mr-dead

Unexpected PPI claim success and yearly bonus to arrive this month.

Planning the spend already

Long shieldbacks or short shieldbacks

Think to put this one to rest, NGC grading also shows 2 tail designs in their coin grading database -

http://www.ngccoin.com/auction-central/world/great-britain-1902-1970-scid-344/auctions/1907-gbritain-12sov-ms-ucid-39AK

this one looks the same as mine, mint mark not readable -

http://www.thecoincellar.co.uk/CoinsLarge/Gold/Half_Sovereign/HalfSovereign1907.php?sub=1907%20Half%20Sovereign,%20Edward%20VII,%20aVF&title=Gold%20-%20Half%20Sovereign

http://www.kjc.com.au/PD/1907-australia-melbourne-king-edward-vii-st-george-reverse-australian-gold-half-sovereign-choice-uncirculated-uncirculated-84/84

I thought that was only for 2007+ sovereigns?

the 2000-2006 had one design and they changed/

improved it in 2007?

 

HH

Mine has the regular tail not the short tail, but they have been doing the short tail since at least 1891 -

https://www.google.co.uk/search?biw=669&bih=634&noj=1&site=webhp&source=hp&q=short+tail+sovereign&oq=short+tail+sovereign&gs_l=hp.3..0i22i30.1796.4906.0.5183.20.18.0.0.0.0.162.1419.9j6.15.0.ekpsrh...0...1.1.64.hp..5.15.1416.y52E-c7Na9U

p.s. the above 2 coins are 1/2 sovs as mentioned in the original post, doubt Hatton Garden are about to risk their reputation for £95 coin

im working away from home at the moment so cant have a proper look.  Thought I made out a "P" from the pic but thing im seeing things lol.

If it came from Hatton Gardens im pretty sure its legit.  Have quite a few sovs now so familiar with the look and feel of them so not worried at all.

I have read something about "short tail" sovereigns, is this the same thing?

Just checked, the fluffy looking tail end is a "short tailed" sovereign

You can't post a pic of a sovereign on here without someone saying it looks dodgy

nothing wrong with a little due diligence.

It came from Hatton Gardens so not too concerned, it looked spot on when I gave the once over on delivery.

just did a quick google image search and there seems to be 2 different designs for that year?

Well spotted though, much better attention to detail than me, wonder if there is a variance in design depending where they were minted?

edit :

Looks like it was minted in Perth

http://goldsovereignexpert.com/mintmark.asp?CoinDate=1907&Bust=10&Design=1

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They are lighthouse Quadrum cases.

 

http://www.coingallery.co.uk/quadrum-coin-cases-36-c.asp

Beat you to it by a minute

They are quadrum capsules, you can get them here -

http://www.coingallery.co.uk/quadrum-coin-cases-36-c.asp

or individually here -

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/141039176556?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&var=440161611176&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

They are designed to go with the quadrum cases like the one I sold here -

https://thesilverforum.com/topic/3113-quadrum-case-3-x-20-coins/#entry48894

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-05-08/americans-not-labor-force-rise-record-93194000

Pick the data that suits your viewpoint

I'm outrageously jealous, that looks awesome! 

 

What's your gold stack weight in at? Looks immense.

33.24oz gold + a massive 60oz of silver pamps

My Hatton Garden order arrived this morning, 2 1/2 sovs from 1907 & 1914 and a nice looking 10g 9999 bar from Mennica Polska (Mint of Poland) quite a low serial number too at 476-

mr-dead how long have you been stacking

I did stack a little silver and gold a few years ago but sold the lot.  I started stacking this lot on 31/12/13 according to my spreadsheet so about 1 year & 4 months worth of stacking.

4 1/2 sovs arrived this morning thanks to HighlandTiger, 1905, 1906, 1910 and 1913.  Waiting on Hattongarden now for the other 2 + the 10g bar.

Got another 6 1/2 sovs on the way + a 10g bar so the existing quadrum coin case is no longer big enough.

Solution - buy some treasure chests, 1 for gold and 1 for silver

Up to 33.24 oz and counting.

2007 scout 50p in Gold

My brother recently purchased a proof gold 50p from atkinsons.  The thing that spins me out is no mention of purity or weight on the coin.

My 100 Corona turned up today, really nice looking coin with a good weight to it, 33.8753g (fine weight 30.42g)

When you reach a kilo do you get a free ounce?

Nope, but you do get to buy another storage case because the first one is maxed out

Well I was going to post what I got over the past week, but can't for the life of me figure out how to upload a picture! 

 

Upload pics here -

http://imgur.com/

then copy the link under "BBCode (message boards & forums)"

Cheers for your quick reply mate,

This is the very first time ive ever heard of that? where did you get them from,

and how long ago?

 

They are nice looking coins, top one!

The quintuple sov is also known as a £5 gold coin sometimes -

http://www.goldline.co.uk/bullionCoins.jsp?coinId=245&yp=undefined

The 2 coins top left are 1.2oz quintuple sovereigns