'Photo Only Topics' Discussion Thread

[SidS]

2 minutes ago, Gordy said:

 

Nice famine bars too... sold out at Pheli

Concur. Just WOW!

[Stuntman]

On 22/05/2022 at 16:04, SidS said:

Treasure you say?

 

@SidS - Lovely treasure selection there!  Very intrigued as to what specific coins you have there (I can see some W&M coins and a James II as well as Charles II, William III, Anne, Georges 1, 2 and 3.  Which are your favourites?

[SidS]

15 hours ago, Stuntman said:

@SidS - Lovely treasure selection there!  Very intrigued as to what specific coins you have there (I can see some W&M coins and a James II as well as Charles II, William III, Anne, Georges 1, 2 and 3.  Which are your favourites?

I love the Charles II coins the most.

There's a good mixture of denominations, £12 11s face.

Charles, James and WM are a few examples of crowns, halfcrowns and shillings. I can't find any cheap, circulated sixpences.

William III, Anne and George II are crowns, halfcrowns, shillings and sixpences.

George I and III are just shillings and sixpences (the larger coins are way out of my price range for George I).

I've been buying them on and off for the past ten years. Most are G-VF grades. I quite like picking up bent coins which have been straightened. They can have great detail but are much cheaper.

Some are ex-mount, the odd one might have some subtle engraving or the odd counterstamp. One or two have been gilded and made to look like guineas.

The majority though are just honest, problem free coins which have been used.

The prices for these coins have exploded in recent years though. I doubt I could pick any of these up now for what I paid just five years ago.

I told you I sold off all my gold, well this was the stuff I was buying with the proceeds.

Playing the numismatic market a little.

I prefer these to sovereigns anyhow. I used to collect Early Milled sixpences by date, sold them years ago and missed them. Decided I wanted a more broad set, but I couldn't afford EFs.

Edited May 26, 2022 by SidS

[AuricGoldfinger]

Nice box. Love a good box lol.

[HerefordBullyun]

5 hours ago, AuricGoldfinger said:

Nice box. Love a good box lol.

Especially hardly used one! 

[SidS]

6 hours ago, Fishface220 said:

Happy 2nd Anniversary to me! Nice to see it all together again (if only for a brief photo op)

Added just over 4.2oz of bullions to last years 7.5oz plus a proof 1/2 2022 Sov so happy with that.

Still need to work on getting my first 1oz coin thou!! 

Onward and upwards!! 

Cool stuff! 

I bet it makes you feel like Smaug from the Hobbit. 😁

[Orpster]

6 hours ago, Fishface220 said:

Happy 2nd Anniversary to me! Nice to see it all together again (if only for a brief photo op)

Added just over 4.2oz of bullions to last years 7.5oz plus a proof 1/2 2022 Sov so happy with that.

Still need to work on getting my first 1oz coin thou!! 

Onward and upwards!! 

Nicely varied collection 👍

[Paul]

6 hours ago, Fishface220 said:

Happy 2nd Anniversary to me! Nice to see it all together again (if only for a brief photo op)

Added just over 4.2oz of bullions to last years 7.5oz plus a proof 1/2 2022 Sov so happy with that.

Still need to work on getting my first 1oz coin thou!! 

Onward and upwards!! 

building up a nice little stash there @Fishface220

[Fishface220]

54 minutes ago, SidS said:

Cool stuff! 

I bet it makes you feel like Smaug from the Hobbit. 😁

Cheers, had to get on google as I’ve never watched the Hobbit and didn’t have a clue who / what Smaug was. 

[Centauri167]

On 04/08/2022 at 01:16, Rugbyplayer said:

Having the bulk of my wee stack in one place is rare so I took the opportunity to take a few pics before they went on their merry way again.

Nice to see ! That(s the bad thing about our "hobby," we can not see it all together as much as we would like it ...

[EdwardTeach]

After four months of saving (including two big bonuses) I finally managed to buy the last coin on Thursday evening just minutes before the Royal Mint sold out. They mean a lot to me these ones because they’re the 2022 Jubilee edition Sovereigns and I bought the last one on the day the Queen died. 😢

Edited September 12, 2022 by EdwardTeach

[Mtaybar]

Just now, EdwardTeach said:

After four months of saving (including two big bonuses) I finally managed to buy the last coin on Friday evening just minutes before they sold out. They mean a lot to me these ones because they’re the 2022 Jubilee edition Sovereigns and I bought the last one on the same day the Queen died. 😢

Congrats mucker. Very nice collection and one for keeps. Impressive achievement. 

[EdwardTeach]

27 minutes ago, Mtaybar said:

Congrats mucker. Very nice collection and one for keeps. Impressive achievement. 

Thanks.

Yes I’ll be keeping these for a very long time.

Edited September 12, 2022 by EdwardTeach

[dikefalos]

36 minutes ago, Gordy said:

Today is look at treasure Sunday....... my boat might sink soon...... 

You soon will need a container ship, or a bigger cave, instead of a boat. Not that a container ship doesn't sink, but at least it will be able to leave the harbor.

Lovely pirate treasure👍

 

[Mox]

Only noticed I had his foot stepping out of the boat and onto the stand after I had seen it on the pc. Thanks to @Charliemouse for tips on taking photos  

 

Edited September 22, 2022 by Mox

[Mox]

[Mox]

Some of the Canadian glass insects/bugs coins

 

[Darr3nG]

5 hours ago, Mox said:

Some of the Canadian glass insects/bugs coins

Look at you getting all good with a camera!  

[Mox]

Close up of some of the Canadian insects/bugs

[Petra]

1 hour ago, Bucky said:

My humble little Sovereign stack 

Great! You must have a very large safe!🤔😁

[Mox]

A few MOXRIOS100's (s/n 003, 005 and 007). A collaboration between Mox Metals and Rios Precious Metals.

[Centauri167]

On 18/09/2022 at 12:41, Gordy said:

Today is look at treasure Sunday....... my boat might sink soon...... 

Looks great !!

[matt1r]

4 minutes ago, Zeuk said:

Slower progress now after a busy first month

Yea looks real slow to me 😂👍

[ArgentSmith]

30 minutes ago, Zeuk said:

Slower progress now after a busy first month

very nice but you need some platinum in there, just sayin😁

[TheShinyStuff]

45 minutes ago, modofantasma said:

Majority of the gold stack. My other deposit box doesn't have quite as much although it's catching  

'My other deposit box'.... jeez i need to up my game a bit!🤣