danieldorkins

Must buy the dip before I miss it! 😌😔

Is it just me or is this the most bloody awful interpretation of Britannia? Britannia, the female personification of the British Isles, has featured on every printed Bank of England note. This is the earliest example in our collection. She holds a shield and olive branch and watches over a 'bank of money', symbolising the wealth of the nation. (Thanks to Google.) looks like a gay Roman centurion about to lick an ice cream! Wokeism gone wrong or what? and this on International Womens Day. Royal Mint and Marie-Alice Harel lost the plot and should be ashamed of themselves!

See, that's the problem, to work out if its worth it, we immediately convert everything into fiat, in this case 1oz gold against 200 rounds of ammo and then consider it outrageous because you can buy it elsewhere, what you have to do is forget the fiat currency value and consider what the value would be to you at that moment in time commeth the day, money (fiat) is going to be of no use, you will need goods to barter, you want to go and shoot rabbits for food, you need ammo, I have ammo but actually in this situation I wouldn't want your gold either (it will be of no use) but if we should ever approach a terrible time in our lives such as this there would be people who would be only too happy to accept gold (more fool them) in exchange for desperately needed goods. Just thought I would get in early as I don't believe we are that close to a situation such as this so I might make a few bob in the meantime whilst fiat has some use! 😉😉 To keep on topic gold is 1675

1661 as I type, my reaction was great! then I thought post apocalypse it will be 200 rounds (insert your own figure) of ammo or maybe a sheep, certainly not 1661 bits of paper, I will offer the ammo now subject to FAC. any takers? Meanwhile back into this moment 1663 so 210 rounds offered.

So what is the real value of gold? ever since I took an interest in owning "real money" all I have seen is it being valued by "fake fiat money" money that is described as worthless i.o.u's, constantly devalued by inflation, QE etc etc so why do we come back to valuing gold this way? spot is now 1666 but given the above what does that actually mean? So what is the answer according to all the knowledgeable folk bandying around these figures connected to gold, I would realy realy like to know 🤔🤔

At least he can move his, mine sits in the yard waiting for me to build a carriage, was tempted by 2 others in an auction but my wife is not too happy about my expenditure lately! apologies for going off topic, will stop now!

If you need real firearms for the cause, I could be tempted to exchange for the right offer of gold😁

"Possibly feeling vulnerable to religious persecution, he devised a method of obscuring the prophecies’ meanings by using quatrains—rhymed four-line verses—and a mixture of other languages such as Greek, Italian, Latin and Provencal, a dialect of southern France" He was actually French but from the above quote not sure what he would have been saying, I've been trying for 50 odd years to understand!

Wishful thinking and dreaming! personally, I am happy with hopefully fending off a bit of the effects of inflation that apparently is going to disappear before the election!

That's life, s..t happens, get over it and think of your blood pressure!

As I have a bit of time on my hands I have looked at this quite carefully and critically and I agree with pretty much all your comments. I started with no knowlege, I made some inquiries and the dealers who replied were the ones pushing collectibles, graded coins etc and I had a lump of money burning a hole!, I haven't regretted the purchases and yes, I paid high premiums but sincerely believe I was not ripped off. the view then was to stash it away for the next generation, thoughts of "what if" did not enter my head, now I have had a couple of years and discovered TSF and given my situation a more considered approach, I have come to the conclusion that to concentrate on stacking bullion is now the best way forward, mainly because I can only add small amounts now so this rules out any expensive sets etc, however, I do enjoy the "pretty" and "collectible" ones (like a 69 graded 2021 gold completer that I have, just something about it!) the sets that I have I will just keep an eye on, I might be tempted to move on if the price is right and reinvest back into bullion, I like the sovs and there is plenty of scope within them to scratch the collecting itch! and I can buy them on the forum, I will keep some of the collectibles, tho' not a gambling person its quite a buzz to have some coins that "could" do well, fingers crossed I shoudn't need to sell them in an emergency.

Platinum? interesting not a metal that I have had anything to do with and know little about it, ok its a more valuable metal than gold but doesn't seem to have the attraction amongst stackers and collectors so that would indicate it's more difficult to buy and sell, maybe that's changing, recommended or not to add to my stack and why?

