Maybe what we need 'round here is...METAL PORN FRIDAY!
Weiss
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I've blown my budget for about a year on that last pile of stuff. But I did find something interesting at a local shop. Below is the Peruvian 1950 100 Soles I got last week. At 46.8 grams (42.1264 grams pure gold), It's one of the biggest gold coins ever released for circulation (knowing they probably didn't really circulate much). Pictured with a 1949 100 "Gold" Sol banknote. Issued concurrently, they even share the same devices on the obverse and reverse. The person who had and spent these back in 1950 probably didn't give much thought to one being worth more than the other.
I got a good deal on the banknote: $4.
The coin? You can search auction records if you want. But the gold value alone is over $1700. Which one is more powerful, desirable?
I also came across a website that I though some might enjoy ( @asheland ). It's the site of the Goldsmiths Company, the "official" body of silver and goldsmithing in London since 1300! 
It's pretty and has some really nice images and information for those of us who enjoy the history of gold- and silversmithing.
--Severian the Lame
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Weiss, you've been on roll the last couple of weeks with the gold porn!
Some miscellaneous generics
I picked this up yesterday just so I could post it here today.
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@Weiss ....That is a beautiful gold coin... yep, take that over a note....
Neat link, thanks for sharing... Cheers, RickO
Great lookin' silver nugget and nice Peruvian gold!
I knew it would happen.
more silver bars and rounds, wtg i like
I collect the PAMP 100gr Lunar bars...just received the latest: Year of the Dog.
Not my picture....I like it's well front & rear designs (coin lingo...obv & rev.)
In my humble opinion, PAMP over the years, has the best artistically designed Art Bars.
Business in Milwaukee offered up a few min to hit a coin shop and one fav antique shop. A few nice prices on some early copper and a few Oz of silver but mostly jazzed about the pocket watch chains I'll repurpose
5th series 20oz'r <750 made
@WildIdea.... What is that piece at the top of the picture?? Looks very interesting... Cheers, RickO
Love the striations on the back of the 20 ounce, @cmanbb !
--Severian the Lame
If your referring to this
It's simply a nice toned round I bought from the bucket they had. I always like to pick up generic rounds that look like this or have more than one thing going for it. Usually a mining theme or be from a defunct mint or short run. The nice lady asked if they were for my kids. I guess so I said, one of many.
Very nice...and thanks for showing the rest of them..... Some neat rounds... Cheers, RickO
Thanks for the link Weiss.
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