Gold coins

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Palau has some interesting silver coins celebrating ocean life, and merfolk.  I like the colours, but that definitely isn't my favourite Palau-ian coin. 

Insured postage costs between 10 and 25 euro depending whether the vendor insists to use the expensive DHL or not
So evey time the postage is paid by goldcoins I tack on some silver coins if they look half decent
I would not pay the postage on this coin for sure . But at least General Lafayette -greasy as he was- travelled in nice company 
Actually all my fingernails are still white from the acetone : maybe I should forget I am a chemical engineer and use surgical gloves 

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And I got another Palau this is 5 ounces with certificate and box
Riding in on the tails of an MS63 Libra

Hope you like this one Scottish 
PS my scanner broke out again in rainbowcolors around the 20$ sign

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Painting by Nelson
I actually like the painting 
I got it at melt because the capsule is cracked

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I tried to get this marianne in gold but had to settle for silver since nobody is selling
It is boxed and certed and BU which in French means Brilliant Universel which is struck as a proof but the dies are not polished to proof

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PYW post the reverse

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PYW post the reverse

It is a standard Monnaie de Paris half ounce silver ( dull )
Because of the plastic stoppers I cannot photoshop away the holder

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I love the design though, even if the holder snarfs.

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Finally a 1 oz. in platinum.

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I love the design though, even if the holder snarfs.

If I remember correctly the design was a circulating coin which is being offered goldplated dayly
The original is however like a quarter weight of the MSD coin

Off hand I know five Marianne designs of which I think 3 were circulating money designs

This is the circulated and goldplated coin they sell every week
http://cgi.ebay.fr/1-FRANC-MARIANNE-1992-DOREE-OR-FIN-24-CARATS_W0QQitemZ370122574731QQcmdZViewItemQQptZFR_GW_Monnaies_Pi%C3%A8cesFrancs?hash=item370122574731&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A10%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

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The design of the Platinum coin looks a lot like the 1986 Monnaie de Paris design
But the french do not trust in god : they want god to protect France

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I don't particularly care for the obverse of the platinum coin, I like the reverse.  It is a bit unusual, as is platinum itself.  Will probably be another low mintage coin, probably not as low as some of my 1/4 oz plats, but low enough.

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I don't particularly care for the obverse of the platinum coin, I like the reverse.  It is a bit unusual, as is platinum itself.  Will probably be another low mintage coin, probably not as low as some of my 1/4 oz plats, but low enough.

I only have one plat coin since I rank them with palladium as car catalisators
As you know I am addicted to gold
Simon Bolivar I paid at melt when melt was too high

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Not an overly pretty coin, but historically, well back prior to Krugerrands etc. this was the primary bullion coin available when you wanted to put your money in gold:



Curiously as bullion even, these coins get passed over by buyers.  I have been able to pick up a few of these and the Hungarian 1908 restrikes for melt when everything else in large sized gold has a large premium on it.

This piece has a couple of die breaks on the reverse, from the tips of the lowest wings on the eagle into the rim.

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I have a few from way back when and the Hungarian who are a lot more beautifull
Problem with these coins is first that they are odd weights ; fail to be an ounce and second that
most people do not know they are restrikes and whence bullion coins and therefore avoided as odd coins and expensive ( which they are not )
The new Austrian coins do not fair better

In Belgium the primary bullion coins allways have been the latin union coins eg French Napoleons Belgian 20 francs Suisse Vrenellis 20 francs
Then the Dutch 10 guilders and then of course the old and new sovereigns .
These are still the basic coins with the Kruger and Nugget followed by far by the Nugget and New Eagle .
But Belgium is one of the only countries where exchange agents still deal gold

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I just got the Ostarrichi charter at melt
Had no time to read up on it but I guess it is their chattel of independance