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BSquared

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    BSquared reacted to AgCoyote in Has President Biden just weaponized the US Dollar and given a boost to gold?   
    I'm American and totally agree. US foreign policy is a disastrous nightmare and we're basically running the one world order. The US would be wise to take the L but the people who have the real power in my country feel like they are entitled to micromanage everything on earth. They are pure evil.
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    BSquared reacted to Choi in 20 Franc Coins Of The LMU   
    Here is my recent additions
    France
    1.1828 A Charles X 20 Francs
    2.1852 A Louis Napoleon (pre-emperor) 20 Francs
    3.1864 BB Napoleon III 20 Francs   I already own this type, but I bought it because it was close to spot
     
    Greece
    1884 20 Drachmai 
     I bought this by selling some of my silver to take advantage of the 5% ebay bucks promotion.  I was able to win the auction slightly cheaper than expected since the sellers photo was horrible.
     
     


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    BSquared reacted to Toshunya86 in 20 Franc Coins Of The LMU   
    My last 20 francs LMU acquisitions including a few rare coins 
    20 franga ari 1927 - Albania - King Ahmet Zogu
    20 leva 1908 - Bulgaria- Ferdinand I ( Déclaration of Indépendance )
    20 Lei 1906- Romania - 40th Anniversary of Carol 
    20 drachma - Greece - 1884
     
     




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    BSquared reacted to Paul in Your gold story. How it happened.   
    I'm 43 now and through my twenties, i guess I must have staked and wasted around £75k-£100k at a rough guess through FOBTs, online poker and land based casinos.
    Some good days but it all quickly went back as losings in the end.
    I went cold turkey at 30-31 and managed a few months until i relapsed again.
    Told myself never again.
    It was this time I found about gold, since 2008-2009 I have bought investment gold every month, a gold sovereign here, a half sovereign there, 1/2 oz on a good month, a full oz of fine gold when bonus from work.
    What this did was separate actual cash i could gamble and move it into another tangible thing with value that i couldn't easily spunk away or spend.
    Slowly but surely, my gold stack has grown, every month, as i would buy a another gold coin every fortnight or so.
    The ancient Aztecs called Gold 'the sweat of the sun'
    Blood, sweat, tears and toil getting it out of the ground.
    YOUR blood sweat and tears represents how hard you have worked to get this coin you now hold, and continue to hold ongoing.
    Your pile of gold increases monthly.
    Gold is also a little bit of a gamble, it will never go to zero, it has been money for 5,000+ years, and can also go up in value
    Currently im now VERY nicely up in £ terms if i chose to cash in and take some profits.
    A quote stuck with me quite prophetically, as i've never believed in loans or credit cards.
    “Gold is the money of kings, silver is the money of gentlemen, barter is the money of peasants – but debt is the money of slaves.” ― Norm Franz, Money & Wealth in the New Millennium: A Prophetic Guide to the New World Economic Order
    The bigger my gold stack grows the more satisfied I become and want more. A positive kind of addiction.
    I have not yet cashed in one single coin for gambling and my investment pile has grew.
    I have cashed gold in here on the forum and realized better than dealer prices to increase my business and expand/buy new vans/staff/tech
    This degree of separation that takes place between the gold coin and actual cash i can spunk gambling is awesome.
    Yet i know at a glance my total gold grams i have on any given day, and know how much it is worth should i cash in.
    When money is in a bank AC it is just like figures on a screen to me, cash in my hand just gambling token/betting voucher credits.
    I could never hold onto money while it was in a bank account, savings account would be were there for good intention but the money came out for gambling.
    Gold doesn't do that for me, the degree of separation between between the time and effort it takes to cash in a gold coin, packing posting, sending, waiting for bank transfer for payment etc. is a few days minimum.
    By which times my urge to gamble has long since past.
    whilst i will always have that gamble bug inside me, i cant extinguish that flame as i like to to take risks, i'm self employed and risk = reward. and i have done well working over the years.
    I still have my monthly little gamble, but as my priority with my spare cash is always to buy a minimum amount of gold, i'm never exposed to loose mega money EVER, fact these days, as the money isn't there because it has been converted from one asset class cash into another asset gold.
    The small amount i assign myself to have a gamble is minimal, £100 or £200 for a month. should i win, i actually treat myself to some more gold coins for my stack.
    With doing this approach and putting what used to be gambling stake money cash into gold, i've got my good nest egg of gold if i cashed it in from my safe deposit box.
    I purposely store the gold in a safety deposit centre in a city that is over 2 hours drive/train ride away to resist the sudden urge to gamble/cash in.
    A financial advisor would tell you it is stupid and daft to put all your eggs in one basket with one asset/investments, but to a gambler?
    would i sooner have this,  lots of gold is much better than having nothing at all, **** all to show for it - so it works for me
    Knowing this fall back of savings is there for any of lifes eventualities makes me sleep wonderfully at night.
    This approach may not be for everyone but if you can never hold onto money it has worked wonders for me.
    Sorry for the rambles length here today but to those nodding their head to this and this life course maybe sounds a familiar path to yours, if my narrative resonates with you, give gold a try. please try it, you might just like it, or start just buying gold with your big wins.
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    BSquared reacted to Chrissyblards1 in Your gold story. How it happened.   
    I’ve always wanted to own gold and silver from when I was young. All nice and shiny. Had earrings, gold chains and a couple of small sovereign rings. Probably looked right wholly. 😂 Then nothing for ages from teenager to adult with a couple of children around 2011-12  I started buying some silver and a couple of small 5g bars as I could only really afford silver. Small amounts at first but not a bad little stack. But everyone was elsewhere and not into it so only the good lady knows really that I stack which is good. It was more about having “real” money in my possession and I was happy not touching it. Then I started again late last year with a few oz’s of silver then decided I had the money for gold. So I have been buying 1/10 gold coins and half sovereigns plus a couple of 1oz krugerrand coins and a full sovereign. Yes it’s high at the moment but I can sit on all of my stack if I want but I may sell some silver for gold if it goes down quite a bit anytime soon. It is an addictive thing this yellow stuff. I have also been collecting Whisky which has been a not bad at all store of wealth at the minute. Always a risk but I’m in that for the long haul also and it’s being kind. So far. Who knows what these next few years bring??? Could be a rollercoaster! Will keep stacking though!! Can drown my sorrows if all goes tits up! 😁 I’m New to this site and I am enjoying learning from other like minded and very knowledgeable people. Everyday is school day as they say. 👍
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    BSquared reacted to Prophecy in 20 Franc Coins Of The LMU   
    I assume a lot were melted down after the geopolitical landscape changed in the early 20th century? Makes it even more historic. I am amazed regular people don't know about this 'precursor' to the Euro.
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    BSquared reacted to augur in 20 Franc Coins Of The LMU   
    Not sure if we have featured finnish 20 Markkaa yet; as all eastern european ‘LMU’ coins these carry more of a premium.


