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I'm not adverse to picking up something modern, a mint i've been watching is a private mint called Mayer, they are somewhere around me but have always denied being the mint who do these coins. Anyway, i've picked up a couple of silver proofs from their Rwanda Nautical series, i think the design is really stunning from an artistic point of view. 100o mintage for the silver proofs, unlimited in BU and 100 mintage for the gold. They are 2 years into these but have also done a Lunar series starting with the Rooster. This started of with a 100 mintage and had a mosaic design, and people went crazy for them, then the dealers started catching on and virtually killed it with massive price hikes on their 2nd offering......Anyway, just thought i'd show you a couple from this series and maybe whoever is running the forum now could maybe add a modern pinned tab?

People like Numistacker hyping things on youtube so he can shill and sell for profits. Only certain modern coins do well, no one knows the formula, its just what gains traction. I think buyers are going overboard with the Kew right now, as i've kept saying, its only the circulation coin that's the rarity....The 1989 2002, 2005 and 2017 sovs are a case in point, different REV designs, plus the Sov is a well known and collected coin.

Interesting, i think the bar code gives some details of problems. Will try and find out

No, I think they state on the holders for that, the tone seems even enough around the coin.

Yeah I was surprised also. Still looking at it to try and see what they saw.

Personally i don't think so, i can't see signs of cleaning, no lines, evenly toned etc etc etc. I did however get an MS62 on my 1918 India Sovereign

, Ok, just picked it up. AU details, cleaned

@Coinery it didn't sell

Yes, but if they at least gave people the chance to chase the price a little it would be more fun, at least give us a chance to make a few bids, they should have just added it into their shop at a fixed price.....

Well, it's nearly that time to pick this coin up, i called yesterday but the grading week was still on-going and also have to wait for the bill to land in my email, the lady did say it was done although the grades haven't been uploaded which is one thing i do find frustrating about NGC, PCGS list the grade virtually as soon as it's gone through the graders final look over. I suppose i'll just have to wait and see what it is when i go back.......... Munich coin fair this weekend also, even got the boss to come along with me, a coinie in the making, think i've bored her into eventual submission 😀

Nice coin, but at it's money there, maybe a little overpriced. As collectors, we like to have a little something left in the coin 😁

I wouldn't want to drop that though

They already do on-site grading and slabbing, i have a couple there now and they are doing on-site grading throughout this week, i'll be able to pick them back up from next Monday

You might have waited, seems there is some expansion going on, a new office over 4 floors, moving on the 4th March. I wonder if they are going full time grading in Munich. Will be asking next week what gives.... https://www.ngccoin.de/news/article/7150/new-munich-office/?utm_source=Email&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=19-NGDE-0073 New Munich Office Location eBlast - DE&utm_content=New Munich Office Location eBlast - DE&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWTJWbU1UTXdZVEk0WkRkbSIsInQiOiJXYkdWWVVaMFpEUjBlZTVNaWJPV25KM0pYUmlGUDJkOUFtNzVxYWQyRHhnSElUUDdUb2xTR0F1RkdmeklVWjhKMm5KNExEbzV2c3lSY0dQSVd5V2xUM3JhVE5aRjdvemtlRm8wOU1kcEc2RUU1RDdQZ1R5cUdaa1UzZHBoWDM1byJ9

£65 😳 one born every minute, and, it's ugly AF to boot........Hideous, both price and design

@Colin88 what exactly is their excuse for the wait?

😳 geezus, 3 months is a joke

Thanks, can i also make a suggestion to maybe review your website layout, only seen 1.5 lots through your site due to the width of the borders

No commission is fantastic, i think if more auctions did this it would make people sell more through these avenues other than fleabay, the only other auction house to do this is Baldwins of Stjames but has a minimum of £1000 before that kicks in. What is the buyer fee out of interest?

Wow, still 8 months to go, can you maybe come back in Aug/Sept and remind us again?

That's exactly what i initially thought, it might have been worth considering.

