GoldenGriffin

I see, I thought you meant £8-9k just in silver - you'd need a pallet 🤣

Was it a fried egg sandwich by any chance? Wonder what toning effects you'd get years later with egg! 😲

Wow, what silver were you buying for that amount!! That's impressive.

NGC or PCGS wouldn't have had any intentional involvement in that. The risk to their reputation, is not worth it. Just wondered if coins were sent directly to NGC or PCGS in America 🇺🇸 or direct to a 3rd party e.g a representative that didn't take good care of the coins before shipping to America? Very sad 😔

Are the coins sent directly to NGC without burn marks or is a 3rd party involved somewhere in the process?

Fantastic Queen's Beasts video. They'll do really well. I think the drop in sales value on some of the coins probably relate to people having less disposable cash. When everything is back to some kind of normality again, things should pick back up. The proof coins are on another level. I have yet to submit my coins for grading and I'm really looking forward to that. Conservation and then grade on everything, I'm not taking any chances. I have the gold proof coins and my aim is to hold on to them and cherish them for as long as possible and potentially educate the next generation and pass them down. Who can resist any of the Queen's Beasts?? No-one 😂😁😍

Ran out of reactions, very funny!! 😂😂😂

I'd better find another hiding place for mine!! This weekends job is to dig up my lawn and find somewhere else... hmm... where no dog or man has ever been or will ever go!! 😂

If you're to buy a numismatic collectable piece, then I'd recommend buying what you would enjoy over the years, expect to hold on to and cherish. If you plan to sell it in the short term, you could end up not having any buyers and locking up your money - or having to sell to a dealer who will give you close to spot price for it. Buying a numismatic collectable coin isn't necessarily about making money. If you're buying to sell later on, you may lose money. Bullion is different and you pay closer to spot price and it keeps track of spot price if and when you're ready to sell. I suppose you've got to ask yourself what risk are you willing to take and in what circumstances will you need to sell and what could you afford to lose?

I've sometimes noticed an uptick in the gold spot before the release of new coins - it's not always the case, but sometimes is. Such is life. 😂

Absolutely lovely design 😍 wish I was in a position to have bought the proof one at the time 👍 Proofs aren't for everyone, but for me it's my weakness! 😂

Can't wait for that! 🙂👍

Ran out of reactions. Love this design! 😍

I think that paying down more of your mortgage is good if you think that a realistic increase in interest rate in the future would jeopardise your finances going forward - this would give you a bit of a cushion if interest rates do go up. I would personally aim to finish paying your mortgage just before you retire. Pay down any high rate loans first and then put some money in investments that you believe in and taken time to understand. Might be useful to know what monthly disposable income you actually have for investing? List all of your outgoings, and I mean all of your outgoings (you'd be surprised), including what you anticipate (e.g. new car every 10 years) and include any reasonable costs associated with any unexpected expenses... engineer callouts, food increases, boiler replacement, appliance replacement etc. Work out an average e.g. I expect to replace x number of appliances and it would cost £10 a month on average when I include 3 microwaves, 3 kettles, and 1 washing machine over the next 10 years or so. That way, you know when you invest, you're not eating into the 'cushion' you've set aside.

I treasure my gold proof coins and would find it 'emotionally' difficult to sell them, if I was in that position. If I can retire (at all) and retire without selling, I think my intention would be to educate about the importance of real money and pass them down to family. With regards to gold bullion, I tend to treat that as 'cash' but with a better return than fiat currency in a bank. It wouldn't hurt as much to sell my gold bullion, mainly gold bars, but having said that, there are a few gold bullion coins that I really like and would be hesitant and a little sad if felt pressured to sell them. I suppose it all depends on what the future holds. Heading to the beach ⛱️ somewhere exotic most days in retirement with my family and friends sounds fantastic!! It's good to stay positive in this mostly misunderstood and complex world we all live in! 🙂

