk

They look to be gold Sovereigns.😊

Fair play... been a long day, half asleep. Thanks for pointing out!

 

[CadmiumGreen]

Just now, Silverman2U said:

Fair play... been a long day, half asleep. Thanks for pointing out!

 

No worries, buddy! Same here...been a long frustrating week...

Now back to our regularly scheduled programming...

[Lindeman]

A herd of 2020 silver swans ...to accompany a solo 2019 swan and cygnet. Love these Perth Mint designs - for me this is their best current silver annual series by a long way. I still buy the annual silver Kook ...but with about the same enthusiasm as selecting a diary for the next year🤣🤣 . 

[cornishrich]

Almost finished the collection. Also after some help if possible in need replacement foam for one of the boxes to convert it into a ngc slabbed holder 

[Spectre77]

How to kill the return from holiday nostalgia 😅

 

Edited August 15, 2020 by GSTrading

[Foster88]

A nice 1870 shield sovereign arrived today, a belated birthday present from me to me.

Well that’s my excuse anyway....

I’m struggling to see the die number, 83, 86 or 53? Who knows.

 

Edited August 15, 2020 by Foster88

[AgD]

12 minutes ago, Foster88 said:

A nice 1870 shield sovereign arrived today, a belated birthday present from me to me.

Well that’s my excuse anyway....

I’m struggling to see the die number, 83, 86 or 53? Who knows.

 

Looks like a 83 to me 

[Foster88]

4 hours ago, AgD said:

Looks like a 83 to me 

It’s 86, I’ve managed to get a better photo.

 

Edited August 15, 2020 by Foster88

[jultorsk]

17 hours ago, Silverman2U said:

Love to know where you got those from @jultorsk I have been looking for crowns for ever in this site. No luck.

Yes sorry mate - not sure if it was the white balance or what's off with the color in the photo... but they're indeed standard bullion sovs. 🤔

Thanks @CadmiumGreen! 👍

[PapaLazarou]

The 1998 RAM Silver Proof $1 1oz Kangaroo

 

Following the introduction of the BU silver "Frosties" in 1993, the RAM started the set of corresponding proof roos with this coin. The design changes with each year and both formats have been produced ever since. 

 

Despite the recent climb in silver prices, the steep issue prices from the RAM means that these beautiful proof versions are, even now, still changing hands at prices near their lows in Australia.

 

Photos courtesy of maestro @CadmiumGreen®

 

Having started this collection only recently, I still require over half the proofs and would welcome PMs if you have any to swap or trade.  

Edited August 19, 2020 by PapaLazarou

[Foster88]

1853 Shield Sovereign

Arrived today and whilst not the highest grade I like the uniqueness of these earlier sovereigns, each one a little different.

1853 was a year renowned for mint errors.

Edited August 15, 2020 by Foster88

[PapaLazarou]

The 2010 RAM Silver Proof Yellow-Footed Rock Wallaby 

The 2010 Skippy was the first coin in the triad of wallaby designs by engraver Wojciech Pietranik, better known for his iconic "Kangaroo at Sunset".

Photos courtesy of the Virginian virtuoso @CadmiumGreen ®

[CadmiumGreen]

Next in the “Innovation in Science” series...the Rosalind Franklin 2020 UK 50p Piedfort Silver Proof Coin.

[47Ag79Au78Pt]

23 hours ago, PapaLazarou said:

Photos courtesy of maestro @CadmiumGreen®

Really beautiful photos!  The super macro shots really show off the detailed craftsmanship.  I can't imagine how they sculpt the dies for these coins.  Amazing... Thanks for posting.

[Peterheat]

4 minutes ago, 47Ag79Au78Pt said:

Really beautiful photos!  The super macro shots really show off the detailed craftsmanship.  I can't imagine how they sculpt the dies for these coins.  Amazing... Thanks for posting.

I'm a stone mason and can tell you from carving small detailed work its with great difficultly 

[47Ag79Au78Pt]

7 minutes ago, Peterheat said:

I'm a stone mason and can tell you from carving small detailed work its with great difficultly 

So... does the artist stare down a microscope and tap tiny little chisels with a mallet (mason/sculptor style) to create an inverted version of their image??

[Peterheat]

4 minutes ago, 47Ag79Au78Pt said:

So... does the artist stare down a microscope and tap tiny little chisels with a mallet (mason/sculptor style) to create an inverted version of their image??

To do a coin itll start as a clay model then a plaster cast of the original will create the negative then they will make copies of or the cast out of what ever material they use for the final mould to cast th coins

[Brettbullion]

Today I received this lil beautiful baby. I don’t know if it’s anything amazing but I like the way it looks!! Let me know what you think guys, I’m very new to this. So please be nice😂😂🙏🏼

[Hunter87]

That’s cool 😎 

[Brettbullion]

Sweet do you think it’s nice. I paid $62 plus postage is that good?