Swampy

A picture of what I’ve still not received…….

i will sleep tonight. im sure we all have had sleepless nights preying that your precious comes safe and sound after running the gauntlet which is the British postal service 🤔 
First I have seen in years a James ll double guinea 1688/ 7 
 

If it was me,and I had the collection you had I'd say go for the complete set..think you might regret it if you didn't.. 
Regards..

Today I got the last piece of the puzzle. I have now completed a nice short set of 1887 Queen Victoria golden jubilee silver set, housed in a nice presentation box. Don't think I will turn into the long set.

Gold is a slippery slope you go from I'm only buying low premium to ooo a goldback and on to premium sovereigns faster than you can think lol trust me I know 😅

Not overly keen on the colour of the 2002 could have done being a bit more gold rather than copper but even so I'd pick a sheild over a bog standard sov any day of the week 

Have to admit I do like the look of those - quite like the unusual/different when it comes to coins, so the sovereigns with the non standard designs on do appeal…
Like the 2002, 2005 & 2012 - and the 1989, but I know I’ll never have one of those! 😂 2022 looks nice too IMHO…
Have been eyeing up a 2002 half sovereign (or a 2005 or 2012) and they all seem to be just a bit above a ‘standard’ bullion sovereign in price 🤔 As to whether they  would be a good coin to have in the future? I’d say any gold coin will be good to have ☺️ at least it’ll preserve your wealth in the face of inflation, at best it’ll appreciate in value - seems a no brainer to me 😉
Will be getting some myself eventually, making do with some nice silver coins for now, then possibly sell & ‘level up’ to some of the yellow stuff.
And I’m a firm believer in ‘buy what you like’ - if it makes a few quid, it’s a bonus 😁👍
Bob

Not sure what all the fuss is about with this art, i just printed my own out... 

It was the same with me wouldn't accept my card tried 3 times ..The wife ended up doing it with her card ..wasn't a happy bunny especially when she seen how much I was spending lol 

Just need to get the colour right next time 

I know! 
Our Chinese suppliers are getting much better.
Can hardly wait to compare it with the real ones!
😎

My set will be not be going for grading, personally i prefer the sets to remain in thier original case / box. 
They may be worth more in a 70 grade but they just look so good in their walnut case.
 

If you can get them, I’d say go for it. These will never sell the below issue price so you’ll almost certainly come out on top every time. 

You really can’t go wrong buying these…no brainier in my opinion..look at the 89, 02, 05, 12 and 17 all have done well.

Grading "back-up" coins for full 5/4-set of 70's? 🤷‍♂️ 

I bought a full sov on Monday. This is the first time I have been successful in the sh!tshow that is the RM queueing/buying system. I got the confirmation email, but the payment is still sitting as pending on my card - is this normal? Was initially really chuffed, but now a wee bit concerned...

Picked up the max limit of all coins, but unsure what will actually end up for sale and which ones will be vaulted. Based on past RM experience, I do expect several to re-appear for sale on the RM site, so keep checking, pretty sure they are not sold out, at least not of the high mintage ones.
There's plenty of reason for RM to catch their breath before selling more

You don’t want it too soon…. 
The warehouse pickers will have spent Monday celebrating, and recreating the tries, from the rugby win over Figi.  Sovereign boxes, especially the five coin sets, would have been spin passed into the packing area and Dai England tackled regularly as he carried various sets to the packing area.  That’ll ensure the mints quoter of PR68s is met.
Tuesday’s about nursing hangovers in the Principality whilst doing as little as possible.  Most boxes are thrown as it’s easier than walking with pounding heads.  This gives us the PR69s as Dai England is being thrown regular hospital passes by the Taffs. 
Wednesday’s a good day in Llantrisant, the lads will be on fine form - sober, rested and reflective.  The warehouse will be an industrious place as they seek to make up for lost time and quietly discuss a possible team to face Australia in light of serious selection issues.  Most people getting a delivery on Thursday or Friday will get a PR 70.  But a couple of PR60s may creep in - that’ll be because Dai England won’t be able to resist mentioning that we’ve just beaten the Ozzies. 
 
 

You don’t want it too soon…. 
The warehouse pickers will have spent Monday celebrating, and recreating the tries, from the rugby win over Figi.  Sovereign boxes, especially the five coin sets, would have been spin passed into the packing area and Dai England tackled regularly as he carried various sets to the packing area.  That’ll ensure the mints quoter of PR68s is met.
Tuesday’s about nursing hangovers in the Principality whilst doing as little as possible.  Most boxes are thrown as it’s easier than walking with pounding heads.  This gives us the PR69s as Dai England is being thrown regular hospital passes by the Taffs. 
Wednesday’s a good day in Llantrisant, the lads will be on fine form - sober, rested and reflective.  The warehouse will be an industrious place as they seek to make up for lost time and quietly discuss a possible team to face Australia in light of serious selection issues.  Most people getting a delivery on Thursday or Friday will get a PR 70.  But a couple of PR60s may creep in - that’ll be because Dai England won’t be able to resist mentioning that we’ve just beaten the Ozzies. 
 
 

I shake my head when people do silly things on ebay.
Someone paid £1,300 for a Full and Half Sovereign, when there was also the 3-coin set available for £1,199. 🤦🏻‍♂️ 

As somone from Wales and about 30 min drive from the mint, that made be chuckle! 😂

I wish you'd put more effort into your posts. More detail next time please 🤣

🤣🤣 by your logic I'm not letting the postman approach my house until Saturday at the earliest. 

You don’t want it too soon…. 
The warehouse pickers will have spent Monday celebrating, and recreating the tries, from the rugby win over Figi.  Sovereign boxes, especially the five coin sets, would have been spin passed into the packing area and Dai England tackled regularly as he carried various sets to the packing area.  That’ll ensure the mints quoter of PR68s is met.
Tuesday’s about nursing hangovers in the Principality whilst doing as little as possible.  Most boxes are thrown as it’s easier than walking with pounding heads.  This gives us the PR69s as Dai England is being thrown regular hospital passes by the Taffs. 
Wednesday’s a good day in Llantrisant, the lads will be on fine form - sober, rested and reflective.  The warehouse will be an industrious place as they seek to make up for lost time and quietly discuss a possible team to face Australia in light of serious selection issues.  Most people getting a delivery on Thursday or Friday will get a PR 70.  But a couple of PR60s may creep in - that’ll be because Dai England won’t be able to resist mentioning that we’ve just beaten the Ozzies. 
 
 

You don’t want it too soon…. 
The warehouse pickers will have spent Monday celebrating, and recreating the tries, from the rugby win over Figi.  Sovereign boxes, especially the five coin sets, would have been spin passed into the packing area and Dai England tackled regularly as he carried various sets to the packing area.  That’ll ensure the mints quoter of PR68s is met.
Tuesday’s about nursing hangovers in the Principality whilst doing as little as possible.  Most boxes are thrown as it’s easier than walking with pounding heads.  This gives us the PR69s as Dai England is being thrown regular hospital passes by the Taffs. 
Wednesday’s a good day in Llantrisant, the lads will be on fine form - sober, rested and reflective.  The warehouse will be an industrious place as they seek to make up for lost time and quietly discuss a possible team to face Australia in light of serious selection issues.  Most people getting a delivery on Thursday or Friday will get a PR 70.  But a couple of PR60s may creep in - that’ll be because Dai England won’t be able to resist mentioning that we’ve just beaten the Ozzies.