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I wouldn’t clean but if you have an air gun that might shift it if it is just a flake of something.

1864. I haven’t seen one or know anyone who has definitely seen an example.

There she blows!

Whilst you can buy gadgets, do water tests, ping tests etc I would strongly advise that the first and most important test is via the Mk1 Eyeball. Loupe, Microscope etc against reference coins and use a load of learning that you accumulate. Good dealers like ATS won’t screw their reputation by selling you some counterfeit tat from a Turkish melt house, but it’s always worth checking without being paranoid about fakes from main dealers You say you don’t buy P2P - you might want to just have a look at TSF vs dealers. There are some v good dealers but equally I know several people here who have bought counterfeits from dealers you would think you might be able to trust.

ATS should not be a problem - I have had no problem with them. That said, I check carefully whatever I buy.

This question gets asked a lot. The hallmark of the forum is a kindness and politeness where people ask a question forum members respond with help rather than sarcastic and unhelpful comments. I for one am always happy to answer this question and others!

Both are great. Sovs slightly more liquid as they are cheaper! I would be going for Gillick Sovs or any Brits.

lol. Dont.

Too many letters. Reported for abuse of letters and spelling.

If you know, you know.

Welcome back Wonger

There is an excellent and very significant podcast series called “When diplomacy fails”. The problem is the unexpected, the unpredictable.

All of the usual nations who use the premise of worshipping different sky fairies as a reason for war are ready for a big one. I don’t relish it but gold is likely to be a beneficiary

I cant predict short term prices but I can pretty much be sure of increased volatility this week.

My guess here is that it was a screw up on the hub. I have a map of this error across Sovs It is not consistent across years interestingly…. Similarly there are a a sub set M Halves that have a very similar issue - which have L cousins with the same problem. Again my guess is hub being the origination for this problem.

This is common. It is a broken denticle and if you take a look back to the very first Victoria Proofs you will find the same issue. Some nut jobs on eBay claim it’s a backwards 1. It’s not.

Savour this day - been a long time coming.

I’m betting that there are various HF’s and banks that have taken really serious hits on their shorts.

1945 Gentlemen, I put it to you that there is only one explanation for this price rise. Voodoo, Blackmagic, Juju.

Could it be a bank failure that gold has sniffed out?

If you rock up with 200 Sovs my betting is you will get Spot.

Will be interesting to see if any dealers are actually open this weekend.

Silver has got its act together…up 2.3pct

1917….

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