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Message:: [QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 26717884, member: 10461"]<a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/lordm-giveaway-142-pick-your-prize.421091/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/lordm-giveaway-142-pick-your-prize.421091/">Anybody who wants these may enter the current Giveaway #142</a> (or any subsequent one of my "pick your prize" giveaways, if nobody wins this lot in the present giveaway). Giveaway Lot #260119-03 (LOT: 3 coins) Three Virenium coins from the Isle of Man, Uncirculated and Proof, 1979-1981 (My photos of this three-coin lot are less than ideal, but they'll have to do.) All of these Isle of Man coins bear the image of the ancient three-legged <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triskelion" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triskelion" rel="nofollow">triskelion</a> symbol, superimposed over a map of the island. Coin #1 of 3: Isle of Man 1979-PM Virenium 1-pound, Pobjoy Mint (Uncirculated version, First Day issue)<img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/01-frame-png.1700103/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><a href="https://us.v-cdn.net/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,fit=scale-down,height=2000,width=2000/6027503/uploads/editor/6g/oig3kmo6471v.png" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://us.v-cdn.net/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,fit=scale-down,height=2000,width=2000/6027503/uploads/editor/6g/oig3kmo6471v.png" rel="nofollow">Larger obverse image</a> - <a href="https://us.v-cdn.net/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,fit=scale-down,height=2000,width=2000/6027503/uploads/editor/37/184o5bafd5rd.png" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://us.v-cdn.net/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,fit=scale-down,height=2000,width=2000/6027503/uploads/editor/37/184o5bafd5rd.png" rel="nofollow">Larger reverse image</a> - <a href="https://us.v-cdn.net/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,fit=scale-down,height=2000,width=2000/6027503/uploads/editor/lp/1tz6edkcbw4p.png" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://us.v-cdn.net/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,fit=scale-down,height=2000,width=2000/6027503/uploads/editor/lp/1tz6edkcbw4p.png" rel="nofollow">Image of certificate</a> <a href="https://en.numista.com/6873" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/6873" rel="nofollow">Numista-6873</a>. This coin and the others were struck in <a href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/x106613" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/x106613" rel="nofollow">Virenium</a>, an alloy patented by the <a href="https://www.pobjoydiamonds.com/pages/pobjoy-history" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pobjoydiamonds.com/pages/pobjoy-history" rel="nofollow">Pobjoy Mint</a> in the United Kingdom. Virenium is intended to have the look and stability of a precious metal, and in fact these coins (especially the proof below) do look like gold at a glance. And the two one-pound pieces here seem to have stood the test of time over nearly 50 years without toning. This coin was released on the first day of issue, and comes with the original Pobjoy Mint <a href="https://us.v-cdn.net/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,fit=scale-down,height=2000,width=2000/6027503/uploads/editor/lp/1tz6edkcbw4p.png" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://us.v-cdn.net/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,fit=scale-down,height=2000,width=2000/6027503/uploads/editor/lp/1tz6edkcbw4p.png" rel="nofollow">certificate</a> indicating such. Coin #2 of 3: Isle of Man 1979-PM Virenium 1-pound, Pobjoy Mint (Proof version)<img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/01-frame-png.1700118/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><a href="https://us.v-cdn.net/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,fit=scale-down,height=2000,width=2000/6027503/uploads/editor/4m/hnqnzg6hqzsz.png" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://us.v-cdn.net/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,fit=scale-down,height=2000,width=2000/6027503/uploads/editor/4m/hnqnzg6hqzsz.png" rel="nofollow">Larger obverse image</a> - <a href="https://us.v-cdn.net/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,fit=scale-down,height=2000,width=2000/6027503/uploads/editor/mk/85mbscxtoopx.png" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://us.v-cdn.net/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,fit=scale-down,height=2000,width=2000/6027503/uploads/editor/mk/85mbscxtoopx.png" rel="nofollow">Larger reverse image</a> - <a href="https://us.v-cdn.net/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,fit=scale-down,height=2000,width=2000/6027503/uploads/editor/no/t6396dno109n.png" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://us.v-cdn.net/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,fit=scale-down,height=2000,width=2000/6027503/uploads/editor/no/t6396dno109n.png" rel="nofollow">Image of certificate</a> <a href="https://en.numista.com/6873" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/6873" rel="nofollow">Numista-6873</a>. This is the proof version of the type above. It is very flashy and beautiful, and looking at the queen's portrait at a glance, you could mistake it for a proof gold Sovereign. Really quite an attractive coin. Coin #3 of 3: Isle of Man 1981-PM Virenium 5-pounds<img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/01-frame-png.1700128/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><a href="https://us.v-cdn.net/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,fit=scale-down,height=2000,width=2000/6027503/uploads/editor/1z/n58aame8bwld.png" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://us.v-cdn.net/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,fit=scale-down,height=2000,width=2000/6027503/uploads/editor/1z/n58aame8bwld.png" rel="nofollow">Larger obverse image</a> - <a href="https://us.v-cdn.net/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,fit=scale-down,height=2000,width=2000/6027503/uploads/editor/nc/ph38omdkyy0h.png" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://us.v-cdn.net/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,fit=scale-down,height=2000,width=2000/6027503/uploads/editor/nc/ph38omdkyy0h.png" rel="nofollow">Larger reverse image</a> <a href="https://en.numista.com/29261" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/29261" rel="nofollow">Numista-29261</a>. This larger (36 mm) five-pound piece is also struck in Virenium, though it has a very slightly different appearance than the pair of one-pound pieces above. Unlike those, this one did not come with any mint packaging, so perhaps that is why. It seems to have picked up a bit of toning, which I find attractive. It is also quite flashy. I do not know if this was a Proof or Uncirculated striking, but I suspect the latter. Nevertheless, it is rather prooflike. All three pieces <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/surprise-mystery-gift-package-wanna-see-me-open-it.420829/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/surprise-mystery-gift-package-wanna-see-me-open-it.420829/">donated</a> by "<a href="https://www.cointalk.com/members/dafydd.86815/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/members/dafydd.86815/">Dafydd</a>", CoinTalk, 15 January 2026.[/QUOTE]

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