Today I want to show.....

[Silverlocks]

1 hour ago, modofantasma said:

Lovely coins those. They look a bit too nice for my stack. Can you imagine the uproar when I broke them out of the plastic and started mauling them with dirty hands?

You know you want it . . .

[SeverinDigsSovereigns]

12 minutes ago, Silverlocks said:

You know you want it . . .

Allgold is selling an 1838. Not too sure but judging from their picture every letter on the obverse is double struck. If anyone is interested...

https://www.allgoldcoins.co.uk/collections/queen-victoria-shield-reverse-sovereigns-1838-1887/products/1838-queen-victoria-shield-reverse-sovereign-very-rare-high-grade

Edit: I'd very much like to see it bought because it's been tempting me for a while

Edited November 25, 2023 by SeverinDigsSovereigns

[pricha]

12 hours ago, SeverinDigsSovereigns said:

Allgold is selling an 1838. Not too sure but judging from their picture every letter on the obverse is double struck. If anyone is interested...

https://www.allgoldcoins.co.uk/collections/queen-victoria-shield-reverse-sovereigns-1838-1887/products/1838-queen-victoria-shield-reverse-sovereign-very-rare-high-grade

Edit: I'd very much like to see it bought because it's been tempting me for a while

Treat yourself.  Very rarely seen in this condition.  

[refero]

1838 is not “difficult” to find in high grade. Expensive for sure. With that one was love at first sight as its proof like. 

1839 is very very very hard to source in high grade(s).

 

[AaaGee]

Everything i have. Rung every gram i have out of my stack for this picture. Been an expensive year this year. Beans on toast for the foreseable. On the plus side ive only got £800 to put in to reach where i want to be by the end of 2024 so all being well should fly past that total (touch wood).

Edited November 27, 2023 by AaaGee

[James32]

1 minute ago, AaaGee said:

Everything i have. Rung every gram i have out of my stack for this picture. Been an expensive year this year. Beans on toast for the foreseable. On the plus side ive only got £800 to put in to reach where i want to be by the end of 2024 so all being well should fly past that total (touch wood).

Beautiful sight!

You say expensive, but now count it all up and smile at what you have saved. Would you have saved that amount in cash? Be honest?

[Anteater]

7 minutes ago, AaaGee said:

Everything i have. Rung every gram i have out of my stack for this picture. Been an expensive year this year. Beans on toast for the foreseable. On the plus side ive only got £800 to put in to reach where i want to be by the end of 2024 so all being well should fly past that total (touch wood).

On the occasion that I actually access all my gold (from storage) I do like to take it out of the tubes and put it in a bit of a random pile for a bit so it feels more like "treasure"

Edited November 27, 2023 by Anteater

[AaaGee]

3 minutes ago, James32 said:

Beautiful sight!

You say expensive, but now count it all up and smile at what you have saved. Would you have saved that amount in cash? Be honest?

Thanks. Id have nothing in the bank, i never have. A fool and his money and all that. This way i spend and turn it into something worthwhile. Thanks for the help along the way 👌

[9x883]

5 minutes ago, AaaGee said:

Everything i have. Rung every gram i have out of my stack for this picture. Been an expensive year this year. Beans on toast for the foreseable. On the plus side ive only got £800 to put in to reach where i want to be by the end of 2024 so all being well should fly past that total (touch wood).

 

I agree with @James32 beautiful and well worth the investment. I reakon you and James were the type of kids with lego all over the floor, him slightly more messy😉💖!!!

[AaaGee]

2 minutes ago, Anteater said:

On the occasion that I actually access all my gold (from storage) I do like to take it out of the tubes and put it in a bit of a random pile for a bit so it feels more like "treasure"

That's what that picture was all about.

[TheShinyStuff]

10 minutes ago, Anteater said:

On the occasion that I actually access all my gold (from storage) I do like to take it out of the tubes and put it in a bit of a random pile for a bit so it feels more like "treasure"

I feel the same sometimes. It's a real high buying some lovely gold, then feels like a bit of an anticlimax when you leave it in the SDB. But I suppose it's better than sweating about being robbed!

[Anteater]

10 minutes ago, TheShinyStuff said:

I feel the same sometimes. It's a real high buying some lovely gold, then feels like a bit of an anticlimax when you leave it in the SDB. But I suppose it's better than sweating about being robbed!

That's one of my reasons for having silver. Some of that is also in storage, but I have a few bits in the house to play with, without worrying about it quite so much.

[TheShinyStuff]

2 hours ago, Anteater said:

That's one of my reasons for having silver. Some of that is also in storage, but I have a few bits in the house to play with, without worrying about it quite so much.

Likewise, silver at home for fun, gold tucked away nice and safe! I also find silver much more appealing on the eye, so win/win!

[SeverinDigsSovereigns]

Not my coins but came across these when I did a bit of research on the 1902. These coins are notoriously vulnerable and typically receive very low grades. This is why these are so extraordinary.

