If you like UK coins and Britannia's, this is one pair certificate #064 of 500. Only pop 2 and pop 6 (in this variety) PCGS coins in a Gold Shield holder. I am considering selling, but it is not a low-price version.
@Goldminers said:
If you like UK coins and Britannia's, this is one pair certificate #064 of 500. Only pop 2 and pop 6 (in this variety) PCGS coins in a Gold Shield holder. I am considering selling, but it is not a low-price version.
And then this week, I got the silver one, was holding out for a 70 but cannot find one anywhere so I settled for a 69, luckily this thing does not have any milk spots! That was my biggest fear…
I grabbed enough aluminum cans Monday night (>2K), mostly out of one dumpster at a boat landing/campground, to purchase another Silver Eagle.
It takes 2000 cans or 60 pounds of aluminum cans to purchase a silver eagle now.
I have 6 silver eagles worth of aluminum cans sitting in the garage at the moment despite the multiple hurricane disruptions. The past two months have been good ones as I've expanded the number of sites I visit. Now I need to find the homes of some more heavy beer-drinkers to take it to the next level. They can provide $50-150 of income per household per year.
I have that saved in my "watch list" on eBay, mostly because I am curious if it will sell or not (way too much for me to afford to purchase, unfortunately).
I have that saved in my "watch list" on eBay, mostly because I am curious if it will sell or not (way too much for me to afford to purchase, unfortunately).
A recent purchase. Don't know much about it, except it is sort of interesting and I like the older vintage silver the most. I do see a few 1- and 10-ounce versions that sell for a premium.
Some bullion - a nice investment when purchased at $280/oz for gold and $8/oz for silver 25 years ago. This is from my girlfriend's father's estate. It was one of his better investments.
Very nice Asheland.
I picked up this really pretty 1oz. 2021 Ukrainian Mint piece a couple weeks back.
Obverse: Displays the Coat of Arms of Ukraine with “National Bank of Ukraine” inscribed in Ukrainian.
Reverse: Features the Taxiarch Archangel Michael with his wings spread and his sword drawn, surrounded by a quote of T. Shevchenko's Haydamakys in Ukrainian which translates to "for us and souls of righteous men, and archistrategos Michael's strength."
I have been wanting to take a pic of one of these. I found one at the right price in is " mint capsule".
Popped it open and shot these today. think they turned out pretty decent.
I got both of these this week… I love the five dollar even though I’m getting rid of a slightly higher grade one I just like the look of this one better for some reason, and I also finished up my 2023 Morgan and peace set finally finding the Morgan in proof…
@Downtown1974 said:
Great bar Asheland! Love the older poured JMs and Engelhards.
Thanks!
I went to a local coin shop owned by a friend of mine, didn’t expect anything like this to be in the case! It is quite a pleasant surprise and luckily, I had just enough on me to cover it!
But yes, I agree the old JM and Engelhard bars get me every time!
@Downtown1974
I also happen to have a 1903… I consider it the most undergraded coin I’ve ever owned:
I bought it back in February 2020, paid basically retail for the grade and date, but the market was low back then… I still consider it a good deal even though I did pay strong for the date and grade.
I initially bought it just for the holder…
Somewhere I have it written down, but I believe I paid around 450?
For what it is, it’s one of my favorites, I love that generation of holder!
@asheland…that is a gorgeous QE! Looks incredible for the grade.
I agree, that holder is my favorite NGC holder as well. Love the embossed gold back!
The holder looks as nice as the coin. Don’t see a blemish on it.
@psuman08 said:
First purchase of 2025, 1981 Homestake Mines round. Full PL (seller's images thru original plastic flip)
Does anyone have mintage numbers for these rounds?
Hmm... they are mentioned on alengelhard.com but bars only, no rounds.. Ebay has this one that sold recently at a decent premium.. I didn't see mintage mentioned however..:
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If you like UK coins and Britannia's, this is one pair certificate #064 of 500. Only pop 2 and pop 6 (in this variety) PCGS coins in a Gold Shield holder. I am considering selling, but it is not a low-price version.
