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It is this "first in the series", that also makes me think the gold 2oz could be a good investment for future.  queens beasts early series, already carrying good premiums in  aftermarket

Thanks Chris - i was thinking the same. History is there with the design.  225 mintage is very low. Once the ebay flippers are gone, five or ten years down the line.  I think most will be firmly ensconced in collections never to see the light of day 
Just the £2,000oz im trying to stomach - i could get in my credit card and 0.5% cashback so would only be £3980 makes it seem a little cheaper ! 

I am looking for the ''Shut up and take my money'' picture...
 

It's a Sovereign. 

Got bored of coins, think might start a car collection...

Go to upma website and sign up for a free account. Then they send u a free one. Delivery was 5 days which was cool from America 

Almost forgot.got my free gold back today to.😃😃

Look what I got in the post today. 
Thanks @Alun it looks even better in the flesh than in the photos. 

There are some things that are just way too interesting to pass on.  This came at a bit of a premium but I loved it. Look at the detail! And it’s 1944! 

In those times you could be studying needlework in the Institutes of Technology! 
Odd there are no hallmarks but tests fine. 

Really good and easy to use - love it. 
Regarding the delivery being included in the price, I wonder if there's a way to show both prices (or like a switch you can flick to include/exclude delivery)? A small thing, but for folk who want to buy 3 sovs for example, the delivery charge won't increase which may change the order prices. 
(TLDR - ideally I'd like an option to see the prices without delivery charge as well)

Awesome, I love the ms dos look you had before! 

Found some free hosting: http://goldprice.eu5.net/
Apologies for how bad it looks, design was never my strength (anyone want to take a go at tidying up the css...?  )
Not fully automated, updating (yet) - I'm just manually overwriting the html file during testing.
Let me know what you think, hope you enjoy some FREE price comparisons.

Not strictly today but @PandaCoins hooked me up with these 1gm gold bar capsules that make my orphaned bars much better 😂 and I found a little container they all stack in nicely 

Updated stack pic. Only a few Ozs more than the last one so not much action this year

Reasonably rare 1916 London mint in MS64
Nice 1842 shield in MS61 🙂

Tried to get a decent full spread shot, like some of you guys manage to take, but failed miserably.
New camera for Christmas. 🤔
 

Your investment thesis is massively shaped by your experience of the Financial Crisis.  While this was not an insignificant event that scared a lot of people, there is so more more to the whole story than that particular data point which sticks in peoples' memories.
For sure there will be a huge crisis in the future, and you could be right that it may be just around the corner... but I and many others have been expecting the next meltdown for 5 or more years now. It might just as easily not arrive for another 5 years. 
Being significantly invested in a well diversified portfolio is a play on the continuation of global growth...
Here is the history of global GDP:
2017 $80,250,107,912,599 3.14% 2016 $77,796,772,093,915 2.51% 2015 $75,834,189,927,314 2.86% 2014 $73,725,379,037,299 2.86% 2013 $71,687,932,799,352 2.62% 2012 $69,835,075,997,485 2.51% 2011 $68,117,537,705,699 3.18% 2010 $66,036,387,107,063 4.32% 2009 $63,278,666,091,537 -1.73% 2008 $64,399,690,013,189 1.82% 2007 $63,259,518,020,148 4.22% 2006 $60,720,488,421,950 4.29% 2005 $58,230,742,361,797 3.84% 2004 $56,086,514,592,435 4.37% 2003 $53,737,125,361,629 2.90% 2002 $52,220,509,439,522 2.20% 2001 $51,095,322,159,447 1.92% 2000 $50,130,722,143,818 4.38% 1999 $48,021,528,352,458 3.25% 1998 $46,506,096,439,914 2.54% 1997 $45,353,283,623,640 3.70% 1996 $43,733,271,645,654 3.39% 1995 $42,298,840,848,045 3.03% 1994 $41,051,343,871,915 3.01% 1993 $39,850,411,491,683 1.53% 1992 $39,247,745,909,952 1.78% 1991 $38,559,540,875,343 1.43% 1990 $38,015,667,938,023 2.92% 1989 $36,937,516,003,131 3.68% 1988 $35,626,474,048,000 4.62% 1987 $34,050,052,752,417 3.69% 1986 $32,838,664,486,609 3.41% 1985 $31,756,450,901,427 3.73% 1984 $30,613,074,121,710 4.52% 1983 $29,289,767,991,599 2.42% 1982 $28,594,942,186,014 0.39% 1981 $28,482,919,388,282 1.94% 1980 $27,940,484,897,837 1.86% 1979 $27,429,440,588,887 4.16% 1978 $26,336,677,120,331 3.96% 1977 $25,332,940,501,772 3.95% 1976 $24,370,312,253,880 5.35% 1975 $23,132,512,801,824 0.74% 1974 $22,961,416,388,240 2.02% 1973 $22,506,580,764,392 6.57% 1972 $21,119,716,814,289 5.78% 1971 $19,967,598,712,001 4.34% 1970 $19,137,764,679,469 3.89% 1969 $18,420,822,162,383 6.12% 1968 $17,358,890,574,473 6.20% 1967 $16,346,745,284,296 4.41% 1966 $15,656,338,923,246 5.80% 1965 $14,798,407,343,429 5.58% 1964 $14,017,853,410,304 6.66% 1963 $13,141,865,125,510 5.21% 1962 $12,491,064,038,138 5.57% 1961 $11,832,723,884,098 4.32% Even the financial crisis was nothing but a mere blip of -1.73% in 2009. Every single other year the world has grown as technology advances, markets bring increasing prosperity and people work to better their individual lives. Are you really going to bet against that continuing?
https://www.worldometers.info/gdp/#gdpyear
 

