Dimitri

That is very well put.... although I wonder how many will stick to their lost bullions story under duress, threatened with prison time, etc. Personally I'd rather never find myself in that position, if I can avoid it. Pretty unlikely scenario though, I'll concede + making purchases anonymously does sound rather convoluted, unfortunately.
Anyway, many thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts, much appreciated!
 

Weird how suspicion is now the default attitude towards someone wanting anonymity - eg. the smaller non-London based dealer I also spoke to this morning, who instantly shut down the conversation, claiming alarm bells were ringing. 
Am wondering if purchasing from abroad solves the problem?

@ChrisSilver Yes my source of income is incredibly unexciting and totally legitimate!
@QStack has put their finger on my concern - future confiscation. Not so much worried, but given that I'm purchasing gold as a long-term way of storing some of my savings, protecting myself against the eventuality of future confiscation seems like a sensible thing to do, however unlikely this eventuality may seem.... today.
Don't mind showing ID at the counter, but don't want it recorded anywhere. Is that an outrageous thing to ask for?

Hi all,
Apologies if this has been answered a thousand times before, but I'm a bit of a newbie so would massively appreciate any advice you knowledgeable people might have. Anyway, here goes for my first post on the forum 😬
Am looking to buy some sovs and maybe a couple of half-sovs (approx £2500 worth in total) and want to do so anonymously - ie. no name or address. I thought paying cash at a dealer would work under a certain limit, but having spoken to a couple of London dealers, it turns out they require id for any purchase of gold. Online seems like a no-go given the need to create an account and to have the coins sent to my address.
How do you people get round this issue?
Many thanks
Dimitri

@ChrisSilver Yes my source of income is incredibly unexciting and totally legitimate!
@QStack has put their finger on my concern - future confiscation. Not so much worried, but given that I'm purchasing gold as a long-term way of storing some of my savings, protecting myself against the eventuality of future confiscation seems like a sensible thing to do, however unlikely this eventuality may seem.... today.
Don't mind showing ID at the counter, but don't want it recorded anywhere. Is that an outrageous thing to ask for?

@ChrisSilver Yes my source of income is incredibly unexciting and totally legitimate!
@QStack has put their finger on my concern - future confiscation. Not so much worried, but given that I'm purchasing gold as a long-term way of storing some of my savings, protecting myself against the eventuality of future confiscation seems like a sensible thing to do, however unlikely this eventuality may seem.... today.
Don't mind showing ID at the counter, but don't want it recorded anywhere. Is that an outrageous thing to ask for?

Weird how suspicion is now the default attitude towards someone wanting anonymity - eg. the smaller non-London based dealer I also spoke to this morning, who instantly shut down the conversation, claiming alarm bells were ringing. 
Am wondering if purchasing from abroad solves the problem?

Buy in a few lots under £750. In most cases that value dealers won’t ask for id. 
or buy from the forum, you may have to give address but your details won’t be saved on a system anywhere.

That is very well put.... although I wonder how many will stick to their lost bullions story under duress, threatened with prison time, etc. Personally I'd rather never find myself in that position, if I can avoid it. Pretty unlikely scenario though, I'll concede + making purchases anonymously does sound rather convoluted, unfortunately.
Anyway, many thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts, much appreciated!
 

@ChrisSilver Yes my source of income is incredibly unexciting and totally legitimate!
@QStack has put their finger on my concern - future confiscation. Not so much worried, but given that I'm purchasing gold as a long-term way of storing some of my savings, protecting myself against the eventuality of future confiscation seems like a sensible thing to do, however unlikely this eventuality may seem.... today.
Don't mind showing ID at the counter, but don't want it recorded anywhere. Is that an outrageous thing to ask for?

@ChrisSilver Yes my source of income is incredibly unexciting and totally legitimate!
@QStack has put their finger on my concern - future confiscation. Not so much worried, but given that I'm purchasing gold as a long-term way of storing some of my savings, protecting myself against the eventuality of future confiscation seems like a sensible thing to do, however unlikely this eventuality may seem.... today.
Don't mind showing ID at the counter, but don't want it recorded anywhere. Is that an outrageous thing to ask for?

