Thebearedoverlander

... or 1p as @Upsidedown says. 
One thing for sure, they won't blow your socks off! 😂

Half sovereigns at 19mm are more like 5p. As people say, you can't got wrong them on reasonable premiums. 

Pretty much size of a 1p, 1mm smaller than.

If I had £900 to spare and a newly acquired taste for getting into gold I'd go to a bullion dealer and buy a gold selection box. A half sov here, a couple of 1 gram bars there. Top it off with a full sov and 1/10th Brit. Lovely jubilee. I'm not saying do that. Rubbish financial advice 😅
..... oh but the rush from trying it. So wurf it  
 

Pretty little half sovereigns .... nom nom nom 
How long can you resist? 🤣

Pretty little half sovereigns! Love 'em. They don't cost the earth, are easy to sell, and increase in value down the years. There's a bit of a higher premium than full sovereigns but you also have to take into account your withdrawal symptoms because once you buy gold you'll never want to stop and when the pennies run out gold fever will hit you like a brick 🤣 ... so buy halves to keep the pain away longer. Much better than od'ing on a full sov and then suffering cold turkey until you can afford another one.
In fact if you can live off 1 gram bars every other month instead all the better. I've never tried drugs but I can't imagine they're anymore addictive than the yellow shiny stuff 🤤 I'm currently experimenting with goldbacks. Cheap as chips and have all of the scrumptious gold experience a person craves yum yum yum 

I'd go 2 full sovs and the rest on beer and pizza

Exactly this, personally I prefer fulls, I like to feel the weight of the coin. But that's just my preference.
Half's are a more liquid coin, you have a bigger buyer pool especially if gold keeps trending up which it always has done.
In years down the line for example, you'll have an easier time shifting a £500 half sov than a £1,000 full.
I wouldn't pay more than 200 for a standard half at current prices or might as well save up for a full. But you won't be going wrong buying either honestly.. all gold is good gold if priced right.

I think that was my first problem, I couldn’t afford 1oz of gold straight away so instead spent £900 on silver over the course of 2-3 months…. I’m glad I’ve got it but if I could start over I would’ve gone straight for gold. 
 
m thanks for the advice. 

I think that was my first problem, I couldn’t afford 1oz of gold straight away so instead spent £900 on silver over the course of 2-3 months…. I’m glad I’ve got it but if I could start over I would’ve gone straight for gold. 
 
m thanks for the advice. 

Again another good point. I’ve spent the last year trying to learn everything about silver thinking it’s the better option because of it lower price I hadn’t learnt anything about gold. Best get my reading glasses on 🤓

That’s my plan, all my precious metals are for wealth security, so will just keep getting stacked up till needed. 

That’s my plan, all my precious metals are for wealth security, so will just keep getting stacked up till needed. 

That’s a very good point, I didn’t think of it that way. I just watched a great video taking about the pros of gold compared to silver as the premiums are so high it’s almost wasting money. 

After a few months of getting a silver stack going I’m thinking it’s best to now start on some gold. With gold being a higher price and my budget not massive atm, I’m just after people thoughts on if it’s worth going for half sovereigns for the time being or should I save for a full one. 
 
m thanks in advance. 

Yes, it is worth it within the bounds that @James32 stated above.
Personally I would save for a Sov rather than a half, but it doesn’t really matter if the premium is decent.  

After a few months of getting a silver stack going I’m thinking it’s best to now start on some gold. With gold being a higher price and my budget not massive atm, I’m just after people thoughts on if it’s worth going for half sovereigns for the time being or should I save for a full one. 
 
m thanks in advance. 

That said, mid-grade Vicky young head half sovereigns were averaging about £180 a pop back in 2017 on eBay, well above the bullion price at the time, when halves were about £120 per coin. Now though they'd be considered a good buy.
So even if you go in a little high, if you are prepared to sit on them a while the losses can be recouped on the whole.

I always stacked half sovereigns rather than sovereigns when I was younger, as I couldn't afford sovereigns at the time.

If you are able to buy a half sovereign, I would! Particularly one that you aren’t too worried to hold in your hand.
There is something about gold coins and owning one will give you a sense of security which is unexpected.
It will also spur you on to save for another 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

You won’t go wrong with either sovereigns or half sovereigns. They’re the most commonly traded gold coin on the forum.
There is also the rarity of both sovereigns and half sovereigns and the numismatist route to buying truly rare coins.
If you don’t yet have any gold, I’d recommend buying both a bullion sovereign and a bullion half sovereign. Familiarise yourself with them.
Just to warn you, if you buy a half first, when you buy a sovereign, the sovereign will look huge, if you buy them in the other order, the half sovereign will look very small.
As the gold price does rise, I think half sovereigns will grow in popularity.
 

Again another good point. I’ve spent the last year trying to learn everything about silver thinking it’s the better option because of it lower price I hadn’t learnt anything about gold. Best get my reading glasses on 🤓

Again another good point. I’ve spent the last year trying to learn everything about silver thinking it’s the better option because of it lower price I hadn’t learnt anything about gold. Best get my reading glasses on 🤓

That’s a very good point, I didn’t think of it that way. I just watched a great video taking about the pros of gold compared to silver as the premiums are so high it’s almost wasting money. 

After a few months of getting a silver stack going I’m thinking it’s best to now start on some gold. With gold being a higher price and my budget not massive atm, I’m just after people thoughts on if it’s worth going for half sovereigns for the time being or should I save for a full one. 
 
m thanks in advance.