Pipers

I bought a few mouse a few years ago and most of them have milk spots on, not all. I reckon the Cougar a nice coin, a large amount will get milk spots. 

I saw a different sort of cougar close up without colourized make-up and beer goggle enhancements the morning after and it wasnt as pretty as that coin 

Not really stacking but I did buy a 2002 sovereign from Arshi the other day. Collectables only ATM. The gold money I'm holding as cash until this breakout is confirmed. I tell myself I am happy with my current position so can afford to wait and see. I would not be too bothered if the price rises while in cash, but I would be bothered if I bought more gold now, increase my average and then the price dropped again. 

A lot of people got carried away with the last Gold bull market, I bought back in to early so I am back in profit at just over £800 all in costs and if I sell a few coins my costs will go down.  I'm not sure how high the Gold price will go, I am now thinking around $1300 top and a bottom for the rest of the year of $1100 its just an opinion and just mine.
 Deutsche Bank have put a profits warning out early to the markets and are buying back bonds Italian banks are in trouble, the Japanese investors have to deal with negative interest rates, same as the Swiss. The USA FED the ECB (Euroupe in trouble) and China are all trying to out maneuver each over, this leaves Gold as a safe haven for investors and I haven't even gone into the BRICS yet! 
I think Silver is a different story and is being pulled both ways by Gold and Copper if copper wins I will invest in Silver.  As I have already have Gold and silver I am in no rush to buy and will buy a minimum amount just to tick over at the same time I am holding cash as there is a possibility the markets may crash down under 5000 at that point I will start to carefully look at investing for the long term (look). Remember the saying blood in the streets.               

A lot of people got carried away with the last Gold bull market, I bought back in to early so I am back in profit at just over £800 all in costs and if I sell a few coins my costs will go down.  I'm not sure how high the Gold price will go, I am now thinking around $1300 top and a bottom for the rest of the year of $1100 its just an opinion and just mine.
 Deutsche Bank have put a profits warning out early to the markets and are buying back bonds Italian banks are in trouble, the Japanese investors have to deal with negative interest rates, same as the Swiss. The USA FED the ECB (Euroupe in trouble) and China are all trying to out maneuver each over, this leaves Gold as a safe haven for investors and I haven't even gone into the BRICS yet! 
I think Silver is a different story and is being pulled both ways by Gold and Copper if copper wins I will invest in Silver.  As I have already have Gold and silver I am in no rush to buy and will buy a minimum amount just to tick over at the same time I am holding cash as there is a possibility the markets may crash down under 5000 at that point I will start to carefully look at investing for the long term (look). Remember the saying blood in the streets.               

A lot of people got carried away with the last Gold bull market, I bought back in to early so I am back in profit at just over £800 all in costs and if I sell a few coins my costs will go down.  I'm not sure how high the Gold price will go, I am now thinking around $1300 top and a bottom for the rest of the year of $1100 its just an opinion and just mine.
 Deutsche Bank have put a profits warning out early to the markets and are buying back bonds Italian banks are in trouble, the Japanese investors have to deal with negative interest rates, same as the Swiss. The USA FED the ECB (Euroupe in trouble) and China are all trying to out maneuver each over, this leaves Gold as a safe haven for investors and I haven't even gone into the BRICS yet! 
I think Silver is a different story and is being pulled both ways by Gold and Copper if copper wins I will invest in Silver.  As I have already have Gold and silver I am in no rush to buy and will buy a minimum amount just to tick over at the same time I am holding cash as there is a possibility the markets may crash down under 5000 at that point I will start to carefully look at investing for the long term (look). Remember the saying blood in the streets.               

A lot of people got carried away with the last Gold bull market, I bought back in to early so I am back in profit at just over £800 all in costs and if I sell a few coins my costs will go down.  I'm not sure how high the Gold price will go, I am now thinking around $1300 top and a bottom for the rest of the year of $1100 its just an opinion and just mine.
 Deutsche Bank have put a profits warning out early to the markets and are buying back bonds Italian banks are in trouble, the Japanese investors have to deal with negative interest rates, same as the Swiss. The USA FED the ECB (Euroupe in trouble) and China are all trying to out maneuver each over, this leaves Gold as a safe haven for investors and I haven't even gone into the BRICS yet! 
I think Silver is a different story and is being pulled both ways by Gold and Copper if copper wins I will invest in Silver.  As I have already have Gold and silver I am in no rush to buy and will buy a minimum amount just to tick over at the same time I am holding cash as there is a possibility the markets may crash down under 5000 at that point I will start to carefully look at investing for the long term (look). Remember the saying blood in the streets.               

