TCWalker

Hard to take a good picture, so gave up.

I'm not tied by contractual matters like Lawrence is so i'll tell you....
Its the Dianne Abbott £7.00 coin... it has a denomination of £7.00 and worth £0.11p ,,,, you get 857 of them per £ and 342 of them make A SHEKEL... 
She can count to potato....

I've got an angel of the north 10p  and.newcastle millennium bridge gold £1 for being a Geordie 

Royal Mints City View Blackpool coin

101 years of the BBC?

Big Royal Mint Announcement Due Very Soon
That's all I am saying for now!
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Sovereign time!!

I'm a grown man, but this gets me excited!

It can't be Rome.
They haven't finished building it yet!
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What have the Romans ever done for us?
I like this series.

Nothing wrong with collecting "culls" if they fill a space. The word culls is also rather negative, the sort of word a salesman uses when trying to sell you a much more expensive coin.
I / we used to call them space-fillers.
Sure, it's a challenge to acquire complete date or date / mintmark sets, but I believe type collectors make more progress, get more fun, and learn more.
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Couple more Brits still due in but I think that’s me for the year now. (See how many days that lasts!!)

Beautiful coins! The Lion TB is growing on me. The 1/4oz version of the coin looks stunning as well. 🙂 

I’m at about 3 or 4 of each size at the mo. Makes sense to me as only a slight premium over the Brits and if the series does really take off it will earn that back and more. Not too sure why I bought the QB tbh

@arphethean
Thanks very much. These turned up today 4x 2023 brits and my 2nd Queens Beast. Luvly
 

Always remember the Silver Forum motto:
Buy high, sell low.
 

Hi all, Sorry for the noob question.
Just trying to do some financial planning for the coming year buys. 
From what I can see online the next years sovs are usually announced and go on sale late in the current year. Do I need to be early to get one? Is there any benefit to being early or is it ok to grab one any time of the year? I'm assuming there's no limit on mintage and they are made in batches through the year, and the only consideration would be the movement on spot price?
Same for Brits?
Thanks, Richard

If you're thinking of bullion coins then you're spot on on all counts 
Proofs however are limited quantities and sell out quickly. 

Hi all, Sorry for the noob question.
No need to apologise.
Just trying to do some financial planning for the coming year buys. 
From what I can see online the next years sovs wre usually announced and go on sale late in the current year.
Yes, usually, there are some changes for 2023.
Do I need to be early to get one?
No.
I presume you are talking about bullion ones.
Is there any benefit to bring early
No.
or is it ok to grab one any time of the year?
Yes
I'm assuming there's no limit on mintage
Not for bullion.
and they are made in batches through the year
More or less continuously.
, and the only consideration would be the movement on spot price?
Yes
Same for Brits?
Similar.
You may also find it worth reading this:
https://www.chards.co.uk/blog/advice-guide-for-uk-bullion-investors/1041
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When I looked earlier today dealer T was buying Sovs at 341.71 and selling at 365.75, which seems pretty fair to me.
The same dealer will pay 363.60 for a 1/4oz Brit but take you for 411.17 if you're buying.
Clearly a much tighter margin on the Sovs. 

Never struggled to sell any half's or full's when priced right, 
I have sold a couple of large bundles of half's on here this year.  Trick is always not to be greedy, when selling you need to be under the equivalent dealer price for bullion.  You can get a better price for more premium items of course, but for bullion it needs to be under the dealer price.  

Chaps
A simple question...
I, and others, have asked what gold to buy and the almost unanimous answer is Sovs. One of the many reasons being at 350/ 400 pounds they are relatively easy to sell on whereas a 1oz coin costs quite a bit.
So in my head I'm thinking Double Sovs are twice as much, so therefore a bit harder to shift and therefore possibly less popular?
And Half Sovs probably easier... but are they as popular? Do any of you lovely people collect/ stack/ hoard them?
I ask as the illogical part of my brain has it's eyes on a rather nice half sovereign collection up for sale. The logical side is preoccupied with achieving balance a top a fence as per usual. Do I or don't I?

This is what I do. 

1: hold up the cash & buy more when it hits a low. Use the bullion by post charts. 
I have successfully bought on the last two bottoms (£15.30 I think), but  I understand charts/markets. 
Buy less when its relatively high and hold back cash to go all in if it dumps hard (ie. 2020 it hit £8 an ounce).

2: Personally I buy KG Umicore, Metalor or similar bars. good price, size and relatively sellable at short notice. 
Also has the advantage of being used as items to throw at people (if required) or as a doorstop for the next 20 years. 
but for core stuff to start buy easily flippable coins like Brits as you can also barter with them ITSHTF. 
Get some more desirable stuff. My peru & aztec gold I know will sell in seconds if required at a decent price. 
Having a good varied spread limits the risk especially if you take advantage of price dips.
20kg of just brits is very limiting!! consider some platinum if the price goes below £700. 

3: buy on here. dont need to go anywhere else but make sure they have decent feedback. 

4: I dont care about the capital gains tax stuff, but coins like Brittanias and queens beasts are best
you wont be rogered senseless if silver hits £200 an ounce. 

5: silver can coins milk spot & may tone - secure them properly in no air. I use airtight freezer bags and stuff. 
The above is the reason I buy KG bars now as I had a lot of milk spots from Brits thats I sold in the silver squeeze in 2021. 

6: if the spot gets lowe enough buy gold instead - less storage, its inert and real money! im in on £320 a SOV. 
Despite what people say i think thats possible soonish.  

7: dont be too scared to sell it if it rockets up as it inevitably rockets back down again. 
I bet a lot of people are holding silver that was £2 an ounce.
Had they cashed out & bought A nasdaq ETF or etherium in 2020 they would be far more better off. 

8: dont keep all your eggs in one basket.
Get an extra income stream (especially passive) & buy other tangible assets. Depression resistant. 

9: Stay positive & remain neutral n matter what as people will reply on you for support. Dont loose sleep over it. 
Money does not matter at the end of the day as you cant take that with you when your dead but apparently souls/energy lives on. 

Good evening all,
Brand new to collecting and looking for advice/direction. Recently became father to twin girls and they were given a 1oz Silver Britannia from their grandad. I now want to purchase silver coins/bars as an investment for them rather than put the money into any sort of saving accounts.
I will be looking to spend £150 per month.
Questions,
1. should I buy coins or bars or both?
2. should I buy direct from online sites such as Bullion By Post?
3. can I buy silver coins/bars from individuals directly that are involved in this forum?
I’m sure I will have more questions in the future but will hope to gain knowledge through reading topics in this forum.
Look forward to help and guidance folks.
Cheers

Hello bigoggie, bigmarc here. 
1. Coins, previously I have collected both and when it comes to sell they are more liquid. 
2. Probably best to look a little further than bullion by post. Tavex, chards, Atkinsons are some favourites here but all depends what's in stock.
3. The benefits of buying on here is you can see the actual coin you are going to purchase. 
Congratulations on the twins, I have two and our budgets are very similar. The only thing I would say is are you sure you want to sink it all into silver?