Bigmarc

Just a little update (mainly for me to look back on). Added 5 tubes thru either full tube purchases or filling tubes a few Brits at a time in about 20 months.
Overall works out at £22.99 a coin inc any delivery costs at the moment.
Best price tube: £550 (£22) complete tube purchase
Worst price tube: £599.28 (£23.97 adding coins to tube
Still hitting my other stacking goals so happy with the progress so far!! 
Anyway, back into storage it goes till next time.

Probably you are right. If you have energy to fight with the system, do it I salute you.
For me this attitude as a foreigner in UK it is not what I need. I came here only to sell for a little more money my workforce, not to change the rules. I felt always welcomed and appreciated for what I am doing in this country, I am trying only to maximise my chances with minimum damages.

I have a 100 quid phone and this is the results from a free app. 100% it is the same coin

Not £380,000 worth of good things tho. 
Be true to ones self. That's my motto and if the guy can't be arsed to Google a coin then it's his own fault. 
 

i am still shuddering watching some of your videos.
Bare hands. Sweet Jesus and the Holy Joseph save us.
 

They don’t.  But as I have mentioned a couple of times before, I have a friend who works in art who suggests that there is a correlation between art insurance and theft….for private individuals.  

Not £380,000 worth of good things tho. 
Be true to ones self. That's my motto and if the guy can't be arsed to Google a coin then it's his own fault. 
 

I think between A and C, definately not D.
It would be D if it were a close friend/relative
 
This sort of deals with strangers entail risks of all sorts, that need to be accounted for. Even the risk that what you think is a 'bargin' might turn out to be a scam and you're the mark.
I'd play it safe rather than risk being sorry later on..

I have a 100 quid phone and this is the results from a free app. 100% it is the same coin

I have a 100 quid phone and this is the results from a free app. 100% it is the same coin

Magnifying glass app on you phone. Makes a massive difference especially under natural light.
 

These questions nearly always de-end on how rich or skint you are,   If your family is hungry and your are 3 months behind on the rent then you get as cheap as poss.
if your bequeathed investment fund is up 9 per cent to 8.7 mill this year you might be feeling a tad more generous .. 
also if the person selling is a nice person or a total bellend has some bearing .. 
and of course the most important bit.  How pissed are you 

Not £380,000 worth of good things tho. 
Be true to ones self. That's my motto and if the guy can't be arsed to Google a coin then it's his own fault. 
 

Not £380,000 worth of good things tho. 
Be true to ones self. That's my motto and if the guy can't be arsed to Google a coin then it's his own fault. 
 

Not £380,000 worth of good things tho. 
Be true to ones self. That's my motto and if the guy can't be arsed to Google a coin then it's his own fault. 
 

imagine a nice display case with scraps of old wire in it  🤣

As people might have guessed there is an element of reality to the question. I had been asked about buying 2 sovereigns. The guy said they were his late fathers given to him by his mother. Both parents have now gone to the retirement home in the sky. He said he thought they were specials (think he meant proof) had he was told they cost a lot at the time (classic). I asked if he knew what years they were. 1911 and 1953. He said he was sure. Ok I agreed to meet up with him and look over the coins. At the meeting the chap was nice and tried to tell me they were specials and most likely worth thousands as they were expensive when his father had bought them. Upon looking at them at a glace with the naked eye I could see that they weren't proof but the one he thought was 1953 was and is a nice coin. So I told him what I thought the price of run of the mill sovereigns are worth and after a bit of back and to he agreed, However, I said, If this is a 1953 it's technically a pattern as none were issued for the general population. So I told him that the last time the only one known in private hands was sold it went for about £320,000 in 2014. It's not known if there are more but if this is a genuine 1953 It's worth a bit more than I have on me today. The guy was on fire. He could not contain the excitement. I got my glass out and instantly I read 1958. His face was a picture. Needless to say I did my other checks and offered him the going rate. He accepted and deal was done. Everyone happy.
I asked some of the family and was stunned at some of the replies really. From the 5 of us there only myself and one other went for option D, with one calling me an idiot I should have just taken the chance with out looking too much and bagged it for bullion. Then if it was a 1953 danced all the way to the auction house. To be fair It was quite telling really as the same person is the one always asking for help to do something. 

Option A, the decision is out of your hands. 

melt it down and make a new coin out of it

We could certainly hit £1500 again, and I think £1300/£1400 is possible should interest rates stay at this level for most of 2024, given markets are expecting a cut. I don't see gold going much lower than that though.

The one I use isn't even on Google maps. Old jewellery shops or collector shops like the op has found. Another way is to go to your local coin fair and pick up business cards. You could also put a post out on here for any recommendations, if you don't want to publicly disclose your location then do it in the premium members section. 
It's good to have a face to face business that you regularly buy from. Any issues you can go to them. Also good to strike up a rapour with the as you may need to sell fast one day. 

There is a regular coin fair in the midlands (Birmingham I think) and in London. 
Do a search on the forum and you will find which one you want. 
 

The one I use isn't even on Google maps. Old jewellery shops or collector shops like the op has found. Another way is to go to your local coin fair and pick up business cards. You could also put a post out on here for any recommendations, if you don't want to publicly disclose your location then do it in the premium members section. 
It's good to have a face to face business that you regularly buy from. Any issues you can go to them. Also good to strike up a rapour with the as you may need to sell fast one day. 

The one I use isn't even on Google maps. Old jewellery shops or collector shops like the op has found. Another way is to go to your local coin fair and pick up business cards. You could also put a post out on here for any recommendations, if you don't want to publicly disclose your location then do it in the premium members section. 
It's good to have a face to face business that you regularly buy from. Any issues you can go to them. Also good to strike up a rapour with the as you may need to sell fast one day. 

The one I use isn't even on Google maps. Old jewellery shops or collector shops like the op has found. Another way is to go to your local coin fair and pick up business cards. You could also put a post out on here for any recommendations, if you don't want to publicly disclose your location then do it in the premium members section. 
It's good to have a face to face business that you regularly buy from. Any issues you can go to them. Also good to strike up a rapour with the as you may need to sell fast one day.