Good thinking, I tend not to buy silver bullion atm, at first I bought Brits and Maples but now I cannot resist certain designs such as the Mythical forest set and its easier (on the wallet) to buy than gold. Sorry, bit misleading, the 4% are random individual coins, the 45% refer to coins that have been graded but originated as sets (not graded by me, should probably classify them as individual coins) and sovereign sets as bought from RM I shouldn't need to liquidate but you never know and I like the security of having some just in case, allocated the sovs for this. I bought the small amount of silver around 2015 so its been ok, silver now does not give me the confidence hence turning more to gold but it is easier to buy nice silver!, even as a kid it appealed, gold? just too expensive and a bit flash!

Your first paragraph has hit the nail on the head and is the bit I have been pondering, I am tempted, they were relatively expensive and tie up quite a bit of cash for not so much actual gold, I like the sets and the original thinking was even if there was no great increase in value to me they maybe to the next generation but that only really works if they have the interest and are prepared to collect or sell properly, at the moment I suspect they may up at Cash Converters because it would be easier! If I cashed them in I could then go on another spending spree!

As I have too much time on my hands due to a broken leg, I thought I would call on the great and good of this forum for your opinions, having dabbled a bit in silver since 2015 and finding myself with a lump sum to invest in 2022 I decided to have a go with gold, the aim really is to preserve this lump sum and hopefully pass it on to the next generation but if needs arise, liquidate some of it. Prior to discovering and learning from TSF I had a period of time in the wilderness buying from dealers and was steered in the direction of "collectibles" ie graded coins and sets, so the best decisions may have not been made, however, I am not particularly worried on that point, what I would appreciate is your thoughts on the percentages below, bearing in mind that I am unlikely to have much more than small change to buy in the future, so would it be better to shift around the percentages. Percentage of my "stash" at cost is: (silver is 6.5%, I am not including the silver as it is buying what I like, some high premiums) gold, individual coins, 93.5% Bullion (mostly sovs) is 34% BU and proof is 15% graded is 4% Graded sets 44.5% Would you balance this differently given the stacking and collecting reasons above?

Another 3 hours of my life wasted trying to work it out! Typical, even in TSF we have a class system 🤣 one day I will be able to post super likes and thanks, just need to trade up a bit 😁 Just been notified I've moved up the ranks so getting there, just resigned to the need to bribe the boss!

Congrats @NGMD payment made and pm'd you, Can somebody tell me how to create "super likes" I get the "like" and "thanks" etc

lot 2 £80

Well done Nick, your charity has hit the nail on the head with me and my wife, I support animal charities and she supports the homeless, so of course we have to get involved! I have been onto the Streetvet website and as you well know (but others may not) they have the "Amazon wish lists" for all the different areas of the country that Streetvets operate in, I found the idea that you can pay for the goods that they need for the street pets and Amazon then deliver to the relevant Streetvet area absolutely brilliant! My wife and I pledge that we will pay for a minimum of £100 of goodies, I'll let you know how it goes! 🎅🎄🎄🎄🎅🎅🎄🎄😺🦮🐕🎄🎄🎅🦮🦮😺 Streetvet wish lists on Amazon

Thanks @James32

This was my first Christmas draw and would like to thank @trp for all the time and effort put into this, it's been great fun, next @AndrewSL76 for his lovely and most welcome gift received this morning, since been pm'd, then we have @NGMD who is still patiently awaiting my gift to him, I broke my leg about 2 weeks ago and it's been a bit of a nightmare unfortunately I am on nil weight bearing and means I cannot get down to the marina to access my stash on my boat, you have been very understanding and I really appreciate that, it will get to you!, finally and by no means least, to all on TSF, in the 18 months (I think) that I have been a member I have thoroughly enjoyed it and learnt an awful lot, I genuinely believe without this information and advice I would not have the confidence I now have in shiny bits of metal! So before I get emotional 😀 cheers to you all, wishing you and yours a really good Christmas and New Year. PS.I haven't been drinking!

@stefffana gotcha! did try this but for some reason didn't work! does now so thanks

Been a member for over a year now and would like to give my thanks, how do I tag these members in my post 🙄🙄

@NGMD incoming pm!

Nice to "meet" you Andrew, this really is a great and friendly forum, congrats to everybody and have a really good Christmas, leave the charts and predictions alone on Christmas day!