LemmyMcGregor

Cheers mate, thanks for the feedback

Cheers chaps! Done a fair bit of reading on the topic while trying to formulate a plan, think I might end up with gold sooner than I thought, VAT on silver is a b***h... At present I am considering the idea of stacking a tube of Britannias just for the sake of getting started, after that switch to gold and throw some change at silver if I see some piece that I like.

Work in progress though, after getting my first pieces I'm going to save for the next two or three months while I spend some time learning.

Welcome to the forum, and remember: Silver is a gatway metal to gold  

The Midland coin fair will be mostly aimed at collectors of UK predecimal coinage, but there will almost certainly be a few dealers who have silver Britannias, bullion sovereigns etc.  I haven't been for about 5 years but I imagine that's probably still the case today.  Prices will be competitive and you may be able to negotiate with them a bit, depending on what you are buying.
If nothing else, it's a good day out and will be fascinating if you are interested in seeing a lot of rare and beautiful historical coins.  Be warned though... it's a slippery slope 😉

Hey chaps, just recently started investing in metals and I have come across this forum by chance, will probably make a good reference point for me to learn about the topic.
From the little I've seen, Gold is better then Silver due to VAT, still, I thought I'd start with Silver as it's cheap enough to get started and I'm mostly into the habit of getting in the regular coin, with the idea of buying the odd cold coin in between while I learn the process.
For the time being, just browsing.

Hey chaps, just recently started investing in metals and I have come across this forum by chance, will probably make a good reference point for me to learn about the topic.
From the little I've seen, Gold is better then Silver due to VAT, still, I thought I'd start with Silver as it's cheap enough to get started and I'm mostly into the habit of getting in the regular coin, with the idea of buying the odd cold coin in between while I learn the process.
For the time being, just browsing.

Hey chaps, just recently started investing in metals and I have come across this forum by chance, will probably make a good reference point for me to learn about the topic.
From the little I've seen, Gold is better then Silver due to VAT, still, I thought I'd start with Silver as it's cheap enough to get started and I'm mostly into the habit of getting in the regular coin, with the idea of buying the odd cold coin in between while I learn the process.
For the time being, just browsing.

Hey chaps, just recently started investing in metals and I have come across this forum by chance, will probably make a good reference point for me to learn about the topic.
From the little I've seen, Gold is better then Silver due to VAT, still, I thought I'd start with Silver as it's cheap enough to get started and I'm mostly into the habit of getting in the regular coin, with the idea of buying the odd cold coin in between while I learn the process.
For the time being, just browsing.

Hey chaps, just recently started investing in metals and I have come across this forum by chance, will probably make a good reference point for me to learn about the topic.
From the little I've seen, Gold is better then Silver due to VAT, still, I thought I'd start with Silver as it's cheap enough to get started and I'm mostly into the habit of getting in the regular coin, with the idea of buying the odd cold coin in between while I learn the process.
For the time being, just browsing.

Hey chaps, just recently started investing in metals and I have come across this forum by chance, will probably make a good reference point for me to learn about the topic.
From the little I've seen, Gold is better then Silver due to VAT, still, I thought I'd start with Silver as it's cheap enough to get started and I'm mostly into the habit of getting in the regular coin, with the idea of buying the odd cold coin in between while I learn the process.
For the time being, just browsing.

I'm just out of the ring road, good to know that there are other folks in the area.

Hey chaps, just recently started investing in metals and I have come across this forum by chance, will probably make a good reference point for me to learn about the topic.
From the little I've seen, Gold is better then Silver due to VAT, still, I thought I'd start with Silver as it's cheap enough to get started and I'm mostly into the habit of getting in the regular coin, with the idea of buying the odd cold coin in between while I learn the process.
For the time being, just browsing.

I'm just out of the ring road, good to know that there are other folks in the area.

Hey chaps, just recently started investing in metals and I have come across this forum by chance, will probably make a good reference point for me to learn about the topic.
From the little I've seen, Gold is better then Silver due to VAT, still, I thought I'd start with Silver as it's cheap enough to get started and I'm mostly into the habit of getting in the regular coin, with the idea of buying the odd cold coin in between while I learn the process.
For the time being, just browsing.

Welcome aboard 

Hey chaps, just recently started investing in metals and I have come across this forum by chance, will probably make a good reference point for me to learn about the topic.
From the little I've seen, Gold is better then Silver due to VAT, still, I thought I'd start with Silver as it's cheap enough to get started and I'm mostly into the habit of getting in the regular coin, with the idea of buying the odd cold coin in between while I learn the process.
For the time being, just browsing.

Hello! Welcome to the forum. 
There are many knowledgeable members on the forum. So as a new starter,  you are in the right place to learn and discuss anything relating to precious metals.