Dobber

modo-φάντασμα, in 1942, it started like with 10.000

 
and I think a few weeks after your 5.000.000 note, it came to 100.000.000.000  (100 billion) 😱

yes, the above note say 100 ΔΙΣΕΚΑΤΟΜΜΥΡΙΑ  https://www.wordreference.com/gren/δισεκατομμύριο
https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn524903
 
So, as everyone can imagine, one could really appreciate a gold sovereign back then 🙂
 
Anyway, the first sovereign I bought myself is the one cited at the very beginning, and I am really proud of it. Long live the Royal Mint!  😛

That is a simple, but crucial question 
Generally, I enjoy to live a life a bit under my pay-grade, so I can effectively save money.
Sovereigns, have a bit of a magic aura for me; and they might even carry a bit of family history.  
My great grand father during the mid-war times, used to save always in Sovereigns, due to the high inflation in his country, Greece.
In fact, the family survived the German occupation on stacked Sovereigns (the good old Drachma back then soon became less valued than todays toilet paper), while the neighbors literally starved to death (a significant percentage of the population died on famine back then). 
I still have some pretty old sovereigns from them.  Some in the form of pendants (that seems to be have been a hit in any respectable wife's dowry), or others drilled(!) and chained together on the context of some weird local folk women's uniform piece 🙃
So for me, the Sovereigns are something like between heritage and the last line of defense in times of hardship. I would like to have a certain portion of my wealth on them, they are holy items 😀
But, I certainly do not need any fakes in my stack...

Hi, @Hyperpyron!
If measurements are ok, from picture look genuine as well. It is not any reason to be a forgery, it is not a "key date" year, they were minted in over 20 millions pieces.
It is normal to look scratched under high magnification. It was a circulated bullion coin.
For your 100% peace of mind, I will tag @dicker to ask him nicely to have a look at your pictures as an expert in sovereigns.
Kindest regards,
Stefan.

Mine was a 1915 King George V, just a few days ago, I am rather fresh in the sector

Under light:

 
Diameter and height looks as it should, weight too. I think it is real. Under the microscope, it looks very scratched and damaged thought; to be expected.
 
 
 
 

A couple of Pandas
Got a couple of pandas for the first time from @Pandao
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Thank you @Midasfrogfor these lovely coins….. special reverse, my favourites 🌞
@James32 I ‘de-dithered’ myself and bought a couple of coins rather than my normal handbags and lattes 😊.

1962, 1966 and a 2012 got them yesterday from that pawnbroker gal.
I’ve made a total a… of it, the 2012 was in blister roughly cut and I opened it to put in a lighthouse after 15 mins I regretted it what a muppet 😩
 

4 more dates ticked off... 21 shield dates remaining 

And the silver piedfort 

Received today, as usual please excuse poor photos my  steam powered phone has only just discovered photography, I don't usually go for £2 coins but like many other people this one is close to my heart so I had to have the gold one

Had this today from @Nick1368
Have to admit only bought this on a whim but pleased I did
Just need to decide whether to keep it in its coffin now
 

Hello dear silver friends, this good piece arrived in the post yesterday. I thought the Gods of Olympus series from Tuvalu had ended with the 6th issue of Aphrodite, but it seems to continue. Here is the 7th issue with Ares. The coin is in antique finish and has a weight of 5 oz. In antique finish this is very rare and has a mintage of only 50 pieces.
Again an excellent quality from the Perth Mint, I am not used to anything else from them. Have a nice weekend and greetings from Maxe.

Something a little more ordinary!😮🤔 pity about the really c**p presentation pack compared to previous years!🤔

2023 US Mint American Liberty silver medal. Another beauty to go with last years Bronco/Mustang

Big thanks to @Midasfrog

Thanks to @Bearest78 for another small addition 
 

Some world silver pieces:
1913 German Drei Mark, 1959 US 1/2 Dollar, 1920 Straights Settlements 50 Cents, 1943 British Malaya 20 Cents

Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle

A little worn around the edges, but not too shabby for a hundred years old...

Got my £2 piedfort Tolkien coin. Really nice detail on the reverse. Don't usually like the two tone style of coins but this is an exception (mucky capsule though).

 
 

These two 90’s beauties arrived today. Won a pair of proof Sovereign’s at a recent live auction held in Edinburgh. Unusual auction in that most of lots on offer were either vintage train sets or porno magazine collections (I kid you not). Bidders appeared more interested in job lots containing 1970’s & 80’s Razzle, Mayfair and Penthouse for 200 quid rather than picking up nice proof gold going for way less than any main coin dealer. Only 2 bidders for the coins. Bizarre world we live in.

Gold has been shorted into oblivion post jackson hole comment from Jay Po - hes clearly sticking to 2% inflaton narrative which is an out and out lie. Well if he does he will destroy the economy by more rate hikes.
Id love to kick him in the hole

You pay your money. You take your chances. Gold could be £1600 per troy ounce tomorrow. then again it could be £1400 per troy ounce tomorrow 😁

When we reach £1600oz again,  it'll be time for the proper "to'damoon" quotes to return 

Probably not, unless he was hauling @James32's stash, in which case prices will go to the moon.

Bless him? No way, that scumbag was vile & corrupt when he was a younger politician, don't be fooled into thinking age has made him decent.