sovereignsteve

They are clearly trying it on. They realise that many of our EU sources are now unavailably or a PITA to use due to shipping/vat etc and consequently they are hoping to pick up some easy money.

No just the RM. I have reliable info about a package being returned from NGC, value over £30k being left on the doorstep by Fedex!

Is that the "my total life spreadsheet" I love the tab "retire"😃 How's it looking?🤩

When you are talking about graded coins, you are generally going down the collectable market. Like all things collectable, some go up in price, some don't. It depends entirely when you buy and at what price. During the last 6- 8 years or so, some graded coins have made a healthy profit. We seem to be off the peak in general but historical graded coins continue to rise. The graded modern proof area certainly seems to have cooled substantially after the pumped-up period of a year or two ago. It is a risky thing to buy already graded coins unless you have a good understanding of what you are buying.

Who says it should be? It has been in the past, but, for reasons often discussed on this forum, there is no intrinsic reason for it to return to those historical levels.

like this?

These are coins that came already graded from the mint? I wouldn't worry about it. If you want a perfect coin, then purchase one after you have inspected it. If you want a grade 70 coin, then just buy one and don't worry about it's condition, the vast majority of people will buy on the basis of the grade alone. It won't affect it's value.

All occasions like this should be reported to the police. Someone has to review these video feeds, it's an open invitation for some pervert to get a job in swimming pool security. I'm willing to bet if all persons in these jobs were checked, a fair proportion will be on the sex offenders list. We've seen similar situations in the past.

I don't know for sure but I would think once your parcel is received by the Royal Mail, it is then at the Mint's risk as they provided the return service.

I've not done one myself but many years ago I had a jeweller friend of mine do a couple for me. It's quite difficult to do apparently and get all the old solder off cleanly, without leaving damage marks behind. I've seen many guineas with slight solder site damage after removing and also black marks on the gold. Any old solder can be removed by soaking in acetic acid with a little hydrogen peroxide for several hours but I would understand if this would be regarded as a step too far. There is always a chance of the surface of the gold being affected and an expert would probably be able to spot this "pickling". Although the coin is probably severely devalued by being ex-jewellery for this to make much differemce. It does make a big difference to the eye appeal of the coin to completely rid it of solder. If the solder doesn't contain gold, it is possible to "de-solder" it chemically but it takes days. A little heat may help. I have done this on some US gold dollars soldered on to a brooch and it worked well. You generally find though that any coin face that has been soldered will be scratched to a degree by the process.

I have about half of them as well. I go through spells of enthusiasm but as there are some real rarities, I always hit the block of thinking " am I really going to fork out to complete the set?" The answer is invariably "no, I'm not that keen". My personal experience of completing date runs is that I then lose interest in them and sell the lot!

IMO the only reason to use signed for is if you can't completely trust the recipient. Otherwise standard post if fine. I would happily receive up to a half sovereign (sometimes a full if I'm feeling brave) with 1st class post.

Looks like a die clash has occured where one die of the pair has come loose without a planchet in place. The inside of the ear will be prominently raised on the die and has been marked by the vertical lines behind the lions, on the reverse die. This will then cause the transfer of those lines on to the inner ear when normal striking resumes.

Word must have got round there is nothing left; only 40052 a few seconds ago.

If you don't have lots of experience, history and feedback on ebay you'll struggle to sell high value coins without a ton of trouble from scammers etc, as you've discovered. Things are likely to get even worse in the future in the ongoing economic climate as well.

perfect, untouched if memory serves. I got it on release

I've got one I don't need.

anyone know off the top of their heads how the mintages compare to previous issues?

That begs the question of how many people do you routinely show it to? Does your wife know?😎

why, are they made of special thickness industrial plastic?

I'd love to see the dies for this and the press used to mint it.

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Hammer and large screwdriver, but don't forget the cotton gloves to avoid damage to the coin😎

@LiquidMetalsUKWhat is it you do now, something to do with mercury?😉

Dies will wear and eventually fall apart under the immense stresses thay are subject to during their lifetime. Cracks will develop and gradually get worse until someone decides enough is enough and bins them. How often they are simply left in use until they do completely breakdown and fall apart is unknown. Perhaps the deteriorating condition is noticed in "QC" which I assume they had in some form before the coins were released for circulation, and the dies taken out of use?