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BackyardBullion got a reaction from Serendipity in Bringing silver to the UK
If it is just for your own personal investment I don't think you have much to worry about.
Also, no need to declare cash or cash equivalents unless it is over €10,000 I believe (worth researching that and checking though)
Remember, it is value of the metal, not the face value of the coins.
I have flown from Estonia to the UK with 20kg of silver and it was all good so should be OK with you too.
From a UK customs perspective nothing was even visible or noticeable when we arrived in the UK. The interesting part is going through airport security with this stuff. It shows up as a giant black blob on the X-rays so they will want to have a look most likely.
Or so you would think, the chaps in Estonia must be used to it because they saw the x-ray, looked at me and asked, "is it silver?", I said "yes" and they waved me through without by or leave!!!
Here is a video of the trip we took to Estonia.
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BackyardBullion reacted to Roy in Bringing silver to the UK
There is your definitive answer George!
@AppleZippoandMetronome makes a good point here:
Tallinn is both beautiful and fascinating. Don't just pick up and leave! 😊
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BackyardBullion got a reaction from Roy in Bringing silver to the UK
If it is just for your own personal investment I don't think you have much to worry about.
Also, no need to declare cash or cash equivalents unless it is over €10,000 I believe (worth researching that and checking though)
Remember, it is value of the metal, not the face value of the coins.
I have flown from Estonia to the UK with 20kg of silver and it was all good so should be OK with you too.
From a UK customs perspective nothing was even visible or noticeable when we arrived in the UK. The interesting part is going through airport security with this stuff. It shows up as a giant black blob on the X-rays so they will want to have a look most likely.
Or so you would think, the chaps in Estonia must be used to it because they saw the x-ray, looked at me and asked, "is it silver?", I said "yes" and they waved me through without by or leave!!!
Here is a video of the trip we took to Estonia.
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BackyardBullion reacted to adamthetaller in Today I Received.....
First forum purchase arrived today, couple of very nice TSF 1Oz bars from @BackyardBullion
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BackyardBullion reacted to Goldfever in Today I Received.....
Isn't it fun when a bunch of your purchases arrive at the same time
Big thanks to @BackyardBullion @SilverTrader @arshimo2012 & @Sparrowlegs4
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BackyardBullion reacted to FlorinCollector in Today I Received.....
Got today. Thanks @MickD for panda. @morezone for caps. @ChrisSIlver & @BackyardBullion for the prize win. And Bitcoin for the gold
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BackyardBullion reacted to LiquidMetalsUK in Today I Received.....
Well happy fathers day for all those dads. Wife has been sneaky and between herself and @BackyardBullion
Sorted this cool chunk of silver for me😁
Amazing work as always. Thanks buddy👍
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BackyardBullion got a reaction from Arganto in A little help with my Saudi Gold Guinea
Update
Thought I would share a quick update. I had a reply from Atkinsons bullion first thing Monday morning (they actually replied via Instagram messaging over the weekend but could not sort it until the office was open).
They have offered a full and complete return and refund including return postage.
Very well handled by them and I am not going to hold a grudge that it happened at all.
Lots of lessons learned I am sure from both sides of this situation and I want to say a big thanks to everyone here on the forum and on YouTube for helping!
I am still on the lookout for one of these beautiful coins though, but maybe have to wait as gold has gone up quite a bit this week!
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BackyardBullion got a reaction from lightjaw in A little help with my Saudi Gold Guinea
Update on the coin.....
All sorted!
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BackyardBullion got a reaction from kimchi in A little help with my Saudi Gold Guinea
Update
Thought I would share a quick update. I had a reply from Atkinsons bullion first thing Monday morning (they actually replied via Instagram messaging over the weekend but could not sort it until the office was open).
They have offered a full and complete return and refund including return postage.
Very well handled by them and I am not going to hold a grudge that it happened at all.
Lots of lessons learned I am sure from both sides of this situation and I want to say a big thanks to everyone here on the forum and on YouTube for helping!
I am still on the lookout for one of these beautiful coins though, but maybe have to wait as gold has gone up quite a bit this week!
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BackyardBullion reacted to Tomcbol in Today I Received.....
Today I received my latest Group Order coins courtesy of @BackyardBullion.
Great Service as always!
2019 10oz Valiant, 10oz Queens Beast Bull of Clarence, 2019 1oz Bird of Paradise, 2019 1oz Australian Nugget, 2019 1oz Double Dragon, 2019 1oz Royal Arms, 2019 2oz Queens Beast Yale of Beaufort and 2019 1oz Canadian Incuse Maple.
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BackyardBullion got a reaction from matrawr in A little help with my Saudi Gold Guinea
Update
Thought I would share a quick update. I had a reply from Atkinsons bullion first thing Monday morning (they actually replied via Instagram messaging over the weekend but could not sort it until the office was open).
They have offered a full and complete return and refund including return postage.
Very well handled by them and I am not going to hold a grudge that it happened at all.
