Somalia Elephant Silver And Gold Coins Anyone?

well I was stalking some somalian elephants with the drop in price but I will go back to waiting...

Is there any difference between the standard issue 1oz Zambia elephants vs the ones from a set?

Nice. Was it from dios by any chance?

Can't seem to find him but I'll dig some more.:)

Thanks yup! Nice selection. A lot of these were gilded privately which makes me wonder if even coins that have an official gilded version, have privately gilded versions as well.

Time to update this-

Recently, for kicks, I bought a MS-70 Somalia slabbed elephant, silver 1 oz coin. I also bought one, raw.

I am not a big slab graded collector. However, to me, I dont see what the big deal is. In fact, to me, its not worth it. However, before I made that statement, I wanted to actually own one, thereby establishing I am not talking just for the sake of talking without actually owning one.

Bottom line- these coins, are still bullion coins. They are beautiful by design. But they are not proof. My MS-70 2014 Somalia elephant has developed very small milk spots. Yet I bought another one, raw, and it has nada. In fact I have bought non-graded coins that have no milk spots at all.

So, to me, theres no reason to buy slabbed bullion coins. I however, will purchase, graded Somalia elephants going forward that are proof. I am waiting to get my hands on a 2014.

The problem with milk spots is not an issue isolated to Somalian elephant bullion coins, they all get them, if not now, they will later. Sure, there might be some that don't get it, and thats good and possible, but don't count on it lol.

In conclusion, 2014 has been a great year to collect the Somalian elephant series. As usual, the design for this year is great. My favorite pieces for 2014 are the colored Jubilee set with the day and night colored coins. If you aren't into colored coins, you might be after owning a pair of these.

My biggest goal is to start on the gold Somalian elephant coins but I am waiting for a clearer picture where prices are going before starting to collect those.

Recently received a graded PF 70 Somalia 2014 silver HR coin.

I like it, sans the small tiny milk spots on the coin. You would think for its grade and finish there wouldn't be these issues, but they are indeed present.

I know last year I picked up a nongraded 2013 HR silver elephant coin and while it had no milk spots, it did have all sort of black smudge marks around the lettering of the coin.

I think I can see why the HR coins are sitting around everywhere, while the elephants on the coin look great, it seems they are having production issues with these and they aren't favored for that reason.