LawrenceChard

Some of its bughers may be available at that price. In Blackpool, even a "99" costs £1.99, but perhaps that's inflation for you! 😎

I can't see a chip from your photos. If you come to Blackpool, you get get one without chips, which are available separately across the road, with very nice haddock. 😎

It reminds me of one of those word games where you change one word into another, one letter at a time, like: Change EBAY into c**p or possibly a "solve the code" game with similar results. 😎

That's a good question for a number of reasons. @ChardsCoinandBullionDealer are currently running an appointment system to manage the number of customers in the showroom at the same time. This started partly as a Covid precaution, but we still need it. It also ensures we have enough Customer Service staff available to manage the counter, while also dealing with telephone deals and enquiries, e-mails, and more. Appointments are also limited to about 30 minutes. Greater security means high value stock is stored further away from our counter, which is an inevitable trade-off against speed and convenience. A stock bin system makes it slower for someone like me to locate some stock, although it does mean we can find specific items more reliably. This all helps our internet based, largely mail order, side of the business function much more smoothly and efficiently. It does have a slight negative effect on our ability to spend time chin-wagging with customers and enquirers. In the "good old days", I often spent an hour or longer chatting with interesting customers, but this often had a negative effect on our postal service. A long time ago, I used to do some of the packing and despatch, so there was a risk that if I was enjoying a conversation, orders might get delayed or rushed. Subject to the appointment system, yes you can still wander in, we still accept cash subject to a few limits. It may help speed things up if we know in advance what someone wants to look at. There may be slightly less awareness on our part of recently acquired secondary market stuff, but less of it now gets shunted into a FILO sidings system like it used to. Again, in the "good old days", if someone was asking about something like one ounce gold coins, I might wander into the back room and emerge with a one kilo gold bar or coin, just because I guessed the customer might like to see it, even though I was aware it was beyond their budget. I also used to dispense opinions and advice more freely, even if I had not been asked. TSF members might notice a pattern here. So, yes we are still a Local Coin Shop, but with a few differences, mainly for the better. 😎

Thanks for your kind mention. I hope the journey went well for you both ways. I am sorry I missed seeing you on the day, but good luck with the new house. 😎

Bhumika is a lovely girl, and so well-trained! 😎

Thank you for clarifying that when you said "In most EU countries there is NO Vat on Bullion silver.", you meant "official minted coins from a country with a monetary value", although I would have hope you might be able to clarify the required fineness. You also claim "These are still VAT free in many EU countries, like Belgium.", although you have failed to list a single other EU country where this applies. I did say "If you would care to correct me by pointing to an official EU source which states otherwise, I would be grateful.", but you appear to have ignored this. I would be happy to accept an official Belgian government source. You did say "Please stop with giving misinformation.", yet you have offered very little evidence that my post constituted misinformation. I remain patiently waiting for more and better information from you. 😎

It looks like we got round to photographing our 1952 South Africa (tercentenary) coin set: In its box: Now I'm wondering how many we have! 😎

It will all become worthless overnight. Don't worry though, I / we will still buy it for half its previous value if you send it to us without delay. We might expect free postage though! 😎

Yes, it a 1909 Edward VII farthing, with a crudely soldered copper ring on it, probably using lead solder by the looks of it. Gold plated to make it look like a half sovereign at a distance or if drunk. But I am sure you knew all that! 😎

They have a good ring to them! 😎

Correct! 😎

Sure, Google is not always your friend! 😎

I could be delayed on my way back from Europe, due to a boating accident: https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-62637627 😎

Somebody probably has, but they are unlikely to match the artistic quality of the ancient Greek originals! 😎

Thanks. I found the RM page: https://www.royalmint.com/our-coins/ranges/historic-coins/ancillaries/Coin-Capsule-22mm-Pack-of-10/ but they are not the screw top ones. They are not unreasonable at £3.95 per pack of 10. I also found the so-called London Coin Companies capsules page meanwhile. What at total rip-off! And they are not £16 each, but £16.95 each! It might be a mitigating factor of this included free postage, but they also indicate £3.99 postage. 22.05mm Royal Mint Screw Type Coin Capsule Fits Full Sovereign Gold Coin Qty: 1 £16.95 Subtotal £16.95 Estimated shipping £3.99 TOTAL £20.94 LCC is owned by Ingram Liberman, who only ever seems to sell anything which is a rip-off price. At least he has stopped using our copyright images, since: https://24carat.co.uk/frame.php?url=ingramliberman.html When I met him, he was totally unapologetic, and said everybody does it. I do not have a high opinion of him, as you might guess! 😎

But there is VAT on silver coins in the EU. If you would care to correct me by pointing to an official EU source which states otherwise, I would be grateful. But perhaps you could explain what you mean by "NO Vat on Bullion silver". Do you mean silver futures, account (paper) silver, or some other form of "Bullion silver" or silver bullion. When you say "On bars and rounds there is VAT", it rather implies that this does not apply to silver coins, but you fail to state this explicitly, leaving your readers to guess or imterpret what precisley you mean. If you are correct, then I would like to be able to correct and inform a number of our fellow bullion dealers in the EU who have been under a major misunderstanding for at least the past 20 years. Even the Germans, who had a special 7% rate on silver bullion coins until a few years ago, now have 19% VAT on silver coins. 😎

I know, over 90:1 Great if you can trade silver XAG, but manufacturing premiums on physical make a huge impact, then 20% VAT kills it!

Who charges £16 each for capsules? 😎

No, it's more a statement of fact. There is still VAT on silver in the EU, while investment gold is exempt from VAT. As you are in Belgium, it might be more advantageous for you to buy from Belgian or other EU dealers, but still follow my / our advice, because it is geared toward helping investors/ stackers / collectors make better choices, rather than to benefit me / us. Not many other dealers do this. Even our "Advice Guide for UK Bullion Investors" is still highly relevant for most EU citizens. The main difference being the CGT (Capital Gains Tax) exemption for UK residents on disposals of "Sterling" including British coins. 😎

If all you own is one ounce of gold, it doesn't really matter, but it would still be easier to carry / post than 90 ounces / 3 kilos of silver (in any form). If you have 2 or 3 kilos of gold, in any form, and you want to sell / deliver / post / move / transport / store it, it is much easier than doing the same with 180 or 270 kilos of silver in any form. Multiply that by a factor of 10, and the gold is still easy enough to handle, even in aeroplane hand luggage. Don't try that with the eqquivalent value of silver. It would not even work with a car, or 3.5 tonne van, you would need a 7.5 tonne wagon, and a licence to drive it! 😎 An ounce of gold is easy to sell. I / we happily buy 500 ounces at almost any time, without notice, for immediate payment, and at competitive rates.

Bars have no advantage over coins, except they can be cheaper to buy. Most people including dealers are less enthusiastic about buying bars than coins, so you may get lower prices when selling. Most British coins are exempt from CGT when selling, so even if this does not directly affect you, other people may be keener to buy them than bars or foreign coins. 😎

It's a lot more easy to carry a few kilos of gold with you than to try lug around the same value in silver, and it takes up a lot more room under the floorboards. 😎

Sounds like you made a few typical early mstakes, but having been enthused by BYB, now you have found TSF, you are heading in the right direction. At this rate, you will soon be forgetting about silver (VAT!), and switching the gold. Who knows, your mext PM puchase might even be a 2022 double sovereign from a well-known dealer in Blackpool! 😎

Yes, the Greeks have been minting them for about 2.500 years. 😎