Aztec Calendar 2oz and 5oz Silver Rounds Unbox

Aztec Calendar 2oz and 5oz Silver Rounds Unbox

 

Fresh from the mint! 2021 American Gold Eagle Type-2 1/10oz Gold Coin

Busy few days organising group buys for the 5oz aztec rounds and bars. But finally have a bit of time to admire my new Type 2 American gold eagle coins. Got the capsules in couple days back and does make them look better and much easier to handle these tiny coins.

Going ahead I will definitely be getting more 1/10oz and other fractional gold pieces as they sell really well due to their affordable pricing.

Alright checkout my youtube vid on these coins and tune in for more cool stuff soon!

 

Goldbacks Goldback Goldbacks... Yes I have gone nuts for Goldbacks....New Hampshire / Nevada / Utah Goldbacks Part 1

A bit late to the party, but recently I came across some youtube videos on these notes, and one video particularly interviewing the designer caught my attention and well had to order some of these to start my collection!

Apparently stock production has been down the past few months, and my dealer in USA only just managed to scrounge up a set of New Hampshire Goldbacks for me! Yes in about a month, I will be getting my hands on my first set of Goldbacks!! Can't wait, #KidInaCandyStore...

KOMSCO Mint, 2020 South Korean Phoenix 1oz Silver Coin and 2020 ZI:SIN Rattus 1/10oz Gold Coin.

What's better than a last minute mail call on a Friday? Well it's a mail call for a first time shipment from a new dealer! Splurged a bit on the 1/10 oz gold coin but got a great deal on the other coins. Good to bring home a couple of our own GSL box sets too. 

They South Korean Phoenixes are supposed to be standard bullion coins but wow the minting quality and detail is amazing, almost like a high relief coin. And that shiny triangular hologram security feature which shows two different characters as u rotate the coin, simply amazing. Sad to say Perth Mint has a lot to catch-up to do. KOMSCO makes it to my top mints list , up there with Germania mint! Big Claps for them and I will be buying a lot more of their products in the future now that I have found a dealer there with reasonable prices, affordable shipping and very good packaging skills!

2021 1oz Great Britain The Great Engravers Collection : Una And The Lion Silver Bar

New release : 2021 1oz Great Britain The Great Engravers Collection : Una And The Lion .9999 Silver Bar

My Una and Lion Bars from The Royal Mint finally arrived after a long 6 week wait. They look every bit as beautiful as they did in the youtube video.

BUT... the bigger 10oz bar comes with a slight whitish haze, as if some toning has set in. This is apparent on both sides of the coin and occurs mainly near the edges and on the mirrored surface background. 

 

However this is the same pattern on every single bar so it is probably something to do with the polishing of the minting dies or the finishing process. 

Another problem is the top edge of the bar is jutting out just a millimeter or so too much so it is not possible to close the bar capsule completely. Whilst the top cover still stays on, it is not as airtight as it could be so future toning could be accelerated somewhat.

This poor quality minting continues to come out of The Royal Mint unfortunately. Even their new Brittanias come with milkspots on some coins. However this is not limited to just Royal Mint, it used to be a problem with Royal Canadian Mint and even our own Perth and Royal Australian Mints. 

It does affect the awesomeness of the bar. But these bars are after all bullion bars and not PROOF bars so we can't really complain that much.

The 1oz version however is of much higher quality. There is no hazing on the mirror surfaces. Though on very close inspection their is a slight mark as if someone accidentally caused a papercut in the surface of the back of it. Once again this occurs in every single 1oz coin minted in the pack of 20 I got so fair to say, its probably another minting defect.

Inaugural Post and first price list of Silver and Gold Coins.

Hi Everyone, Just a par-time collector/stacker of metals and just started this page to make it easier for me to keep an inventory of my coins and for you folks to see whats on sale and whats upcoming etc.