27carrots

I don't agree with chopping up the sales sections at all. Most items would never get looked at by casual/new buyers. But having a keyword feature would work well. The problem with the search feature is that people use different words to describe things quarter vs 1/4, etc or don't put the word silver or gold in their thread. Give thread starters boxes they can tick so people can filter their search with one click. Also if you ignore people's posts, their sales threads should be hidden as well.

Hmm

I ordered a measly half sov. Payment pending with bank. I hope everyone gets their orders.

Can someone link the half sov?

I'd normally be off to bed 20 minutes ago lol. I thought this was meant to start at 8 and now have an extra hour. I ca n only get a half today so should probably just sleep now and get up at 1 but FOMO and all that. 🥱 I only like 1989 better. I wish I had saved enough to buy a 3 coin set now

If you're buying 1oz gold coins, I'd get a 2021 kangaroo before the next year comes out. They do a different one every year and 2021 is the best I've seen.

Someone else nabbed it.

lol yeah, that's 3%. I doubt they have ever had 10 available at one time though.

https://www.atsbullion.com/one-ounce-gold-coins/1oz-gold-buffalo-coin/#.YXbQsxwo-Uk 5.5% premium one available

https://www.sharpspixley.com/buy-bullion/buy-silver/silver-bars/100oz-silver-britannia-bar-the-royal-mint

If you are patient, get an update when atsbullion gets some in and save £70. As Happypanda88 says, they are the same every year so I don't see why the year matters. They do get them in occasionally; I've seen them in stock at least twice since I started buying gold earlier this year. https://www.atsbullion.com/one-ounce-gold-coins/1oz-gold-buffalo-coin/#.YWoztRwo-Ul

These would cost £200 if they were in perfect condition (check in 3 days). If you don't keep them somewhere dry with silica gel this is always possible. If you buy the cheapest bullion it won't matter near as much if they tone/spot/corrode.

I'd probably alternate between buying a half sovereign and a batch of 4-6 silver coins each time you want to buy. You have the best chance of getting your money back easily with a half sov if you have to sell at some point. Silver coins need more looking after so I'd avoid premium silver in the beginning.

I'd say splitting them is definitely the way to go unless you can't be bothered sending lots of small packages. But you could always try selling them in six batches of four if that bothers you. As they are 999 I wouldn't ask for less than spot + 20% as the melt crew would pay that but I don't how much more than that you could get for the best coins.

I agree with Jimmock. Until you know which years are worth more money it's best to try not to spend more than 4.5% over spot including postage. That's about what you can hope to get back for common years in good condition (selling on the forum). SVcollector is selling for way under that at the mo.

I think it boils down to if you are happy having to sell an ounce at a time when you need to cash in or if you want to be able to sell smaller pieces. I'd say the first few thousand pounds of your stack should be small coins and then after that buy what you like.

Caligula and his last wife. I'd swap my house for that.

Cancelling gold coins from outdated eras is a great way to get people to surrender their booty.

Put up a wanted thread in the ungraded section. Follow people who have a history of selling the stuff that interests you. I think bigmarc sells what you are after.

double eagles going for under spot

supply and demand everyone loves ancient egypt not so much mesopotamia and for coins of that value most people just want the coin they like the most rather than the whole series

Very jealous of the noah's ark in its pretty case. It's got the same diameter as a 1oz gold maple too at half the cost. Can't wait till we can buy them.

Not everyone acknowledges payment by pm. For some who sell tons of stuff it's a lot of extra work I guess. lol You haven't been prompted to pay so I'd assume they got the funds.

When they have them HGM and ATS Bullion sell them for 3% above spot although you won't be able to pick which year. I got a 2010 but I don't much like it as it is low relief so you have to angle it just right in the light just to see what you are looking at.

That's because they realised if you charge £1 for 4 or 75p for 1 they would sell four times as much as good deals are more addictive than sugar.