KDave

Gold is close to $1200 now. If it breaks through that price, it could go a lot higher quite quickly. If it consolidates back to $1170 over the next couple of days, it will be a buying opportunity. Gold miners are going crazy. I've not seen double digit gains in majors like this. Randgold is up 12%.

@KDaveMaybe KDave, just read a piece of news that is quite concerning about Turkey and the USA it's not been put on the western news yet but RT are making hay out of it.
https://www.rt.com/news/331711-erdogan-washington-syrian-kurds/
https://www.rt.com/news/331689-turkey-kurdish-cizre-raid/
And Reuters are leading with
http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-idUKKCN0VH0SP
While the BBC lead with
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world
It maybe why the markets are even more edgy today

£821/$1181 an ounce at the moment. Silver is doing very well also £10.45 an ounce not seen these prices for a while. Gold spike above £860 an ounce early last year I wonder if it will repeat? 
 

@Cointreau IMO the reason the ratio is different is because in 2008 there was a squeeze on Silver, a lack of supply and high demand . Today there is a down turn in demand for general commodities inc copper where a large proportion of silver is mined (where the price is set).  Gold on the other hand is generally not used industrially and is hoarded for wealth more so in times of world instability as insurance.  For the past 50 years the 30-1 ratio was extreme and so is a 80-1 ratio, you could wait 20 years or 6 months if you buy at extremes to trade the other way though it is a good strategy if you are young.  One thing to consider though the spread on Gold bullion is 6% to 7% on silver bullion its 33% (20% above spot to buy sell 87% sell) with dealers.playing the ratio game you could not sell on ebay or the forum enough silver coins at a time its just not feasible.          

2 x libertad 1/20th 2009
3 x libertad 1/20th 2010
1 x libertad pf69 ultra cameo 1/20th 
1 x libertad pf69 ultra cameo 1/10th 
All courtesy of @Numistacker

Silver looking very desirable to me at the moment. Bought 50 oz last week and fancy maybe a roll of kooks or roos next week.
Comex is being bled DRY of gold and silver.

This says "One Chervonitz", meaning one "ten rubles" (in old Russian meaning "Gold", which the ten rubles in Tzarist time was made of) according to my Russian wife also the golden tops of the churches are called "Chervonitz cupola" which also implies high-quality gold. So ... win - win.
Yeah, I said Russian wife.
Anyway, she was mightily impressed with this coin photo.

my new collection!!!
 

2011 1/10oz Panda
2012 1/10oz Panda 
 
Had a bad gold itch that needed to be satiated

My soviet coin arrived
 

Mexican gold is defo my favorite.
20 peso is the best followed by the 50 peso.
 


Also have the 2 and 10 peso so just need the 2.5 and 5 to finish the set.

Got my 1/4 oz rabbit from Arshi today. Top bloke always comes up with a good deal
Cheers @arshimo2012

2016 year of the monkey Niue
2015  year of the goat Niue
2016 Australian Wedge tailed eagle
2015 Congo silverback Gorilla
2016 congo African Lion
 

Which reminds me of a comment a user wrote about this on another site:
  Physical gold is now so diluted by paper gold at 542 to 1 it is homeopathic

Waiting for my 1/10 oz 2016 Somalian, looking great

they always come in plastic, from coininvest?

Just an Argos / eBay pickup. Nothing rare - just a 2007 proof Libertad. As I think Numi said recently - there is really never a bad time to buy a proof Libertad. Mintage 5,800. £40 delivered. Photo lighting is a bit odd - looks gold , but I can assure you it's silver. 

This week I have received 10 2oz Turtles from STG (beautiful coins), 5 Mixed year half sovereigns from Atkinson's and 4 Half Sovereigns from Sovereignsteve. Thanks again to Steve for my first shield halves.
Dates of the half sovereigns - Top row (from sovereignsteve) 2002 shield, 1892 shield, 1898, 1912. 
Bottom row (from Atkinson's) 1911, 1905, 1897, 1897, 1901. 
Now I am broke until around March-ish but it was worth it  
 

This week I have received 10 2oz Turtles from STG (beautiful coins), 5 Mixed year half sovereigns from Atkinson's and 4 Half Sovereigns from Sovereignsteve. Thanks again to Steve for my first shield halves.
Dates of the half sovereigns - Top row (from sovereignsteve) 2002 shield, 1892 shield, 1898, 1912. 
Bottom row (from Atkinson's) 1911, 1905, 1897, 1897, 1901. 
Now I am broke until around March-ish but it was worth it  
 

American Landmark Series 2 ozers plus a couple of ducats and JH sovereign all from @sovereignsteveGreat delivery, thanks Steve  and thanks @mmissinglinkfor the posts on the ALS, you were right, great looking rounds.

My first Royal Mint gold coin  - The 2016 Year of the Monkey 1oz gold coin:
( Capsule with handmade black sponge for a limited time lol )





 

I have never really been a fan of fractional gold (except Sovereigns or Indian Heads), ... and never paid any attention to Chinese pandas. 
So yesterday I broke my rules after seeing this playful panda, and bought my first Chinese gold : a 1/4 ounce 1985 gold Panda. Probably not my last either, now that I have started to look at the different panda designs! 
 

Received my order from Goldsilver.be, including a 2oz turtle Surprised how small they are, they rattle around in a Elemetal 2 oz round HR capsule (privateer series etc).
That's a 2oz Perth monkey

This week I have received 10 2oz Turtles from STG (beautiful coins), 5 Mixed year half sovereigns from Atkinson's and 4 Half Sovereigns from Sovereignsteve. Thanks again to Steve for my first shield halves.
Dates of the half sovereigns - Top row (from sovereignsteve) 2002 shield, 1892 shield, 1898, 1912. 
Bottom row (from Atkinson's) 1911, 1905, 1897, 1897, 1901. 
Now I am broke until around March-ish but it was worth it  
 

This week I have received 10 2oz Turtles from STG (beautiful coins), 5 Mixed year half sovereigns from Atkinson's and 4 Half Sovereigns from Sovereignsteve. Thanks again to Steve for my first shield halves.
Dates of the half sovereigns - Top row (from sovereignsteve) 2002 shield, 1892 shield, 1898, 1912. 
Bottom row (from Atkinson's) 1911, 1905, 1897, 1897, 1901. 
Now I am broke until around March-ish but it was worth it