MonkeysUncle

Thanks Uncle, your golden wisdom shines again!

Early 2015 -- ah, my BBP days... (hey, could have done worse eh).
Sheer luck chips away some of the embarassment😆

He already is. Newsom clearing up the streets of SF and LA for none other than the Mighty Winnie himself. Newsom&Co wouldn't do anything for the residents, and these idiots keep voting for them, and everyone is happy. The unhappy ones run to other states and elect other Newsomites in office and run the places into the same mess they ran away from. Sounds familiar?

I only collect the standard Sovereign. 
One of the often stated reasons to collect Sovereigns is liquidity: a 400 pound Sovereign is easier to sell on than an 800 pound double... more buyers out there as 400 quid is more accessible to more people than 800 quid.
The half Sovereign tends to have higher premiums, and for my eyesight is too small to enjoy the detail.
I'm not averse to buying year sets of the different sizes, but as I buy to invest and not to collect per se then premiums are a major consideration for me.
Truth told I prefer a nice 24carat 1oz coin. Now I've committed heresy! 😄
 

A huge amount I would think, the sort of big numbers that I can't get my head around. 
I'm on a roll anyways, 17 listings of knock off Tissot, Omega and a Rolex so bad that a man from an undiscovered tribe somewhere up the amazon would know was dodgy all taken down.
The moral of the story obviously being don't buy Swiss watches or bullion or indeed many things from ebay unless you are very finely tuned in to what is what. With gold coins I simply always buy from trusted dealers. There are plenty of dodgy coins you guys call out and I simply wouldn't have recognised as dodgy.

Be careful young padwan, this shiny Sovereigny stuff can give heroin a run for it's money on the addiction front!

I don't expect a significant movement either upwards or downwards unless we have some proper shenanigans. Covid II, The Return of the BS, or Winnie the Pooh becoming US President or Vlad invading Georgia or the Chinese flooding the market or some such.
I've been perched on the fence, as usual, since I got my 2023 bullion Sov. Likely I'll hop off the fence for a few minutes to add a 2024 bullion Sov to the stash.
 
 

@HonestMoneyGoldSilver
Always buy something you can touch then. These are part of my handling collection. Otherwise what’s the point? Edit: …or use an older bullion sovereign to twiddle between the fingers! …
It’s luverly!,,,,,,,😍

Absolutely the one rule I advise anyone is to clear debts in preference to investing or saving money. Interest payments are money that would be better in your pocket, not someone else's. 
Only exception for me is a mortgage; but I'm still locked in at 1.something % for a couple more years.
 

Be careful young padwan, this shiny Sovereigny stuff can give heroin a run for it's money on the addiction front!

Absolutely the one rule I advise anyone is to clear debts in preference to investing or saving money. Interest payments are money that would be better in your pocket, not someone else's. 
Only exception for me is a mortgage; but I'm still locked in at 1.something % for a couple more years.
 

I only collect the standard Sovereign. 
One of the often stated reasons to collect Sovereigns is liquidity: a 400 pound Sovereign is easier to sell on than an 800 pound double... more buyers out there as 400 quid is more accessible to more people than 800 quid.
The half Sovereign tends to have higher premiums, and for my eyesight is too small to enjoy the detail.
I'm not averse to buying year sets of the different sizes, but as I buy to invest and not to collect per se then premiums are a major consideration for me.
Truth told I prefer a nice 24carat 1oz coin. Now I've committed heresy! 😄
 

Sit down for this one...
Yesterday I reported some fake Swiss watches on ebay... and they've actually done something!!
They messaged to say the listings were being taken down. And now they're gone. It must be a Christmas miracle.

