Richym99

Funny. My first experience of collecting (less than two months ago) was being given a 2019 sovereign by my mother. 
It wasn't the size that surprised me, it was how much it was worth. ! I had no idea until that point, of the real value of gold coins. 
I do now, 23 more sovereigns later. It's not only addictive, it's expensive. 😄  

Love this thread! What do people think about grading the CoA!? Not something I have ever done but I have seen a few for the V75 US releases.......
In answer to the general question, I love a ‘good’ CoA, and it doesn’t need to be low. A high one too! I have 172 for the 10oz Three Graces (out of 175!) and 250 for the 5oz (they minted 500). I was personally really happy with those!! I saw that Backyard Bullion got a 001 CoA for a platinum release (I think it was the 1/4oz 2020 Britannia). I think he made a good amount selling it on...people definitely like them!!
I have to admit that when I first open a package the CoA is probably the first thing I look at - just to see if there are any quirks or specific numbers of interest. I then lock the door, sit down with the coin and tell my wife I am looking at pornography. She knows what I am really doing...

I would put it down more to opportunism. Many are struggling for cash with furlough and more and more businesses closing. There are plenty of business models that use the hook of quick liquidating of assets into cash to pursuade people to part with their possessions at a fraction of their worth. Anything from jewelry and cars to houses. (We buy any car for example). 

Send them an email and tell them that by continuing to send you unsolicited mail they are failing to comply with section 21 of the General Data Protection Regulations 2018.
Provide your name, address, phone number and email and instruct them to remove them from any and all contact lists immediately. Warn them that failure to do so will result in a complaint to the Information Commisioners Office.
Hopefully, I nipped it in the bud by making sure I indicated that I wanted no marketing material and made it even clearer to the person who phoned me two days later that I had no interest in any of their hugely overpriced products. Mind you, that was only three weeks ago. I'll probably get a leter today. 🙂
 
 

Received a call today from H&B referring to my sovereign purchase before starting off on the "have I thought of buying proof sovereigns?" Pushing their mintmark 2021. That conversation lasted only as long as asking the price (£899) 😂. 
I don't think he really appreciated me telling him that Chard's were sellling them for £580.   It did give me the opportunity to make certain he understood that any mailings would be unwelcome, as would phone calls or email. 
 

Received a call today from H&B referring to my sovereign purchase before starting off on the "have I thought of buying proof sovereigns?" Pushing their mintmark 2021. That conversation lasted only as long as asking the price (£899) 😂. 
I don't think he really appreciated me telling him that Chard's were sellling them for £580.   It did give me the opportunity to make certain he understood that any mailings would be unwelcome, as would phone calls or email. 
 

Received a call today from H&B referring to my sovereign purchase before starting off on the "have I thought of buying proof sovereigns?" Pushing their mintmark 2021. That conversation lasted only as long as asking the price (£899) 😂. 
I don't think he really appreciated me telling him that Chard's were sellling them for £580.   It did give me the opportunity to make certain he understood that any mailings would be unwelcome, as would phone calls or email.