Paul

Well it's been quite a journey over the last 3 months. I've gone from simple a 50p and £2 collector to a gold prospector of £25 and £100 coins. I've discovered my niche and direction and have already built up quite a nice little collection of 2 1/2oz gold. I won't tell you how much I spent but where possible I've focused on commemorative proof coins under 10% above spot, with a couple of (cough cough) exceptions.
As means of a thank you to all you fantastic people on TSF I would just like to share my collection with you. Thank you! 😁

Got ☑️ Got ☑️ Got ☑️Got ☑️Got ☑️Got☑️ Got ☑️  
They pushed the boat out with some lovely designs the past few years jubilee, memorials and coronation 
It will be many years until we are spoilt with some many timeless great designs in a short space of time 
Heres some added drool fodder from my safe deposit box visit last year 

 

Got ☑️ Got ☑️ Got ☑️Got ☑️Got ☑️Got☑️ Got ☑️  
They pushed the boat out with some lovely designs the past few years jubilee, memorials and coronation 
It will be many years until we are spoilt with some many timeless great designs in a short space of time 
Heres some added drool fodder from my safe deposit box visit last year 

 

Got ☑️ Got ☑️ Got ☑️Got ☑️Got ☑️Got☑️ Got ☑️  
They pushed the boat out with some lovely designs the past few years jubilee, memorials and coronation 
It will be many years until we are spoilt with some many timeless great designs in a short space of time 
Heres some added drool fodder from my safe deposit box visit last year 

 

Got ☑️ Got ☑️ Got ☑️Got ☑️Got ☑️Got☑️ Got ☑️  
They pushed the boat out with some lovely designs the past few years jubilee, memorials and coronation 
It will be many years until we are spoilt with some many timeless great designs in a short space of time 
Heres some added drool fodder from my safe deposit box visit last year 

 

Jubilee £5's are 💖💖💖💖💖👌

Yes I absolutely love this 2022 QEII £5 coin. Really beautiful! I've definitely got my eyes open for a lower grade 2022 proof double sovereign similar to this one for my collection.
Stunning coins! 🪙🪙🪙

2022 collection.

Well, just pay the cash into your personal bank account its legit/earned and pay via bank transfer ?? deposits in personal bank account don't come with any fee - I don't see why you are making things so difficult for yourself  
 
If you wonder why dealers are reluencent to take cash 
Read up & look into the case against James Stunt and laundering over £200million "dirty" cash via gold purchases that ran through 2021-2022

https://www.google.com/search?q="james+stunt"+gold+daily+mail&rlz=1C1CHBF_en-GBGB918GB918&oq="james+stunt"+gold+daily+mail+&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIGCAEQRRg80gEIMzIxNWowajeoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 
Sadly the "intermediary" (dealer/seller ) is just as liable as "middle man" in this day and age
Cash just brings them too much risk - hence the bank transfer only rules now for most 
 

to add to @morezone £5k is the limit for HMRC for a single transaction 
or £10k in cumulative transactions/purchases over a rolling calendar year for established dealers 
Very easy to reach that buying gold 
You have option to purchase in cash from a coin fair but these are only a few times a year, and in most time prices are far from competitive, and you can get them cheaper online  
You may find a dealer/semi professional /hobby dealer who can happily look the other way take cash that'll process "off the books" but you wont find them walking in as "Joe Public" off the street they don't know from Adam. 
I have a local jeweller/pawnbroker who i can get sovereigns for spot or 1%-2% so over spot, but it is only when he has been sat on them for a good while and they haven't shifted sat in the window. He gets rid of dead stock, makes profit from what he paid for it & gets fiat cash to keep in house he can use for his pawn broking, I get super cheap sov - Win Win for us both
I will pay him cash ££ over counter in person but I'm still paying, that percent or two more than he would get Baird & Co will pay him at "trade account rates" that'll be for their melting pot or their stock inventory.  But this is the first dealer Ive been able to get this with since stacking in 2008 who'll take this and make sales "off the books"
 

