Today I bought.....

[rebnah]

1 hour ago, mr-dead said:

Just had a big gold splurge today.

Ordered:

5 X 1oz gold Krugerrands from Hatton Garden

1oz 30th anniversary Brittannia from atkinsons

1oz 2017 maple from atkinsons

1oz 2017 buffalo from atkinsons

1oz 2017 Philharmonic from atkinsons

1oz 2017 Kangaroo from atkinsons

 

And after all that someone posted here the new Queen's Beasts were up so grabbed a 1oz gold proof unicorn

Now that's what you call a splurge?

[Murph]

Matalslug

Maybe your just thinking of the BofE notes when you say Brit notes are uninteresting?  There are other British banknotes and some are quite nice.  The British Linen bank. Commercial Bank and then National Commercial Bank of Scotland, North of Scotland bank, Union Bank of SCotland, Clydesdale and the other current Scottish banks.  Then the NI banks and Isle of Man notes from a number of banks.

[Jester]

While I would have liked to first fill in the One ounce Silver proof series with the Griffin and the Dragon, it was a no-brainer to pick this up today...

Edited June 5, 2017 by Jester

[Silvergun]

Picked up the Proof Unicorn of Scotland 1/4 oz gold

[KevinG]

Bought a couple of 1 oz silver bars

1974 First National Bank of Evergreen Park
Apmex/RMC american flag design
Republic Metals Corporation
And a year of the rooster bar from Provident metals

[vand]

25oz ordered yesterday as I make a start on the 2nd thousand. Noticed that my average price was a quid or so higher than the previous few batches, so last months price drop has worked out very nicely for us disciplined stackers!

[SpacedMarine]

Just landed today thanks to Rebnah ???

[rebnah]

12 hours ago, SpacedMarine said:

Just landed today thanks to Rebnah ???

Glad you like it mate.

Good to deal with you!

[mr-dead]

Just grabbed a Hatton Garden 10 X Krug special

Pushes me back over the 1kg at 36.76 oz, need another 15.76 oz for stack V2 to match my stack V1

[whitesands1]

11 minutes ago, mr-dead said:

Just grabbed a Hatton Garden 10 X Krug special

Pushes me back over the 1kg at 36.76 oz, need another 15.76 oz for stack V2 to match my stack V1

This is quick work!

[Roy]

16 minutes ago, mr-dead said:

need another 15.76 oz for stack V2 to match my stack V1

They still have another x2 in stock 

[mr-dead]

7 minutes ago, Roy said:

They still have another x2 in stock 

21oz since the 4th June inc. a proof queens beast = kitty decimated for now

Was so tempted to spend some cash on Omega Speedmaster but opted for the asset rather than the watch.

[Roy]

Wow! 

A difficult decision but you can easily turn one into the other should you choose. 

[Jester]

My first Sovereign!  Won this 1918-I George V at Heritage Auctions for $300 ($352 w/ buyer's premium).  I've been sweating it all week since it posted.  There was some early action (starting bid was $150) and then tonight during the live bidding, nothing.  I'm stoked to have this to start my George V 1918 set.  It'll be on its way to NGC soon.

Edited June 9, 2017 by Jester

[Pawz1980]

I want one of those panda's

[Lindeman]

An 1893 Philadelphia Morgan Dollar, via eBay and a European seller.  Pretty excited about this for two reasons. First - because when it arrives that will complete my simple date run ...with only 1895 missing (but they are impossibly rare ..so I will just have an empty tray slot for that year!).  

Second - it's graded an MS65 by PCGS...which (if genuine...knowing my luck!) would make it worth well over $1000.  It's an old style PCGS holder though....so fingers crossed that grade is still regarded as genuine?, as I paid a lot less than $1000 for it.  

Will share pics of it when I get it - probably next weekend.  To be frank, when comparing pictures to MS65 sales on NGC website, the coin I bought looks closer to MS64 or MS63.  But if it's for real and MS65 I will not be rushing to break it out and reslab it....

[TheMillenialStacker]

Today's Pick ups. Thought I got a good deal.

 

I got the 3 currency bars (4 troy oz) for $80 each.

The Silver half dollars went for $8 each.

The Silver dollars went for $20 each.

 

Opinions?

[Jester]

5 hours ago, Lindeman said:

An 1893 Philadelphia Morgan Dollar, via eBay and a European seller.  Pretty excited about this for two reasons. First - because when it arrives that will complete my simple date run ...with only 1895 missing (but they are impossibly rare ..so I will just have an empty tray slot for that year!).  

Second - it's graded an MS65 by PCGS...which (if genuine...knowing my luck!) would make it worth well over $1000.  It's an old style PCGS holder though....so fingers crossed that grade is still regarded as genuine?, as I paid a lot less than $1000 for it.  

Will share pics of it when I get it - probably next weekend.  To be frank, when comparing pictures to MS65 sales on NGC website, the coin I bought looks closer to MS64 or MS63.  But if it's for real and MS65 I will not be rushing to break it out and reslab it....

And the PCGS cert number checked out OK when you verified it on the verification page of their site?  If so, I don't think you have a thing to worry about and kudos on a great pick up!

[morezone]

@TheMillenialStacker Merged your pickups & purchases here.  You can also use the "today I received" thread for items received.

[sovereignsteve]

8 hours ago, Lindeman said:

 It's an old style PCGS holder though....so fingers crossed that grade is still regarded as genuine

I thought "grade creep" was supposed to be going the other way. So in theory, if you broke it out now and re-submitted, it might get MS66

[Lindeman]

On 09/06/2017 at 03:38, Jester said:

My first Sovereign!  Won this 1918-I George V at Heritage Auctions for $300 ($352 w/ buyer's premium).  I've been sweating it all week since it posted.  There was some early action (starting bid was $150) and then tonight during the live bidding, nothing.  I'm stoked to have this to start my George V 1918 set.  It'll be on its way to NGC soon.

Nice one to start the collection @Jester . You may be in good position to build a sov collection from the US, as they perhaps don't attract too much attention from the mainstream US collectors? 

[Lindeman]

8 hours ago, Jester said:

And the PCGS cert number checked out OK when you verified it on the verification page of their site?  If so, I don't think you have a thing to worry about and kudos on a great pick up!

Thanks for the tip - I have just found it on their PCGS cert page; ??? only 232 PCGS graded coins with that MS65 grade. Price guide....$5,250.  Cost me £171 delivered. 

Oh the joys of coin collecting.  Well - I will just have to wait until it's safely with me, but this may be my biggest win yet.  Of course - the question is - to keep it, or sell it and convert the $ into gold? Sorry - going off topic and getting ahead of myself. 

[Cornishfarmer]

1779 guinea. Paid too much but it's the year my family bought our farm and it seemed an omen 

Edited June 10, 2017 by Cornishfarmer
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[Pampfan]

9 hours ago, Cornishfarmer said:

1779 guinea. Paid too much but it's the year my family bought our farm and it seemed an omen 

Is it possibly the same coin used to make the purchase?

[Lindeman]

@shortstack68I am not assuming anything until I have the coin in hand. People sell for all sorts of reasons - and as a buyer and a seller I have learned the hard way that things are only "worth" what someone else will pay for them on the day.  Sometimes that comes out to be in line with the market, sometimes sellers just need to get cash quickly so they end up getting less value than they might have, and some sellers may genuinely not be fully informed on the value of their goods. My feet are firmly planted on the ground. In any event - part of the excitement for me was not in the financial value, but in actually getting the last remaining year in my Morgan date run with an 1893, as excepting 1895 - that was the final year I was missing?