@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

@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

@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.          

@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.          

I won't buy from Bullion by Post after my recent postal experience with them. The price they are charging for the Peso 20 is ridiculous.    

I have 2 daughters also. I can definitely relate! I heard some grief when I bought the older one a car, even though the younger one wasn't old enough to drive yet lol

In God we trust, but don't slab it mate the rim is damaged above the F. I like the coin and think the slight mark on a 100 plus year old coin is fine but the slab companies take a dim view.  IMO Its a nice coin! I like the Libertads too. 

Pootled along to the auction office and picked up the 1982/3 Libertad Proof Set. The chaps there were very friendly and even gave me a high quality loupe as a present
 
There is a small red dot on the lady but having used the loupe, I can say that it is on the plastic covering outside and not on the coin. Also, because the plastic covering is quite thin and "fluid", the light shines at varying degrees and, well, anyway, that is my excuse I was pleased to see the circular gold OM still clinging to the top of the box lid. that was a real bonus and all the coins are in original nick without having been removed from the one piece plastic casing that sits over the velvet underlay (with the correct sized indentures if you wish to break the plastic casing and lay them out in their respective slots.

Yup - I saw that chunk out of the rim, and this coin certainly has some stories to tell, at least that's what it think when I see a coin from 1909. I bought it in a very cool shop called Oxbridge Coins (Van Ness and Market, for anyone visiting San Fran) and I can tell you I don't care what the slabbers say! I have never slabbed anything, apart from paths in my garden  and I am not oing to start now! Another thing (now that I am on the topic!) is that you lose the beauty of the rim details - of which there are plenty on this coin. Fascinating history around Roosevelt and St Gaudens as well - but that is well off topic!! Glad you liked it Pipers. 

Today I received a bullion grade 1979 Krugerrand and it was bullion grade too.  It has a big scratch and damage to the rim in 2 places it also has small scratches in various places around the coin.  I bought it as bullion so there we have it, I will not send it back to HGM as I got what I paid for.
I also received another Pamp 2.5g pendant from UKBullion, this was bought because I bought one in Madstacks auction the other week for my youngest daughter and as anyone of you who knows if you have more than one daughter what one gets the other has to have, to keep the peace. 
  

Today I received a bullion grade 1979 Krugerrand and it was bullion grade too.  It has a big scratch and damage to the rim in 2 places it also has small scratches in various places around the coin.  I bought it as bullion so there we have it, I will not send it back to HGM as I got what I paid for.
I also received another Pamp 2.5g pendant from UKBullion, this was bought because I bought one in Madstacks auction the other week for my youngest daughter and as anyone of you who knows if you have more than one daughter what one gets the other has to have, to keep the peace. 
  

I have a few, my favorite is the  1kg Noahs ark 2012 I have, please don't ask what I paid for it from Geiger it makes me cry.    

In God we trust, but don't slab it mate the rim is damaged above the F. I like the coin and think the slight mark on a 100 plus year old coin is fine but the slab companies take a dim view.  IMO Its a nice coin! I like the Libertads too. 

I have a few, my favorite is the  1kg Noahs ark 2012 I have, please don't ask what I paid for it from Geiger it makes me cry.    

Well it looks like I missed the silver, so I'm back buying silver again.

Don't want to follow the semi-numi path as before, so concentrating on my £/oz average very carefully, as I have done with my gold (12oz at £780 average). No circulated allowed though.

So today I bought a 1kg 2015 kook and a 1kg 2016 lunar S2 monkey, with four 1oz Noah's to make the numbers work.

Added to the two 10oz coins I bought last week, I have 85oz of silver at a sub-£12 average.

Aiming to keep the average under £13 if possible.

Never had a kilo coin before, so quite excited to get them in hand.

Or anything that can't run away

Today I bought a 1/4oz gold American Eagle from Atkinsons. My first USA coin.

 Slabbed an S1, that is criminal.