Xander

3 hours ago, Goldfever20 said:

Same here, I had a closer look this morning and I have found a damage on the rim 🙁 I am very disappointed, keep it or send it back? 

I would send it back.

You wouldn't sell this coin to a forum member, in that condition. 

RM is taking the pish.

1 hour ago, WizardOfSov said:

The caps Atkinson sell are Lighthouse/Leuchtturm standard capsules they rattle a little.

I'm not sure if the Royal Mint still sells them. 

On 04/05/2023 at 11:43, KleinerVogel said:

I bought a sov capsule recently from our friends in Blackpool, but noticed the coin rattles around a lot in it. It's 22.5mm. But I noticed my other capsules are not as deep and the coin does not rattle about as much. The new capsule I received today looks like I could fit 2 sovs in it (stacked on top of each other obviously) I just thought it seemed weird and wondered if I'm missing anything.

Thanks for any clarity.

 

Edited to correct 22.5m to 22.5mm. Would be one hell of a coin to fit that 😅

Atkinsosns sell the full Sovereign capsules. 22.5 mm.

the one worth the most money.

8 hours ago, flyingveepixie said:

Nightmare mate.  That old saying about money being the root of all evil eh...

Money in itself is not the root of all evil. It's the love of money that's the root of evil. 

I recently made a will. It cost £200.00. gave a copy to my sons, the original is with the lawyer. If they have any disputes with the will, now is the time to discuss them.

Save any arguing when I'm dead. 

9 minutes ago, James32 said:

Actually that's only special delivery insured to £500, a fair few make that mistake on here and don't fully insure a 1oz gold coin. 

Would that £2 savings be worth it if package went missing and you tried to make a claim?

Add a Tenner on to the coin and say..." Free postage. "

55 minutes ago, pricha said:

If you're worried about the ethics of a design of a coin surely you shouldn't be collecting gold at all given where most of it came from and how it was mined ? Maybe the Wiener Philharmoniker coin is ethical gold ???? I very much doubt it.  Still nice to signal your virtue... cough 

I wonder if, ethical Gold is the same as ethical diamonds, ethical cobalt? etc. 👀

On 15/07/2022 at 01:51, Foster88 said:

That’s a very good point. It probably was a lie that got out of hand.

The coin that really stands out for me as ‘hypocrite’ and I know many people love it, but it’s the 1oz gold USA Buffallo.

It depicts a Native American surrounded by the words ‘liberty’. 😬

It’s a beautiful design, well designed and executed, but the word ‘liberty’.
It’s a big insult to Native Americans, liberty is the last thing they got.

Awkward or what.

They should change " Liberty " to, taking a Liberty.

3 minutes ago, LawrenceChard said:

What, to jail with him?

😎

Why not. Free food, free accomodation, free drugs.

His wife is buying two midgets, one chucked in for free.😊

2 minutes ago, LawrenceChard said:

Which reminds me, I must get off now, and return Bernie Ecclestone's phone call!

😎

Do you get a free ride?😂

2 minutes ago, LawrenceChard said:

Which means it is only truly free if you are not a taxpayer.

😎

Apologies, I wasn't including the lifestyle benifit fraudsters who buy 1oz Britannia Gold coins. Nudge, nudge. Everything is free to them.

2 minutes ago, LawrenceChard said:

Which means it is only truly free if you are not a taxpayer.

😎

15 minutes ago, Mox said:

We can go around in circles, I understand what you are saying though that wasn't obvious from your previous posts. I agree that at some point someone is paying therefore it is not free but also it is free in the eyes of the customer.

Do Chards ever offer free postage?

I bet you have had a few free lunches in your time, that technically aren't free, but are free to you!

Nice shades, is it hot up there at the moment? Good weather to get stripped off and wave your stick of rock around on the beach.

It's only free when the taxpayer pays fo r it.

I'll take them off your hands for a fiver. 

Send you back the duds...deal?

Splash out and buy the 50 Gold Pesos. Awsome coin. You won't regret it.

Received today. 

4 minutes ago, LawrenceChard said:

I was joking, well partly. Krause does the same.

In that case, logically this, and many others, should be listed as a British coin:

Because it was minted in Birmingham.
1939 British West Africa Silver 3 Three Pence Coin KN Mint Kings Norton Birmingham - Reverse

Very true, we seem to have a great talent for complicating just about anything. for example, component parts  manufactured in China, assembled in Germany, result, made in Germany? 

Can you imagine what it must be like being involved in the Brexit negotiations.

2 hours ago, LawrenceChard said:

Why has it got BRITISH sovereigns in an Australian coin book?

It could be that, by 1900, 40% of the Sovereigns in BRITAIN had been minted in Australia. I would say that would entitle them. Most Australians probably couldn't give a flying Ffff.

1 hour ago, Foster88 said:

Can anyone with a little more knowledge than me give their opinion on which of these 1862 sheild back sovereigns is the better of the two?

I believe both are of the wide date variety.

A

B

B looks the  better coin.

48 minutes ago, Bullionaire said:

Those ripples are like staring down a long silver tunnel

It seems when the Gov sees light at the end of the tunnel, it builds more tunnel.😬

Lovely piece. Eat your heart out Royal Mint.

4 hours ago, augur said:

maybe @Xander can post pics of his 7 1/2 Roubles?

I'm afraid this is the last of my roubles, the last one I sold was on the Coin Cabinet Auction on Sunday. Ended up buying more Shield-back Sovereigns. 

Local businessman not far from where I live lost £50 million overnight during the crash. If he had seen it coming and transferred his wealth to Gold, I suppose he would still have his £50 million, or more.