3 hours ago, goldlips said:

hi guys. thanks for the replys

first of all that is just my opinion, i am not trying to insult a business, however i learnt many years ago a business is NOT your friend, i learnt this lesson with amd, intel and nvidia for example.

as stated, i prefer to use 1 of my credit cards for the reason stated, 56 pays to pay off the balance, nut more importantly i get 1% cashback, which soon adds up over the year, if i order pepsi or gold at the end of the year this cash back is a decent amount, in another way, it reduces everything i buy by 1%

 

lets look at this for a example:

Best Value Sovereign Gold Bullion Coin:

Atkinsons Bullion and Coins £380.93 - delivered

Chards Coin and Bullion Dealer £382.87 - delivered

 

using my cashback card these prices fall to £377.12 and £379.04 respectively, i would PREFER to use chards (even at the slightly more expensive price, as they are most local dealer to me and i always prefer to use local business if possible, if atkinsons can do this price while taking a hit on credit card fees, why cant chards, from what i can see it is only chards that do not accept credit cards out of all the online gold dealers in the uk.

 

another things "online" is the key word here, these company's are selling online, i dont think im aware of any uk online retailer who refuses to accept credit cards, its all very strange to me.

 

so rant over, all im saying is, i get 1% back when using my card, also i can buy gold or a bottle of pepsi, using this credit card and i have up to 56 days to pay for these items, hope this helps.

Hey @goldlips,

We appreciate your comment and after speaking with Lawrence there is a whole host of reasons as to why as a business we do not currently accept this payment method.

We do however constantly look at ways of improving our service and would hate to think we have lost you as a customer due to this.

For any more information please email info@chards.co.uk and we will be happy to speak.

Thanks,

Chris 

14 hours ago, Aldebaran said:

These arrived, thank you Chards, I must try harder with my photography 🌞

You're very welcome, we're glad they arrived promptly!

Here is our Blog on how we do our Photography here at Chards! 
https://www.chards.co.uk/guides/coin-photography-kit-taking-photos-the-chards-way/1046

9 hours ago, Aldebaran said:

These arrived, thank you Chards, I must try harder with my photography 🌞

Hello all,

We're hoping to get some guidance from everyone here as we've taken in a limited stock of 2009 Thunderbird Totem 1 oz Gold Bullion Coins.

Some quick facts:

These 2009 Royal Canadian Mint Gold 1 oz Thunderbird Totem Bullion Coins celebrate the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.

• Manufactured by Royal Canadian Mint
• 24 carat gold
• 999.9 fineness
• Contains 1 troy ounce (31.1035g) of the precious metal
• Face Value: 50 CAD
• Exempt from VAT
• Diameter: 30mm
• Limited mintage

More details: https://www.chards.co.uk/2009-royal-canadian-mint-gold-1-oz-thunderbird-totem-coin/18506

As these are reasonably rare (we've never had them in stock!) we wondered what everyone's thoughts would be in terms of a fair percentage premium for these coins?

Let us know - guidance is always appreciated, as ever we want to make sure we're being fair with our pricing.

Many thanks,
Chards

7 hours ago, Agaupl said:

Will the crowned head be coming to bullion does anyone know? @ChardsCoinandBullionDealer will you be taking preorders for the proof?

We found this on the Royal mints website 



We also have a page for any future sovereign releases (sign up here to be notified)
https://www.chards.co.uk/latest-gold-proof-sovereign-range/18701

Thanks!

@CazLikesCoins,
 

Lawrence is doing well, thank you for asking!

What an excellent spot 😉 We've reduced the price to the original Royal Mint price of £5,595 - for one week only. 

On 15/04/2023 at 16:49, Von said:

Hello, looking at these coin, i have a doubt and im a little worried, because both have diameter/weight/thickness in the specific, but even if of the same type and year, they show different color: one the usual pink/red one, the other a bright yellow.

 

Opinions?

 

thanks and sorry for my bad English…

Hi @Von. The right-hand coin looks cleaned. Possibly polished and used in jewellery. The photos aren't great so it's difficult to determine the authenticity solely from the provided photos. We would need to see it in person. 

