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Yes, but for me gold only, and in Sovs or Brits, which are optimally liquid.

This example is not one I would touch personally. Looking at the truncation / bottom of the neck you might think this coin has been double struck….but then nothing else on the coin seems to have been, apart from Liberty’s chin perhaps. Not sure this is all it seems… A few of the details look finer (smaller / narrower) than I have seen previously.

Not only bonus payment time but also HMRC tax refund season. They take time to repay after Self Assessment.

I have just had a mail from Atkinsons saying they have reduced premiums on Sovs and Brits. I guess the price may hurt sales.

There is an “off to the races” feel about gold at the moment.

£1704 as I type. Whist the fat lady has not yet sung, it’s been a good week for Gold. - 5 days with no mysterious slam down - Price increment has survived todays US employment number release (see the temp spike earlier) - Ditto for 2 days of Powell pronouncements in the US My guess is that we will see further highs next week. There seems to be “momentum”. The key question is what is driving the upward momentum. Lots of “experts” are keen to opine, but I suspect multiple factors are at play. Are people looking for safety? If so what has gold sniffed out? Hope you are enjoying the action as much as me.

Hi All This is great thread for anyone considering buying at auction. My thoughts are: 1. Use your own wits and resources to research any coin you are buying. Don't blindly trust the description / photo. 2. I agree that auction houses don’t always get it right - both mis-describing some coins and missing critical details / “sleepers” that they are selling. Sometimes even selling counterfeits…. Always bid know if what you are buying and limits. 3. Don’t be out off by a grand name if you need to complain. They are just a company and need to deal fairly with you - Auction houses need and want to maintain a decent name to stay in business. 4. Complain politely and follow up. I don’t ever complain on email. I write a letter - I find this much more effective. Best Dicker

All excellent comments here. I off back catalogues in pdf very useful because of their ease of search. I do have originals of important coin auction catalogs to compliment. My books on coins are filled with my own notes, post it pads and hand written comments that I go back to time and time again….

Wonger - gone but not forgotten. If he really was a trader and believed in his own rhetoric then he would have been financially burned to a cinder. Whatever he stated about COT futures prices it just didn’t stack up against the macro background of QE and inflating…and here we are at GBP1692.

Not so many people will understand that. But yes.

As always is the case. Irrespective of country. Every socialist that gets to power in the U.K. makes working people poor and themselves rich. This is ONE of Tony Blair’s houses. I remember reading he had a 30 million property portfolio…this is just one of his houses.

If you have the right skills the following are very tax friendly. BUT IF YOU GO TO WORK ABROAD GO AND PAY A TAX ADVISOR BEFORE YOU EVEN CONSIDER IT. The caps are deliberate. The following are low tax - and there are jobs available in these locations. If you want 9-5 it’s probably not for you. Irrespective of whether you are are low level or a CEO, you need to work pretty hard but can make a lot of money. - Singapore - Dubai - Saudi - Bahrain

Australia has zero inheritance tax…

Just wait for the incoming Labour government…..

GBP1674 Lots interest rate indicator news out this week in the US as well as unemployment numbers. The last few days has apparently seen big volumes pouring into Gold and BTC. As well as being news driven I suspect some traders are going in large to catch the upward momentum before selling out. What does this mean for GBP Gold? I don’t honestly know.

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Back on topic £1666

A muted opening over here in Asia. I’m currently in Bangers for a bit of R and R. The Bangkok Post, had the below article. Always nice to see a positive article on Gold in the morning. Best Dicker

FedEx are used by a couple of the big auction houses for high value item delivery.

It has been noticeable that in the last few years we have had fewer and fewer Christmas cards from older folk. I am fairly sure it’s the prices. SD for me is a premium service and worth it but it is getting expensive for what it’s actually worth. FedEx is supposedly good but expensive. Lots of the other deliver services are to my opinion just junk. I had a £500 hamper left on the road outside my door by one of the delivery companies who then bombarded me with “how did we do” messages. SD remains the best out there for me. Despite the cost

T-Bond yields from what I saw. Lots of data due over the next couple of weeks could take the price either way. But Monday up for me.

I sort of agree and disagree. The population certs are really useful - and you are right that some people crack coins out and send them for grading again in hope of a better grade. For me the numbers are all about “sensitivity” if 1000 coins have been graded at MS60 and 2 at MS68 I would be super cautious about the lower numbers. They are more “sensitive” to re grading. I use the pop numbers for Morgan Dollar buying - just to get a sense if the books are right! all the best Dicker

Right gents. Where is gold heading tomorrow? Up is my call.

Not helped by the effigy bearing more resemblance to Simon Cowell (in my humble opinion) than George Michael. Poor all round.

Oh the intrigue…