Today I Bought...

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  1. Oddjob

    Oddjob Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    Let us know if you can track the family down.
     
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    Silverman99 Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    FA35AACF-D02C-4DF7-9C0D-E6DF97BD82D1.jpeg My first 1oz blobs
     
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    I phoned the Australian War Museum in Canberra this afternoon and was sent a link with 6 - 8 other Australian links about the service history of Australians at war which delivered no hits :(

    I was a bit disappointed when I was told the War Museum does not reconnect lost medals with family members,a bit strange I thought :confused:

    I started to think that the acronym on the medal - High.L.I. - might be Scottish e.g. Highlanders so I contacted a British medal shop that looked pretty extensive via an email,I am hoping when I wake up tomorrow morning there will be something concrete for me.

    Until then :)
     
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    Oddjob Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    Give the RSL a call...you never know what they know or who know.
     
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    L.I. = Light Infantry
     
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    mrsilverservice Well-Known Member

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    Thanks Ian :D

    I just looked at the Wikipedia link and the Battalion badge is gorgeous.

    I am extremely busy today which happens maybe twice a year :) but I will be contacting them this weekend sometime if I am able.

    I also have yet to contact the head office of the RSL but will also over the weekend.

    More to follow.

    Thanks very much again :D
     
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    Hi
    Is it this one?
     

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    mrsilverservice Well-Known Member

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    Thanks Flyinfree :)

    The medal on the left won't open for me so I cannot check,and the right one is a different number than you have on the thumbnail although both thumbnails are the same as seen being - 11298

    The medal on the thumbnail on the right is a different number than the medal from what I can see.

    Keep trying :D
     
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    Ok, please see this one.

    I have another number "10279 Pte W. J. Humphries Wilts R" as well. Same medal.
     

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    That can't be the medal because I have it,I am a bit confused :confused:

    Thanks :)
     
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    Exciting Development :D

    I have just contacted the Royal Regiment of Scotland,the Highlanders Light Infantry have been put under their authority 60 yrs ago,I was also directed to the Royal Regiment of Scotlands Museum to the attention of the curator.

    I sent an email with photo's of the front and back and most importantly the rim with Private C.H. Leary's details on it.

    So now we wait,definitely more to follow.

    I am a little excited :)

    P.S. finally I might get to do that Tour of Duty I had always wanted :eek:
     
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    This beautiful 2 oz Libertad. The design is so much nicer on the larger 2 oz coin. The flash makes it look like there is some toning or something around the edges, but there is not. Such a beautiful coin.

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    Did u also get the 5 oz? The premium is a little more than what I usually pay for so I'm hesitating on getting it.
     
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    No, I didn't, but I am liking the 2 oz so much I might go back to Bullion Star tomorrow and get the 5 oz before I fly out of Changi. Just need to find a way to protect it, I found a tiny mark on my 2 oz already which is my fault for how I carried it out of the shop.
     
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    Are they all made of gold or just some of them,I hope you don't mind me asking :)

    Very nice indeed :D
     
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    sgbuyer Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    Did you get a bubble pack from them? They don't sell fitting capsules. I got my airtite QB capsules from goldheartbullion.
     
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    I bought capsules for all the 1 oz coins I bought at the same time. Then I stupidly put the 2 oz Libertad in the same bubble pack as the 1 oz coins in capsules and walked around for an hour. Now there is a scratch on the Libertad the exact shape and size as one of the 1 oz capsules. Silly silly me.
     
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    Further Development - I have just heard back from the curator of the Royal Regiment of Scotland Museum and it wasn't the right place :( but no worries because he sent me the correct link to the Royal Highlander Fusiliers Museum in Glasgow :D

    I think I am very close now to getting a lead to Pte C.H. Leary who's medal I am holding from the great war,WW1.

    I will draft my email tomorrow expecting a fantastic reply :)

    When I get my reply I will post again.
     
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    I got these for the 1 oz gold coins - https://www.goldheartbullion.com/Product/Air_Tite_Protective_Coin_Casing_32_mm

    Didn't notice the Heraeus bar last year when I was there. The Heraeus kilo is really expensive, cost more than pamp. Not sure why the premium. Nowadays, it's possible to buy Lunars and Kooks at this kind of premium. But I bought some 10oz and 5oz Heraeus bars. For some reason, the 5 and 10 oz silver bars no longer appear on Heraeous's website.
     

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