jultorsk

Yesterdays safe deposit visit for summer stocktaking, arranged some of the big boy gold for a couple of pics   
I must stop buying proofs and stick to bullion

I have all of my shields in one place today so took the opportunity to get some updated pictures, this is all of my current stash of shield backs starting from newest and going back 

Attractive piece well priced.
£420 posted. 

Hi I’m looking at selling my 2019 gold sovereign. I can’t see any scratches on it but brought it as “best value”. I’d be happy to upload more pics upon request if required. 
 
Selling for £380 including postage. 
Postage to Uk addresses only and payment by bank transfer. 
 
Many thanks. 
 
 

Lovely post @stefffana, much kudos for the initiative. I agree wholeheartedly, it's a great forum, and a privilege to a part of this mob.
Feels like Christmas in July and I like the sound of that wi... err, jam, so can I have ticket number 39 please  
 

Not really a regret, but I wish I had got into this 20 years ago. Better late than never I suppose...
Thankfully no actual real regrets though, it been a blast, especially since finding this fine place.
 

My biggest regret was not buying all the sovereign my local coin shop used to offer to me. He would sell them to me for £5-£10 above the price he paid, including proof coins. Sadly ill heath forced him to shut the shop. 
My advice, get to know your local coin shop, visit regularly (if you have a local coin shop) and have conversation, eventually when they start to trust you, you will see them offering you deals that you would never know. My guy would never advertise that he had gold to sell.  Buy everything that you could turn a profit and that way you bring your average price down on the coins you want to keep.
Some people ask me is it worth it making £5 to £10 profit on a coin, I say of cause it is. The way is see it, it £5 off the coin I want to keep.

I used to shop exclusively at the Royal Mint and Bullionbypost

My worst experience is a crazy story, all of which is sadly true and I have never mentioned it until now because it was something I just wanted to forget about at the time after worrying that some nutjob was going to turn up on my doorstep and do something silly. 
So...
I bought a mint condition, special year proof sovereign on eBay.
Things started to look a bit worrying when the tracking info I was following showed it had been delivered to someone else, hundreds of miles away, so I asked the seller what's going on. He admitted sending two special delivery items that day, that he may have got them muddled up, and gave me a different number. Hopefully just a mistake then, good good.
Thankfully the parcel addressed to me arrived a few hours later. 
However, when I opened the parcel, it contained a completely different year with the standard pistrucci design. It was also in appalling condition.
The other sovereign in his eBay sold items was not the right year either, so I assumes it can't just be due to the parcel mix up.
I explained to the seller what happened, and if he still has the correct coin, could he please send it to me.
He said the coin he sent me was the correct year and in mint condition, and immediately starts acting a bit odd.
I pointed out that I had (thankfully!) taken a continuous video of the entire process of receiving the parcel and opening it, so he had definitely sent me the wrong coin, and asked again if he still had the correct one or had mistakenly sent it to the wrong person.
He said he didn't have any other sovereigns and started being abusive.
Worryingly, he then sent me another message saying he knows he has been scammed and repeatedly called me a lying thieving scumbag and invited me to sue him for slander! I was called all sorts of other things too (all via eBay messaging)
I reiterated that he sent me the wrong coin, that I have indisputable proof of it, and that he should be careful about making completely false accusations.
He called me a professional hustler, a scammer, and a sh*tbag in response.
I contacted eBay for advice on how to proceed and how to protect myself. eBay were useless and also did absolutely nothing about the abusive messages being hurled at me via their platform.
At this point, I also contacted my local police force for advice on how to proceed, as I genuinely couldn't work out whether I was dealing with a scammer or just someone who was very confused or just an idiot. I was obviously concerned that he was going to try and say I returned the wrong coin, or worse, nothing at all.
Reassured by the police's advice, I opened the eBay return.
The seller sent some more abusive messages and some weird insinuations that made no sense.
I also reported the seller to eBay for breaking their policies (absolutely nothing happened again)
Then things started to take a sinister turn....
I received an email from the seller, out of the blue and to my personal email address (i.e. not within eBay)
The email just said Hi and contained a large photo of me.
That really shook me up and I felt pretty helpless - eBay wasn't doing anything and this delusional idiot seemed convinced that I was a scammer and was now intimidating me by cyberstalking me.
I called the local police again, this time to report what had just happened. They asserted that no crime had taken place so couldn't do anything. Bizarrely, they advised that the content of the eBay messages would have constituted a crime if they had been sent to my personal email address, but because they were sent via eBay it was eBay's problem and not theirs.
After I posted the coin back (videoing the whole process again, from packaging to post office in one take!), the seller tells me the tracking number doesn't work and asks if this is part of my scam. (I have literally no idea how he couldn't get it to work!)
As per the police's advice, I ignore the message and let eBay's case handlers do their thing.
I then get another abusive message from the seller, calling me a scammer and all sorts of other names and threatening to call the police if I don't return the sovereign. The sovereign was already on its way, and the tracking number was valid, but the seller wrongly asserts once again that RM tracking numbers must be 14 characters long and the one I've given only has 13 (it should be 13!)
The seller sends another email directly to me (outside of eBay) and threatens that he is on my trail and has images of me. I was by this stage very worried as I didn't know what his intentions were from this threat.
The police advised that I reply, to ask only that he stops further contact.
I did that, and the response I got was "Get f**ked you c**t"
I eventually got my refund from ebay rather than the seller, and the seller got a visit from the police for two separate crimes: harassment and malicious communications.
After their visit, the police told me he was just an old and confused gentleman, and that's probably why I got sent the wrong coin in the first place.
I was given the choice of having it resolved with a community resolution, or to prosecute for the offences of harassment and malicious communications and potentially have to go to court as a witness. I chose the former option as it felt like that's what the police would prefer (less work) and I didn't really want to have to relive the whole experience again.
Reading through all of this now makes it sound far less worse that it felt at the time and I regret not prosecuting now for the impact it had on me.