I only collect the standard Sovereign. 
One of the often stated reasons to collect Sovereigns is liquidity: a 400 pound Sovereign is easier to sell on than an 800 pound double... more buyers out there as 400 quid is more accessible to more people than 800 quid.
The half Sovereign tends to have higher premiums, and for my eyesight is too small to enjoy the detail.
I'm not averse to buying year sets of the different sizes, but as I buy to invest and not to collect per se then premiums are a major consideration for me.
Truth told I prefer a nice 24carat 1oz coin. Now I've committed heresy! 😄
 

Sit down for this one...
Yesterday I reported some fake Swiss watches on ebay... and they've actually done something!!
They messaged to say the listings were being taken down. And now they're gone. It must be a Christmas miracle.

I only collect the standard Sovereign. 
One of the often stated reasons to collect Sovereigns is liquidity: a 400 pound Sovereign is easier to sell on than an 800 pound double... more buyers out there as 400 quid is more accessible to more people than 800 quid.
The half Sovereign tends to have higher premiums, and for my eyesight is too small to enjoy the detail.
I'm not averse to buying year sets of the different sizes, but as I buy to invest and not to collect per se then premiums are a major consideration for me.
Truth told I prefer a nice 24carat 1oz coin. Now I've committed heresy! 😄
 

I only collect the standard Sovereign. 
One of the often stated reasons to collect Sovereigns is liquidity: a 400 pound Sovereign is easier to sell on than an 800 pound double... more buyers out there as 400 quid is more accessible to more people than 800 quid.
The half Sovereign tends to have higher premiums, and for my eyesight is too small to enjoy the detail.
I'm not averse to buying year sets of the different sizes, but as I buy to invest and not to collect per se then premiums are a major consideration for me.
Truth told I prefer a nice 24carat 1oz coin. Now I've committed heresy! 😄
 

Be careful young padwan, this shiny Sovereigny stuff can give heroin a run for it's money on the addiction front!

I only collect the standard Sovereign. 
One of the often stated reasons to collect Sovereigns is liquidity: a 400 pound Sovereign is easier to sell on than an 800 pound double... more buyers out there as 400 quid is more accessible to more people than 800 quid.
The half Sovereign tends to have higher premiums, and for my eyesight is too small to enjoy the detail.
I'm not averse to buying year sets of the different sizes, but as I buy to invest and not to collect per se then premiums are a major consideration for me.
Truth told I prefer a nice 24carat 1oz coin. Now I've committed heresy! 😄
 

Be careful young padwan, this shiny Sovereigny stuff can give heroin a run for it's money on the addiction front!

Be careful young padwan, this shiny Sovereigny stuff can give heroin a run for it's money on the addiction front!

Absolutely the one rule I advise anyone is to clear debts in preference to investing or saving money. Interest payments are money that would be better in your pocket, not someone else's. 
Only exception for me is a mortgage; but I'm still locked in at 1.something % for a couple more years.
 

I only collect the standard Sovereign. 
One of the often stated reasons to collect Sovereigns is liquidity: a 400 pound Sovereign is easier to sell on than an 800 pound double... more buyers out there as 400 quid is more accessible to more people than 800 quid.
The half Sovereign tends to have higher premiums, and for my eyesight is too small to enjoy the detail.
I'm not averse to buying year sets of the different sizes, but as I buy to invest and not to collect per se then premiums are a major consideration for me.
Truth told I prefer a nice 24carat 1oz coin. Now I've committed heresy! 😄
 

With the recent gold dip, i got a "best value" full sovereign, I just wanted to get one if possible before xmas as i still figure out a plan for what im actually chasing next year.

I would take pics but i dont feel its required, but its a 2022 QEII the design i quite like actually even though im not fussed overall, looks like its new, not a single mark on the thing or wear of any sort, i was expecting something used so i could put my grubby mitts on it and play heads or tails.
The weirdest thing though, I actually feel something that i have one now, It just feels good to own heh.

Sit down for this one...
Yesterday I reported some fake Swiss watches on ebay... and they've actually done something!!
They messaged to say the listings were being taken down. And now they're gone. It must be a Christmas miracle.