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A couple of new additions this week.
Two proof half sovereigns (1984 and 1997)

 
And an 1892 shield half sovereign (stunning)

A couple of new additions this week.
Two proof half sovereigns (1984 and 1997)

 
And an 1892 shield half sovereign (stunning)

1887 half sovereign courtesy of @mikesol 
1887 sovereign - picked up at an auction and my very first experience of getting a coin graded.  Very happy with the result.
Just need the double and quintuple to finish the set.....

A couple of new additions this week.
Two proof half sovereigns (1984 and 1997)

 
And an 1892 shield half sovereign (stunning)

A couple of new additions this week.
Two proof half sovereigns (1984 and 1997)

 
And an 1892 shield half sovereign (stunning)

A couple of new additions this week.
Two proof half sovereigns (1984 and 1997)

 
And an 1892 shield half sovereign (stunning)

A few days after getting this, but I have just moved from one part of London to another in one of the most stressful weeks of my life...
I plan on taking some better pictures over the weekend before this goes off for safe keeping. 
1847 Proof Gothic Crown Undecimo:
 

Whilst we are waiting for the Royal Mint to issue the 2021 Gothic Crown, I thought it would be nice to show the 1847 alongside the Alderney. Also gives me an opportunity to very proudly confirm I have finally managed to get a Gothic Crown. Probably just in time before the prices go crazy.
What do you guys think of the effort from Alderney? I think they did well. The only real difference is the alignment and I wonder if the Royal Mint will follow the 1847 or Alderney in that respect?
 

A couple of new additions this week.
Two proof half sovereigns (1984 and 1997)

 
And an 1892 shield half sovereign (stunning)

A couple of new additions this week.
Two proof half sovereigns (1984 and 1997)

 
And an 1892 shield half sovereign (stunning)

A couple of new additions this week.
Two proof half sovereigns (1984 and 1997)

 
And an 1892 shield half sovereign (stunning)

A couple of new additions this week.
Two proof half sovereigns (1984 and 1997)

 
And an 1892 shield half sovereign (stunning)

A couple of new additions this week.
Two proof half sovereigns (1984 and 1997)

 
And an 1892 shield half sovereign (stunning)

A couple of new additions this week.
Two proof half sovereigns (1984 and 1997)

 
And an 1892 shield half sovereign (stunning)

A couple of new additions this week.
Two proof half sovereigns (1984 and 1997)

 
And an 1892 shield half sovereign (stunning)

A couple of new additions this week.
Two proof half sovereigns (1984 and 1997)

 
And an 1892 shield half sovereign (stunning)

A couple of new additions this week.
Two proof half sovereigns (1984 and 1997)

 
And an 1892 shield half sovereign (stunning)

A couple of new additions this week.
Two proof half sovereigns (1984 and 1997)

 
And an 1892 shield half sovereign (stunning)

A couple of new additions this week.
Two proof half sovereigns (1984 and 1997)

 
And an 1892 shield half sovereign (stunning)

What we think The Royal Mint does....

What we all know they do....

But it might have scratches or frosting missing from the proofs....
I’m worried the 2022 sovereign won’t meet your high quality control standards.
(Above images/memes are not my own)

A little more information on the Platinum Jubilee sovereign and a little update on the Great Engravers coin.
The release date is in November - The design is based on my new updated concept image, slightly reworked by Timothy Noad. I am not aware of any change to the obverse portrait. These images are as close as I can post and come from the 2008 pound coin.
(I have heard Great Engravers now due early December)
 
 

I may have information about the price (and maybe something other details) early next week. 

The Sovereign release seems to be around the middle of November, as that is the embargo time the Mint have set. I have seen the design today, and it is very close to those put forward on here, but I will not say anymore. It looks like prices will be very similar to recent years so no massive price hikes.
My understanding but not confirmed as yet is that we are awaiting the Great Engravers coin this month, so before the sovereign.  

Hello all,
So I finally took the leap.. I sent a complete stranger that I met on a forum, cash via bank transfer 😮
When you say it like that it does sound crazy & I must admit before discovering this forum, I would never of built up the confidence to do it!
I wanted to make this Topic to document my experience of buying gold on here & to help other newbies like myself understand the process better.
So here we go..
3 days ago (Thursday 7th October 2022) I decided I wanted to add a gold maple coin to my stack - My usual searches would start on eBay & google, however this time I decided to search it on here. 
All I did was type in ‘gold maple for sale’ in the search box 🔍 
Straight away I found someone selling one (happy to edit this & insert the persons name if they are happy for me to do so). It was slightly over the price that I wanted to pay but they were happy to drop. 
The seller then private messaged me their bank details. Before sending the funds over I clicked on their profile & found a section called - Trading Feedback. Here I could read feedback from other members & get a feel if they were trustworthy or not.
I then sent over the funds via bank transfer & replied with my address.
The seller then confirmed receipt of funds within 5 minutes & then an hour or so later sent me a photo of the coin packed up & ready to be sent.
I’ve never had this much transparency when buying online before & so far my first experience has been really satisfying!
The coin was posted the very next morning and I was provided a tracking number. Today is now Saturday 9th October & the coin is due to arrive today before 1pm.
I will update this thread when it arrives and take some photos of it 😍
Be interested to hear other peoples stories of their first experience buying from this forum?
So far mine has been a very positive one!