Gold, Gold, Gold! Time to Showoff! (ツ)

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When I bought this coin back in 2013 I thought it might be a proof (only 170 made), but alas NGC said it had a Carbon Spot that had been removed (yes, you could see it with a 5x loupe) and therefore it garnered UNC DETAILS OBV SPOT REMOVED. What a shame (on me I guess for not returning it to the eBay Seller, but too much time had already passed) that this coin which was struck with those proof dies (but maybe not twice) could not straight grade:

 

Two thumbs up ! will be getting in to the liberties and St. Gaudens once I finish with my MS 70,s and proof sets and the moderns.

 

That should be funny when it happens…can’t wait to see the lessons you have for the people on this site who have collecting numismatics for 60+ years.

 

Well, I've only got 2, but very glad to have both of them.

 

Well, that's certainly numismatic...

 

Picked up this 2022 1/10 oz proof from the US Mint.

Seeing it reminded me of what the New York Weekly Tribune wrote in response to the release of the tiny gold dollar.

The New York Weekly Tribune on May 19, 1849 described the new dollar as

"..undoubtedly the neatest, tiniest, lightest, coin in this country ... it is too delicate and beautiful to pay out for potatoes, and sauerkraut, and salt pork..

Oberon might have paid Puck with it for bringing the blossom which bewitched Titania."

I mean dang that’s a very poetic and epic description of a coin xD

 

Here's a half sovereign I bought last week or so, nothing much but every little bit helps!

 

I like the reverse with the horseman on it,
really cool

 

Yeah, that's my favorite side as well! Saint George killing the dragon, there's a legendary story about that as well.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_George_and_the_Dragon

 

Here's a Gold Mohur I got a couple of months ago, only 100 were minted in 2022. The coin is 11.66 grams of 24k gold. Queen pic didn't come out too well, poor lighting but I'm happy with the lion!

 

One thing I love about the Gold Sovereigns is that if you multiply their sovereign value by 5 you can easily calculate their value in gold US dollars.

For example 1/2 sovereign x 5 = $2.5 gold dollars or a quarter eagle coin.

Just like a 1 sovereign coin could be used as a $5 piece.

The 5 sovereign is crazy though because it contains significantly more pure gold than even the largest Double Eagle $20 gold coin.

 

Yes the 5 pound sovereign is a chunk of gold I'd like to own but for now, I gotta stay small!

 

Have you seen the five guinea coins?

They’re actually a distinctly different coin from the quintuple sovereign as a Guinea was 21 shillings vs a Sovereign being 20.



This one of Queen Anne has the very rare “VIGO” mark under the bust indicating the coin was struck from gold seized from Spanish Galleons captured at the
Battle of Vigo Bay in October 1702.

They weighed about 41-42 grams!

 

No, actually you just taught me something new! Nice biga$$ coin!