Pipers

I think the lowest we saw last time was about £9.80 and that was only very briefly..but id still like to see it below that before any major buys. I have a gut feeling (based on nothing) it will drop again monday.

4 1/2 sovs from HT 

4 1/2 sovs from HT 

4 1/2 sovs from HT 

4 1/2 sovs from HT 

4 1/2 sovs from HT 

4 1/2 sovs from HT 

Yes, the only time silver hasn't followed gold is when there has been a war.
China won't want to rock the boat though IMO its slowly slowly catch a monkey.

I have both silver and gold, the price ratio is about 70_1 not a good time to off load silver for gold. If you want gold hold silver buy gold. Just keep in mind this is a very long game and gold may go down even more in price before it goes up.

You may want to read this article for long term strategies.
 
http://www.goldmoney.com/research/analysis/the-new-london-gold-fix-and-china

9 Ducat1

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You may want to read this article for long term strategies.
 
http://www.goldmoney.com/research/analysis/the-new-london-gold-fix-and-china

9 Ducat1

Tube of Vienna philharmonic

9 Ducat1

Tube of Vienna philharmonic

please remember folks we are basing exit strategies for 20-30 years down the line in a lot of cases here.
 
Just wind the clock back to 1985 (30 years ago) and if a stacker THEN was in the same position as we are now, looking to exit his position in retirement in 2015
 
There was no internet then No bullionvault/goldmoney No bailouts No multi trillion pound derivatives exposure Financial markets were still mostly all regulated No euro currency kicking about  A much smaller buyers market  
We have seen what has happened and lunacy that has occurred even just since the crash of 2008 and the madness of decisions made and more to follow no doubt.
 
Stack yourself in folks it will be a bumpy ride for sure in the 20-30 years until you need to exit your position
 
At that time we may be all speaking Russian/Chinese  We may be in the euro ourselves We maybe fiat paper trillionaires ourselves by then with the print print print race to the bottom mentality We may have been stripped of the rights to hold PMs We may be in Marxists socialist work camps to earn our carbon credits to get our right breath fresh air and earn fresh drinking water, like Peter Brabeck, chairman and former CEO of Nestle said In his view, citizens don’t have an automatic right to more than the water they require for mere “survival”, unless they can afford to pay for it. We might be giving people six fingered high-fives as a results of a nuclear fall out in any major financial hub like NYC or London or Frankfurt  
...................Who knows ??
 
Adapt as the year pass , reassess your PM position annually
 
Even if you just bury your haul of Krugerrands in a sparse desolate moorland, buy a good GPS and hide the co-ordinates 
 
I'm pretty sure you'll be able to afford from the proceeds some party poppers & pomagne mock-champas to celebrate & toast how you stand in 30 year time from now - roll on 2045. (To think, my post count might be over x1000 by then, I might speak sense by then and I might have bought myself a new tinfoil hat ! ) :) 

Perth Mint 2oz Lunar series 2 proof set, comes with the first 8 coins that have been released so far, but space for all 12 in the box.

The 2oz' lunar II proof have a fairly low mintage, so well worth the price I paid in my opinion.

These will be my first 2oz coins (excluding the gods & goddesses) so interested to see what they will be like, diameter looks huge on them.
 

I'm not sure Pipers but it should get even weaker due to a hung parliament. Property investors are also worried about a h.p.

What I do know for sure is that the more times I repeat a prediction out loud the less chance it has of being correct.

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?