BigSid

I have all of my shields in one place today so took the opportunity to get some updated pictures, this is all of my current stash of shield backs starting from newest and going back 

1 set of 4 please.

Wonderful addition to the series! The 2022 USS Constitution. Courtesy of Silvertrader.
These are absolutely stunning in hand.
Just wish I had the bottle to take them out of the OMP 🙈 

1 oz Silver Lunar 3 Mouse £35 please

A beautiful Mexican 50 peso coin - lovely coin. 1.205 ounces (37.5grams) of pure gold. 
 
£1925 plus Special Delivery Postage. Bank Transfer. 
 
Away until Friday so won’t be able to post until Saturday. 
 
Thanks for looking. 

Taken with the Sigma 150mm.  Definitely benefited from a longer working distance.  Also, a longer focal length gives that buttery smooth bokeh (out-of-focus background).
If you want to photograph things other than coins, I would not hesitate to recommend this lens.

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A very good friend, Father figure, life mentor once told me something similar. "Remember lad, Always leave some meat on the bone for the other guy. If you don't you'll be left holding the bones". Along with many, many other bits of life experience and info he attempted to pass on. Not to just me, but anyone he came into contact with. I regard myself as very lucky as growing up I had access to a number of people that were really very unappreciated fountains of knowledge and great advise. My grandfathers advise helped me build up my property portfolio, along with the boss I had as a teenager, he put me onto my first property deal and got me started in the rentals. My father installed the drive and work ethic from such an early age. My friends father helped me meet people and trade just about anything from soil to at one point a large Ruston steam engine (I wish I had it now). Along with a few close friends I was fortunate enough to pick up along the way.
All the above, I think have helped me far more than any would be financial advisor could. I think it was Richard Feynman That said he was taught at an early age to value and learn how things work and make them tick by his father. More so than what things were called. To gain a deep knowledge of the subject was the goal. He demonstrated what he meant by saying whilst walking through the woods they came upon a bird. He was asked what he knew about the bird. "It's a robin." and? ......... "You may know it's a robin, you may know it's Latin name, you may know what it's called in every language on earth, but, what do you know about it." I think this approach has been lost and it was what my mentors tried to pass on.
Ultimately, what I've tried to do is create different pots to put my hard earned cash to work in. With the hope, that it works as hard as I did for it.
I started with a safe secure pot of funds and only used this on the lowest risk investments to generate an income whilst maintaining it's value. Savings accounts or items that would help me work more efficiently. 
Then, whilst maintaining the low risk pot, I tried to create a pot that took a bit more risk in growing my funds. Keeping this separate from my main pot meant that I could take more risk and feel comfortable that what ever happened, it would not affect me to the point I would loose everything. Stocks and share ISA, Unit funds. Items to sell on for a profit.
As with the creation of the second pot. A new pot of funds was created for more risker ideas. Once again, build it up and getting to know and understand the increased risk whilst maintaining the lower levels and importantly not allowing the higher risks to affect the more tried and tested forms of securing my hard earned cash. Property, equities 
And so on. I think it was after the FA asked what my approach to saving and investing was, and I told him this. I could see the thought flash through his mind "I'll get nothing here"
In conclusion, and I suppose to answer my own question. Is it worth having a Financial review from the bank? No, not for me at least. They were only interested in having me consolidate all my funds especially the more liquid funds and putting it with them. Regardless of the fact that my funds are more protected as they are now than they would be if I were to lump them altogether. This is after making a song and dance about FSCS guarantee.
Sorry for the essay and my disjointed ramblings, however, I have found it interesting reading everyone's points of view. I think I would like to get into trading a few stocks, holding some. I feel this is where I'm at, at the moment. I just need to do my research on the best way to approach it.

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Lovely Shield from the gold master @DuncanWylieWilson. Arrived through the door 19 hours after winning the auction - very impressive! 

Lunar series III Year of the Rabbit 
2 Oz Silver Antiqued 

A suggestion re the ‘Aladeen’ - you lot should just open a joint building society account and every time you exchange it put the cost of postage into that account but keep the coin in a central place. Once you have ‘sold’ it to each other enough times, buy another and put it in the central place. Keep going till you have managed to buy enough so that you all have one each. That way you save gold rather than pay Royal Mail £6.85 for the pleasure….

There is only one of me.
That surely makes me a low mintage coin dealer!
I would be asking why low mintage is important to you.
Also are you interested in modern coins with low issues, or older.
This search page lists a number modern ones:
https://www.chards.co.uk/products/low-mintage-coins
The first item on the list has a mintage or issue limit (not always the same), of 15 pieces.
Earlier today I mentioned a Henry III gold penny (of 20 pence). It is or was considered to be unique. I noticed a similar coin sold by auction for over £500,000.
I could also talk to the Perth Mint if you were interested in buying their unique one tonne gold coin. Its intrinsic gold value is about £50 million. It is also the world's largest gold coin.
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For whatever reason, programmable currency MUST fail for the sake of human freedom.

5 each of mum and son Britannias from @Chards

5 each of mum and son Britannias from @Chards

5 each of mum and son Britannias from @Chards

5 each of mum and son Britannias from @Chards

5 each of mum and son Britannias from @Chards

5 each of mum and son Britannias from @Chards

I didn't think we were allowed to discuss money laundering on here.

5 each of mum and son Britannias from @Chards

5 each of mum and son Britannias from @Chards