I once bought physical silver 😬

Once upon a time, there was a drunken forum member who desperately needed a silver tankard to imbibe his beer from... along came his big-handed bert, who found the most exquisite large and heavy solid silver pint tankard anyone had ever seen. Described in detail as "beautiful, the shape is different, high quality Italian style. I can say that it is the most beautiful tankard I have ever had in my hand, thick and heavy" <he obviously meant the tankard, of course, not his hands!
"The tankard is fully hallmarked for Italian silver .800. This silver standard is very common in entire continental Europe, this alloy being considered the most resistant for silver flatware, for a long-lasting life. The weight is impressive, 375g, equivalent of 300g pure silver, with a melting value today of" ~£180.
"It was made by ARGENTERIA MALINVERNI from Milano between 1949 and 1970" < apparently, very slow workers!
 
Now that the forum member is into his eighth month of sober living, it's time for the Greatest Tankard in the World to go to a new home, to someone who will really appreciate it, for its form and functionality and drink lots of beer!
 
Welcome to the auction, with a bit of a charity element... any/all money over £200 will be donated to an alcohol-related charity: [Nacoa] 
 
 
Condition: See pics for details, but it is spectacular!  
Starting Time and Date: Starts right now!
Starting Price: Let's start at spot and see where it goes... £180.00 
Ending Time and Date: 21:59:59 BST Sunday, 6th August - Any bids after this time will be considered, before being rejected publicly. The forum post timestamps will be used to determine the winner. Bid early (and often) to avoid disappointment.
Set Increments: Whole British pounds only, no spoons, barter tokens, offers of lap-dances, or any other tat which you may want to offer to trade (even for diversity).
Winning Bidder: The winning bidder is the person who has made the highest bid at the point the auction closes. In the event that the highest bidder pulls out or reneges on their final bid, I will contact second place, third place etc. accordingly. 
Shipping: Free Special Delivery will be included in final price (UK)
Shipping destinations: Free SD within UK, rest of world at buyers cost/risk.
Payment Terms: Bank Transfer or PayPal (f&f)
Dispatch Time: Will be posted the following Monday.
 
