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That says 'sterling' so they're probably 925 silver with weighted bases. I don't know much about the makers name. They're most likely not British or Irish as they say sterling and aren't hallmarked, unless they are hallmarked somewhere else.

I don't think there are. As a guess, by 1950's and 60's advancement in coin production had moved on and coins were much more uniform and precise and as they were intended to be. I'm no expert but I suppose by the period of the Gilick sovereigns, gone were the days of the individual engraver. Perhaps @sovereignsteve or @LawrenceChard could shed some light on this?

The price of these Gillick sovereigns isn’t bad at £317.50 at the time of writing. https://www.sharpspixley.com/buy-bullion/buy-gold/buy-coins/pre-decimal-sovereign-gold-coin-elizabeth-ii

I've done exactly the same with QB'S series, I nearly bought them in 2019 and again in 2020 but resisted. Next time if I'm undecided I think I'll just buy something and if I really don't like them then sell them on. The only trouble is now, the earlier 2oz QB'S sell for quite a premium.

3 years ago: I’m not bothering with the Queens Beasts series. April 2021: I bought the 1oz Silver proof completer coin. Hmmmm.... Yesterday: These arrived. Backwards I go. 😆

To be honest, Prince Philip would have probably found this hilarious. 😂

The first sovereign I bought was a 2018 bullion sovereign. I felt I wanted to mark my collection with the year I started and since then I’ve bought every year. Are they the modern Sovereigns my favourite sovereigns? No. But my 2018 sovereign in all it’s ‘copper’ colour glory, is, as I’d like to hope, one that I will i’ll always keep. For me it’s where my collection started. The thing with modern bullion sovereigns is that we don’t get to know the mintage numbers for a few years. Perhaps @LawrenceChard may be able to shed some light on this. No, he doesn’t work for Royal Mint, but he does own Chards in ‘sunny’ Blackpool. Modern Sovereigns are ok and this is just where I started my collection, in fact I bought a 2018 and two random sovereigns from Hatton Garden which was a 1897 M mint and a 1965 Gillick sovereign. None of the three above have started a new collection for me personally despite being my first three Sovereigns, but I intend to do the Gillicks next.

I feel sorry for the poor sods born in 1940’s then. 😆

The Gillicks are very nice indeed. They also have that nice ‘yellow’ gold colour, much like it’s natural colour. The modern sovereigns have a ‘copper’ tint of colour to them. The Gillick date run is the next collection I’m looking to start after my George V small head variety collection. Which oddly I haven’t come across anyone else, well not on this forum collecting these. I don’t know why I started this. 😬 Well I sort of do, it started with a 1930 M mint sovereign for 20% over spot during lockdown last year and so the collection began. I just need to save for the 1929 M mint and the 1931 M mint. My only bit of advice to @Scootermuppet would be to research whatever collection be it date run or variety or mint collection BEFORE jumping in. I did this to discover the 1929 M and 1931 M which are going to set me back over £1,000+ each but I’m determined to finish the collection. Although having said this, some of the best collections start purely by chance. So buy what you like but most importantly, like what you buy. I wish you the best of luck.

There’s no need to thank me, I’m glad I could mention your website here. I’ve learned a lot from your Knowledge Base and I use it often to read about a particular sovereign variety.

@Scootermuppet this is a great resource, I’ve learned a lot about sovereigns from reading the knowledge base on this website. I think the owner of this site is even on the forum. https://www.allgoldcoins.co.uk/pages/knowledge-base

This is very good advice from @Roy The possibilities of collections with sovereigns is that there are also of possibilities. Like you I was in the dark about sovereigns just three years ago. Having been on this forum I've learned alot and most of the sovereigns I've bought have been from other forum members. Most of my sovereigns are George V, particularly the different mints. I think the only mint sovereign I haven't got is a 1918 India mint but 1918 is the only year that will fill this gap as they were only minted in this year. The focus of my collection at the moment is all of the George V, small head variety sovereigns from 1929 - 1932, there are 10 in total and I need 3 more to complete the collection. My best advice would be to buy the best quality coins that you can afford. Bullion sovereigns are great too, but I've just started to look more for numismatic value also. But this all depends on which way you want to go with your collection of if you are buying them just for their gold content. Victoria shield sovereigns are always popular and a great place to start with their varieties, die numbers and errors.

All of them. 😆 I wish.

Exactly. I only need another sovereign to make me feel all warm and bubbly. The hot tub can wait. 😆

I’m glad to hear this had a good outcome.

London 2021 😂 They’re only 9 years out. Also is that supposed to say 20p?

I always been fascinated with shipwrecks since I can remember. I have a modest collection of ceramics from a few Chinese and Vietnamese shipwrecks. The most are from Tek Sing, achinese trading ship sailing to Europe which sunk in 1822, Hoi An which sunk in late 15th century and Ca Mau which sunk circa 1725. All very fascinating pieces an some complete with coral still attached. There’s one shipwreck that fascinates me the most, I’ll give you a clue, it sunk in 1912.

They go through each lot one by one starting at 12pm next Sunday. I bid in the last auction and it's quite a smooth process.

Hi all, I thought I’d start this post by saying that it isn’t about wishing our dads a happy Father’s Day. Well it is but, please bear with me. It might be in the wrong category and admins please move as you see fit. Its my first Father’s Day without my dad and I’d like to not only acknowledge that but like to create a thread on this great forum for those of us who can no longer say “Happy Fathers Day dad”. I think it’s important to talk and keep talking. I appreciate that this post isn’t anything to do with PM’s and I try to avoid such discussion which digresses from PM’s. But it’s so important to acknowledge and to look after your own mental health. Talking is important. It’s also important to pause and remember those of us without their dads this Father’s Day. 💙 If you’re finding today difficult like I am and you want to talk, my PM’s are always open.

Who doesn’t love an Australian Koala? 😬

The 1917 Perth mint sovereign. Rated scarce by Marsh. This will be sent for grading soon.

I maybe should have said I was looking at the main U.K. bullion dealers. I obviously wasn’t looking in the right places.

£400 per oz? If it dropped that low, this would be me leaving the bullion dealers incognito. 😂

This is a very good way to put it. Do you remember in March 2020 when silver dropped below £10 an Oz. I think the cheapest 1oz silver coins I could find were around £25 each. 🤷🏻‍♂️

The same happens to me too. 😒