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Nice 1/4 proof Britannia from TSF

My precious......Turned up from a UK dealer the other day and for a price not dissimilar to RM prices when released....Very happy with purchase.

 

Only went into my local bullion dealers to see what silver coins he had and ended up buying this 2018 piedfort proof sovereign. He threw the silver Britannia in for free. 

So I knocked up a spreadsheet to calculate premiums on various types of gold coins.  
The tool shows premiums for various types of coins from 1% to 20%.  You can customise it by highlighting the point where you consider the premium to be 'good' for a given type of coin - I put in a starter for 10 based on what folks seem to be happy with here on TSF.  Then, enter the spot price in the highlighted cell.  The sheet will calculate the range of values for the premiums.
Enjoy,
Silverlocks
(This version removed because it doesn't have any licence blurb.  Mk 2 version below has licence and a few more features).
Edit: As @Happypanda88 suggested, I've added a bunch of other retail gold bars and suchlike.  Note that the price breaks should be taken as an opinion and several are really just a starter for 10.  I'd be interested to hear the collected wisdom of the denizens of the forum about whether the breaks are sensible for buying/selling on the secondary market.  I've also added some half-percent gradations of premium at the smaller end and added some filters.
 
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Enjoy,
Gold Pricing Mk 2.xlsx

This lovely Queen Victoria full sovereign on ebay bids are up to £410 with a couple of days to go 
Seller has a good selling record of zero feedback so should be all hassle free 😁
OH come on you can see its a Victorian 😂
Hes also selling a gold bar 😮
Thank me later 🍻

Yes I think the balance threw me off to be honest.
It’s seen better days and even then it’s not exactly a fool proof method is it. Probably quite unwise to let it cloud my judgment completely. 
As proved here though always good to consult the forum for a sanity check. 

Thanks all for the replies.

Yes I think the balance threw me off to be honest.
It’s seen better days and even then it’s not exactly a fool proof method is it. Probably quite unwise to let it cloud my judgment completely. 
As proved here though always good to consult the forum for a sanity check. 

Thanks all for the replies.

There is no shame here.  We all learn from each other.  Thankfully no one on TSF is rude.  

Yes I think the balance threw me off to be honest.
It’s seen better days and even then it’s not exactly a fool proof method is it. Probably quite unwise to let it cloud my judgment completely. 
As proved here though always good to consult the forum for a sanity check. 

Thanks all for the replies.

Yes I think the balance threw me off to be honest.
It’s seen better days and even then it’s not exactly a fool proof method is it. Probably quite unwise to let it cloud my judgment completely. 
As proved here though always good to consult the forum for a sanity check. 

Thanks all for the replies.

So taking a look, nothing stands out as obviously counterfeit….
What is the colour like?
Best
Dicker

You omitted to mention that one is London Mint, and the other Sydney Mint. It will make it easier to sppecify which you are referring to. Also if there is any difference in the silver content, the "S" is more likely to have the slightly higher content.
You need better scales, at least graduated to 0.1 grams rather than 1 gram, but preferably 0.01 grams. These are not expensive.
Measuring the diameter is easy, but attempting to measure the depth or thickness is almost meaningless, because there are at least 3 different thicknesses you could measure. I probably give this answer about once per week on TSF alone.
Take a look at:
From your photos, I don't see anything wrong with your "S" coin, but better photos would help.
😎
 

Scales are 0.1 graduated but I should have stated they both read 8.0g.
To my embarrassment I suppose it would have helped if I’d actually realised it was a Sydney mint sovereign. Thanks for pointing that out and appreciate the reply.
 

So to get the weight right it is made with a less dense material. So slightly bigger to get the weight right..?
If it is indeed a fake could be a slightly lower carat then? 🤔
If it were mine I'd definitely take it to be xrf and sigma tested next job

I have an 1896 and it does look more like the one on the left of your photo, with the same sort of wearing / detail on the Brooch (is it) under the necklass.
I'm no expert at spotting fakes, just an observation.

Gold is having a good day:
 

Just been to deposit box with this 2011 Brit and a few new sovs 

Today I received this nice Gillick head sovereign from @entsor - shown here with the rest of my nascent gold stack.

So ordinarily I'd join the queue at 8:30am, I would likely receive a queue number of 8000 minimum and end up with a 2oz proof that needs returning. To then find out that these coins are nothing but hype and badly designed 😅 honestly I'd rather stand in a queue for santa at the local bar😁
 
 
 

Instructions unclear. Almost drowned 

This little beauty:
 
 

Some more Au and Pt thanks to @kneehow2018 and @QuantumStacker

Some grading results that have gone in my favor for once 🎉🥳

Many thanks to @Lr103 for assisting with the acquisition of some 200 Bolívares including this toned 1888 Caracas Mint 100Bs. and several 20Bs. from 1904, 1911 and 1912