LawrenceChard

We swapped ours for 2 Holy Grails! 😎

It must be getting late. The first time I read that, I thought you said "popcorn". 😎

How about doing all these next? 😎

The top one has its die crack in a different place. The bottom one has a thick first "1" in date. 😎

Silver Cutlery Forks and Spoons (Flatware) - Including George III and William IV Hallmarks I recently saw about 20 to 30 kilos of these, still to be sorted out: Who knew they come in monster boxes? Spoons Some of them look they have regimental crests or logos on them. Most are from London Assay Office. 😎

The OP is posted under: Home Precious Metals Gold So I presume it is primarily about gold rather than silver. 😎

https://theassayoffice.com/anatomy-of-a-hallmark Other assay offices are available! 😎

Yes, we are a little picky about our customers! I copied and pasted the above to our CS Team, and will tag @ChardsCoinandBullionDealer in to this conversation. We are aware that some online sales fail to complete, for various reasons. Thanks for the feedback though. 😎

The red ones would be great as 7th anniversary gifts! But otherwise I agree. 😎

Did you pay"spot" price? 😎

Buy the lowest premium within reason. Also 2022 double sovs are currently lower premium than singles at the well known Blackpool coin dealer. Check free postage deal for TSF members. 😎

Not £35, $35! For platinum, 53% of gold is cheap! In 10 years time, you will be saying remeber when platinum was cheaper than gold. 😎

We done for calling it flatware. Technically knives are cutlery, whereas forks and spoons are flatware. 😎

I'm still waiting for gold to go back down to $35! I see from our chart here: https://www.chards.co.uk/platinum-price/ounce/gbp/10-year that there was dip in April 2020, which I remember, but the solid line on the chart only just dips below £600. While the shaded part shows a drop to around £460, this may have been out of hours trading. We were not able to buy any at that sort of price level at the time. Platinum is a relatively thin market compared with gold. So, yes you probably did imagine £400! 😎

Yes,, but do they offer "free postage"? 😎

You click-baited me there! When I saw "Silver cutlery, goblets", I thought the thread was going to be about Silver cutlery and goblets. Turns out is it about silver plated stuff. It's rather like being offered a Ferrari, but fiinding out it's a Fiat. Here is a pile of hallmarked sterling silver cutlery: Much of if is George III or William IV, but probably not worth much more than its silver content. Most silver plated stuff is likely to be worth very little. Most people seelling any onebay are likely to be asking about 10x what it is worth. Sorry if most of this sounds rather negative, but it is an honest, and probably accurate, opinion. 😎

There seems to be a strong link between die cracks and the first 1 in 1871. I wonder if any of those are from the same die. 😎

You mentioned spoons? If those are teaspoons, I will be taking most of them home. 😎

Yes, dies clashes were frequent on shilelds, some more obvious than others. It will not have helped die longevity! 😎

Interesting 1871 Victoria Shield Sovereign 1 Over 1? Die Number 25 The first "1" in the date has a die crack running from its top right, which is mildly interesting but not too unusual, but at the bottom left there seems to be a mis-placed "1" which has been overstruck. It could be just another die crack, which would be disappointing. I received a message "Lawrence Chard any comments on this? That 2 looks blobby!" Indeed it does, but I think that's all, just a blobby numeral! 😎

Sounds like a good idea, and a great offer. Ask if you can bring your wife or girlfriend along to hold the coins. Does @DrDave also shoot "raw"? 😎

Not really 6ft! 😎

Quite a few people have recently reported concerns about the actual diameter of gold sovereigns, or half sovereigns. It is not something that I have paid particularly close attention to in the past. This is probably because when looking for fakes, there are much more important things to watch out for, and I have always been aware that there is some tolerance. I commented recently that I should check what the stated tolerances are, but meanwhile I would not worry much about yours. Interestingly, I just noticed that Wikipedia incorrectly states the diameter as 20.0 mm: Sovereign (British coin) Diameter 22.0 mm Thickness 1.52 mm Edge Milled (some not intended for circulation have plain edge) Composition .917 gold, .083 copper or other metals The Royal Mint do state it correctly: The Sovereign 2020 Gold Bullion Coin Specification Value Diameter 22.05mm and so do Chards: Sovereign Technical Specifications Diameter (Millimeters) 22.05 Weight (Grams) 7.988 Alloy (Carats) 22 Fineness (millesimal) 916.6 Actual Gold Content (Grams) 7.322 Actual Gold Content (Troy Ounces) 0.2354 Although Wikipedia is often a good source of information, I often find errors there when it comes to coins. 😎

Thanks for the mention.1 That's at least one TSF member who won't be asking about free postage. 😎

Also: https://www.londoncoins.co.uk/?page=Pastresults&auc=171&searchlot=1797&searchtype=2 https://www.svcollector.com/en/sovereigns/1843-victoria-sovereign-narrow-shield-variety-xf45-pcgs.html 😎