Lots of lessons learned I am sure from both sides of this situation and I want to say a big thanks to everyone here on the forum and on YouTube for helping!
I am still on the lookout for one of these beautiful coins though, but maybe have to wait as gold has gone up quite a bit this week!
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BackyardBullion got a reaction from ilovesilverireallydo in A little help with my Saudi Gold Guinea
Update
Thought I would share a quick update. I had a reply from Atkinsons bullion first thing Monday morning (they actually replied via Instagram messaging over the weekend but could not sort it until the office was open).
They have offered a full and complete return and refund including return postage.
Very well handled by them and I am not going to hold a grudge that it happened at all.
Lots of lessons learned I am sure from both sides of this situation and I want to say a big thanks to everyone here on the forum and on YouTube for helping!
I am still on the lookout for one of these beautiful coins though, but maybe have to wait as gold has gone up quite a bit this week!
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BackyardBullion got a reaction from Serendipity in A little help with my Saudi Gold Guinea
Update
Thought I would share a quick update. I had a reply from Atkinsons bullion first thing Monday morning (they actually replied via Instagram messaging over the weekend but could not sort it until the office was open).
They have offered a full and complete return and refund including return postage.
Very well handled by them and I am not going to hold a grudge that it happened at all.
Lots of lessons learned I am sure from both sides of this situation and I want to say a big thanks to everyone here on the forum and on YouTube for helping!
I am still on the lookout for one of these beautiful coins though, but maybe have to wait as gold has gone up quite a bit this week!
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BackyardBullion got a reaction from jonrms in A little help with my Saudi Gold Guinea
Update
Thought I would share a quick update. I had a reply from Atkinsons bullion first thing Monday morning (they actually replied via Instagram messaging over the weekend but could not sort it until the office was open).
They have offered a full and complete return and refund including return postage.
Very well handled by them and I am not going to hold a grudge that it happened at all.
Lots of lessons learned I am sure from both sides of this situation and I want to say a big thanks to everyone here on the forum and on YouTube for helping!
I am still on the lookout for one of these beautiful coins though, but maybe have to wait as gold has gone up quite a bit this week!
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BackyardBullion got a reaction from kimchi in A little help with my Saudi Gold Guinea
I agree with you, which is kind of why this is only just now coming to the forefront of my mind!
I remember getting the coin, thinking it was very pretty and looked good. I popped it on the scales, weight was right and thought no more of it.
It's a good luck thing I popped it on YouTube!
But, as you say you just expect everything to be all OK.
I will keep everyone updated over the next week with how it goes with Atkinson's
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BackyardBullion got a reaction from Serendipity in A little help with my Saudi Gold Guinea
Howdy all, I did a video today on my Saudi Arabia Gold Guinea bought from Atkinson's Bullion a few weeks ago.
A few people commented that it might be a fake coin as it is quite worn and that it has "22" on it.
Now, I have done a specific gravity test as well as dimensions and weights which are all bang on correct for weight, dimension and 22ct Gold.
So, I am confident that I have real gold, but do I have a real Saudi Gold Guinea or is it a counterfeit coin?
I have not been able to find much info on the "22" part, a few photos from Google image searchs show "MOM 22" but not just "22" on its own.
Any thoughts/comments would be very helpful from anyone that knows more than I do!
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BackyardBullion got a reaction from ilovesilverireallydo in A little help with my Saudi Gold Guinea
Thanks buddy, I think we can say with 100% confidence this is a re-strike
The good news is that it is gold - I have no doubt of that.
What remains to be seen is how Atkinson's will handle the situation come Monday 😉
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BackyardBullion got a reaction from h103efa in A little help with my Saudi Gold Guinea
Thanks buddy, very interesting. Did the jeweller say the MOM 22 was an indication of it being a fake coin?
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BackyardBullion got a reaction from h103efa in A little help with my Saudi Gold Guinea
Ah, OK I see.
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BackyardBullion reacted to h103efa in A little help with my Saudi Gold Guinea
Sorry, i meant the sovs being fake. From what i believe the Saudi guinea is real!
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BackyardBullion reacted to h103efa in A little help with my Saudi Gold Guinea
Here's an example of one i received when i got married, as well as some fake (real gold) sovs!
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BackyardBullion got a reaction from Guybrush in A little help with my Saudi Gold Guinea
I agree with you, which is kind of why this is only just now coming to the forefront of my mind!
I remember getting the coin, thinking it was very pretty and looked good. I popped it on the scales, weight was right and thought no more of it.
It's a good luck thing I popped it on YouTube!
But, as you say you just expect everything to be all OK.
I will keep everyone updated over the next week with how it goes with Atkinson's
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BackyardBullion reacted to kimchi in A little help with my Saudi Gold Guinea
I'm no expert by any means but that was my first thought - gold or not, it didn't look struck properly.
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BackyardBullion reacted to Guybrush in A little help with my Saudi Gold Guinea
This is really bad for atkinsons, as a trusted dealer I have always relied on them not providing fake/restrike coins. I will certainly be checking everything in more details from now on!