jultorsk

Sorry folks, I cant help but this is stuck in my head now. 
And now the end is near
And so I face the final curtain
My friend, I'll say it clear
I'll state my case of which I'm certain   I've lived a life that's full
I travelled each and every highway
And more, much more than this
I did it my way   Regrets I've had a few
But then again, too few to mention
I did what I had to do
And saw it through without exemption   I planned each chartered course
Each careful step along the by-way
And more, much more than this
I did it my way   Yes, there were times, I'm sure you knew
When I bit off more than I could chew
But through it all when there was doubt
I ate it up and spit it out
I faced it all and I stood tall
And did it my way   I've loved, I've laughed, and cried
I've had my fill, my share of losing
And now, as tears subside
I find it all so amusing   To think I did all that
And may I say, not in a shy way
Oh no, oh no, not me
I did it my way   For what is a man, what has he got?
If not himself, then he has naught
To say the things he truly feels
And not the words of one who kneels
The record shows I took the blows
And did it my way   Yes, it was my way   Songwriters: Paul Anka, Gilles Thibaut, Claude Francois, Jacques Revaux, Jacques Revaux Adaptation De Paul Anka.   By the way. If you've made it this far in my post. I should have bought more gold when it was £700 an ounce like so many here.

Good deal at this price + this grade on the gold 20 francs Louis XVIII London mint. This is a very cool coin.
It was minted in London at the Royal Mint, while the king was in exile because of the return of Napoleon III.
This is why the coin does not have the name “Tiolier” (the french engraver Pierre Joseph Tiolier at the time) and the privy marks of the engraver on the obverse and reverse.
The coin was struck from different dies, as the dies were probably re-created in the UK based on the original model design. If you look closely, you can spot some very small differences, like the ribbon and the curl of the hairs at the back of the neck, or the nose of Louis XVIII is very slightly more bent on the London version.
 

Ha! 
Offering £2605 

Wanted - Memorial 5 sov PF70's
£2600?

It's almost as we're in stalled price discovery, and likely this will continue while buyers wait for e.g., TCC sales to set the baseline. 
That, and Christmas/holiday season is coming fast so needs must... 

It’s a really tough market.
I bought a spare coronation proof sov in case my graded one came back under Top Pop and now couldn’t sell it below retail even taking a haircut. The bullion sovereign being crowned devalued the proof. RM has saturated the market with everything Charlie. 
Unless it’s a give away price, sellers put it back under the mattress.
Its is what it is.

The whole forum is very slow, nothing specific to Charlie boy and likely to do with the state of the world/cost of living, although he won't have the same appeal his mother had. I personally think the memorial sovereigns are bargains, and the coronation are holding a little better but still under RRP. Everything is a buyers market currently and will take a few years to regulate itself, especially on proof items. 

I have come close 50 times to buying Charles pf70 sovs and pulling the trigger on here they seem an absolute bargain 
But why aren't they selling? There not selling at all which is making me reluctant 
I know it's been covered a million times but someone help me out am I missing a bargain or has Charles rogered sovs 
 
 

The real Gothic Crowns were cheap 10 years ago, compared to what they sell for today. Not that I had the wisdom to buy any back then. I even remember reading an article where someone described buying a plain rim UNC Gothic for $8,000 (aussie pesos), and I thought it's nuts to pay that much.  Then again, back then I wouldn't have been knowledgeable enough to avoid even a dead-certain fake, so could've just as well lost it all.
My biggest regrets are not starting way earlier with older (pre-Vic) sovs & high quality Crowns, and spending money on grading coins that did not benefit from getting slabbed.
 

The real Gothic Crowns were cheap 10 years ago, compared to what they sell for today. Not that I had the wisdom to buy any back then. I even remember reading an article where someone described buying a plain rim UNC Gothic for $8,000 (aussie pesos), and I thought it's nuts to pay that much.  Then again, back then I wouldn't have been knowledgeable enough to avoid even a dead-certain fake, so could've just as well lost it all.
My biggest regrets are not starting way earlier with older (pre-Vic) sovs & high quality Crowns, and spending money on grading coins that did not benefit from getting slabbed.
 

The real Gothic Crowns were cheap 10 years ago, compared to what they sell for today. Not that I had the wisdom to buy any back then. I even remember reading an article where someone described buying a plain rim UNC Gothic for $8,000 (aussie pesos), and I thought it's nuts to pay that much.  Then again, back then I wouldn't have been knowledgeable enough to avoid even a dead-certain fake, so could've just as well lost it all.
My biggest regrets are not starting way earlier with older (pre-Vic) sovs & high quality Crowns, and spending money on grading coins that did not benefit from getting slabbed.
 

Silver Kooks - 2014, 2018, 2022

Yep, beautiful.

Could be worse some went all in on the gothic crown.
 

I bought a 1oz 2011 Brit.. in 2011. Completely random purchase. Paid £800 and felt disgusted with myself for wasting money. Put it in a draw and forgot about it.
Didn't buy anything else until 2020 when I realised it had nearly doubled in price and my bank savings were doing absolutely bugger all. So yeah, if only I'd been watching the price more closely, I'd have probably gotten in sooner.

I have a few bullion coins from the RM,old ones, in fancy envelopes …I think gold needs to go to Mars let alone the moon  before I’ll recoup the premium 
 

1. I wish i knew about it sooner 
2. I wish i hadn't gone all in on memorial sets (hindsight!)
 

Telling too many people in the early days. Just keep it to yourself, safer, quieter and easier. 

Have no regrets as such, saves me from admitting I can be an idiot quite often. 
The only thing I'd change if I had the opportunity, I'd of gotten into gold sooner.

Flash sale tonight also listed on eBay
Managed to get my hands on some stunning grade queen Vic young head Halfs  will keep the ones that don't sell as usual I have overstretched wit other things 
Earlier dates 
1849 - £350 (first head portrait) sold 
1858 - £290 (second head portrait transition year) SOLD 
Middle date
1866 (proof like fields) - £290 sold 
Later dates 
1872 - £240 sold 
1880 - £225
 
If I'm way of with prices let me know 
But these are high grade quality in my opinion can send more photos if needed
Would exchange all for 1oz gold buffalo or each coin for gold bars of equivalent value 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Rare portrait or someone bought a Sovereign on eBay? 😳

This fine gentleman is not alone. Here is one, presumably from one of our American cousins.  
 

And another…

Royal Mint confirm this meets their quality standards.

Right then, I think I've cracked it. Have tried a few different styles, but this is the best.
Original first followed by the latest version