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Big thanks to @arshimo2012 for this beauty. She's thicc

Lovely box and stamps from @arshimo2012
Added an apple for context 😄 
Bars aren't bad either 
Cheers buddy 

Couple of moderns today in a switch from my normal Young Heads, still sticking with my current bias towards graded coins given they have shown a drop in premium and value compared to bullion coins
The IRB from @arshimo2012 🙏 and the SOTD off Bookface

 

Once again. A little frightening asking the question whilst we are at golds ATH. However, still looking for my missing dates and mints. I'm down to 33 sovereigns required excluding the Rare + sovereigns (List 2, 30
sovereigns) according to the rarity rating in the 2021 The Gold Sovereign Series book as revised by Steve Hill. 
They are as follows:-                                                                                                                                                                              List 2
George III,   1817, 1818,  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1819-R5,                                                                                                                                                                  
George IV,   Bare Head 1827, 1830   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Laureate 1823-R3, 1825-R3, Bare Head 1828-R4
William IV,   1831, 1833, 1835, 1836, 1837,  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1830-R4,                                                                                                                                        
Victoria,       Shield London mint,   -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1839-R2, 1841-R3, 1874-R4, St George & Dragon 1879-R3
                     Young head Melbourne mint Shield 1885, St George & Dragon 1872  ----------------------------- --------------- Young head Shield 1880-R2, 1883-R2, 1886-R3, 1887-R3
                    St George & Dragon Young head 1871 for the Sydney mint, Old head St George & Dragon London mint 1897  ---- Jubilee head St George & Dragon 1887-R3-7
Edward VII, Melbourne mint, 1908, 1909, 1910,
                     Sydney mint, 1904,
                     Perth mint, 1904,
                     Canadian mint, 1908, 1909, 1910,
George V,     London mint, 1916,  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917-R3
                     Melbourne mint, 1912, 1916, 1919, 1926, 1930,  -----------------------------------------------------------------  1920-R2, 1921-R3, 1922-R2, 1928-R2-7, 1929-R3-7, 1931-R2-6
                     Sydney mint, 1919  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  1920-R6-7, 1921-R3, 1922 R3-6, 1923-R4-6, 1924-R3, 1926-R3-6
                     Perth mint, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929,
                     Canadian mint, 1913, 1914, 1918, 1919,  -------------------------------------------------------------------------  1916-R2
                     South African mint  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  1923-R2-3, 1924-R2-3
Elizabeth II, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1993  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  1953-R-2
All listed dates and mints are common to rare, (except list 2 which are rare+) in The Sovereign series book (Michael A. Marsh, Revised by Steve Hill). Quite a good book by the way for those collecting Sovereigns.
I'm happy to consider any of the above. I have a limited budget so please don't feel offended if after I have bought a few I tell you I may need to pass go a few time before I can start spending again. I may not be able to check back immediately to any replies but will answer any posts or messages as soon as I can. Kind regards.
List 2 Is really unobtainable, with the best I could hope for is up to R3. The list being classed as follows :-
R2 - Very Rare
R3 - Extremely Rare
R4 - 11 to 20 examples estimated to have survived
R5 - 5 to 10 examples estimated to have survived
R6 - 3 to 4 examples Known to exist
R7 - 1 or 2 examples Known to exist
 Last picture of the sovereign collection. A few more have been added.
Coins in red have been bought during this wanted post. Many thanks to those that have helped in the acquisition of them. 

Hope everyone is well.
Prices inc special delivery UK, will post worldwide at buyers cost, choice and risk
For sale:
REDUCED: 2024 5 Sovereign - PF69 Ultra Cameo (In my opinion, worth re-submitting to NGC for re-consideration). £2950 £2750ono Low mintage of only 460. A PF70UC sold today (16th May '24) on Coin Cabinet for around £3660 inc fees+delivery. Update on the 2024 5 Sovereign:

Genuinely, i see nothing wrong with it or why its got a 69 rather than a 70. Hence my comfort sending back in if needed
I've attached a few more detail photos below. I've zoomed in on the 12 o’clock area on the reverse as that looks like a couple of hairlines, its not, its fluff courtesy of NGC gloves in the slab. they grade by eye / small magnification rather than the huge magnification here, i wonder if they have mistook their fluff for hairlines. I will be cracking it and resubmitting it at some point if it doesn’t sell but i‘ll probably wait until i have a few other things to send in.
 
