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Friday Metal Porn St. Patrick's Edition
Weiss
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The Irish have a long tradition of precious metal mining and smithing. Let's see some leprechaun pots of gold or Irish silver!
We are like children who look at print and see a serpent in the last letter but one, and a sword in the last.
--Severian the Lame
--Severian the Lame
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Beannachtai Na Feile Padraig Oraibh....Slainte... Cheers, RickO
I have an Erie half-crown around here somewhere, but I can't put my hands on it.
I knew it would happen.
Nobody?
Well here's a shot to keep the thread alive for tonight at least
Upper left is an Isle of Man "noble". It's a one ounce platinum coin.
Isle of Man is off the coast of Ireland, in the Irish sea between Ireland and England. So it's kinda St. Patricks-y
Older stackers will remember these were kind of a hot commodity when they were first introduced in the 1980s. They lost favor with the introduction of the Pt maples and eagles. I still think they're sexy. They were the platinum equivalent of a krugerrand--as with the gold krugerrand, the noble was designed to be legal tender, circulating at the value of an ounce of platinum on any given day.
--Severian the Lame
Sweet 100 oz engelhard Weiss.
My newp is not from Ireland but is from the British Isles. Its 868 grams of sterling that arrived on Monday just before the storm hit here in the East. The seller attributed it to John Moore and it is hallmarked London 1770. I will put it to practical use this evening.
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/gold/liberty-head-2-1-gold-major-sets/liberty-head-2-1-gold-basic-set-circulation-strikes-1840-1907-cac/alltimeset/268163
March of Time - 27 Centuries in Gold
https://coins.www.collectors-society.com/WCM/CoinCustomSetView.aspx?s=36590
Outstanding, OGIM!
I've got one on the way
--Severian the Lame
You guys never disappoint on Fridays. Love the pics!
I never made it to my LCS this week. If I wasn't working, I was digging out from winter storm Stella.
That 10 oz silver bar with the stylist U S flag is quite attractive. I'm going to have to pick up a couple.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
I got him at $177.80 last week shipped off eBay, they're quite nice and four 9's as well !
'APMEX/RMC co-branded 10 oz silver' bar will get you to them
Weiss and OGIM
Outstanding stuff as always gents !
I took delivery of 40 of them last week.
edited cuz im stoopid
@OnlyGoldIsMoney.... That is a gorgeous tankard.... been looking for one like that...The search goes on... Cheers, RickO
Here is my current stack:
Nice metals Sango! How do you like the silver bar tubes for storage?
Great looking stack, Geck. I really like the kilo RMC bars. I bought one last year from JM Bullion. What are those 2 poured bars in the top left corner? 10 oz. Engelhard and Sunshine?
Yes and yes.
Downtown, thanks! The tube is awful neat, I have bought lots of bars but usually in the sheets. The tube style I like a lot!
Gekster,
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeepic!
Thanks. Those are not all stuff I just bought last week though! I have been an "on again, off again" stacker for more than 10 years. I just recently got back into it.
Brilliant time to do so, good sir!
I love this stuff too, and have in the past been the same way (off/on/breaks)
Mine for the week
Hoard the keys
@mrkbrown87... Wow, big lot for one week.... Do you do that every week?? Some nice stuff there... Cheers, RickO
Mark,
Love the bars!
Sold some silver eagles at the coin show Friday for spot +2.10 which I thought was pretty good. Used the proceeds to buy a 2006 NGC MS69 Gold Buffalo for spot plus $35. Had fun doing it.
While I was at the show, a dealer had a binder full of walking liberty half dollars stolen from their table with about $5,000 worth of coins in it. I felt horrible for the dealer.
Last one for the weekend...
--Severian the Lame
Wow...sorry to hear about that coin theft.... I assume no surveillance cameras at the show...They can really help... Let us know if you hear of recovery.... or any further details. Cheers, RickO
I'm a total slacker this week!
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So, you're a slacker stacker?
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
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