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Gold Bullion Double Sovereign, 2020. Condition notes: Bought as new and not handled, so good condition. Price: £755 includes Royal Mail Special Delivery. Item Location: UK Shipping destinations: UK only. Payment Terms: Payment by bank transfer in GBP only. As I don’t do internet banking, I will physically go into my local bank branch on the morning following the transfer in order to confirm the payment has come through. N.B. My bank still does not open on Wednesdays because of Covid!!! No returns. Dispatch Time: I will aim to post by lunchtime of the day following payment.

I've just noticed, there is no Brexit SOTD Sovereign listed. When it was released, the controversial aspect of it was its price - £800. Did this put people off, or did they all sell out? From memory, I'm sure they did all sell out The strike limit was 1,500.

I suppose for many of us, the Sovereign figures are the key ones:

Who needs eBay's Binlords?

Didn't someone say that about 2023, 2022, 2021...

Well! After the Paper to Silver ratio has consistently been falling since March (it got down to 165 to 1 a couple of days ago), it has now suddenly shot up to 423.26 to 1 !!! This is bizarre - and it does not seem to have had any impact on the spot silver price.

Yes, not sure where you got this from, and as seen from the responses, many people are optimistic. Indeed, I've just seen this on the ZeroHedge website: Gold Prices Predicted To Hit Record Highs Of $2,300 In 2024 | ZeroHedge

Yes, from 2009 the sovereign was issued without the streamer, but other coins in the series continued with it. I think the reason for doing this was to make sure the sovereign was readily distinguishable from the half sovereign because in reality there is not that much difference in size, and in pictures it may not be that apparent.

My niece is getting married this year, and I will be giving her and her husband some gold, but it will be a nice 2024 bullion sovereign which I will put into a fancy RM box. So, they will get more gold 7.98g v 5.59g and it should only cost about £450 as compared to £530 for the gold sixpence.

I didn't even know about this coin! Do you know the mintage?

RM 2024 Annual definitives and special coins have been released. 2024 Annual Sets | The Royal Mint

I shall probably get one at some point in the year - rather than the proof one which came out last year.

The really sad thing is that anyone who knows about coins and the coin market could do a better job than them.

I didn't think the Buckingham Palace £5 looked too bad.

New commemorative designs for 2024 have been released by the Royal Mint: Royal Mint: New 2024 coins celebrate Buckingham Palace and British athletes - BBC Newsround

I got the Chris Rudd "Ancient British Coins" book for Christmas

Are you sure the background is not a RM error?

According to Spink's Coins of England & The United Kingdom Decimal Issues (p.3, 2022) there was a 2009 BU silver penny (8,467 issued) and a proof silver penny (2,749 issued).

Can I ask, how long ago did you buy it? If it is within the last couple of weeks, it would be reasonable to return it and get a refund. If it was bought months ago, I think the situation is a bit more tricky.

On this page:

Friday night's close of $2,072.32 was an all time high in Dollars.

Gold has just hit an all time high in Dollars: Powell, You Have A Problem: Gold Hits All Time High As Markets Price In Rate Cuts As Soon As March | ZeroHedge

Gold has closed the week above the important psychological $2,000 mark.

The paper to silver ratio continues to fall. It is now below 200:1 - four weeks ago it was 224.44:1. Back in March is was 364.29:1. There continues to be no discussion of the phenomenon despite a 45% fall in the paper to silver ratio in the past 8 months.

If only we knew when to look forward to it !