My US Mint Commemorative Medal Set
I think the Mayflower commerative is one of the best commeratives, modern or otherwise. Classic design.
Very cool. 😎
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I never showed my other gold Britannia. The half ounce finally showed in the mail and I had the quarter ounce initially.
The picture captured this one very nicely:
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And then this week, I got the silver one, was holding out for a 70 but cannot find one anywhere so I settled for a 69, luckily this thing does not have any milk spots! That was my biggest fear…
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And then, just by pure chance, the platinum ones came in the shop on Friday, so I grabbed one of the 1/10 ounce:
This just leaves me wanting the full ounce platinum, and I will then be satisfied with my little Britannia hoard.
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Great bars! What does the writing in the circle top stamp say? I can’t make it out.
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It is a vintage marking device. It reads :
"MASSCO - Mine And Smelter Supply Company / Denver, Salt Lake City, El Paso, New York"
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I grabbed enough aluminum cans Monday night (>2K), mostly out of one dumpster at a boat landing/campground, to purchase another Silver Eagle.
It takes 2000 cans or 60 pounds of aluminum cans to purchase a silver eagle now.
I have 6 silver eagles worth of aluminum cans sitting in the garage at the moment despite the multiple hurricane disruptions. The past two months have been good ones as I've expanded the number of sites I visit. Now I need to find the homes of some more heavy beer-drinkers to take it to the next level. They can provide $50-150 of income per household per year.
Picked up a fun little bar yesterday:
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I have that saved in my "watch list" on eBay, mostly because I am curious if it will sell or not (way too much for me to afford to purchase, unfortunately).
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It does have or Best Offer option.
A recent purchase. Don't know much about it, except it is sort of interesting and I like the older vintage silver the most. I do see a few 1- and 10-ounce versions that sell for a premium.
My US Mint Commemorative Medal Set
A couple other 10-ounce bars.
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Here's a cool overstrike I just received today! I'm super stoked about it.
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Some bullion - a nice investment when purchased at $280/oz for gold and $8/oz for silver 25 years ago. This is from my girlfriend's father's estate. It was one of his better investments.
My latest pick up!
Guild of Handicraft (Hart Silversmiths)
Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire and hallmarked in London, 2024
Completely hand made:
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Very nice Asheland.
I picked up this really pretty 1oz. 2021 Ukrainian Mint piece a couple weeks back.
Obverse: Displays the Coat of Arms of Ukraine with “National Bank of Ukraine” inscribed in Ukrainian.
Reverse: Features the Taxiarch Archangel Michael with his wings spread and his sword drawn, surrounded by a quote of T. Shevchenko's Haydamakys in Ukrainian which translates to "for us and souls of righteous men, and archistrategos Michael's strength."
Click on this link to see my ebay listings.
I have been wanting to take a pic of one of these. I found one at the right price in is " mint capsule".
Popped it open and shot these today. think they turned out pretty decent.
I got both of these this week… I love the five dollar even though I’m getting rid of a slightly higher grade one I just like the look of this one better for some reason, and I also finished up my 2023 Morgan and peace set finally finding the Morgan in proof…
My YouTube Channel
I had to have these a couple days ago... 1.7g, 1.4g & 1.9g
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Kinda boring, but why not?
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Found yesterday!
I’ve been looking for a nice 50 ounce Johnson Matthey for quite a while now!
Very pleased with this one…
So I now have, in poured:
5 ounce
10 ounce
20 ounce
50 ounce
100 ounce
Desperately need to find the elusive 25 ounce!
This has been a fun set to work on. I’m also doing the Engelhards.
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Great bar Asheland! Love the older poured JMs and Engelhards.
Thanks!
I went to a local coin shop owned by a friend of mine, didn’t expect anything like this to be in the case! It is quite a pleasant surprise and luckily, I had just enough on me to cover it!
But yes, I agree the old JM and Engelhard bars get me every time!
My YouTube Channel
Puke. RGDS!
The whole worlds off its rocker, buy Gold™.
BOOMIN!™
Wooooha! Did someone just say it's officially "TACO™" Tuesday????
Made in China? THKS!
The whole worlds off its rocker, buy Gold™.