£100 extra for a matte finish, errrrr no thanks, also does not come with gift packaging according to them The Sovereign 2019 Brilliant Uncirculated Coin features Benedetto Pistrucci’s classic St George and the dragon design and is struck in a special Matt finish for the first time. Each coin comes with a Certificate of Authenticity that guarantees it was struck by The Royal Mint, the home of The Sovereign. The first time The Sovereign has been struck to Brilliant Uncirculated standard with a special Matt finish A delightful gift to celebrate occasions such as Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day and to mark birthdays, anniversaries and new arrivals Treasure precious moments with The Sovereign, the ‘chief coin of the world’ Features a design by Benedetto Pistrucci which has charmed audiences for more than 200 years Please note this product does not come with gift packaging.

Today is the last day for submissions Paul, sometime in May will be the next one so you can work out what you want to submit without any pressure, we can work it all out through PM, but i'll hopefully get the exact date of the next one when i go and pick them up at the end of the month and leave the dates in here.

Saw this written by someone on ebay Buyer beware! In recent months there has been a rise in fake coins being sold as genuine on eBay, often selling for hundreds of pounds! I have made this guide to help buyers spot fakes and not make an expensive mistake. This guide only refers to forgeries of British silver milled coins, although I believe this is a problem that extends to other coins that are not my area of expertise. Please note I plan to add to this guide in the future with images of forgeries to aid identification. Coins to look out for Below I have made a list of forgeries with details that are relevant to that particular coin. I must stress that this is not an exhaustive list, the variety of forgeries is so vast that for some eras it would be quicker to list the coins that are not forged! These are just the forgeries seem to crop up most regularly. A large variety of Early Milled Crowns, these have slightly differing designs and are without edge lettering. 1818 and 1822 Crowns (Both without edge lettering) Young Head Crowns (1839, 1844, 1845, 1847): Struck from a newly engraved die, overly detailed to the Queen’s hair perhaps more so than a genuine uncirculated coin. A number of these have sold on eBay described as genuine and have sold for large sums. 1847 Gothic Crown, typically a better quality cast copy, also exists as a high quality silver forgery. All other Victoria Crown dates (quite inaccurate designs). Wreath Crowns (1927-1936, all dates), Better quality cast copies, also exist as high quality silver forgeries (1928, 1933, 1934 in particular, typically with raised bubbles in the fields). George III Halfcrowns (1817-1820), varying quality. The 1818 exists as a higher quality silver forgery (unlike the original the forgery has a 180 degree die rotation). Victoria Young Head Halfcrowns: All dates 1840 thru 1887 including some dates in which the coins were not struck. Varying quality cast forgery, all dates have the lower relief 1880-1887 design, commonly described as genuine on eBay. The 1853 coin (which was only struck as a proof) has sold for large sums in the past. Later Victoria and Edward VII Halfcrowns (all dates), typically low quality inaccurate designs. 1905 exists as a high quality silver forgery (wonky I in QVI) 1849 Godless Florin, better quality silver forgery (typically out of synch die rotation, stones to the edge resemble teeth in places). 1864 Gothic Florin (die no. 64) exists in varying quality including as a high quality silver forgery. 1877 Gothic Florin (has been misdescribed as other dates including 1870). Struck from a newly engraved die but with a relatively accurate design. 1763 ‘Northumberland’ Shilling, Varying quality including Silver forgeries. Victoria Young Head Shillings, usually dated 1850-53, low-mid grade cast copy. 1893 Jubilee Head Sixpence, low grade cast copy. Where do the Fake Coins Come From? While forgeries have been around for a long time in more modest numbers, in around 2013 a huge variety of forgeries became available for purchase on a popular Chinese online marketplace. These coins were (and still are) available for purchase in wholesale numbers for often less than £1 each. In recent months I have been emailed numerous times by wholesale sellers in China advertising their fake coins. Sellers of Fake Coins On eBay While the majority of sellers of coins on eBay are trustworthy and only sell genuine coins, there are a number of sellers who sell these forgeries imported from China. Some of these sellers do clearly label these coins as forgeries and charge reasonable prices (although this still is against eBay policy, it doesn’t seem to be enforced). Others are less than clear about the authenticity and some describe fake coins as genuine, usually listing them in auction style listings to sell quickly. While I and I’m sure many other eBay members do report these listings, eBay does not always take them down before the listings end.

Geez, the matte is a BU coin, read it wrong, man that's expensive, can buy an early Lizzie Sov and have a chunk of change left over, not for me i'm afraid