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Bent but the detail is pretty good. Glad the detectorist wasn’t tempted to flatten them out

Here are my thoughts - Beasts completer - 2021 Britannia - Pre 1933 Double Eagle - if you can find one - Aussie Nugget (if not then a ‘Roo) Best Dicker

Looks to be something hiding behind the 5.... I cant guess what it is though! Best Dicker

I have quite a few more oddities that are not in Marsh. Some I have published here, some I will do when I get back in the vault! Cheers Dicker

This time - not an error but a 1873 London Half Sovereign, with a Die number not in Marsh. (I don't think there is anything special about this - there are many die numbers that are not recorded in Marsh. Note: I have another Sovereign in the vault that has a die number that is not in Marsh.... it cannot be uncommon to find Sovereigns with un-recorded die numbers. Best Dicker

Thanks gents. I had not heard of the grading company, and the coin really doesn’t match the grade in my eye! Thanks Dicker

Hi All I am not in the market for the coin, but to my eye it doesn’t look MS67… Is it just me? Best Dicker https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/High-Graded-Morgan-dollar-MS67-/194199522192?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286

Perhaps I am misreading this, but I saw Gold ATM’s in Dubai in 2011. Some 10 years ago….not new.

Markets find their own levels, but with chancers like this some people get caught out.

I agree, I personally find it fascinating to look at the die cracks across coins and mints. While I find fault in the engraving of Victorian Sovereigns, it is quite remarkable that anyone can engrave to the detail of the lettering, given it is so small. It might be easier today with high quality microscopes, but actually it is quite an achievement. Best Dicker

Fully appreciate that die cracks are not errors but interesting to compare the following I's in Gratia. Clearly a weak point - I have many similar examples but just interesting to see this on two Sovereigns minted close together in time but at different mints. Picture 1 - 1872 London - a small die crack starting to appear Picture 2 - 1873 Sydney - big die crack in there same place

Yes but modestly - driven by a greater demand for the use in green tech. Best Dicker

The metro bank ones are not huge at all. Most metro bank branches have a display at the front where you can look at the various sizes. I have one of my business accounts at Metrobank and my business manage told me that they aim to pay their rent solely from the proceeds of renting out SD boxes. Nice business model!

Just to add to the above, in 2008, as the financial collapse occurred, I did a 48 hour shift working with a team preventing the Investment Bank I worked for settling cash and stock and other products with banks that were clearly insolvent across the world. The Basel II team were in a corner on the same floor that I worked on. At the end of the very torrid shift, I asked them how this had all happened given Basel II and was met with blank faces. They were all gone within a week. Best Dicker

Will be interesting and I am not sure it will have that much impact. I lost any interest and trust in what Basel I and II did during 2008. Despite the implementation of the “Three pillars”: - Capital adequacy - Supervision of capital adequacy - Transparency around Capital adequacy I saw banks that had implemented Basel, becoming insolvent very very quickly. The Basel regulation simply didn’t account for big events - the creators were in my opinion pretty short sighted. The average TSF member probably has a better feeling for risk and what downside risk there is Basel I and II in my opinion were an abject failure. So what did the Bank of International settlements do…! Come up with Basel III…. I did flick through the Basel III regulation (which is voluntary) and it’s highly technical and hard to understand unless you have a very deep understanding of banking “Pyrocyclical Fical policy anyone”? In reality, if a bank manages their risk properly they don’t need Basel - JP Morgan being a good case in point where they built a “Fortress balance sheet”, and sailed through the financial crisis of 2008 - it helped that they didn’t have huge CDO obligations but perhaps this was part of their strategy. Let’s see what happens - trust in gold! Best Dicker

Good point! I suspect there is a stronger market for historic US Coins. I regularly see high prices reached for “Goldrush” coins - silver and gold, as well as those minted at the start of the US monetary system as we know it today. The 1933 DE does have quite a special history to it as well, which probably adds to its value. It is my strong suspicion that there are other 1933 DE’s out there, but no one would declare because the coins would be confiscated.

I think this is not 'expensive' given its history and rarity. I believe this is the only known legally owned example - at least 10 others are in the possession of the US Treasury having been 'discovered in the mid-2000's - being illegally owned (long story and well documented on the internet). So there may be other 1933 DE's out there, but they are not legally owned and the US Government would certainly confiscate if these were ever put up for sale publicly.... Equally, if the US government decided to sell their unspecified number of 1933 DE's then the price would be badly impacted. Cheers Dicker https://coinweek.com/us-coins/the-1933-double-eagle-americas-most-notorious-coin/

I was a holder of Fidelity Special Situations and it was very very good for me. I sold it off when Anthony Bolton retired and handed it over to another Fund Manager. Lots of funds and ETF's that are out there that focus on the non-main stream bubble stock. Best Dicker

Hi @SilverFlame I am a Brit employed by a Danish company - before Covid, I spent most of my time in Copenhagen. It sounds like you are after bullion - in my travels around Copenhagen, I have found the best place to be https://tavex.dk/ for bullion type coins. It is > 1 year since I have been to CPH and things do change. I know it is 'obvious' but do take a look at the premiums before you go - when I went, there were some significant differences in the premiums that I found surprising. i.e. Sovs on the day I visited were not the lowest premium coin. Much more specialised is https://www.hafniacoins.dk I wouldn't go there unless you are into buying numismatic coins (not to start off with anyway). Tak Dicker

I am steering well clear of buying from on-line auctions for the time being. Some of the prices - particularly for the recent proofs seem odd to me (as in too high). Best Dicker

Don't forget to add a review to the dealer section! It is a very useful part of the form. Best Dicker

Yes, agreed. I have see more broken bars on the earlier Victoria Sovereigns. I think on the 1870’s the design changed slightly and I can’t recall seeing many after this date. Best Dicker

Yet another 1856 Both A's from GRATIA. First one has a broken bar, the second looks like poor engraving!

And an inverse of the die 'over die' Thanks for the suggestion Steve!

Just an interesting engravers error on this 1878 M. The engraver has done something quite unusual to the bottom of the M's legs!