arphethean

I bought this HALF! sovereign today. First item in a mini sovereign collection I'm planning. 

Could I ask for your opinion on its condition and value please? 

Just now, LawrenceChard said:

WTF is "pano"?

Typo talk for PAMP.

18 minutes ago, LawrenceChard said:

It was indeed by car.

About 1980 in a Mercedes 450 SEL 6.9

It was metallic gold colour (what else), but just looked like any other boring three box saloon, so it hardly ever got a second glance from police traffic officers.

One frosty Sunday morning, starting about 7.00 a.m. via M6. I did have to slow down every time we passed the Services, as there were typically 2 police Range Rovers sitting on the exit ramps watching.

Average speed was just over 100 m.p.h.

Now, I reckon 50 m.p.h. average would be optimistic!

🙂

 

Imagine what you could have done in a red one!

16 hours ago, Ukbullionfan said:

Thanks for the replies guys and yes I have pano I want to sell. 1g 2.5g and 10g what’s the odds I can get over £700 for them all together ? Lol I’m looking at £710.20 to be precise. Over £100 less on bbp. 🌝

I would be willing to pay 2% over spot for this at £670 with post included which I feel is a fair offer and better than you'll get from any dealer. It would be just as others have described - you would send first, I would pay you on delivery of the goods and provide you with glowing feedback so as to help you with your next sale. You will see from my feedback record that I have built up a reputation on the forum as a trustworthy and honest chap to deal with. Let me know if this would be of interest  

Sent over cash for 6 tickets BYB!

8 minutes ago, BackyardBullion said:

@arphethean AMAZING, thank you so much.

Is that 3x 1oz + 100g? 

3x 2oz + 100g. 

Total is 288g

Looking forward to this.

Thank you everyone for taking part in this!

I'll chuck this in the crucible

It is possible to get 925 silver at spot. 

Usually flatware, cutlery etc. 

I have a sale up for 925 spoons at spot.

1 hour ago, SlowFrog said:

Had this cracker arrive today. Unusual one for me but couldn't resist because of the detail! Shame my trembling hands and old phone don't do it justice - if it looks 'soft' anywhere that's the bad photo because the coin itself is really detailed.

 

That's beautiful that is. Must get me one of them

15 minutes ago, BackyardBullion said:

Got my 2 oz Silver Proof Platinum Jubilee Coin today.

Only issue is this one break in the frosting. 

What do people think, is this enough to be sending back for a replacement?

Thanks in advance!
BYB

I am on my fifth quartered arms now and still it has issues that are worse than that. Eventually I figure I'll just have to satisfy myself that it will never be perfect. 

1 hour ago, Centauri167 said:

So what means the LD ? That's why I was wondering that it was a special edition or just a BU coin.

By the way, I am also a big Panda coin fan, started in 2013 but I would not mind getting some older years.

LD stands for "Large Date".

The coin on the right is the small date version from the Shanghai and the one on the left is the large date that arrived today from the Shenyang mint. Each mint had its own dies with slight differences between them. You can see the main difference in the typeface of the date. 

1 minute ago, Centauri167 said:

This one looks just great, certainly for such an older coin. If you compare it against the older Kooks, this one wins big time.

Is it just the normal BU coin or a special edition ?

I think pandas, unlike most bullion coins, have generally been treated as "special edition" and looked after for the most part. Their mintages being smaller meant they were not "stacked" and stuffed into tubes like generic britannias/maples etc. I have always felt that pandas in general were and are of a higher quality than other bullion in their design, strike and presentation than bullion offerings from every other country except probably Perth mint (personal opinion).

Hence yes, while this is the standard BU version, they are IMO special!

There is a proof version of the 1998 but it is colourised

https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/chinese-coin-prices-detail.aspx?ChineseSetID=278

And don't get me thinking about starting a proof collection!!

Interesting thread. 

As someone who's recently made the transition from collector/stacker to amateur trader to dealer, I am reading with interest and hearing what people are saying wrt the trade section, which is an important extension of the community, and can see that having it flooded with posts from a small number of members at the expense of other members is not conducive to the community spirit. 

I am always keen to hear feedback on my listings in the trade section, whether that be on the frequency, content, quality of offerings, pictures and price. I'll certainly be taking some advice from the comments here. I do feel it's excessive to list lots of items in individual listings so try to group items into listings to reduce the flooding. 

On the topic of the sections, I do totally agree that the current split of ungraded/graded is poor, and a more logical and even split to me would be:

Silver

Gold

Other metals (platinum, palladium, copper etc etc)

The ungraded section is way too busy. It is a jumble sale. But where ungraded is jumble, graded is tumble weed.

Split it more evenly as per the above and each section will strike a better balance of busyness. Posts won't be swamped out within an hour, and sections will get visited by buyer's according to what metal they're in the market for. 

Dealer sub forums I don't agree with, as they tend to be mostly ignored and under-utilised with a couple of notable exceptions

Agreed with the above. 

Depends greatly on condition. A top condition example is worth upwards of 160. 

If you can take higher quality pictures without top half of capsule we will be better able to narrow it down. 

Take care not to touch the coin with your hands at all. 

If you are interested I can help you with the sale of this. I have one in my collection so not for me! 

7 minutes ago, FFposh said:

Au Completer v PT Completer for comparison. 

Fantastic! Platinum is only 11% denser than gold, and it looks to me from your photos that it is quite a lot thinner than 11%. This may have to do with the gold one having a slightly more raised rim.

10 minutes ago, Agaumac said:

Great photos. Out of curiosity where will the platinum one sit? Between palladium and gold or silver size wise? Either way, can’t wait to see that one soon.

I hope one will turn up!

Platinum is the densest of them all. It is the same diameter as the gold one but a hair thinner. 

I have had those three together in the past....

https://www.thesilverforum.com/topic/4867-usa-canadian-coins-thread/?do=findComment&comment=399110

A VERY handsome snipe in the last 2 seconds.

WOW!!

Just now, DavePanda said:

Oh I had seen it 😂😂😂😂😂. Praying no one else had!

Oh, do you think you'll have competition?

I won't be in this time Dave - all yours!

🤞