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I love these Australia sovereigns . Another for the collection . I'd like to complete the set. 

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Price it cheap enough and buyers will always appear, if @James32 hasn't got there first 🥇🏆

My experience would suggest that if something is priced well on the forum it will sell quickly.
Gold has to be spot or less right now, otherwise it's just not going to sell. 
Silver seems to be very low to the ground in premium, I bought a below spot silver purchase (premium ish item too) this week. I have seen Britannia's going for £1 over spot. 
At these prices you kind of have to ask yourself why bother selling on the forum because Atkinsons (not a sponsored plug for those that like to call me out whenever I mention them, they are just the leading buyer and seller right now, so jog on please conspiracy theorists) and indeed other dealers are offering £1 over spot for britannias. No risk, no faff just selling and being done.
The same can be said of gold. Why bother with the risk and stress of selling a 1 Oz gold Britannia at 98% spot on the forum when you can send it to Atkinsons for 98% spot.
So, is selling on the forum dead? I don't think it's dead, it's just a crazy market that the forum is struggling to keep up with.
Buying I would say is much better on the forum right now. You can buy silver and gold dirt cheap. But if you're a seller it's cheap so not good.
Just my 2¢

I'll happily exchange a sovereign for 20 shillings if you don't manage to find one. I'll even cover postage 🤣

I came across a modern one with a less favourable exchange rate!

Iv actually made a gold purchase today  from another forum member , his coin is twice as big it’s a 1/50 thank you very much ??   

Might be a bit big for him.

I like to hide my sovereigns behind a photo of the wife. No one will go near that.

I’ll do the garden for free 😂

With respect spending £500 a week on poor quality sovereigns seems a terrible idea especially if that is the whole of your weekly savings budget.  Yes gold has gone crazy in the past few months but it doesn't always do that.  Poor quality sovereigns will be difficult to shift other than at rock bottom prices from dealers. Who would melt them down ? That comes at a cost.  Another problem is fakes. Cheap looking coins can be cheap for a reason. I certainly wouldn't put all your eggs in one basket.  Collectors spend years leaning the pitfalls. 

With respect spending £500 a week on poor quality sovereigns seems a terrible idea especially if that is the whole of your weekly savings budget.  Yes gold has gone crazy in the past few months but it doesn't always do that.  Poor quality sovereigns will be difficult to shift other than at rock bottom prices from dealers. Who would melt them down ? That comes at a cost.  Another problem is fakes. Cheap looking coins can be cheap for a reason. I certainly wouldn't put all your eggs in one basket.  Collectors spend years leaning the pitfalls. 

I like to hide my sovereigns behind a photo of the wife. No one will go near that.

I like to hide my sovereigns behind a photo of the wife. No one will go near that.

I like to hide my sovereigns behind a photo of the wife. No one will go near that.

For £500 a week I'd be buying quality rather than quanity.  Quality always sells. 

Cleaned coins should only be a  concern if the coin has a numersmatic value. Usually they'll be light scratches on the surface. Some worse than others. The natural  luster will vanish. Polished coins look like my head after I've been swimming.  Shiney.  No natural luster. I've buried polished coins in the garden to dull them but it never works. 

With respect spending £500 a week on poor quality sovereigns seems a terrible idea especially if that is the whole of your weekly savings budget.  Yes gold has gone crazy in the past few months but it doesn't always do that.  Poor quality sovereigns will be difficult to shift other than at rock bottom prices from dealers. Who would melt them down ? That comes at a cost.  Another problem is fakes. Cheap looking coins can be cheap for a reason. I certainly wouldn't put all your eggs in one basket.  Collectors spend years leaning the pitfalls. 

I like to hide my sovereigns behind a photo of the wife. No one will go near that.

I like to hide my sovereigns behind a photo of the wife. No one will go near that.

I like to hide my sovereigns behind a photo of the wife. No one will go near that.

I like to hide my sovereigns behind a photo of the wife. No one will go near that.

Do you need your grass cut? Not a euphemism either.

I like to hide my sovereigns behind a photo of the wife. No one will go near that.

What a 'feel good' thread!
It's what I like about the forum, we can discuss things like this and there's no jealousy or animosity, just support and encouragement.
If you can, encourage just ONE of your family or friends to save in gold.
Then you have at least one person to talk to when the forum goes down 😂