Photos: 



 
Even more photos on the original auction thread: [https://www.thesilverforum.com/topic/61093-large-and-heavy-solid-silver-pint-tankard/]
 

Just a pic i took this morning before putting them away.
I have only seen one sold graded MS70 and it was £1900

Two are available. Lovely coins to mark a significant moment in our history.
£1800 posted SD each

Debt going to da'moooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooon !!
Faster than gold is  

This coin was not for sale. I went to sell some jewellery and decided to get my coin scanned

Well... what were you selling it for? 
 
@LawrenceChard

Hi @WizardOfSov and @SilverSnake
 
I can sort you out £290 delivered via special delivery for the Tudor beast 10oz bull. 
 

Sold , pending payment 

Look up the book "war is a racket" by most decorated of his time Major General Smedley Butler (July 30, 1881 – June 21, 1940), nicknamed the Maverick Marine, was a senior United States Marine Corps officer. During his 34-year career, he fought in the Philippine–American War, the Boxer Rebellion, the Mexican Revolution, and World War I.
 
At the time of his death, Butler was the most decorated Marine in U.S. history.
By the end of his career, Butler had received sixteen medals, including five for heroism; he is the only Marine to be awarded the Brevet Medal as well as two Medals of Honor, all for separate actions.
 
From his experiences below are some of his conclusions on life, society and world geopolitics 
 
" I spent 33 years and four months in active military service and during that period I spent most of my time as a high class muscle man for Big Business, for Wall Street and the bankers. In short, I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism. I helped make Mexico and especially Tampico safe for American oil interests in 1914. I helped make Haiti and Cuba a decent place for the National City Bank boys to collect revenues in. I helped in the raping of half a dozen Central American republics for the benefit of Wall Street. I helped purify Nicaragua for the International Banking House of Brown Brothers in 1902-1912. I brought light to the Dominican Republic for the American sugar interests in 1916. I helped make Honduras right for the American fruit companies in 1903. In China in 1927 I helped see to it that Standard Oil went on its way unmolested. Looking back on it, I might have given Al Capone a few hints. The best he could do was to operate his racket in three districts. I operated on three continents.
A racket is best described, I believe, as something that is not what it seems to the majority of the people. Only a small "inside" group knows what it is about. It is conducted for the benefit of the very few, at the expense of the very many. Out of war a few people make huge fortunes. 
WAR is a racket. It always has been. It is possibly the oldest, easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious. It is the only one international in scope. It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned in dollars and the losses in lives. "
 Add these to reading " confessions of an economic hitman" by ex IMF/world bank gopher John Perkins in more recent times and you'll see nothing has really changed 
Everything we see and hear are inversions. White is black, black is white and blokes can get pregnant. Welcome to 🤡🤡🤡 clown world. . . . .  Honk! Honk!! 🤡✨✨
 

From fillet steak Sunday night back to beans on toast today in less the 3 days
 

2022 Memorial Five Sovereign
NGC PF70 Ultra Cameo
Two available
 
UK address 
Bank Transfer & PayPal F&F
 
 

