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<p>[QUOTE="jterry85, post: 1064456, member: 28023"]Here are 2 more that I received on Christmas Eve!</p><p>[ATTACH]105233.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]105235.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p>2011 Silver Bullion? Britannia</p><p>I ordered this from the mint under the impression it was the standard bullion coin however when it arrived this definitely appears to be the proof coin as it has a very distinguishable mirror finish. Anyone else order this from the Royal Mint?</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[ATTACH]105234.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]105236.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p>1997 Silver Britannia Proof</p><p>I ordered this one on ebay and was quite happy with the coin. The obverse and reverse are very nice and I had asked the seller if there were any problems with the coin and he said that he did not know of any. So I left him some positive feedback after recieving the coin and then as I was transferring it to its current airtite holder I noticed this:</p><p>[ATTACH]105232.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p> </p><p>It appears to be a dark spot and there is another smaller one on the edge too. It looks to me like some gunk built up in the reeded edge. Oh well guess I have now learned my lesson about inspecting the coin when I recieve it. I am still quite happy with the coin though and will not be returning it based on this minor flaw. I just hope it doesn't affect the value too greatly since the obverse and reverse are still great.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="jterry85, post: 1064456, member: 28023"]Here are 2 more that I received on Christmas Eve! [ATTACH]105233.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]105235.vB[/ATTACH] 2011 Silver Bullion? Britannia I ordered this from the mint under the impression it was the standard bullion coin however when it arrived this definitely appears to be the proof coin as it has a very distinguishable mirror finish. Anyone else order this from the Royal Mint? [ATTACH]105234.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]105236.vB[/ATTACH] 1997 Silver Britannia Proof I ordered this one on ebay and was quite happy with the coin. The obverse and reverse are very nice and I had asked the seller if there were any problems with the coin and he said that he did not know of any. So I left him some positive feedback after recieving the coin and then as I was transferring it to its current airtite holder I noticed this: [ATTACH]105232.vB[/ATTACH] It appears to be a dark spot and there is another smaller one on the edge too. It looks to me like some gunk built up in the reeded edge. Oh well guess I have now learned my lesson about inspecting the coin when I recieve it. I am still quite happy with the coin though and will not be returning it based on this minor flaw. I just hope it doesn't affect the value too greatly since the obverse and reverse are still great.[/QUOTE]
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