2024 2 Sovereign - PF70 Ultra Cameo. £1100 ono. SOLD . Also low mintage of 810. One sold today at the dame sale for around £1300 inc fees + delivery. 2024 1/4 Sovereign - PF70 Ultra Cameo. £210 ono SOLD Also relatively low mintage of 1460  
2023 Coronation Sovereign - PF70 Ultra Cameo. £600 ono Sold 2023 1/2 Coronation Sovereign - PF70 Ultra Cameo. £330 ono Sold 2023 1/4 Coronation Sovereign - PF70 Ultra Cameo. £210ono Sold If someone buys all three 2023 coins you can have the box and cert etc, if not then I'd take £20 on it plus post Sold 2024 Box, certs etc available also. £20 on it plus post Sold. Payment by Bank transfer, PayPall FF or multi currency via Revolute (buyer pays any transaction fees)
Any questions, more photos etc, please ask. Thanks for looking.
 
2024 5 Sovereign:
 


 






 
2024 2 Sovereign:
 
 
2024 1/4 Sovereign:
 
 
2023 Sovereign Set:

  

2016 Premium gold proof Britannia set
No Coa from Royal mint ?

This week I received some 5oz 2016 proof Brits most of them having spots ? Will be sending them back.

You can gladly send it back to me if you want ?

Still have plenty ?

Most times mainly scuff or surface marks get a lot on the proofs.

Thanks to @GoldShack and @arshimo2012

Proof 2009 Britannia which scrubbed up lovely from @arshimo2012 and excellent condition 89 Sovereign courtesy of @Thomast  thank you chaps!

Best deals come from @arshimo2012, but you have to be quick before they get hoovered up.

Little and often. Builds your core stack.
My "best value" gold bought in the good old +3% over spot from HGM has nicely doubled and a bit on top, also some lovely always reasonable purchases from @arshimo2012 here on the forum in the early days.
Good foundations always make for solid decisions 
As i learn, I'm now " quality over quantity " pf70 coffins of big gold 5sov or 2oz gold
Hopefully 3-4 large perfect purchases a year will pay dividends in my twilight years in a few decades time
Some Perfect proofs are at bargain prices at the moment.
My last £5 five sov memorial sovereign pf70 for £3000
Less than RRP ! These are totally stunning 
I'll add it with the others and worry about the current dip in a 25years time 
 

Looking at my spreadsheet, the cheapest gold in my stack is £370 for a 1/2 oz 1987 Australian gold nugget from @arshimo2012 here on the forum back in August 2015
Those were the days 

Out of curiosity, I had a look through the sales pages. Good old Ash selling sovs for less than £200 and stipulating ‘no offers’. Love this: 
 

Pieces from @arshimo2012 and @SiCole, especially thrilled with the 1987

1980 proof sov and 20x 2009 Australian lunar year of the ox silver 1ozs.
Courtesy of @arshimo2012 and my friend Ethereum.
Some rather cool stamps used to post too, which resulted in this response from the Mrs, "please don't start collecting that terrible aswell"🤣

Couple of Sovereigns needed for date run courtesy of @arshimo2012 scrubbed up quite well particularly pleased with the 94

Full £1800 Reduced to £1750
Half £650 Reduced to £625 SOLD
 
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Many thanks
 
 

A few silver bits from @arshimo2012
 

 

Big thanks to @arshimo2012 @kneehow2018 and @Webster

Thanks to @arshimo2012

Thanks @arshimo2012for the tube of 2020 eagles. Love em. 😁