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Or Barnard Castle...

Or Barnard Castle...

Or Barnard Castle...

I've got about a kg of tin. My only reservation with stacking tin is that it can develop tin pest.

I totally agree with the original poster. Gold is a much better and consistent preserver of wealth than silver.
I don't buy bullion silver, merely stack collectable numismatic silver as bullion. So needless to say, I pay plenty in premium.
If what I've bought even fetches 2/3 to 3/4 of what I paid for it, then I'm happy. Strange you think?
Well if I hadn't spent it on silver, I would have blown it on holidays, cars, clothes, food and drink and other consumer rubbish that I'm told I need, but actually probably don't in reality. Some great experiences and great memories sure, but what tangible things are there afterwards? A hangover, a larger waist and a few holiday snapshots?
When I look at my silver stack, I think well, the 1/4 to 1/3 value I lost in premium is the price I pay for the joy of ownership. The remaining value is still there and if they appreciate in value over the next few decades then I might break even or maybe even scrape a few cents profit. So I totally get where you're coming from and I'd state strongly, stick with gold.
Don't do what I do and stack Britannia groats, there's no money to be gained there! 😁

I totally agree with the original poster. Gold is a much better and consistent preserver of wealth than silver.
I don't buy bullion silver, merely stack collectable numismatic silver as bullion. So needless to say, I pay plenty in premium.
If what I've bought even fetches 2/3 to 3/4 of what I paid for it, then I'm happy. Strange you think?
Well if I hadn't spent it on silver, I would have blown it on holidays, cars, clothes, food and drink and other consumer rubbish that I'm told I need, but actually probably don't in reality. Some great experiences and great memories sure, but what tangible things are there afterwards? A hangover, a larger waist and a few holiday snapshots?
When I look at my silver stack, I think well, the 1/4 to 1/3 value I lost in premium is the price I pay for the joy of ownership. The remaining value is still there and if they appreciate in value over the next few decades then I might break even or maybe even scrape a few cents profit. So I totally get where you're coming from and I'd state strongly, stick with gold.
Don't do what I do and stack Britannia groats, there's no money to be gained there! 😁

I've got about a kg of tin. My only reservation with stacking tin is that it can develop tin pest.

The beauty of gold (and silver in a more limited way) is that it is portable.
Digital currencies require internet/computers etc. Bank accounts can be seized or frozen, not to mentioned be tracked and spied upon.
Gold and silver transcend boundaries and are recognised across cultures. Consider a situation like Ukraine, having to flee with what you can carry. National currencies are only of value really in the country they are issued in (except for reserve currencies perhaps). What happens if that country ceases to exist or is under international sanctions? A ounce of gold has value across all countries of the world. If you have to flee tyranny and you can take the gold with you, it can be bartered in any country on Earth.

I read the title wrong. I read it as '120 years of Peter Rabbit coins' - i.e. they're going to be annually released for the next 120 years... Hmm 2142!

0.1% gold! I should start stacking these.

To see real inflation, I always look at how much Politicians wages rise each year.

Surely it should be 1p-4p pieces?
 
Edited to add: it feels really weird using 'p' with Maundy coins.

To see real inflation, I always look at how much Politicians wages rise each year.

To see real inflation, I always look at how much Politicians wages rise each year.

To see real inflation, I always look at how much Politicians wages rise each year.

To see real inflation, I always look at how much Politicians wages rise each year.

To see real inflation, I always look at how much Politicians wages rise each year.

I guess it's time to aim for pheasants on the road and shoot rabbits? There's always a supply of meat somewhere that can be got, you don't need shops. They can limit it as much as they like, but people who like eating meat will find a way.
Hmm the excerpt from that book is nothing but eugenics. They tried that in the 1930s-40s. Things just keep going round and round.

Is the value not the same thing as the denomination though?*
 
*Ignoring revaluations of course - such as when we had those funny 5p coins that said 'one shilling' on them. 😁

Denominations stated on 'British' coins is an interesting one. I say British but actually mean English before 1707. Scottish coins etc. might have their own examples but I know nothing about those.
The first English coins I can think of with denominations stated are James I coins from the 1603-25 era. The silver/gold coins often have the denomination stated in Roman numerals - VI for sixpence, XX for the Pound coin (20 shillings, which went by many names), XXX for half crown (30 pence).
This continued through to the end of hammered in 1662.
Then stated denominations were mostly scrapped, except for Maundy coinage which stated the value in a variety of ways. Interlinked C's during Charles II's reign, Roman numerals (actually I for Iacobus) during James II's reign, giving way to Arabic numerals onwards from 1689.
The farthing joined the value stated club in 1799, the Sixpence and Shilling joined in 1831-4, although had a brief spell out of it again during 1887-1892. The Britannia groat hit the ground running in 1836 with denomination stated.
The florin debuted in 1849 with two denominations 'one florin' and 'one tenth of a pound' stated proudly.
The bronze coinage of 1860s onwards started with denominations.
Realistically there was a slow shift to full denominations stated from the 1830s onwards. Up until 1887, when there was a blip backwards to no denominations stated throughout the jubilee era (except denominations 6d downwards, which kept them).
By the old head era the denominations started up again. The crown upwards though didn't, as stated in other posters' replies.
So it's way more complex than at first glance.

Ah the hoarding of first year issues, I hadn't thought of that.

I had not given it any thought, but we have seen 1849 Godless in lower grades. Because it was a first and only (circulation) date, it may well have been "collected" as a curiousity, even by non-numismatists, which would account for seeing few very worn ones, and you are correct that a lot of Gothic florins turn up very thin and worn, for some reason. Perhaps they were found to be very useful, so they got heavily circulated.
The 1887 Jubilee shield sixpences were withdrawn for a different reason, people gold-plating them to pass off as half sovereigns, which is why they are known as the "Withdrawn" type.

Denominations stated on 'British' coins is an interesting one. I say British but actually mean English before 1707. Scottish coins etc. might have their own examples but I know nothing about those.
The first English coins I can think of with denominations stated are James I coins from the 1603-25 era. The silver/gold coins often have the denomination stated in Roman numerals - VI for sixpence, XX for the Pound coin (20 shillings, which went by many names), XXX for half crown (30 pence).
This continued through to the end of hammered in 1662.
Then stated denominations were mostly scrapped, except for Maundy coinage which stated the value in a variety of ways. Interlinked C's during Charles II's reign, Roman numerals (actually I for Iacobus) during James II's reign, giving way to Arabic numerals onwards from 1689.
The farthing joined the value stated club in 1799, the Sixpence and Shilling joined in 1831-4, although had a brief spell out of it again during 1887-1892. The Britannia groat hit the ground running in 1836 with denomination stated.
The florin debuted in 1849 with two denominations 'one florin' and 'one tenth of a pound' stated proudly.
The bronze coinage of 1860s onwards started with denominations.
Realistically there was a slow shift to full denominations stated from the 1830s onwards. Up until 1887, when there was a blip backwards to no denominations stated throughout the jubilee era (except denominations 6d downwards, which kept them).
By the old head era the denominations started up again. The crown upwards though didn't, as stated in other posters' replies.
So it's way more complex than at first glance.