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[SovereignBull]

1 minute ago, TheShinyStuff said:

Nice haul, but my OCD is red-lining seeing it all in a tin! And that ASE not in a cap or at least a flip🤣

Looks like a nice 2002 Brit at the bottom as well!!!

Hahaha - Love a good tin full of coins. Would like to see it full at some point in my life

If it helps the ocd any proof coin I have is in its box safely stored away and not in with the rest!

[TheShinyStuff]

1 minute ago, SovereignBull said:

Hahaha - Love a good tin full of coins. Would like to see it full at some point in my life

If it helps the ocd any proof coin I have is in its box safely stored away and not in with the rest!

In all seriousness, if you haven't already I'd chuck a few moisture absorbing sachets in the tin as well, it'll help keep the shiny, well,  shiny!

[paulmerton]

9 minutes ago, TheShinyStuff said:

In all seriousness, if you haven't already I'd chuck a few moisture absorbing sachets in the tin as well, it'll help keep the shiny, well,  shiny!

It's not moisture that causes tarnishing though.

[Silverlocks]

On 03/02/2024 at 14:53, SiCole said:

Agreed!

That's a lot of quints.  Almost as many as @Charliemouse.

[Silverman2U]

30 minutes ago, Charliemouse said:

In principle I like to go for the larger one.  They are lower mintages, but ultimately (long term) that means value.  But they are harder to shift, and a bigger risk up front.  The GE's have been very hit-or-miss, so risk is a strong consideration.  Bet the 5oz is lovely in hand though.

… like all lumps of silver  

 

[TheShinyStuff]

36 minutes ago, paulmerton said:

It's not moisture that causes tarnishing though.

Not technically, but the gubbins in the moisture does, so that's better off in a sachet than lying on lovely Silver. Also a dry environment is better than a moist one for preservation in general. Except for fish.

Edited February 16 by TheShinyStuff

[paulmerton]

11 minutes ago, TheShinyStuff said:

Not technically, but the gubbins in the moisture does, so that's better off in a sachet than lying on lovely Silver. Also a dry environment is better than a moist one for preservation in general. Except for fish.

I'm not sure that's true either. It's gases that do the damage.

[James32]

14 minutes ago, TheShinyStuff said:

Not technically, but the gubbins in the moisture does, so that's better off in a sachet than lying on lovely Silver. Also a dry environment is better than a moist one for preservation in general. Except for fish.

 

Just now, paulmerton said:

I'm not sure that's true either. It's gases that do the damage.

One of you submerge 1oz of silver in water and the other smokes 100 cigarettes around 1oz of silver? Most tarnished coin in a week wins.

warning..smoking damages health apparently. 

[TheShinyStuff]

6 minutes ago, paulmerton said:

I'm not sure that's true either. It's gases that do the damage.

Like sulphur dioxide, which is soluble in water.

[TheShinyStuff]

5 minutes ago, James32 said:

 

One of you submerge 1oz of silver in water and the other smokes 100 cigarettes around 1oz of silver? Most tarnished coin in a week wins.

warning..smoking damages health apparently. 

I'll do both!

(Not really, stopped smoking years ago, but remember it fondly...)

[paulmerton]

9 minutes ago, TheShinyStuff said:

Like sulphur dioxide, which is soluble in water.

Humidity will accelerate the process of gaseous sulphur compounds toning a coin, but moisture on its own does not cause it. Coins will still tone in the absence of moisture when hydrogen sulphide etc are present, so the best option is to keep the gases out.

[TheShinyStuff]

20 minutes ago, paulmerton said:

Humidity will accelerate the process of gaseous sulphur compounds toning a coin, but moisture on its own does not cause it. Coins will still tone in the absence of moisture when hydrogen sulphide etc are present, so the best option is to keep the gases out.

True. Also, if gaseous hydrogen sulphide is present it will, in part, dissolve in atmospheric water, and so moisture absorbers will remove at least a portion of it. As I said, the moisture per se is not the problem, but rather what it is carrying.

You keep the air out, I'll keep the moisture out, and the coins will stay tip-top for ever!

[SovereignBull]

4 minutes ago, TheShinyStuff said:

True. Also, if gaseous hydrogen sulphide is present it will, in part, dissolve in atmospheric water, and so moisture absorbers will remove at least a portion of it. As I said, the moisture per se is not the problem, but rather what it is carrying.

