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Tavex have 2022 Memorial sovereigns for Pre-order at £400
Despatch April 24
https://tavexbullion.co.uk/gold/great-britain-memorial-sovereign-2022/

Wait till she finds out you lost it all on that boating trip...

Thanks to @ST1986 and @Sh97if for some of today's additions to my stack.
The 2012 continues my one-man vendetta against the Pistrucci sovereign (which will get me banned from the forum at some point I'm sure).
And the 10oz bars have helped me realise a life-long dream of owning PMs that look like it does in the movies!
 

Tavex have 2022 Memorial sovereigns for Pre-order at £400
Despatch April 24
https://tavexbullion.co.uk/gold/great-britain-memorial-sovereign-2022/

Wait till she finds out you lost it all on that boating trip...

Hi
2020 10oz Silver Queen's Beast Yale of Beaufort (x9) - £300 £285 each plus post
Bullion coins, essentially brand new, as they're untouched and still sealed in cards of 3 from a monster box.
Pics coming tomorrow once picked up from storage.
Bank transfer please.
Thanks.

Wait till she finds out you lost it all on that boating trip...

Wait till she finds out you lost it all on that boating trip...

In the same vein, my Mrs asked me yesterday what she could do with the metals if any thing happened to me,so I had to explain in layman's terms,now I have to sleep with one eye open and check the car before I use it 🤣

There are lots of the "Don't tell my wife" types of tropes that tend to spring up around any hobby / passtime that involves spending money.
I feel they can 'tarnish' the reputation of stacking / collecting / investing as an activity - making it out as something that can't be enjoyed and explored together; but it also cheapens the relationships themselves. It's the same as the welcome mats and door signs designed for Amazon and UPS deliveries... "Hide packages from husband."  Surely, we can do better?
 
Anyway, in completely unrelated news, I had my first experience of an online Precious Metals auction today. For God's sake, don't tell the wife!!
😂

There are lots of the "Don't tell my wife" types of tropes that tend to spring up around any hobby / passtime that involves spending money.
I feel they can 'tarnish' the reputation of stacking / collecting / investing as an activity - making it out as something that can't be enjoyed and explored together; but it also cheapens the relationships themselves. It's the same as the welcome mats and door signs designed for Amazon and UPS deliveries... "Hide packages from husband."  Surely, we can do better?
 
Anyway, in completely unrelated news, I had my first experience of an online Precious Metals auction today. For God's sake, don't tell the wife!!
😂

Hi guys/girls/them/whatever looking to sell my collection of Maple Leafs and possibly some other bits to clear some debt that’s been hanging around too long.
All coins in decent condition, stored in capsules and tube.
here’s the list of the coins including dates:
1oz 1989 Canada Maple Leaf
1oz 1990 Canada Maple Leaf
1oz 1993 Canada Maple Leaf
1oz 1993 Canada Maple Leaf
1oz 1994 Canada Maple Leaf
1oz 1995 Canada Maple Leaf
1oz 1999 Canada Maple Leaf
1oz 2010 Canada Maple Leaf
1oz 2011 Canada Maple Leaf
1oz 2012 Canada Maple Leaf
1oz 2013 Canada Maple Leaf
1oz 2013 Canada Maple Leaf
1oz 2014 Canada Maple Leaf
1oz 2015 Canada Maple Leaf
1oz 2016 Canada Maple Leaf
1oz 2018 Canada Maple Leaf
1oz 2020 Canada Maple Leaf
1oz 2020 Canada Maple Leaf
1oz 2022 Canada Maple Leaf
 
Looking for £510 plus postage.
cheers

There are lots of the "Don't tell my wife" types of tropes that tend to spring up around any hobby / passtime that involves spending money.
I feel they can 'tarnish' the reputation of stacking / collecting / investing as an activity - making it out as something that can't be enjoyed and explored together; but it also cheapens the relationships themselves. It's the same as the welcome mats and door signs designed for Amazon and UPS deliveries... "Hide packages from husband."  Surely, we can do better?
 
Anyway, in completely unrelated news, I had my first experience of an online Precious Metals auction today. For God's sake, don't tell the wife!!
😂

There are lots of the "Don't tell my wife" types of tropes that tend to spring up around any hobby / passtime that involves spending money.
I feel they can 'tarnish' the reputation of stacking / collecting / investing as an activity - making it out as something that can't be enjoyed and explored together; but it also cheapens the relationships themselves. It's the same as the welcome mats and door signs designed for Amazon and UPS deliveries... "Hide packages from husband."  Surely, we can do better?
 
Anyway, in completely unrelated news, I had my first experience of an online Precious Metals auction today. For God's sake, don't tell the wife!!
😂

There are lots of the "Don't tell my wife" types of tropes that tend to spring up around any hobby / passtime that involves spending money.
I feel they can 'tarnish' the reputation of stacking / collecting / investing as an activity - making it out as something that can't be enjoyed and explored together; but it also cheapens the relationships themselves. It's the same as the welcome mats and door signs designed for Amazon and UPS deliveries... "Hide packages from husband."  Surely, we can do better?
 
Anyway, in completely unrelated news, I had my first experience of an online Precious Metals auction today. For God's sake, don't tell the wife!!
😂

There are lots of the "Don't tell my wife" types of tropes that tend to spring up around any hobby / passtime that involves spending money.
I feel they can 'tarnish' the reputation of stacking / collecting / investing as an activity - making it out as something that can't be enjoyed and explored together; but it also cheapens the relationships themselves. It's the same as the welcome mats and door signs designed for Amazon and UPS deliveries... "Hide packages from husband."  Surely, we can do better?
 
