Pipers

Few gold pandas
 
2006 1/4 oz
2011, 2013 1/10 oz 
2008 1/20 oz
 
and a 1/4 oz Krug
 

Found myself thinking about adding some 2015 to my stack so did a quick "rekkie" on current price compared to spot.
 
Here we go using one of the best dealers with low / no VAT
 
Britannia - 30%
Noah - 24.9%
Koala - 30%
Kook - 35%
Phill - 21.1
Hawk - 26.7%
Maple - 20%
Panda - 53%
Elephant - 27%
 
Compared to last year these margins seem to have creeped up so what are the reasons ?
 
A Canadian Hawk can be purchased in the USA for $19.67 which is about £13.11 or 16.8% above spot.
Allowing for marginal rate VAT this suggests the margin over spot could be back to around 20% but our European dealers seem to have sneaked in a further 5% ( effective increase in margin price of about 25% though ).
 
Market forces perhaps but it looks as if we are paying a higher price despite lower spot.
Maybe these margins will return to previous levels if spot rises ?
Maybe the pricing model used is similar to that of big energy utilities - a one way ratchet ?

Hi BB I think it is more down to astute buying the three full proof sovereigns I have I was a bit cheeky and asked if they would accept £190 each ad they did. So a very good deal. Also the 1oz Krugerrand I only paid £695 for it way back when.

Given the horrors that rampant inflation inflicted on Germany you can hardly blame them for fighting shy.
 
Ironically, I bought a Zimbabwe 100 Trillion Dollar note (yes, I'm a dollar trillionaire, no begging letters please) five years ago for £1.10 inc postage, plenty on ebay now at ten or fifteen times that amount, pretty good appreciation   .

Just bought a 10oz Perth Mint Lunar horse from STG. My first 10oz coin....

Today I had a surprise 
 
 Gold proof 1/2 oz Britannia
 Gold proof 1/4 oz Britannia
 Gold proof 1/10 oz Britannia
 
All from HGM in the proof caps and the year 2006 the year i believe they only made the proof set coins.  This means someone has the 1 oz coin!  
 
What do you guys think of this.
 
I have just checked at chards, RM only sold proof sets in 2006.  Does this mean I have coins with more of a premium or not? or even less?

Today I had a surprise 
 
 Gold proof 1/2 oz Britannia
 Gold proof 1/4 oz Britannia
 Gold proof 1/10 oz Britannia
 
All from HGM in the proof caps and the year 2006 the year i believe they only made the proof set coins.  This means someone has the 1 oz coin!  
 
What do you guys think of this.
 
I have just checked at chards, RM only sold proof sets in 2006.  Does this mean I have coins with more of a premium or not? or even less?

Today I had a surprise 
 
 Gold proof 1/2 oz Britannia
 Gold proof 1/4 oz Britannia
 Gold proof 1/10 oz Britannia
 
All from HGM in the proof caps and the year 2006 the year i believe they only made the proof set coins.  This means someone has the 1 oz coin!  
 
What do you guys think of this.
 
I have just checked at chards, RM only sold proof sets in 2006.  Does this mean I have coins with more of a premium or not? or even less?

Today I had a surprise 
 
 Gold proof 1/2 oz Britannia
 Gold proof 1/4 oz Britannia
 Gold proof 1/10 oz Britannia
 
All from HGM in the proof caps and the year 2006 the year i believe they only made the proof set coins.  This means someone has the 1 oz coin!  
 
What do you guys think of this.
 
I have just checked at chards, RM only sold proof sets in 2006.  Does this mean I have coins with more of a premium or not? or even less?

I think you were right Stretch, Alasdair Macleod (Gold Money) also suggested in his last market update the traders might force the price down for the end of year.
 
 http://www.goldmoney.com/research/updates

I thought it was an ESSENTIAL character trait of being a stacker.  
 
Yes, i think i am a very paranoid judging by this picture
 
 

What I've done Stretch is split, i have bought some now postponed delivery until end of Feb if the price dips I will buy a lot more if it stays the same I will buy a little more.    

2015 1oz gold lunar Goat

Yesterday I bought
 
3 Lunar 10oz Horses.      

A pf70 2014 libertad. Just started buying NGC stuff, would appreciate any advice on whats a good investment before I blow my money on stuff because it "looks nice"

Same here I missed too.  What I did notice was, Geiger and STG (when it opened again) the prices did not drop as low as they did a couple of weeks ago.  I ordered some Philharmonics at £11.78 on the 14 Nov  when the Silver price was £9.60,  on the 1/12/14 the best price I could get was £12.25 for Noahs Arks when the Silver price was lower £9.45.  I waited but as we know the price went up. 
 
To me, we are now seeing a shortage in the physical market.  If the price falls again I will buy at physical prices not paper prices if you know what I mean.  I,ll explain more, when the dips come the physical price does not like to go under £12 IMO, We had buyers premium for Maples at 28% and 27% for Philharmonics on STG the other day, when on the 14/11/14 the premium was around 20-22% HT's thread shows this.
 
Forum members will have to make there own minds up, Is the Silver shortage only a short to midterm problem? I think not, if the spot prices stays low and demand is still high. I may be proved wrong, but on the next dip I'm going in at the £12 price for bullion.  

I see a lot of people calling a small rise and then an even bigger drop than before.

I must say, I'm constantly conscious that nobody has a clue where the price will go though.

1 10oz 2014 Koala

I agree Dan no one has a Scoobydoo what P.M's will do.We can all feel it in our water that one day, it will be the big investment we hope it will be.
This time next year Rodder's we will  be millionaire's.  Won't we?

Nipped in a little 40 oz order to take advantage of the sub 10p price mark.
 
3 Mixed year Phils
11  Noah's Ark 2014
1 1oz Lunar Goat 2015
2 Kooks 2015
2 Libertads 2014
21 Britannia Privy 2014

Lunar series 1  2oz proof tiger.  Finally

I think your being a bit generous there HH but i must admit i am relieved i didnt wait to much longer and got it all sub £10.

Though to be fair wouldent be supprised to see a drop monday, but whatever happens physical is a steal right now

STG have
 
Vienna Philharmonics for  £11.81   342 available
 
and Maples for £11.98 2000 available

This link might help as why the Gold price/Silver price is dropping like a lead balloon.  Thats a lot of Gold!
 
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-11-05/because-nothing-says-best-execution-dumping-15-billion-gold-futures-0030et

This link might help as why the Gold price/Silver price is dropping like a lead balloon.  Thats a lot of Gold!
 
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-11-05/because-nothing-says-best-execution-dumping-15-billion-gold-futures-0030et