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The sovereign was the chief bullion coin of the world. UK troops were issued sovereigns to barter with during the Gulf Wars iirc.

Sovereigns easily. Smaller purchasing price and they hit both the bullion and the numismatic market. I would also argue that the sovereign is recognised worldwide probably much more than bullion ounces - thinking beyond the Western markets here. Remember sovereigns have been actively counterfeited in the Middle East and Asia, can you say the same for Britannias? - Not counting China as they copy EVERYTHING!

I have a few favourites. I've always liked Franklin half dollars and I love Washington quarters. From the British range, I'm stockpiling Vicky young head crowns. Another shout out to George IV and William IV half crowns. I've got a bag full of William IV ones, love em. Don't forget gothic florins and Edward VII florins. My favourite of all though has got to be the George V 1911-1919 half crowns. I think I've managed to stockpile about £10 face in those so far.

I have no idea. First silver coins came to me from my father in 1989/90 - vaguely recall 1887 3d and 1/-, 1953 Franklin half, 1944 Washington quarter and a 1917 Aussie shilling. So I didn't buy these. Purchase wise - I had a few coins purchased with pocket money - 1924 and 1934 sixpences, a 1944 and 1945 shillings, a part set of 1937 proof coins - crown, half crown and sixpence. Also shillings of 1758, 1837, 1839 and 1895. Plus some 1912 coins and an Edward I penny. Most of these were purchased between 1992 and 1998. All of the above have been sold, except the Franklin half, the Washington quarter and the Edward I penny. As for stacking, actual metal instead of numismatic, my first purchase there was a 1921 Morgan Dollar bought for about £8 in 2000. More than it was worth at the time.

Cr*p it went to zero! Where's my dateless half guinea gone? 😁

I have a dateless Charles II half guinea that's almost a blank disc... Not sure when a photo of that would be appropriate. 😁

Oh now I recognise him. I was wondering who it was. 😁

So long as the strap stays on, we're alright. 😉

I'm looking forward to what you're going to post when it gets back to £1933. Surprise me... 😁

Awww.

I'm starting to think the forum needs renaming to the Gold Forum.

You better believe it. 😁

I always liked a bigger stack.

Caught posting a vote no less. 😁

Apparently not. 😁

It's pretty? 😁 Silver's prettier though, even less point in holding it I suppose.

Voila, still a gradual downward trend though. It does look better though, I'll grant you that.

Wonger would have guillotined off the strip of paper after 08:30 and a few seconds. It proves his narrative. Still a long drop to his favourite number though. Sad thing is, even doing that it's still going down! 😁

Thanks you've just put Celine Dion in my head... 😄

It's not a bad thing though. A few days or weeks of consolidation here would be healthy. It'd establish a new base/normal to work from. It'll then have room to grow. Gold seeks stability. It shouldn't behave like Bitcoin, that's when you know you're near the peak imho, when it goes full on speculative. Last week, gold behaved like it did in 2011 and in August 2020.

It hasn't shot up as I expected it would. Quite muted really.

Probably always has been - from the days of togas, through to robes trimmed with ermine and then modern Italian tailored suits.

The whole world is run by men in suits.

See PM

Us freebies can't access this.