    maybe @Xander can post pics of his 7 1/2 Roubles?
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    BSquared reacted to augur in Gold Coins of South America   
    An interesting format is the ‘25 Franc’ sized 5 Venezolanos and 5 Pesos / Argentino.


    Theses are the ‘entry’ coins into this format since 5 Pesos from Guatemala and Colombia carry a much higher premium. While all coins weigh 1/4 of a 100 Franc or 20 Pesos piece (as per legend 8.0645 g), there is quite some variety in diameter and thickness across the currencies (21.3 mm - 22.2 mm). Since the 5 Venezolanos was minted by the Monnaie de Paris, the diameter of 22 mm and thickness of 1.5 can probably be considered an unofficial LMU standard.
     
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    BSquared reacted to Choi in 20 Franc Coins Of The LMU   
    Although it is the most common LMU gold,  I finally added a plain head Napoleon III 20 franc piece  slightly below spot(299 euros & 1% Ebay bucks).  I'm not interested at adding more in today's gold price,  but willing to get a plain-head 5 franc gold to complete my set.




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    BSquared reacted to Serendipity in Recommended Sovereign Collections   
    Recommended Sovereign Collections
    So how do I create a meaningful gold sovereign collection? The gold sovereign remains both popular and accessible, with many options to create meaningful collections at affordable prices, even going right back to George III’s reign. The key is to select an element that ties together the gold sovereigns in your collection to create a historically meaningful collection.
    The Monarch Sovereign Collection
    • George III
    • George IV - Laureate (1821-1825) | Bare Head (1825-1830)
    • William IV
    • Victoria - Young Head (1838-1887) | Jubilee Head (1887-1893) | Old (Veiled) Head (1893-1901)
    • Edward VII
    • George V
    • George VI (Proof)
    • Elizabeth II: Gillick (1957-1968) | Machin (1974-1982) | Maklouf (1985-1997) | Rank-Broadley (1998-2015) | Jody Clark (2015- ) | James Butler (2016)
    The Empire Sovereign Collection
    • George V - London (None) | Melbourne (M) | Perth (P) | Sydney (S) Ottawa (C) | Bombay (I) | Pretoria (SA)
    The Victoria Sovereign Collection
    • Young Head Shield Back (1838-1887)
    • Young Head (1871-1887)
    • Jubilee Head (1887-1893)
    • Old (Veiled) Head (1893-1901)
    • Sydney Mint (1857-1870)
    The Queen Elizabeth II “Special Reverse” Collection
    • 500th Anniversary Tudor Rose design (1989)
    • Golden Jubilee Shield Reverse by Timothy Noad (2002)
    • Adjusted St George & the Dragon by Timothy Noad (2005)
    • Diamond Jubilee by Paul Day (2012)
    • Bicentenary Proof Sovereign (2017)
    The Annual Proof Sovereign Collection
    • Annual Proof Sovereign
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    BSquared reacted to Choi in 20 Franc Coins Of The LMU   
    Here is my entire collection
     
    (from the left top)  
    1.1811 Napoleon 
    2.1815 Louis XVIII   type 1
    3.1818 Louis XVIII   type 2
    4.1843 Louis Philip
    5.1867 Napoleon III later type
    6.1875 Belgium Leopold II
    7.1880 Hungary  
    8.1896 Switzerland  type 1
    9.1898 Angel 
    10. 1904 Tunisia
    11. 1902 Rooster
    12. 1925 Switzerland type 2
     
    I  started to collect all kinds of 19~ early 20th century  european gold coins since July 2018 , and the LMU coins(20 francs and other denominations) are my favorite.



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    BSquared reacted to happy2gether in Perth Mint Black Flag 2019 Queen's Anne's Revenge   
    Depends on the designs and prices of following issues. 😉
    But I'm still in love with the first edition. Have the 1 and also 5oz version, but unfortunately not the gold one.
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    BSquared got a reaction from Coolrico in Perth Mint Black Flag 2019 Queen's Anne's Revenge   
    I got onboard too late to get the 1 oz. coins, but took a flyer and picked up a 5oz'r just because I liked the design so much.  As far as what the future holds, I think it's too early to tell.  I think the idea of the "black flag" series is interesting and I'll wait to see what they announce for the future releases.  If it looks like it'll have some staying power, then I'm sure the initial coins will get another bump as renewed interest comes back.  I did see that Apmex shows a few 5 oz. coins still available but don't know if they held back some inventory or maybe got some through buy-backs.
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