Slab. No. Price Item Troy oz Fine Gold Gram PCGS/NGC Link 1 £820.00 ½ oz USA gold eagle slabbed PCGS MS69 0.5 15.5515 https://www.pcgs.com/cert/10082339 2 £390.00 2017 full sovereign '200 SHIELD PRIVY' slabbed PCGS MS68 0.2352 7.315 https://www.pcgs.com/cert/83612619 3 £470.00 1958 FULL SOVEREIGN NGC MS65 0.2352 7.315 https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/2721975-002/65/ 4 £195.00 1978 FM Belize Gold $100 Itzmna - NGC PF70 Ultra Cameo (gross weight 6.21g – purity 0.500 gold - .0998oz pure 0.0998 3.105 https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/4866472-015/70/ 5 £195.00 1994 Isle of Man 1/10oz Gold Proof Noble Graded PF70 0.1 3.1103 https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/3203182-271/70/ 6 £435.00 2013 Britannia Gold Proof 1/4 oz NGC PF66 0.25 7.775 https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/2836693-002/66/ 7 £250.00 2017 G.BRITAIN PISTRUCCI SOVEREIGN 200TH ANNIVERSARY 1/4SOV PF70 0.0588 1.82875 https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/4515947-144/70/ 8 £435.00 ¼ PROOF (2016) BRITANNIA NGC PF66 0.25 7.775 https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/5841286-045/66/ 9 £215.00 2017 ¼ sovereign 200 year anniversary NGC graded PF69 0.0588 1.82875 https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/4514743-008/69/ 10 £425.00 1906 Edward VII Full Sovereign NGC MS61 0.2352 7.315 https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/4866672-002/61/ 11 £165.00 2013 GOLD GB BRITANNIA 1/20 NGC PROOF PF70 0.0498 1.55 https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/3795751-269/70/ 12 £300.00 2012 ¼ sovereign Queen's Diamond Jubilee variant design NGC PF70 0.0588 1.82875 https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/5841262-032/70/ 13 £190.00 2018 ¼ SOVEREIGN SAPPHIRE ANNIVERSARY NGC PF70 0.0588 1.82875 https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/5841584-074/70/ 14 £750.00 1902 UK FULL SOVEREIGN MATT FINISH PF61 0.2352 7.315 https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/6354662-007/61/ 15 £330.00 2020 Gold Proof Half Sovereign King George III privy PF70 Ultra Cameo 0.1176 3.6575 https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/6027401-006/70/ 16 £560.00 2018 proof full sovereign – Sapphire Anniversary Privy PR70 0.2352 7.315 https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/2825956-004/70/ 17 £215.00 1967 Turkish 50 Kurus Gold Coin - PCGS Graded MS66 - #83612620 Top Pop 1 of 1 0.1128 3.51 https://www.pcgs.com/cert/83612620 18 £325.00 1914 20FR French Franc – NGC graded MS65 #4866398-011 0.1865 5.8 https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/4866398-011/65/ 19 £480.00 1975 Panama Gold Vasco Nunez De 100 Balboa 500th anniversary PF70  0.2361 7.344 https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/5841688-093/70/ 20 £550.00 2021 Year of the Ox 1/4oz Proof PF70  Top Pop 1 of 1 0.25 7.777 https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/6027711-028/70/ 21 £450.00 2010 ¼ gold London 2012 OLYMPICS 'Mercury' PR70DCAM 0.25 7.777 https://www.pcgs.com/cert/84939393 22 £450.00 2008 Britannia Gold Proof 1/4 oz £25 PCGS PR69 0.25 7.777 https://www.pcgs.com/cert/40878321 23 £450.00 2007 Britannia Gold Proof 1/4 oz £25 PCGS PR69 0.25 7.777 https://www.pcgs.com/cert/40878322 24 £330.00 2019 Britannia gold Proof 1/10 oz £10 NGC PF70 0.1 3.1103 https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/6028369-005/70/ 25 £455.00 1966 UK full sovereign – NGC graded MS64 0.2352 7.315 https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/6028410-009/64/ 26 £500.00 2003 BRITANNIA Gold proof ¼ £25 NGC PF70 0.25 7.777 https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/6028466-003/70/  SOLD/PAID via PM 27 £330.00 2020 ½ sovereign – George III privy – NGC PF70 0.1176 3.6575 https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/6027718-002/70/ 28 £275.00 2003 BRITANNIA Gold proof 1/10 £10 NGC PF70 0.1 3.1103 https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/6028804-005/70/ 29 £650.00 2020 ¼ ELTON JOHN 'Music Legends' good proof coin – NGC graded PF70 0.25 7.777 https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/6028007-004/70/ 30 £465.00 2001 ¼ Britannia 'Una & Lion' proof gold coin – PCGS graded