You keep the air out, I'll keep the moisture out, and the coins will stay tip-top for ever!

I’ve got plenty of anti condensation bags from the kit we get delivered to work so I’ll stick one in.

[TheShinyStuff]

6 minutes ago, SovereignBull said:

I’ve got plenty of anti condensation bags from the kit we get delivered to work so I’ll stick one in.

Good man. I still have jillions left from covid test kits. Arguably the most useful thing in the box!

Edited February 16 by TheShinyStuff

[MrStacker]

23 minutes ago, TheShinyStuff said:

True. Also, if gaseous hydrogen sulphide is present it will, in part, dissolve in atmospheric water, and so moisture absorbers will remove at least a portion of it. As I said, the moisture per se is not the problem, but rather what it is carrying.

You keep the air out, I'll keep the moisture out, and the coins will stay tip-top for ever!

Are we taking these extra steps for bullion silver? Asking for a friend. 
 

Those small gel packs usually do the trick.

[TheShinyStuff]

14 minutes ago, MrStacker said:

Are we taking these extra steps for bullion silver? Asking for a friend. 
 

Those small gel packs usually do the trick.

All silver. I don't really consider chucking in a wee sachet a step though. I've spent more time typing about it in the last hour than I ever will actually doing it!

[Silverlocks]

58 minutes ago, TheShinyStuff said:

True. Also, if gaseous hydrogen sulphide is present it will, in part, dissolve in atmospheric water, and so moisture absorbers will remove at least a portion of it. As I said, the moisture per se is not the problem, but rather what it is carrying.

You keep the air out, I'll keep the moisture out, and the coins will stay tip-top for ever!

You can buy oxygen scavengers (little packets containing salt and iron filings that absorb oxygen) and silica gel sachets quite cheaply.  As long as you've got a sealed container you should be able to drop some of those in and it will keep it dry and oxygen free.

[AOB]

6 hours ago, Silverman2U said:

Yup!  … I suspect @James32 already has a couple  

The only thing is the 5oz may look better proportioned than the 2oz, we shall see.. haha I wouldn’t be surprise is he did 😂🤣

[Silverman2U]

On 03/02/2024 at 18:06, Kitalon said:

2023 KCII King's Cornonation

A beauty

[AOB]

5 hours ago, Charliemouse said:

In principle I like to go for the larger one.  They are lower mintages, but ultimately (long term) that means value.  But they are harder to shift, and a bigger risk up front.  The GE's have been very hit-or-miss, so risk is a strong consideration.  Bet the 5oz is lovely in hand though.

Honestly I wasn’t for getting any of these variants, though got offered it I when discussing getting a coronation coin set with dealer.. and I gave in and took a punt on the 2oz..

To be honest I totally agree, I do believe the 5oz will indeed look a lot better in hand and proportioned - if I get offered it at the right money and can get it graded… I very well might pull the trigger.

Did you get many yourself?

[TheShinyStuff]

I know the 'where it all started' thing has been done to death, but it's interesting to see how we all got into this game.

My PM journey began in 2015, better late than never!

My first silver purchase was these 3 from Atkinson's. I couldn't ever sell them...

And this is what they cost me.

As soon as I saw them in the flesh and held them I was hooked, and have been ever since.

Nearly a decade down the line, hundreds of ounces later, yellow stuff in a deposit box, date runs completed, long term plans still being worked on, a few losses, a few wins, I still love it as much as I did in 2015!

That is in no small part due to this forum and everyone who makes it what it is.

[Paul]

Spotted this on my travels today and thought it looked a bit different TDC Double Sovereign

 

[Silverman2U]

Check out @BackyardBullion video released just hours about on the cracking deal from Atkinson £21.75 an Oz on a new 2024 Silver Britannia’s (limited to 10) ! Post included!!

CRAZY 🤪… 

 

[Silverman2U]

7 minutes ago, Silverman2U said:

Check out @BackyardBullion video released just hours about on the cracking deal from Atkinson £21.75 an Oz on a new 2024 Silver Britannia’s (limited to 10) ! Post included!!

CRAZY 🤪… 

 

Cracking video mate!  

 

[cjbcomm]

On 19/02/2024 at 17:21, Paul said:

Spotted this on my travels today and thought it looked a bit different TDC Double Sovereign

 

Nice looking coin. Decent portrait that one