MassiveGoldenDongle

Must have used an Instagram filter for that portrait. 😄
Gold Sovereign Coin - 1914 | eBay

It's difficult to feel too sorry - people who get ripped off buying fakes also buy genuine lots, including ones I want to buy (I have a particular focus on mispriced genuine stuff).  The fakes for sale are a necessary part of eBay being a fantastic place to get cheap metals

I don't have any gold proofs or even rare dates as I collect gold only for bullion value and I like touching them.  Sovs and even 24k, not bothered about, will handle it.  But I still keep them in capsules none the less and take out from time to time.

However my silver collection I do not touch, it is entirely proof only and they stay in the capsule, in their proof box, in their shipping box.  I just write on the shipping box what each is inside.  I sometimes take the coin in its capsule and just admire them for the artwork on them then place back in the box inside the other box lol.

Gold is an investment for me and silver is for fun and do not expect a return on it.

I’ve been throwing those tubes away for years - now we’re talking🥳

I don't have any gold proofs or even rare dates as I collect gold only for bullion value and I like touching them.  Sovs and even 24k, not bothered about, will handle it.  But I still keep them in capsules none the less and take out from time to time.

However my silver collection I do not touch, it is entirely proof only and they stay in the capsule, in their proof box, in their shipping box.  I just write on the shipping box what each is inside.  I sometimes take the coin in its capsule and just admire them for the artwork on them then place back in the box inside the other box lol.

Gold is an investment for me and silver is for fun and do not expect a return on it.

Can't afford all those capsules and fancy tubes. A few of these does the trick 

I have a carded 1/4 bullion sov (2023 Memorial) which turned up today. The card states "1.99g" total weight, yet some proofs from previous years state "2 grams" on their certificates.
These weights are confirmed on the relevant pages for proof and bullion quarter sovs on the RM website. Would have thought they'd be the same weight.

You are correct. The RM has always specified proof 999 Brits as 7.80g, but a 1/4ozt in grams is 7.77g although rarely specified.
1oz-Troy is 31.1035g divided by 4 = 7.77g = 1/4oz!….
The premium on a 1/4oz (including QBs, TBs etc is bound to be more because of the greater gold content.
With Bullion Sovereigns a dealers premium is based on the lower amount of actual gold, which is .2354 Troy oz or 7.32g.
As you can see on the 1987 proof Britannia being 22ct. the overall weight is heavier at 8.513 to account for the copper alloy.
It can be confusing when dealing with weights of 22ct and 999 gold in both grams and Troy ounces 🙁
You’re probably right to stick to Sovereigns, Good-luck.
 

There are interesting specification differences between the Sovereign and the 1/4 oz coins. I’m sure you were quoting the Sovereign diameter of 22.05 by the way!
A 1/4 oz Britannia (999) weighs less than a sovereign but contains more gold - 7.77g, whilst the Sovereign being 22ct only has about 7.31!  Fractional gold, whether it’s 999 gold or 22ct nearly always contain slightly more to ensure it meets its minimum weight. Thus 7.80g is quite normal for a 1/4oz…..
I now prefer the 999 1/4oz to Modern Sovereigns because of the colour! 😊 @MassiveGoldenDongle
 

I'm pretty sure the 1/4 Britannia from those years are 22mm in diameter. And that is right about the weight. So I would say your coins are correct 

Yes, agree here too.
The beauty of collecting 1/4 Brits and Sovs are that the proof capsules are the same, and you can mix and match presentation boxes.

still buying, sov a month

still buying, sov a month

still buying, sov a month

still buying, sov a month