Shep

Project Sixpence.
New project underway.  Thanks @matt1r for the early trio of these five 👍 
Sweet little coins, with lots of eye appeal and in nice grades.   

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Don't tell our now somewhat silent forums green eyed monster ......ssshhhhh

Gold is classed as Chemically inert which means that this won't happen to the gold, however sovereign's for example are 22/24 parts gold ,so the other 2/24 parts can react,
which is why you sometimes see small red patches on gold coins, which is a reaction with these 2 parts per 24.Redness is more than likely Copper.
The Silver reacts more readily when in contact with other elements, so the reaction with the Sulphur in the rubber band is more extreme.
 
                   2AG  (Silver) +  S  (Sulphur) = Ag2S 
 
The Ag2s(Silver Sulphide)is black which is more noticeable, however this can be reversed with something that is more hungry for the Sulphur,
which is Aluminium, so to reverse, with foil gives you a reaction,
                     3 Ag2S  (Silver Sulphide) 
  +
  2 Al  (Aluminium)
   =
     6 Ag  (Silver)
  +
Al2s3  (Aluminium Sulphide)
The bicarb being the catalyst, plus salt and water to create the ion exchange, however if it is not rinsed off properly, can leave a residue that looks like milk spots.
Milk spots are different,(this is what I think happens, mostly likely just a total load of _____)
When blanks, have not been cleaned before minting, the cleanser dries on the surface, and once the coin has been minted, this is then bonded to the first few layers of the
Silver at a Molecular level through pressure and heat,
which means that it has now become part of the surface and the coin itself, so to remove this the only way is to damage these layers of the coin. 
Both these problems could be easily avoided by NGC and the Mints by just taking a little more care when examining/producing coins.        
                          

In my opinion they are similar to the person who goes all in on the roulette wheel on number 13

Painful. I’ve thrown comics out from the 60s costing pennies now selling for two grand on eBay. Who’d have thought that one day they’d be a global interlinked trade system ran from a home computer where people will buy any old tat.
I’m still waiting for my lottery predictions to come right. That probably wont happen either.
 
I beg to differ Stacking the trolley with chicken and cheap bog rolls while swinging by the cash desk to grab a sov on the way out is hard to beat. True, there’s low customer pamper care. There’s no free coffee, no fluffing, no velvet cloth to view your gold on, usually its casually dropped on a pile of invoices from a passing manager who’s taken one out of the safe but! … but  buying this way is a fair bit easier than making an extra trip out. More time, more hassle. Maybe Tesco will start selling gold too.  

https://cambridgeshirecoins.com/products/2020-gold-usa-50-fifty-dollar-liberty-double-eagle

These 1oz gold eagles are now under spot at £1495 if there are any big spenders kicking about. Also 1oz Kangaroos and Maples available for the same price.

https://cambridgeshirecoins.com/products/2020-gold-usa-50-fifty-dollar-liberty-double-eagle

These 1oz gold eagles are now under spot at £1495 if there are any big spenders kicking about. Also 1oz Kangaroos and Maples available for the same price.

https://cambridgeshirecoins.com/products/2020-gold-usa-50-fifty-dollar-liberty-double-eagle

These 1oz gold eagles are now under spot at £1495 if there are any big spenders kicking about. Also 1oz Kangaroos and Maples available for the same price.

I'm on it like a rat up a drainpipe! Nice maple for me! Cheers for the heads up

https://cambridgeshirecoins.com/products/2020-gold-usa-50-fifty-dollar-liberty-double-eagle

These 1oz gold eagles are now under spot at £1495 if there are any big spenders kicking about. Also 1oz Kangaroos and Maples available for the same price.

https://cambridgeshirecoins.com/products/2020-gold-usa-50-fifty-dollar-liberty-double-eagle

These 1oz gold eagles are now under spot at £1495 if there are any big spenders kicking about. Also 1oz Kangaroos and Maples available for the same price.

Thanks. I am having second thoughts on storing at home given feedback from others.
Is there a list of good, secure insured storage in London that you can recommend for gold coins? I am using Metropolitan Safes currently.
 

Horses for courses.
If I’m buying modern proofs or SOTD sovs on the secondary market I’m only buying graded (70) ones. Couldn’t really care about the OMP if I’m honest as it’s not particularly deposit box friendly. I’m shallow as a puddle though and clearly a slave to the grading system.
If you’re looking at it from a resale angle for modern proof and SOTD sovs, I think generally speaking that getting 70 grades usually help resale value, 69 usually sells for around the same as what the raw coin would, and anything less is probably not going to be very helpful to the value of your coin. Bit of a gamble really.
If you’re asking from purely a collecting point of view then I would argue it just comes down to your personal preference.

2022 Double Sovereign PF70 UC to add to the special reverse collection. Heres hoping there won’t be another for a while!
 

Horses for courses.
If I’m buying modern proofs or SOTD sovs on the secondary market I’m only buying graded (70) ones. Couldn’t really care about the OMP if I’m honest as it’s not particularly deposit box friendly. I’m shallow as a puddle though and clearly a slave to the grading system.
If you’re looking at it from a resale angle for modern proof and SOTD sovs, I think generally speaking that getting 70 grades usually help resale value, 69 usually sells for around the same as what the raw coin would, and anything less is probably not going to be very helpful to the value of your coin. Bit of a gamble really.
If you’re asking from purely a collecting point of view then I would argue it just comes down to your personal preference.

Horses for courses.
If I’m buying modern proofs or SOTD sovs on the secondary market I’m only buying graded (70) ones. Couldn’t really care about the OMP if I’m honest as it’s not particularly deposit box friendly. I’m shallow as a puddle though and clearly a slave to the grading system.
If you’re looking at it from a resale angle for modern proof and SOTD sovs, I think generally speaking that getting 70 grades usually help resale value, 69 usually sells for around the same as what the raw coin would, and anything less is probably not going to be very helpful to the value of your coin. Bit of a gamble really.
If you’re asking from purely a collecting point of view then I would argue it just comes down to your personal preference.

Horses for courses.
If I’m buying modern proofs or SOTD sovs on the secondary market I’m only buying graded (70) ones. Couldn’t really care about the OMP if I’m honest as it’s not particularly deposit box friendly. I’m shallow as a puddle though and clearly a slave to the grading system.
If you’re looking at it from a resale angle for modern proof and SOTD sovs, I think generally speaking that getting 70 grades usually help resale value, 69 usually sells for around the same as what the raw coin would, and anything less is probably not going to be very helpful to the value of your coin. Bit of a gamble really.
If you’re asking from purely a collecting point of view then I would argue it just comes down to your personal preference.

Thank you to @shawy2510 for this SOTD 2013 Double Sovereign.

And just received another 2022 sovereign from Atkinsons Bullion. Don't trust the FED and other central banks that they will increase rates significantly in the near future. If they would, the stock market would take a nose-dive and Powell, Pelosi and others are heavily invested in the stock market. Can't go wrong with gold

Fresh back

These 2 gems arrived this morning. Nice way to start off the day 😊

Just got this sov courtesy of @Darr3nG 

A few more bullion sovereigns for the stack.