Anyway, in completely unrelated news, I had my first experience of an online Precious Metals auction today. For God's sake, don't tell the wife!!
😂

There are lots of the "Don't tell my wife" types of tropes that tend to spring up around any hobby / passtime that involves spending money.
I feel they can 'tarnish' the reputation of stacking / collecting / investing as an activity - making it out as something that can't be enjoyed and explored together; but it also cheapens the relationships themselves. It's the same as the welcome mats and door signs designed for Amazon and UPS deliveries... "Hide packages from husband."  Surely, we can do better?
 
Anyway, in completely unrelated news, I had my first experience of an online Precious Metals auction today. For God's sake, don't tell the wife!!
😂

This has been pestering me for quite some time, looking for a rough estimate at least. Easier to find figures in USD, and my feeling is that UK figures would be quite similar
I used 1980 as a starting point, since prices started going AWOL back then and the govs took action and started redefining CPI to make it look lower than it really was. Until 1990 the old/new CPI figures were relatively close, but afterwards they started diverging more and more. After 2000 the real CPI is often twice the official figure. This all adds up year after year.
According to 'Shadow Stats' USD in March 1980 had 20 times the purchasing power of the USD of March 2023, a handy, round figure.
March 1980 gold was $550, March 2023 $2000. However, in 1980 dollars it is now only one-twentieth of that, $100. Therefore it is now 5.5x cheaper compared to 1980. Hmmm....
March 1980 silver was $19, now it is $24.  However, in 1980 dollars it is now only $1.2 (one twentieth of 24), so it is now 15-16x cheaper than 1980. Wow, didn't expect that! Applying the official CPI figures silver appears to be around 3x cheaper nowadays, but in reality it is quite a bit more. Hmmm..
Platinum comes out 10x cheaper today compared to 1980 (or 5x if you pick a very brief price spike it had March 1980)
I've done the same with UK average house prices, back in 1980 it was 19000 GBP, now around 400K GBP
Applying the same CPI correction factor (I know, it's from the States, but I don't think the UK figure would be much different) the average UK house price turns out to be around £20K of 1980, so pretty much flat. This feels right broadly, at least to me.
The bottom line is that gold is probably over 5x cheaper now compared to 43 years ago, and silver over 15x. As (very) rough estimates I find these quite interesting. They might give an idea how far we are from 'fair' pricing (assuming pricing was close to fair in 1980)
Food for thought, eh🤓
 

Hello Folks, i have 3 of these King Charles Coronation bars available today
They weigh a minimum of 1.34 troy ounces  
As with all of our bars, they have been tested for purity and laser hallmarked by the Edinburgh Assay office.
They will arrive gift boxed and with a COA
Priced at £54 per bar plus postage
Thanks for looking

Have they got a price…? Or you really just want to get rid of them…!

Thanks again to all who placed bids. A total amount of £207.50 went to Hounds for Heroes and £207.50 the The Firefighters Charity. 
Massive thanks to @ZRPMs for paying so quickly. Coins will be posted out to you tomorrow morning.
@ChrisSilver you can unpin this now. Thanks for arranging for it to be pinned.
The tributes can be seen here: https://nicholaswilby.muchloved.com/?_ga=2.1616945.1809673890.1682246834-759192432.1681285318&_gl=1*83s9g9*_ga*NzU5MTkyNDMyLjE2ODEyODUzMTg.*_ga_R0559FN1H6*MTY4MjI0NjgzNC40LjEuMTY4MjI0NzA2NS4xLjAuMA..
 

@AndrewSL76 Your the real star here. All credit goes to you. I don't deserve any thanks as all I did was buy a couple of coins. You, My friend, Organised it and donated the coins. I commend you and your actions. 
As Abe Lincoln said  Thank you @AndrewSL76 and Rest in peace @Monsmoy

The ‘godless florin’ was only a one year florin .. 1849, then the ‘gothic florins were produced 

As per the title, looking for a Godless Florin. Preferably, one that looks something like this:

 
But appreciating that they aren't all in such good nick, I'm looking to pay a fair price based on condition.
Please let me know if you have one available for sale and what you're asking for it. Priority given to higher grades (not expecting them to be *actually* graded).
Essential that photos are of the actual coin you have - not stock images. If you could include any description to supplement your assessment of its condition, that would be helpful for me. Not looking for you to submit a homework essay or anything that like that 😄 - but in obtaining some independent advice from a forum member on some of the coins currently available on ebay - let's just say there were some 'interesting margins' between the actual condition and the stated condition & price. 🤑
Obviously, I'll be looking to give people time to find / reply to this post and to assess what's on offer, so I may not respond immediately.
Happy to discuss further as required [as I'm not used to doing wanted ads].
Hope that's all reasonable and makes sense.
Thanks.
 
FNF.

Gothic Florins from the coinery auction
 
Lot 63 | 1849 Godless | £280 | est. 80-120 gVF
Lot 64 | 1854 | £2,850 | est.800-1000 VF
Lot 65 | 1856 | £340 | est. 150-200 aEF/EF
Lot 66 | 1859 | £160 | est. 80-120 gVF/aEF
Lot 67 | 1860 | £110 | est.30-50 gFine
Lot 68 | 1862 | £2,300 | est. 400-600 aEF
Lot 69 | 1872 | £180 | est.120-150 aEF
Lot 70 | 1878 | £170 | est.120-150 aEF
Lot 71 | 1881 | £270 | est.100-150 EF
Lot 72 | 1884 | £100 | est.50-80 aVF
 
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