Booky586

37 minutes ago, Silverman2U said:

Now if only I can work out how to remove the breasts from these capsules! These capsules are solid!

Look like air-tites. Try this:

https://www.onfireguy.com/blog/how-to-open-a-coin-capsule/

And watch your fingers! 😉

On 07/06/2020 at 18:09, werewolf said:

I bought 2 of these on 1 Jun 2020 and other than the automatic reply to confirm my order, I did not receive any news about my order. Is one week delay normal?

I also bought 2, but on 31st May. Nothing received yet, but once they arrive I'll let you know, so you get a feel for the postage timescales.

2 hours ago, Wonger said:

So many graphs to choose from.

I'm just about to Google Ben Bernanke, anyone else.....

11 minutes ago, werewolf said:

Please update your post.

Thank you, a little number dyslexia on my part (1650 for 1560). It's still a great deal though, but I can't say my maths is great!

21 minutes ago, Xander said:

Do these coins not come to approx £349.00 spot?

Spot in sterling is currently £1398, so yes, it's £349.50 per 0.25 Oz t

Gold below spot by 3.8% !!

On 20/05/2020 at 16:37, TheApe said:

Good price considering these are low mintage proof coins.

https://www.collectorcoins.ie/en/proclamation-of-the-irish-republic-50-gold-proof-coin-2016.html

At 375 euro each, 0.25 oz t per coin and spot taken at 1560 euro. So here's the maths (please correct me if I'm wrong):

375/.25 = 1500 euro per oz t

1500 X 100 / 1560 = 96.2%

100% - 96.15% = 3.8%

I've not included money conversion rates and postage in the calculation. I've just ordered 2, used my Post Office credit card which I don't think charges an exchange percentage and postage to the UK at 13.55 Euro.

Thank you @TheApe

59 minutes ago, matt1r said:

Forgot to add received the 2000 the other week from @Booky586 thank you and a cracking deal on the half thanks too @sovereignsteve

Its great to be here the amount of trust required between members on the forum and for the most part how everyone looks out for one another 🙏🙏

It's a pleasure, hope you enjoy it.

On 08/05/2020 at 14:40, Roy said:

Friday night smackdown!

We've just reached £1440/oz, are we going to see another smackdown.....

20 hours ago, Ranger2girls said:

Well got a new case today from Kay at master coin cases to go with the one I bought from Shaun here on the silver forum  well chuffed just need to fill them lol 

These look great. Something caught my eye though, it's the very small tags stick onto the capsules. What are they and are they any good? I've been looking for something similar for my own records but haven't found anything as small and tidy as yours.

Sovereigns were used as currency and were in general circulation up until the 1st world war. The UK government needed money to supply the war effort and imports were paid for in gold, leading to a shortage in gold for coinage. Around this time paper notes were issued by the Bank of England to replace the lack of sovereigns being minted. After the war the use of sovereigns as currency became redundant.

Sovereign mintage figures for the London mint before the war were approx:

1911 = 30,000,000

1912 = 30,000,000

1913 = 24,500,000

1914 = 11,500,000

Compared to modern bullion mint numbers of:

2003 = 43,000

2004 = 30,000

2005 = 45,000

2006 = 75,000

All figures are taken from http://www.cruzis-coins.com/sovs/Sovmintage.html#kgv

The quality of the coins minted pre 1974 is of a far higher standard (IMHO), than the modern bullion sovereigns issued nowadays. 

Nice win @SmallSilverStacker, well done!

Nice win @Money1, will come!

34 minutes ago, Liam84 said:

Enjoy, and be prepared to get carried away unless you are very disciplined...

.....Gold fever. Definition; "the contagious excitement of a good rush"

Buy sovereigns, easy to buy, easy to sell, low margins. Once you have a few and you're happy move onto other coins, then 1/4 oz if that still takes your fancy. Don't be limited, but watch out for gold fever......

I'm really tired of recieving coins from eBay that have problems, especially cleaned. I've resorted to asking every seller if it's been cleaned either by him or in the past, before buying. Whenever I now receive a clean coin I return it, as not as described.

It's painful, but I can't find a better solution.

5 hours ago, Melon said:

I think a fair few people (myself included) are really put off by how H&B treat customer data. They send branded letters to your home constantly basically advertising your personal business to any number of people along the way, and I'm sure I read something on here about there being a clause in their T&Cs that let them sell your data to other parties for marketing purposes. Not good 😢

I'll admit I've been very tempted to buy the loss leader Sovs from them many times. Had them in the basket a few times. But I always end up stopping myself... is a few quid saving worth the risk? I'm not so sure. 

I totally agree. Your security, personal information and data just aren't worth putting at risk.

On 28/02/2018 at 20:35, ilovesilverireallydo said:

Seeing a collection like this reminds me why I love collecting coins! I feel like a child in a sweet shop. Thanks for sharing.

12 hours ago, TheGoldSovereign said:

1939 Proof Victoria Shield - PR62 (en medaille) - It is believed that the coins stuck in medal alignment match the Una and lion and therefore are from the coronation set.

This coin is undergraded in my opinion, I've got another PR62 that is nowhere near as nice as this, and seen other that are verging on "manky" and still got a PR62. It was obviously graded some time ago due to the old label

 

Thanks for sharing, that is really special!

On 08/02/2020 at 03:36, SilverGameOfThrones said:

no more Canada coins to me 

Hope you don't mind me asking, but why not?

1 hour ago, Aaronfredz said:

Hi I’m after a gold half oz coin for my collection if any cheap deals are about I seem only be able to afford and buy when the price is high lol , but yes I’m looking for any half oz gold coin many thanks 

Hi @Aaronfredz

Take a look at what the members are selling, you might find something there:

https://thesilverforum.com/forum/13-uk-europe/

The royal mint will have very tight manufacturing tolerances for their coins, for obvious reasons. They will have the definitive answer, but I don't know if they would share the information. Although the link below doesn't answer your question fully, it does glean a little more information:

7 off 1/4 Oz queen's beasts on eBay, £1600 graded and slabbed

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/14-Oz-Gold-Queens-Beast-1-7-NGC-Graded/13330931887

Just spotted these for sale, could be a great deal at £229 per coin, but be very wary when something is way below spot price. 

Really interesting info and the 1903 coin stands out form the norm again. I was watching this recently, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5aKYCKrUG4 , (How to Identifiy a fake sovereign - Chards). Seems like there a fakes out there at 21ct, which could explain the relative difference on the 1903.

57 minutes ago, Melon said:

Yes it makes me wonder if I'll stick with modern 999 bullion going forward to be honest.

Don't be put off by a minor set back, put it down as a minor set back, good learning experience and carry on enjoying collecting sovereigns.