There’s a BIG difference between not having to work and retirement.
 
Im financially independent but I’m not at what I consider retirement level, I don’t HAVE to “work” to pay my bills and have some disposable income to play with afterwards to live modestly, but i would want double what i have now in assets and income to even consider retirement.
It’s took me around 8/10 years to get to this stage and I’m hoping in another 6 I’ll be at my goal of X in assets and Y in passive income. I work pretty much full time, and would continue to do so as I hopefully reach and surpass goals, main goal being to just further secure this position.
To the OP, your nearly a year in so just wondering how it’s going? 

There’s a BIG difference between not having to work and retirement.
 
Im financially independent but I’m not at what I consider retirement level, I don’t HAVE to “work” to pay my bills and have some disposable income to play with afterwards to live modestly, but i would want double what i have now in assets and income to even consider retirement.
It’s took me around 8/10 years to get to this stage and I’m hoping in another 6 I’ll be at my goal of X in assets and Y in passive income. I work pretty much full time, and would continue to do so as I hopefully reach and surpass goals, main goal being to just further secure this position.
To the OP, your nearly a year in so just wondering how it’s going? 

Got some NGC results back, due to be collected this week. 


Few randoms for my "1977" collection



(I now have a set of 9 silver 1977 25p crown proofs at PF69). I know they are not "big value" coins and not hugely rare but, collect what you love and coins from 1977 are my "thing" so very happy
 

So this morning I got up early and dusted off my shot gun 
 I was on a mission today to blow the head off my Peppa The Pig... Piggy bank...  after counting my pennies  I went and bought these beasts... 4... one kilos bars and a baby 500g bar
 I was so tempted to buy the hundred ounce.....
 To my surprise even the ball and chain was happy with my purchases.

8 Down. 2 to go.
 

DING DONG
 
missed my package yesterday so went to pick it up, Just my luck to find this when I get back 🤦‍♂️😂

8 Down. 2 to go.
 

23 months in and over this time, I have chopped, changed and honed my Silver collecting. 
Going forward, I’m now only going to pick up Libertads and the odd modern Proof coin/set that I particularly like.  
I’m also going to read up on historic Silver sets- and maybe invest in some.  
Here’s my Silver stack so far excepting a couple of shoeboxes full of boxed Silver proofs- Brits, Crowns and 50p’s. 
Also,  my Gold bullion and odd Platinum coin.  One day when motivated, I’ll post my Gold Proof coins- I have more weight in Proof coins than bullion. 
Boxed Proof Libertads

Bullion Libertads

Single coin Proof, Reverse Proof & Proof- like Libertads

Beasts

Coin sets

Miscellaneous Silver

Gold bullion