Also to prevent the somewhat HMRC: ID details etc Keeping under the £5k trigger level for ID 
You could do:  x1 sov = £400 for sake of "simple maths" 
x10 sovereigns from BBP = £4,000 x10 sovereigns from Atkinsons = £4,000 x10 sovereigns from Chards = £4,000 x10 sovereigns from Hatton Garden Metals = £4,000 x10 sovereigns from Bleyer Bullion = £4,000 x10 sovereigns from ATS = £4,000 x10 sovereigns from Baird & Co = £4,000 x10 sovereigns from Sharps Pixley = £4,000 x10 sovereigns from TheGoldBullion= £4,000 x10 sovereigns from UKBullion= £4,000 x10 sovereigns from J Bludel = £4,000 x10 sovereigns from Gerrards = £4,000 and get your 1kg of gold without giving over your docs/proofs
But all the firms will still have your details on file for each sale, and you'd still need to pay by bank transfer  
 

to add to @morezone £5k is the limit for HMRC for a single transaction 
or £10k in cumulative transactions/purchases over a rolling calendar year for established dealers 
Very easy to reach that buying gold 
You have option to purchase in cash from a coin fair but these are only a few times a year, and in most time prices are far from competitive, and you can get them cheaper online  
You may find a dealer/semi professional /hobby dealer who can happily look the other way take cash that'll process "off the books" but you wont find them walking in as "Joe Public" off the street they don't know from Adam. 
I have a local jeweller/pawnbroker who i can get sovereigns for spot or 1%-2% so over spot, but it is only when he has been sat on them for a good while and they haven't shifted sat in the window. He gets rid of dead stock, makes profit from what he paid for it & gets fiat cash to keep in house he can use for his pawn broking, I get super cheap sov - Win Win for us both
I will pay him cash ££ over counter in person but I'm still paying, that percent or two more than he would get Baird & Co will pay him at "trade account rates" that'll be for their melting pot or their stock inventory.  But this is the first dealer Ive been able to get this with since stacking in 2008 who'll take this and make sales "off the books"
 

They'd soon get board here, unless they might love to read about of moon shots, evading TV license, price of beans, house prices, general inflation and BOO! memes

Some strange opinions here, along with some holier-than-thou attitudes.🤔.

I sold a car last year, £9,500. The bloke turned up with cash when he collected it. Didn't faze me a bit. What's the problem?

Worth bearing in mind that large amounts of cash can be legitimately sent via Royal Mail Special Delivery. With that in mind, most sellers on here ought to accept it. I certainly would.

I've been in full time employment since I left school in the 1980's and have paid income tax in full every week since then. If someone wants to avoid some of that, and has the means to do so, doesn't bother me one bit, good luck to 'em I say.

Don't give up the day job 😀

After love Island tonight?

No.
Think 'Love' 
No more clues

Is that good ?
( Asking for a friend) 

Researching, there was also a pattern crown done for the 1818 

Well, just pay the cash into your personal bank account its legit/earned and pay via bank transfer ?? deposits in personal bank account don't come with any fee - I don't see why you are making things so difficult for yourself  
 
If you wonder why dealers are reluencent to take cash 
Read up & look into the case against James Stunt and laundering over £200million "dirty" cash via gold purchases that ran through 2021-2022

https://www.google.com/search?q="james+stunt"+gold+daily+mail&rlz=1C1CHBF_en-GBGB918GB918&oq="james+stunt"+gold+daily+mail+&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIGCAEQRRg80gEIMzIxNWowajeoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 
Sadly the "intermediary" (dealer/seller ) is just as liable as "middle man" in this day and age
Cash just brings them too much risk - hence the bank transfer only rules now for most 
 

Will it be this Monday 5ht Feb ? for the launch.  Must not be too far off now  
Never had a good queue in a while since Coronation Strike on the Day, day  and Coronation day  

Also to prevent the somewhat HMRC: ID details etc Keeping under the £5k trigger level for ID 
You could do:  x1 sov = £400 for sake of "simple maths" 
x10 sovereigns from BBP = £4,000 x10 sovereigns from Atkinsons = £4,000 x10 sovereigns from Chards = £4,000 x10 sovereigns from Hatton Garden Metals = £4,000 x10 sovereigns from Bleyer Bullion = £4,000 x10 sovereigns from ATS = £4,000 x10 sovereigns from Baird & Co = £4,000 x10 sovereigns from Sharps Pixley = £4,000 x10 sovereigns from TheGoldBullion= £4,000 x10 sovereigns from UKBullion= £4,000 x10 sovereigns from J Bludel = £4,000 x10 sovereigns from Gerrards = £4,000 and get your 1kg of gold without giving over your docs/proofs
But all the firms will still have your details on file for each sale, and you'd still need to pay by bank transfer