@ChrisSilver Yes my source of income is incredibly unexciting and totally legitimate!
@QStack has put their finger on my concern - future confiscation. Not so much worried, but given that I'm purchasing gold as a long-term way of storing some of my savings, protecting myself against the eventuality of future confiscation seems like a sensible thing to do, however unlikely this eventuality may seem.... today.
Don't mind showing ID at the counter, but don't want it recorded anywhere. Is that an outrageous thing to ask for?

Weird how suspicion is now the default attitude towards someone wanting anonymity - eg. the smaller non-London based dealer I also spoke to this morning, who instantly shut down the conversation, claiming alarm bells were ringing. 
Am wondering if purchasing from abroad solves the problem?

Weird how suspicion is now the default attitude towards someone wanting anonymity - eg. the smaller non-London based dealer I also spoke to this morning, who instantly shut down the conversation, claiming alarm bells were ringing. 
Am wondering if purchasing from abroad solves the problem?

@ChrisSilver Yes my source of income is incredibly unexciting and totally legitimate!
@QStack has put their finger on my concern - future confiscation. Not so much worried, but given that I'm purchasing gold as a long-term way of storing some of my savings, protecting myself against the eventuality of future confiscation seems like a sensible thing to do, however unlikely this eventuality may seem.... today.
Don't mind showing ID at the counter, but don't want it recorded anywhere. Is that an outrageous thing to ask for?

If that day ever came you could recount the tale of your unfortunate boating accident. Such a sad story.

Theoretically, the limit is 5000 Pounds as far as I know but unfortunately, some dealers ask for an ID at any purchase. That's also the case because the limit is not just 5K for one purchase but per year and obviously they could forget you after a few weeks or months, so there is a grey area and they want to cover themselves - also one member here said, they are under pressure from the authorities. Of course it has nothing to to with preventing money laundering (that's done with fake businesses) but with a paranoid state.
I have once bought only 2 Sovereigns at a well known London dealer who wanted to see an ID but also 5 Sovereigns at once and a few more over the same year at an unknown local jeweller. However, his prices were not particularly good.
I think the objection, if you don't have to hide anything, you don't need to worry leaving your ID there is not thought through. I don't do anything abnormal on the toilet too, yet I would not like a record of it stored at a shop or even the government. History - and the present - have shown time and again, you can't trust governments. The reset is coming closer, it's principally unavoidable in a fiat system and the powers that be talk openly about it now (e.g. at the World Economic Forum). Of course many people will lose their savings in this process and the government will grab everything they can. I think a literal gold confiscation is yet unlikely as their are much easier ways to get much bigger amounts, from the people. However, chances are that they will continue to make it more difficult, add more taxes etc, around gold. That is unless their attempts to install socialism backfire, of course.
So, you can only look for more bullion dealers/jewellers till you find one that doesn't require an ID. I have also once bought a Sovereign at a pawn shop, they didn't ask for an ID either, however, their sell (and buy) prices are often (but not always) really bad. But trying them out is most likely a wast of time, chances are really low there. Try small and unknown jewellers and shops that offer antiquities.

@ChrisSilver Yes my source of income is incredibly unexciting and totally legitimate!
@QStack has put their finger on my concern - future confiscation. Not so much worried, but given that I'm purchasing gold as a long-term way of storing some of my savings, protecting myself against the eventuality of future confiscation seems like a sensible thing to do, however unlikely this eventuality may seem.... today.
Don't mind showing ID at the counter, but don't want it recorded anywhere. Is that an outrageous thing to ask for?

@ChrisSilver Yes my source of income is incredibly unexciting and totally legitimate!
@QStack has put their finger on my concern - future confiscation. Not so much worried, but given that I'm purchasing gold as a long-term way of storing some of my savings, protecting myself against the eventuality of future confiscation seems like a sensible thing to do, however unlikely this eventuality may seem.... today.
Don't mind showing ID at the counter, but don't want it recorded anywhere. Is that an outrageous thing to ask for?