PF70 0.25 7.777 https://www.pcgs.com/cert/41487359 31 £675.00 2005 FULL PROOF SOVEREIGN - NGC graded PF69 0.2352 7.315 https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/4716370-010/69/ 32 £275.00 2010 1/10 gold proof Britannia – NGC graded PF70 0.1 3.1103 https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/6029624-051/70/ 33 £435.00 1877-S SHIELD BACK VICTORIA GOLD FULL SOVEREIGN - PCGS AU53 0.2352 7.315 https://www.pcgs.com/cert/36046631 34 £450.00 2005 UK Britannia £25 ¼ oz PCGS PR69 DCAM 0.25 7.777 https://www.pcgs.com/cert/41455266 35 £555.00 2019 Golf Proof Sovereign NGC PF70 ULTRA CAMEO 0.2352 7.315 https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/6030840-007/70/  
Background/Reason for Sale
I'm back again so soon with another sale!  Same items as listed last weekend, but I have tweaked and lowered prices on all items
I purchased two large five sovereigns here earlier in the week on the forum and looking to raise some cash towards them from smaller gold pieces I have.  
I am not a full time dealer or a serial trader/flipper and I don't list items for sale here every week. I normally may only put a sale up here once or twice a year -  My previous sales of mine have always been popular 
I try to price sensibly & price stuff to make sales - cheaper than dealers for sure.  Hopefully I'm not wildly out.  If you want to buy a few pieces, I can happily make a deal we are both happy with  
TERMS & CONDITIONS
Condition: Graded coins - are graded impartially by NGC or PCGS are clearly stated.  Slab could/may have surface handling marks on the plastic 
Source: I have purchased all my gold from leading UK bullion dealers (Atkinsons, HGM, ATS, Baird), auction houses (coincabinet/COR), and some items from fellow members on this forum.
Reputation & Trust: As a long-time member here on the forum for many years, with 100+ 100% positive feedback, both as a buyer/stacker and seller, I can assure you of my reliability. I've been here since year dot and have completed dozens of deals, including face-to-face meetings, earning me a held-in-high-regard reputation. Furthermore, I have been trading on eBay since 1999 with over 250,000+ different sales through my various businesses. Rest assured that all payments, orders, and messages will be personally handled by myself.
Item Location: United Kingdom (UK)
Shipping: Since it involves the sale of "GOLD," delivery is by Special Delivery.
This service by Royal Mail offers tracking, insurance, and next working day delivery before 1 pm.
Please add +£7.15 to the listed price for this option.
Your order will be dispatched in a secure, tamper-evident, and nondescript parcel.
Shipping destinations: I will ONLY ship within the UK; unfortunately, there is no overseas postage available.
Payment Terms: Payments can be made via UK bank transfer ONLY (no PayPal/crypto or swap/trades). I will provide my bank details via private message.
How do I buy?: To make a purchase, either drop me a private message or leave a comment below, and I will contact you directly.
Dispatch Time: No gold is stored at home.  Images were taken in safe deposit viewing room earlier today.  All gold is stored in a safe deposit box located approximately 45 minutes away. I always aim to dispatch orders ASAP within 1 working day, but on some occasions, it may take an extra day to retrieve the item from the safe deposit box due to my work/family commitments. I will be visiting Friday, Saturday and Sunday to pick up and process orders
 
I am not looking to sell everything, once i have raised £££ what i need to raise for my purchase, listing will be closed.  Listing will be officially closed off Sunday evening  
Many thanks for looking   PM me if you've any questions or queries 

Bloody collectors, one minute they are crying to everyone that their latest purchase has a tiny speck on at x1000, magnification, next minute they are drooling over a dog of an error bullion coin. Send the bugger back to the mint, get a proper yin😄👍

Ever popular .500 Crowns. Competitively priced. The more you buy the cheaper they get. Circulated but good condition. Thanks for looking. 
1 = 15 plus post
5 = 70 plus post
10 = 137.50 plus post 
25 = 337.50 plus post
12 on the one in the bottom right worn 
 
6 sold 22 left