I first saw the £1 sold by Jon Blyth, he sells some very top grade coins (not sure if he uses this forum but I need to credit him). I tried the submission number and found the rest of the set. The £5  received a 67 at NGC. The highest PCGS graded was 66, and then there are only 64. £1 at 68, and anything else is 66 or below. 

Felt I ought to share these because the 1902 matt sovereigns aren't discussed much. Their mintages are much higher than any other large sovereigns (at 8000), but so few exist in such pristine condition.

[RiverbankSilver]

Tricky little fella’s to get right and very time consuming. I might list a few later for sale if I get time. 

 

[Britannia47]

On 29/11/2023 at 23:29, SeverinDigsSovereigns said:

Not my coins but came across these when I did a bit of research on the 1902. These coins are notoriously vulnerable and typically receive very low grades. This is why these are so extraordinary.

I first saw the £1 sold by Jon Blyth, he sells some very top grade coins (not sure if he uses this forum but I need to credit him). I tried the submission number and found the rest of the set. The £5  received a 67 at NGC. The highest PCGS graded was 66, and then there are only 64. £1 at 68, and anything else is 66 or below. 

Felt I ought to share these because the 1902 matt sovereigns aren't discussed much. Their mintages are much higher than any other large sovereigns (at 8000), but so few exist in such pristine condition.

Superb coins, and very envious of whoever owns them - would certainly complement my collection!

Edward V11 is a favourite monarch, a bit of a ‘Jack the Lad’ in my view. Thanks for sharing…..

[SeverinDigsSovereigns]

35 minutes ago, Britannia47 said:

Superb coins, and very envious of whoever owns them - would certainly complement my collection!

Edward V11 is a favourite monarch, a bit of a ‘Jack the Lad’ in my view. Thanks for sharing…..

There are some very interesting Edward VII coins including the circulation strike £5 which appears less often than the proof. Also the very first Ottawa sovereigns.

[Britannia47]

Shield Sovereigns

I really like the Shield designs by Jean Babtiste Merlen seen on these full sovereigns, and later,  on the Victoria 1/2 Sovs. A much underrated engraver IMO, very much under the shadow of Pistrucci and Wyon at the time. However,  he was able to step into the breach after Pistrucci effectively got himself the sack. Merlen was brought in and the George & Dragon was kicked into the long grass in 1825, Merlens shields took over for nearly 50 years…

I’ve included Timothy Noads 2002 shield as a comparison

 

[SeverinDigsSovereigns]

42 minutes ago, Britannia47 said:

Shield Sovereigns

I really like the Shield designs by Jean Babtiste Merlen seen on these full sovereigns, and later,  on the Victoria 1/2 Sovs. A much underrated engraver IMO, very much under the shadow of Pistrucci and Wyon at the time. However,  he was able to step into the breach after Pistrucci effectively got himself the sack. Merlen was brought in and the George & Dragon was kicked into the long grass in 1825, Merlens shields took over for nearly 50 years…

I’ve included Timothy Noads 2002 shield as a comparison

 

Could they then do a Merlen great engraver set?

[Britannia47]

44 minutes ago, SeverinDigsSovereigns said:

Could they then do a Merlen great engraver set?

Deserves it on the gold £5 alone!  Although I suspect this design may have been his tribute to Napoleon, judging by the similarity of the ermine cape with Napoleons coat of arms.  Merlen worked at the Paris Mint engraving medals for Napoleons coronation, but left for England after Napoleons defeat at Waterloo in 1815….

[SeverinDigsSovereigns]

5 minutes ago, Britannia47 said:

Deserves it on the gold £5 alone!  Although I suspect this design may have been his tribute to Napoleon, judging by the similarity of the ermine cape with Napoleons coat of arms.  Merlen worked at the Paris Mint engraving medals for Napoleons coronation, but left for England after Napoleons defeat at Waterloo in 1815….

The ermine mantle is actually quite before Napoleon. The Bourbon French coat of arms (full achievement) had a blue mantle with pavilion, and many other European nobilities. But it's pretty non-standard in England. I actually prefer this to supporters. Although I'm aware there are CoAs with supporters inside the mantle I find those quite crunchy... 

[Stuntman]

Put that Gold £5 reverse onto a 2025 sovereign, minus the crowned Hanoverian arms in the centre, replace the legend with ANNO and 2025 either side of the crown at the top and you've got an absolute winner.  Imagine that on a new double or quintuple...

[Silverman2U]

Got this nice case from RM the other day for my TB collection, and FREE would you believe. Has only 5 TB been released at this stage?? I feel I maybe missing one? Not sure can never keep up with this collection. 

Edited December 30, 2023 by Silverman2U

[AaaGee]

42 minutes ago, Silverman2U said:

Got this nice case from RM the other day for my TB collection, and FREE would you believe. Has only 5 TB been released at this stage?? I feel I maybe missing one? Not sure can never keep up with this collection. 

Very nice!

Think thats all of them so far 👍

Just noticed 10 hole's for coins.

No room for a completer?

Edited December 30, 2023 by AaaGee

[AaaGee]

Took this pic yesterday. Cant decide weather its really good or really bad 😕