If only I had a 'wow, you've hit the nail on the head' reaction!! 🔨 And then where would gold fall to? I've always thought that it would fall back to £1,200 level. Wouldn't put me off from selling. If I was in a position to buy at a discounted rate, I absolutely would. If an asset like gold reaches its all time high and falls, it has a very good chance of going that high again in the future... and some. Your sentiment ties in with what was said by E.B Tucker over a year or so ago on either Kitco or Stansberry Research, about demonising gold to put the public off of buying it. I think that could very well be on the cards. Like the UK's gold reserves sold and then shortly after it sky rockets! 🚀

Sadly, I knew of someone who ended their life due to a gambling addiction. 😥

I think the programmable element will be used but more to do with replacing manual internal processes within the banks. I personally don't think they'd restrict what we can buy and where, as long as we have the money to do so. However, for those that find it difficult to control their spending... What they could do is only allow rent or mortgage payments to go through first and then the rest is for food and other essentials and then luxuries. If they need to go overdrawn, then restrict the amount and only allow essential items to be bought. Could be used to set a limit on how much someone could gamble within a month or purchase alcohol on a day by day basis? The above shouldn't affect the majority, but only the minority? I think that would be a good thing.

They'd have to make you wear a device to count your steps, which they might struggle with. Most of our spending is tracked anyway when we use our debit or credit cards and know how much 'cash' we put into our accounts or withdraw. I wouldn't be surprised if what we buy at the supermarket is stored on a database somewhere. I personally dont think restricting the amount of food or drink, whether unhealthy or not, to be purchased will be put into place. You could have someone queuing in the supermarket with a basket full of unhealty foods and talking to someone who has a basket full of healthy foods, and pay for each others shopping for a little 'something' in return of course (put something healthy in your basket full of unhealthy foods and give it to them after they've paid for it). The more money banks hold, the more they can invest and make more money and keep the financial system 'liquid'. Withdrawing 'cash' takes that liquidity out of the banking sector and restricts the amount banks can invest. CBDC's could be programmed to automate the overnight 'repo', ensuring banks have enough liquidity in their system, or automate more of the tracking of known fraudulent accounts and activity. I personally wouldn't worry and to be honest there wouldn't be anything we can do to stop it. We'd all have to accept it.

The quality I've received from the RM has been good, albeit a few capsules completely open and partly open. This is based on first inspection. The real test is the result after conservation and grading. So far, I haven't done too bad - I can tell by the high resolution images that the coins that came back as a 69, needed conservation and I didn't conserve. I bought a coin from a dealer and it looked perfect based on the high resolution images they used, however when the coin arrived, it had hairlines all over it. I could have sent the coin back, but it was so rare, I didn't and I'm intrigued what grade it'll get when I finally send it off. I agree, there are a lot of releases and it's hard to keep up.

I know that gold is being significantly reduced in technology but efficiency is increased significantly. By upto 10 x. Gold stripped out of tech.

Given @HerefordBullyun didn't respond to 'what is bum jam', I'm assuming 'bum jam' is a big and possiblly sensitive part of @HerefordBullyun's 'pants down' life. @HerefordBullyun if inflation is starting to 'bite', I'll post you some 'bum jam' if you need it?

Speaking to one of my chimpanzees the other week.... I mean one of my friends! Hairy friend says what does gold... a metal, do? Why does it go up in value? It's only a metal! So guys, what do I say to the chimpanzee (i mean computer analyst)?

I'd like to adjust my guess to £1,753.22 (**ck I'm picky!!!) Stocks will go higher, gold will also go higher than what it is now, but believe gold will lag behind the stock market... Bitcoin, junk etc. Then 2033, bam!! If you know what (**ck**g) gold is, you'll (**ck**g) know what I mean! Apologies for so many (**ck**g) stars! 🤣🤣🤣 Damn this is good wine 🍷

I thought about being in the circus for a minute when you said 'swing trade'... what's the idea....? Swing on the ropes from one side of the circus ring to the other and just before we pass, give each other what we've been hiding behind our backs... Hope to not end up with a few coconuts 🥥 and a banana 🍌 when I land at the other end! 🤣🤣🤣 Sorry, I'm getting a little excited about the gold moves...😃