On 15/04/2023 at 17:33, Von said:

Ok… honestly i have always payed attention at diameter/thickness and weight, but seeing them now make me question myself about colour. 

A lot of fakes have the same specification as the genuine coin. 

On 15/04/2023 at 20:36, SeverinDigsSovereigns said:

I believe Lawrence at Chards is an expert on sovereigns. He's also on the forum but I haven't seen him in a while.

We'll let him know he's being missed. 

5 hours ago, Cornishfarmer said:

You have an old web site think it was something like taxfreegold that was a go to for just about all coins information but about 4 years ago it stopped working on the phone which was disappointing as learnt so much from it.      Chards is my go to but if I was new atkinsons web site is a lot easier to navigate on a phone

This is something we are working on. We are in the process of developing a mobile friendly website /application which will be the BEST on the market when we're finished!!!

1 hour ago, LawrenceChard said:

I have not looked at the whole thread, but it sounds like we are working on it.

Pedantic note: I am sure @ChardsCoinandBullionDealer meant "the 5 Sov set should have been", not "the 5 Sov set should of been"!

We do like to get things right!

😎

Should of been❌
Should have been✅
🤣

5 hours ago, Oldun said:

This is only my second purchase with Chards and the communication was excellent with my first purchase. Top notch, very good, along with the politeness and understanding. My second one was the same right up until Monday when I was left in limbo with communication.

Hello @Oldun

Please send us a direct message with your order number & email address and I shall look into this now. Everyone who has placed an order for the 5 Sov set should of been contacted, so it could of possibly gone into the JUNK folder if we are not a 'safe sender' in your email thread. 

We will keep an eye out for the details you send, and make sure that this is rectified ASAP.

Regards,
The Chards Team

3 hours ago, Deus said:

Hello Lawrence do you know how long this run of coins will be made for? Do you think they will stop come coronation? Thank you 

1 hour ago, LawrenceChard said:

I suspect it will only be for a few months.

It is possible I have seen some information and forgotten it. 

Someone at @ChardsCoinandBullionDealer might know the answer.

😎

We have no further information in regards to when this run of coins will cease.

As soon as we do, we will let everyone know. 

1 hour ago, Cornishfarmer said:

@ChardsCoinandBullionDealer will you be selling the 1/4 and double in time?   Or will these have to come directly from the mint 

We wont have them ready for release, but are are strongly considering stocking them, depending on demand.

19 hours ago, kimchi said:

Ah that's a shame, I enjoyed seeing this a lot last year, and was ready to jump in this year, I think it's a brilliant idea

Keep your eyes peeled for the new year, we will keep TSF members updated  

42 minutes ago, LawrenceChard said:

@ChardsCoinandBullionDealer?

😎

Here is the snippet where the winner was randomly selected.

In future we will make sure to market this better and also include TSF members if interested!

E-commerce

@LawrenceChard - Here is the front/back of the certificate! 

On 21/10/2022 at 14:28, stefffana said:

The coin is 1/25oz gold, melting value today @£58.50. Advertised as having a surcharge of £35 and premium 30%, so should be for sale @£93.50 or @£76. Very confusing......but guess? For sale is @£111, a surcharge of @£52.50 and a premium of @89%!😜

Hi @stefffana. Sorry for the confusion. That product has a 30% premium plus a £35 surcharge. So it's intrinsic + 30% + £35. It doesn't help that they're both labelled as "premium". 
It's the same with the 2013 8 double which has a 30% premium + £10 surcharge. 🙂

11 hours ago, Ukbullionfan said:

That taxfreegold website doesn’t work for me . Anyone else have same problem ?

1 hour ago, paulmerton said:

The links work fine on desktop devices. The problem is when you try to view them on a mobile device, as you get redirected to m.taxfreegold.co.uk which does not exist in the DNS. Definitely a problem at your end.

Thanks for pointing it out. The tech team are looking at it now.