G'day Folks, On offer this time round some rarer Gold and Silver Sets (still "Real Money" ), a couple of Sovs (1/2 & Full) along with vintage Gold and Silver (1/2 & Full) Sovereign holders (Thumbnails - Click to enlarge) Auction finish at 18:00 WST (20:00 QLD/NSW/VIC - 19:30 SA) - Sunday 6th June!!! ALL Lots finishing at the same time!! *With the usual "5 minutes after Final bid" actual finish for each particular Lot (Forum Timestamp used) * Any valid bid for a particular Lot extends the Finish for ALL Lots!! ie. The Auction will be Officially over once ALL bids have finished!! *No edited Bids, please the Forum does indicate "edited" when posts are edited (look above the "Quote Reply" right hand side) so if you make a bid and it turns out the same or lower than a previous bid please place a new post for the bid to make it higher rather than "edit" the post with the unsuccessful bid - although editing to clarify a Lot # is fine * Due to no "seconds" showing on Forum time-clock any duplicate bids with the same timestamp will be "first in line" gets the spot Starting at ~SPOT price!!! Postage at Winner's Choice/Cost/Risk (at this stage...) BONUS – FREE 1oz Copper Round(s) for winners of Multiple Lots And without further ado, on to the Auction... Lot 1 - 1993 Royal Australian Mint Olympic Centennial Proof $200 Gold & Proof $20 Silver Olympic Set - The Gymnast 16.9g .916 Gold (.498oz AGW) and The Relay Team & The Champions, each 33.63g, .925 silver (1oz ASW each) - $1285 to start... *Late Breaking Auction News* - The $200 "The Gymnast" Gold Coin and the $20 "The Champions" Silver Proof Coin are actually slightly OVERWEIGHT!!! (Who would've thought, chubby Olympians ) Details here Which also means this coin set is UNDER SPOT start! (Thumbnails - Click to enlarge) Lot 2 - 2013 "30th Anniversary of the Issuance of Chinese Pandas" 1/10th oz Gold and 1oz Silver Coins - $285 to start... Pics below...got some better pics up and it appears that the 1oz Silver coin has some minor spotting on the temple side and a few larger spots on the Panda side the Gold coin is in excellent condition though Lot 3 - Hutt River Province 1985 "Automobile Centennial" Gold Sovereign (8.04gms .916 gold - AGW 0.2585oz) & 1986 "Statue of Liberty Centennial" 6oz .999 Silver $100 Round - $845 to start... Pics below, great bit of history and currently UNDER SPOT!!! (Actual Spot Price - $847 ) Mintage - Only 2000 (Gold) & Only 500 (Silver)!!! Source : Numista & PCGS Lot 4 - 1918 Perth Mint Sovereign & 1892 Half Sovereign - $865 to start... Some better pics below, apparently the half-sov is London Mint (this one only minted there)... Lot 5 - 9ct 1/2 Sovereign Holder (11.87gm - 0.143oz AGW) & Sterling Silver Full Sovereign Holder w/ Sterling Silver Chain ( 33.48gm - 1oz ASW) - $385 to start... Pics below...will get some better pics of the mintmarks shortly... Thanks for looking and good luck to all
Lot 1 - More pics (case and cardboard shipper) (Thumbnails - Click to enlarge) Lot 2 - Pics (Thumbnails - Click to enlarge)
Lot 3 - Pics (Thumbnails - Click to enlarge) Lot 4 - Pics (Thumbnails - Click to enlarge) These are some some better pics of these coins, not the easiest ones to get shots of )
Ahoy, Welcome Aboard and thanks for the bids to @maverick (quick to jump ), getting Lot 2 (Pandas) & Lot 4 (The Sovs) out of the Starter's Gate Leader-Board Lot 1 (Olympics) – Still in the Starting Stall… Lot 2 (Pandas) – $285 / maverick Lot 3 (Hutt River) – Still in the Starting Stall… Lot 4 (The Sovs) – $865 / maverick Lot 5 (Sov Holders) – Still in the Starting Stall…
Pics of the Bonus Copper Rounds (there is a fourth round, in the unlikely event someone comes out in front on all 5 Lots ) (Thumbnails - Click to enlarge)
Ahoy, Welcome Aboard and thanks for the bids to @SteelHand (upping the ante for Lot 2 (Pandas) ), to @Boyscout (taking the high bid spot for Lot 2 and pushing along Lot 4 (The Sovs) ), to @hardyakkagold (bidding, and counter-bidding, to take the lead on Lot 4 (The Sovs) ) and to @nutshell (raising the bar for Lot 4 before being countered by @hardyakkagold ) ) The Evens are off and running, The Odds still waiting for some Love (Spot Price Gold and Silver waiting…Pining ) Leader-Board Lot 1 (Olympics) – Still in the Starting Stall… Lot 2 (Pandas) – $301 / Boyscout Lot 3 (Hutt River) – Still in the Starting Stall… Lot 4 (The Sovs) – $881 / hardyakkagold Lot 5 (Sov Holders) – Still in the Starting Stall…
Ahoy, Welcome Aboard and thanks for the bid to @SolidAg (cracking the whip on Lot 4 (The Sovs) ) Welcome Back and thanks for the bids to @hardyakkagold (quickly countering to push in front for Lot 4 (The Sovs) ) and to @Boyscout (sneaking up on the inside to move out in the lead on Lot 4 (The Sovs) and still holding high bid for Lot 2 (Pandas) ) Spot price Gold & Silver (Old, Older & Older Still ) still looking for a bid... Leader-Board Lot 1 (Olympics) – Still in the Starting Stall… Lot 2 (Pandas) – $301 / Boyscout Lot 3 (Hutt River) – Still in the Starting Stall… Lot 4 (The Sovs) – $906 / Boyscout Lot 5 (Sov Holders) – Still in the Starting Stall…
