Today I Received.....

[AndrewSL76]

8 hours ago, Shep said:

2012 arrived today to complete my PF70 UC special reverses double sovereign set. Now to negotiate the minefield of trying to get the PCGS ones crossed over To NGC 🤯.

 

 

 

Love these! I have them in halves only. Not planning on getting the fulls but am hugely tempted by the doubles!!

Don’t you need the 2016 too? 

[Shep]

23 minutes ago, AndrewSL76 said:

Love these! I have them in halves only. Not planning on getting the fulls but am hugely tempted by the doubles!!

Don’t you need the 2016 too? 

Hmm not strictly as it’s a special year obverse and I’m only collecting the special reverses. I must say I do think the doubles are the perfect size for showing off the designs really nicely. 

Also can’t say I’m a big fan of the 2016 Butler Portrait. That being said, I will no doubt end up picking it up at some point.

Edited December 30, 2020 by Shep

[PapaLazarou]

RAM 2020 Silver Proof Red Kangaroo

 

The Royal Australian Mint produced its first "Mob of Roos" $1 coin in 1984 to replace earlier banknotes, and its inaugural silver counterpart appeared in 2004. I always found the design attractive but, like the Maple, Eagle, Ark, Philly, Brit (latterly), Krug and - dare I say it - even the Tad, a collection of same old, same old, year in, year out...well, such collections become inherently boring ere long.

 

The 2020 Red Kangaroo certainly bears more than a passing resemblance to "The Mob" - as can be seen below - and I find it a splendid new member to the Skippy set. Following the debacle that was the "Seasons Change" tetralogy, this collage of roos has gone some way to restoring my faith in the collection.

 

Both FrUnc and proof coins are pleasing imo, although the field makes the latter my choice as worthy of a higher price. With a maximum mintage of 5,000 I will be interested to see how the proof Red fares in the market. I will be surprised if it has not proved a bigger success than its predecessor.

 

Edited December 31, 2020 by PapaLazarou

[DarkChameleon]

12 hours ago, h103efa said:

Last delivery for 2020 courtesy of @Panda6Pack

An Atocha Silver Cob 8 Reales round from Moonlight Mint
&
2021 silver brits to go with the gold 1oz i already have.

The atocha coins that are still coins are all around here in Florida obviously, loved seeing them raw in the mel fisher museum in keyless, you can buy some in the shop below..massive premium but hey, thats capitalism for you...lol.

[DarkChameleon]

10 hours ago, Shep said:

@Silverman2U There’s no guarantee that they will crossover at that grade and could come back in the same holders losing the grading fee in the process.

I didn’t grade them, I bought them graded. Going to change them for the simple reason that i really dislike the PCGS holders.

Im a fan of ngc too, it seems you can often get higher grades crossing ngc to pcgs butnot so much the other way round, finding losses in grade more common according to the people i know who cross grade all the time...but can can make up for it if you grade pcgs then cac then off to auction.

Edited December 31, 2020 by DarkChameleon

[Jimmock]

Last delivery of the year.

Many thanks to @SilverStan and @AndrewSL76 Excellent service as always guys.  All the Best J.

[adamthetaller]

15 hours ago, Silverman2U said:

Lovely colours on the Britannia!!.

Did you see the big five in platinum and gold proofs! Now that's something else!

They're very nice but well outside my current stacking goals - so are the 'regular' silver ones but, in the words of Magnus Magnusson, "I've started, so I'll finish." 😆 

[Alun]

Final little delivery of the year, A few baby Kooks ❤

[Blockhead]

All I received today was a CPM marketing letter. My second in about three months (not bad) but I decline all marketing the one time I bought from them (not good) 

[CadmiumGreen]

Closing out the year with some lovely silver...

The fourth in series, a couple 2020 South Africa 1 oz Silver Big Five Leopard BUs.

