So what did you get for Christmas?

[Danny-boy]

A bit early I guess, but this thread is to tell people what you got for Christmas, PM or not.

I know my mother has bought me a 16 coin cased set, but I don't have a clue what it is.

I'd also be interested to know what you will enter gift PMs as on your spreadsheet. £0 to bring the average down? I know that's what I'll be doing!!!

Any excuse to lower that £22.95 average [emoji1]

Hope you all get bought some great silver & gold.

[motorbikez]

I know my mother has bought me a 16 coin cased set, but I don't have a clue what it is.

 

 

I think she has bought you the 16 coin cased Sydney Olympics set Danny

[Danny-boy]

I think she has bought you the 16 coin cased Sydney Olympics set Danny

Ha ha, just imagine if you are right!!! That hadn't even crossed my mind.

Much more likely to be some sort of British commemorative I reckon.

[daz]

http://www.homebase.co.uk/en/homebaseuk/velcro-stick-on-coin---black---16mm---16-set-714689

[Danny-boy]

http://www.homebase.co.uk/en/homebaseuk/velcro-stick-on-coin---black---16mm---16-set-714689

[silversword]

I couldn't ask for coins or bullion for Christmas; although my wife knows I have a small collection (basically only what I let her know about), nobody else needs to know.

I'm hoping for a few other things, we will see...

[SilverPirate]

I got some junk silver coming today from one off my sons will take a picture.

Edit i add gift silver as free silver and use it to bring my average down also.

[Keithoil]

Hey Ha.

 

My wife bought me a full gold sovereign, Oh no not more GOLD.

 

I also got a silver proof coin.

 

Well Happy Christmas.

[motorbikez]

I got a CD and a Toblerone 

[Danny-boy]

I got a CD and a Toblerone

What CD? That's what I'm getting from the wife.

[motorbikez]

New eyes by Clean bandit

[daz]

2014 proof britannia and a crate of assorted proper german beers from beer hawk off the mrs

[Danny-boy]

2014 proof britannia and a crate of assorted proper german beers from beer hawk off the mrs

Looks like you are winning so far!!!

[jc1989]

My mum gave me an 1899 sovereign and a 1/2 sov Victoria mourning head mounted in a ring. The ring is my old mans and the sov originally came from my grandad. He came over from Ireland after the war and dug it up while labouring!

It was a lovely surprise to open up! I am not going to add them to my spreadsheet as I hope I never need to sell them.

Happy Christmas to all!

My misses has bought my some chocolate coins from m&s

I guess she doesn't like my hobby!

[Danny-boy]

although my wife knows I have a small collection (basically only what I let her know about)

Amen to that, same here.

You just never know.

[Ares]

My brother got me some Shulz coin albums, they're smaller than a sheet of A5 piece of paper and I've got a small (sov size), medium (1/2oz) and large (1oz) size set. The sovereign sized one has inserts for 24 a page with 8 pages (192 coins by my count). I won't need another storage medium for these size coins for as long as I live.

All my gold is going into 'em (which isn't much) as they look so much nicer (IMO), it also means more storage for silver in my case & is significantly smaller and could be hidden on a bookshelf or the like.

Dead chuffed.

[Danny-boy]

Today I was given this for my Christmas present....

I can't find anything about it online, I don't even know if they are actually silver - though they do look like it.

It's a French Second World War commemorative set, that's about all I know.

Any ideas?

[Kman]

You know my mum gave me a Royal Mint sized box wrapped up, I thought wow, maybe she has gotten me a silver/gold proof coin, I thought "ahh she shouldn't have"

 

Opened it, It was a yoyo?! lol in a box 

 

No idea why she got me a yoyo, random as fudge. 

[Danny-boy]

You know my mum gave me a Royal Mint sized box wrapped up, I thought wow, maybe she has gotten me a silver/gold proof coin, I thought "ahh she shouldn't have"

Opened it, It was a yoyo?! lol in a box

No idea why she got me a yoyo, random as fudge.

Lol, that's brilliant buddy.

What a downer after the excitement.

I'd like to have a go with a yoyo though, I used to be badass at it.

[Clens92]

Today I was given this for my Christmas present....

I can't find anything about it online, I don't even know if they are actually silver - though they do look like it.

It's a French Second World War commemorative set, that's about all I know.

Any ideas?

 

Looks like this is the set: http://www.tresordupatrimoine.fr/3052-collection-39-45

[Kman]

Lol, that's brilliant buddy.

What a downer after the excitement.

I'd like to have a go with a yoyo though, I used to be badass at it.

 

 

Here is the aforementioned item next to a RM box 

 

[Danny-boy]

Looks like this is the set: http://www.tresordupatrimoine.fr/3052-collection-39-45

Well found, thanks Clens.

Looks like they are base metal, I did wonder why they had no mention of silver on the box.

Looks like my old dear got fleeced (again).

Edit - just checked with the 45 degree magnet test, not magnetic but not diamagnetic either.

Shame

[SilverPirate]

I got a little bit of junk silver and two gold bars,shame there chocolate.

[silversword]

I've already mentioned the beard trimmer I got, but in addition to that, I got some much-needed new hair clippers, the new Dragon Age game and a proper laser gaming mouse, aftershave, fitted polo shirt, "man-bag", lots of chilli oils and peppers, some kitchenware, and Spitfire ale and glass set. I didn't ask for silver so didn't expect anything like that. In the new year I'll treat myself to the 2015 Britannia and some Lunar Sheep which will quench my thirst for PMs.

[Danny-boy]

DSCF5632.JPGI got a little bit of junk silver and two gold bars,shame there chocolate.

You could probably sell those chocolate bars on eBay as the genuine thing!!!