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I remember when sovs broke £200 and some people on here panicked and started selling. I also remember when we all 'revolted' a few years later because a certain bullion dealer put the modern India Sov (assayed) up from £250 to just over £300 (@cobrastacker may be of interest to you bud). And, who can forget 'Harrington and Burn'? 🤣

If so why did they immediately delete their entire back catalogue? No-one could buy their (suddenly very much in demand - that stunt and others made them famous) back catalogue after that, and so they didn't earn a penny (from sales). It's a rhetorical question, largely, just meant to make folk think Anyway! Back on topic!

The man with no family who hasn't crossed the 'rainbow bridge' has absolutely nothing to lose...

The moors I think, but yes, 'weird' chaps! Note they didn't burn their gold or silver, 'just' worthless paper...almost prophetic...or just plain crazy? 🧐

Yes, looks like the 'sprinkles' we get at my local ice cream place 🤔 Mind you, we always enjoy them and have a lot of fun after, even if things sometimes get a bit surreal!

Isn't the time limit for keeping records six years?

Absolutely! A story like this is priceless (and unless desperate for funds may I suggest this inheritance is too?)! Someone joining up to properly catalogue and research their dear late grandfather's beautiful collection (giving it a second appreciative run through the family)? Brilliant!

It were gravel in my day, room temperature IF YOU WERE LUCKY. And that were after working a 27 hour shift per day down't mine, being dragged for miles by a dead horse over hill and dale (I am sorry for that btw Dale), being hung drawn and quartered, and that was before your ma disemboweled you so she could cook up some stew for the rest of the family. Luxury! £1922 odd.

They were bought out years ago, even closed the original one near Leeds (Ilkley - ?)

Never mind that, how is ED???

It's free if you work for the Met

Timeframe spot on so far too 😮

Just as James said, if in doubt just ask

Good price, very nice coins

Good tips on gold here! Keep your eyes peeled for an opportunity, it really is a buyers market atm, from very trusted sellers too. The squeeze on gold premiums is true for a lot of silver too at the moment, plus some would argue price has not shown what it can do yet. It's certainly a sensible insurance imo at this price. I watched a video today (OK it was the US where stacking is more popular) and a man was making his first PM investment and going for silver because gold is 'too expensive' - I expect we'll see much more of this (but on the private market, not from dealers with the VAT). It's also a cheap way to look at some different coins without having to worry about CGT so much (although if you go large of course go for British). Just two listings I've seen in the last day are Jackflash I think selling a nice mix of coins at £26 each, and @fehk2001 selling some really nice bars at £27 (not sure if any left). I was very tempted by both, and sure there are many other great listings, but for weight (rather than quality!) went for the newest Royal Mint Myths and Legends coins myself at just over £25 delivered. Can't go wrong imvho with any of these!

ED is DED? 😮 Who will sell nice Asian ladies windscreen wipers and screenwash now? Goodbye ED ☹️

I remember meeting nice Korean ladies on ICQ 😇 I met one today in Halfords but (50/50 chance!) guessed she was Japanese, big mistake... Lovely bars, great price

I think the first three in proof were quite lovely and not that high a mintage? Who would buy this? Dreadful.

As well as other points mentioned, some folk with gold stored at dealers are cashing out to some degree (and the sum is very big, even for very big dealers). This isn't the dealers' routine business flow and if they can take profit now (or even get rid of this surplus) they will. Once there is a 'new normal' (that phrase rings a bell!) premiums will follow as soon as dealers can get away with them.

It's far, far more than that...Kooks are well prized, and so they should be!

A very welcome thread indeed @motorbikez thank you! We have many avid collectors of Kooks here, and some of us (like me) are trying to work out what is worth what (both for buying and selling). Looking forward very much to this thread and what we can share, and I expect @motorbikez has a lot of knowledge and experience with Kooks, this could (and should!) be a very valuable resource to us devoted Kook hobbyists

I think the panda privies (Chinese Expo) and lunar privies are pretty straightforward (not too complicated/not too many years released) and relatively easy to track and collect (?). The 2018 year of the dog privy is pretty cool and unique for me as it removes a major part of the original design (the moon). I have some of each panda/lunar (recent years) I'm keen to work out the value of and maybe sell some. Definitely, and would love to see such a thread!

For some reason I don't see Atkinsons on most of the 'compare' comparisons (?). This is the link I have saved. I'm sure it varies but I found them cheapest last year at around 1.6% premium on pre-owned 1ozs, which is very good from a major dealer (could find cheaper on here or other groups, but do your due diligence on the seller ofc). https://atkinsonsbullion.com/gold/gold-coins/1oz-gold-coins/pre-owned-2023-uk-queen-elizabeth-ii-britannia-1oz-gold-coin?pid=27445 @Cubic with your intention of a regular purchase I would speak to a few before you buy too much, and make sure you have a super helpful account manager/contact in place

PMed.

This is a great time to hoover up good quality, recent proofs at not much more than bullion. What more needs to be said except you have to have the cash of course!