 

And lastly, 1 oz silver from the Alaska Mint, 2020 Official White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad proof Medallion. These medallions are numbered and edged stamped, of which this is 028 of less than 100 minted. This one holds special interest to me as can be seen from personal experience...

 

Wishing everyone on The Silver Forum a very prosperous and joyous New Year!

[LiquidMetalsUK]

Couple deliveries dropped..some awsome NWTM silver vintage from usa. Fresh as the day they were sealed Only keeping 1 but look great in the sheet 

And some very cool gold 

[LiquidMetalsUK]

Gotta say the philly photographs amazingly. May have to get some more 😀

[Ducat916]

2 hours ago, Alun said:

Final little delivery of the year, A few baby Kooks ❤

Those baby kooks look awesome, do you mind me asking where you sourced them? 

[Alun]

1 hour ago, Ducat916 said:

Those baby kooks look awesome, do you mind me asking where you sourced them? 

They came via GS.BE 

[Ducat916]

6 minutes ago, Alun said:

They came via GS.BE 

Thanks for the info, if you ever want to sell one, let me know

[MaxeBaumann]

I wish all forum members a healthy new year, good luck and continued enjoyment of our beautiful hobby.
Maxe🍷🍀

[TheBeast]

the 3 coin Lunar 3 year of the Ox proof set.

Happy 2021!!

[LiquidMetalsUK]

Thanks @trploving the 2021 gold

As always awsome to deal with 😀

[MaxeBaumann]

8 hours ago, TheBeast said:

das 3-Münzen-Mond-3-Jahres-Ochsen-Proof-Set.

Glückliches 2021 !!

Very beautiful coins, thank you for showing them.
Then only the 5oz in ultra high relief is missing.
A desirable piece with a mintage of only 388. 
specimens.
Greetings Maxe

[MickB]

Today I finally received my 1 oz New Zealand Post 2020 Olympic Team silver proof bar that I ordered at the end of November. The bar is a stunner, shame about my photography though  Also in the post was this 2018 plain fields slabbed Britannia, my second ever slabbed coin.

[TheBeast]

2 hours ago, MaxeBaumann said:

Very beautiful coins, thank you for showing them.
Then only the 5oz in ultra high relief is missing.
A desirable piece with a mintage of only 388. 
specimens.
Greetings Maxe

The 5oz proof high relief is on his way but has a delay. Have to wait 2 more weeks before it reach the Netherlands 👍🏻
 

[LiquidMetalsUK]

9 minutes ago, MickB said:

I finally received my 1 oz New Zealand Post 2020 Olympic Team silver proof bar

That is truly stunning 😍😍

[PapaLazarou]

RAM 2015 Silver Proof Giant Sloth Roo

 

First published c1795 in George Barrington’s  "A Voyage to Botany Bay",  Vincent Woodthorpe’s hand-coloured engraving accompanied the description of kangaroos as ‘about the size of a common deer' was presented to a readership in no position to argue. The image proffers a masterclass in deception, unless one is to believe that common deer were at that time the size of trees and that kangaroo twins are not actually almost completely unheard of. 

 

Reminding me of a schoolbook portrayal of the Giant Sloth, I must confess to  being totally besotted with this quite absurd numismatic offering, one which certainly deserves its place alongside the 2013 Tyrannosaurus Roo in the Skippy Hall of Fame.

 

In terms of mintages, only 3.098 of the maximum were produced, the only one of the "First Sightings" triumvirate not to sell out. Not an easy fellow to source, this gem arrived from Italy and was my penultimate VAT-free EU purchase.

 

A magnificent coin.

 

-Ends

 

Edited January 3, 2021 by PapaLazarou

[DarkChameleon]

The start of a very expensive set, 65 or over peace dollars...this might take a while..lol.

[Tn21]

From @HerefordBullyun as part of the Christmas draw. 

Was expecting just the nest mini and to have the 1oz it's a great bonus. 

 

Thank you 

Edited January 3, 2021 by Tn21