BOOMIN!™
Wooooha! Did someone just say it's officially "TACO™" Tuesday????
No. The Golden State Mint in FL
Picked up this common date bullion piece since I didn’t have an 03 quarter eagle.
Very nice. You got that at bullion price? RGDS!
The whole worlds off its rocker, buy Gold™.
BOOMIN!™
Wooooha! Did someone just say it's officially "TACO™" Tuesday????
No, not bullion price. But no premium for stickers.
Good deal. CNGRTS!
The whole worlds off its rocker, buy Gold™.
BOOMIN!™
Wooooha! Did someone just say it's officially "TACO™" Tuesday????
@Downtown1974
I also happen to have a 1903… I consider it the most undergraded coin I’ve ever owned:
I bought it back in February 2020, paid basically retail for the grade and date, but the market was low back then… I still consider it a good deal even though I did pay strong for the date and grade.
I initially bought it just for the holder…
Somewhere I have it written down, but I believe I paid around 450?
For what it is, it’s one of my favorites, I love that generation of holder!
My YouTube Channel
@asheland…that is a gorgeous QE! Looks incredible for the grade.
I agree, that holder is my favorite NGC holder as well. Love the embossed gold back!
The holder looks as nice as the coin. Don’t see a blemish on it.
@Downtown1974 indeed the holder is virtually new! It’s quite the package…
I have a 1906QE that is NGC 66 with the green sticker, I put them side-by-side, and comparing under that format. I consider this to be a solid 65.
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Newp from this morning...
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My latest acquisition.
Yes, I probably paid way, way way too much
But for 25 bucks, it was kind of fun.
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First purchase of 2025, 1981 Homestake Mines round. Full PL (seller's images thru original plastic flip)
Does anyone have mintage numbers for these rounds?
Hmm... they are mentioned on alengelhard.com but bars only, no rounds.. Ebay has this one that sold recently at a decent premium.. I didn't see mintage mentioned however..:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/296939444592?_skw=homestake+one+ounce+1981&itmmeta=01JJYSRZ3CATK2MJKE7DB1PK6E&hash=item4522f85970:g:isAAAOSw8pxng0Bt&itmprp=enc:AQAJAAAA0HoV3kP08IDx+KZ9MfhVJKlI6pl6FHwyopcXs2eH5K02n+7KqcLN/eVnBvJHTc9+GAKxju31o7o1+d8l185PIJZMEkH9f+Jbv5hjhWcNCYXtJ01VSGbR4A9Oqc2HBUaEm8qMIalbaAoforAl8J4q/h/yAYYu6uD5EZVPRINwDk2zV1WBpGzkQWKU++jd5ZAP/zMgVcH/G8Sm05V+7j6RCfNUVMybIDdjlJN4cSWFQOt6Ku/wmoB+Iup9/zmUA0TnFZBivNy/grvZjYIv4WaC7zg=|tkp:Bk9SR-jx49mXZQ
I had to get the 5 ounce…
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Other new pick ups:
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Paid pretty strong for this one, but I’ve always wanted an exceptional example of the earliest Libertads:
And recently having found the 1991 type two in my miscellaneous box, I sent them to PCGS and to my great delight I made MS 69 on it!
So I have both types from 1991, one is MS 68 and the other MS 69 those will look so awesome side-by-side!
When the type two gets back, I’ll photograph it and post it here…
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Here’s a couple of pick ups that I never posted…
This one Frontier Mint, was a brand I had never heard of… Cool looking bar so I picked it up.
This one is fun because I used cashback from my new Apple Card. Every penny of the money used to buy this bar was from cashback points…
This was stuff I would have bought anyway, so this was essentially a free bar.
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Here’s one that arrived yesterday. Love the color on this beauty. ❤️
@Downtown1974 great color on that gold!
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A fun pickup the other day…
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As promised, here is my 1991 type two Libertad…
I am very pleased with how this came out, I think this thing looks exceptional! This is definitely my favorite modern silver coin currently.
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I picked this up yesterday for a very low premium, I’ve always liked these and this one is almost a perfect 70.
$250… How did I do?
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