cliveb13

@Agaupl that summary from Macleod is interesting about demand shift intra day 

I have some bullion to sell for end of tax year but when I looked find a price from a dealer to compare & set my price as -1% , I could not find anything in stock. If dealers have pre sold their next shipments at £1700 say & the price is now £1775 or whatever that is gonna stress. 
thank you 

C 

3 minutes ago, Zhorro said:

Good question!

As far as I can tell:

1) Expectation of interest rates coming down?  So, gold up?  But of course gold was not this high when interest rates were really low.

2) Higher oil prices are pushing up the expectation of inflation?   If this is the case, then interest rates are not going to come down?  Contradicts 1) above!

3) De-dollarization - so no real incentive for China to sell its gold.  Does China really want to sell gold and buy dollars?  Other countries are also wanting financial independence following the way the dollar was weaponised against Russia.

4) Countries that hold large amounts of their reserves in dollars are starting to worry about the rate of increase in US Government debt - and so may be diversifying.

5) Anticipation of possible turmoil in the run up to / following US (and UK) elections?

I'm sure there are other reasons as well.

These are excellent points @Zhorro & you are clearly well informed. The $ is relatively stable to £ but the debt that the US & so many countries have makes $ less attractive . If the $ isn’t attractive then gold is one of the alternatives. Of course gold dosent produce an income but a currency can & will lose value vs others if it’s debt servicing costs become unmanageable or politically tricky. 
Great points though 

C 

1 hour ago, Paul said:

A Kew gardens gold proof 50p  in pf70  never get cheaper the very odd times you see one offered for sale or in auction 

Might be worthy of consideration to 

Hi @Paul & @Heirlooms

i have a Kew, & most of my low mintage , low 70 grade 50p proofs have been acquired via TSF but over a longer period of time. Some of the members do put some nice coins up. 
Kew & the WWF were my first but the lowest ones are those that only come in Annual Sets , so that is Britten 2013 & Team GB 2020. The Olympics were supposed to be 2020 but when it moved to 2021 in Tokyo, due to Covid, the stand alone proof had its date changed to 2021. In both cases there are only 70 issued, & only a couple at 70. 
 

intersting that @Heirlooms has such a great & focussed collection but no 50p proofs. That is the norm it seems. 
 

again , thanks for sharing your milestone & collection. Reminds me of why I collect 

Clive 

Lovely. Great purchase @DanPie & a v good offer @NextDayBullion

if I’d seen before Dan I’d have said yes. I do have one , but two is twice as good 

clive 

9 hours ago, 9x883 said:

@cliveb13

Thank you @9x883. I really collect Proof coins in most cases. I have some older ones where proofs hadnt been er … invented??? Yet ,  but it’s the quality of the coins I like. Although this is a beauty of a coin & great photography.  
 

thanks for the nod 

Clive 

Yes. Please 

clive 

Both please 

clive 

@Organics

wow. That is some set. From your comment toward the end of your description, does being in the UK mean that there will be taxes to pay here, using the DHL route ? 
 

Superb set and there are collectors of space coins. I have a couple myself inc small commemorative coins from the early space US program . 
thanks Clive 

As @Spyder says, 1994 was a non-bullion year, so there are only just over 7k sovs in total. Karl has good options & you can change your marriage year thru divorce, but you can never change your birth year. You’ll be 30 this year and 50 in 20 years time. 
 

I bought a stunning set recently for my wife for a couple of years time for our 35 anniversary . Won’t be many of those then around in a proof 70 

and the great 2002 sets will make fantastic presents for numismatics to give to their spouses for silver weddings in 2027 . The greatest, the 2012 won’t be silver wedding material till 2037 

the other idea for 1992 if a Sov is too much, is an Olympics silver set. 1992was Barcelona & there must be great sets at good prices for that event. 
 

Even years have Olympics or World Cups. 
 

let us know what you get & happy 30th birthday for whenever !! 
clive 

@BLOOMMAN101 

that looks like an active screen I haxe seen day traders using ? Can I ask are you trading or watching ? 
also the green interspersed w red. What do the red bars signify ? Falling prices ? 
thank you for the very much real-time graphs 

clive 

Thank you @GoodAsGold , & great username by the way 

the market is weird at the moment & great coins are coming up, and some haxe surprisingly little real interest. I’ll cite this one & the 1989 2sov but also on Facebook there is a 1989 5sov 70 that has very surprisingly hung around longer than might be expected. Maybe this is the new normal and we can all expect to add exceptional coins to our collections at will. We’ll see 

delighted though by my latest trade w @GoldDiggerDave 

clive 

Totally agreed. My first Sov purchases were the 1/2, 1 & 2sov in this year, although ngc rather than PGCS. I had been ambivalent being an element then bullion pm bar collector, & didn’t ‘get’ coins. But I did when I got my small 1989 set & a 2012 single & I was off. Like @JamesH said. Someone should buy this as a collectors piece & v v likely an investment 

c 

Fantastic photography & angles. You really must come & photo some of my own personal numismativ  highlights please @9x883 

Lovely . Clive 

Great. I was checking you hadn’t accepted @James32 ‘s very tempting and competitive offer 

thank you . I’ll sort the ££ once your PM arrives 

Clive 

3 minutes ago, Spyder said:

Could this interest you @cliveb13?

Thank you @Spyder

i don’t collect the £1 coins. I have none separate & likely only 1-2 as part of sets. 
 

I do collect 50ps , but the rare ones & only in 70. Kew , WWF , Britten, Ironside etc . 
so thank you for the nudge for not for me on this occasion. I like the rare 50p proofs. It’s what I started my coin collection with . 
 

clive 

Thank you @motorbikez 

this is a great coin , and perfect too. I am sure someone will be delighted to own & display this. I have bought some older coins & spent up for just now 

good luck Darren 

clive 

Agreed. This is a great coin & a great price. If my collection didn’t already have one this would be sold.