LittleMan

I would swap it for 8 x 1g pandas 😉

I enjoyed your post. I love the fact you bought the coins, then did as you wanted with them. You obviously enjoy owning them. I must admit I have been tempted to pop a few of mine out of the plastic, but luckily have so far managed to resist. I am a sucker for the itsy-bitsy 1g coins. I like to own more smaller pieces than fewer larger pieces. I wanted to put some £ into gold and invested in Pandas because I like them. If gold went down after buying, I figured I would prefer to be stuck with Pandas than bars or plain old sovereigns. The problem is, I like them to much and am reluctant to part with them now. You have a lovely little set there, surely as a set they must have a good premium over spot, even out of the plastic.

I originally got 20 x 2015 Pandas but have 16 left. I have 6 with the black marks, so actually quite a high proportion. Its hard to take a picture showing what I think are finger grip marks. I just cannot get the angle right so you can see what I tried to describe. There was a good pic on ebay showing it, but sods law I cannot find it again. But is interesting you say yours only have a mark in a single place. Maybe the guy packing your coins just picked his nose with one finger 👆, and the guy that packed my coins.......🤔 I dont think we will ever know for certain causes it, but my money is on contamination in the packing stage. I did pay a premium for my Pandas and bought with the intention of flipping some. So would be disappointed to loose the premium. I know if I dipped an old tarnished coin and the tarnish was not 100% removed, then it would obviously be classed as cleaned. But technically all coins are cleaned by the mint before they sell them right. So what if I got a new brittanya from the royal mint, then dipped it straight away to remove any contaminants to prevent possible milk spotting. Would that coin be classed as cleaned? Is it even possible to tell if a brand new coin has been dipped? I was hoping there was some kind of established consensus on all of this. But the more I think about it the more it seems like a very grey area, that will likely split opinion. But keep the opinions coming, I am interested to see what others think. Thanks as always.

I am concerned the marks will effect the resell value. They were stored in mint capsules, in an airtight box with desiccant. Each coin was also in its own mini air tight baggie. Looking carefully I have seen the same marks on other panders in ebay pictures. They were on pandas of different years to mine. My coins were placed in a box in 2015 - and removed from box in 2022. The coins were only moved a handful of occasions in that time. I got a panda and gave it x100 more shaking than it has had in my possession and it did not budge. So I dont think they have been slowly vibrating around. But I did see a guy in a YouTube video talking about how micro tremors and even vibrations from large traffic can ware coins in old cabinets. So I could be wrong! I have my own theory of the cause. I have had pandas of the same year all stored together with other coins, yet only some 2015 pandas have been effected. I think whatever caused the tarnishing was most likely already in the capsule or on the coin when the capsule was closed. Its hard to see in the photos but when actually inspecting these coins by eye, it looks like the marks are in places where you would grip with your fingers as they are placed in the capsule. I suspect it may be the result of contaminated hands/gloves of the mint worker placing them in the capsules. This is what gives it the impression its leaked in from 2 places. What do you think looking at yours GBStacking? Do you see it on opposite sides of the coin where you would pick it up? Do you see it where there is the thumb grip on one side, then spread out finger marks on the other? Do you think there could be merit to my theory? Anyway dipping.... I have been watching some videos on dipping coins. I have 2 maples that arrived covered in finger prints. The prints really annoy me and I have always wanted to clean them, but never knew how to do it without damaging the coin. So I have ordered some dip to try on them. I am still in 2 minds to if I should use it on the Pandas to remove tarnish, but may try one and see what happens. I dont want to clean/dip coins, but worry these coins will loose their premium if I dont. I feel like removing the prints is removing damage and I feel better about that, but removing tarnish I am not so sure about. If I dip a modern coin and it worked perfect, and was completely undetectable that the coin had been dipped, should I inform buyers that it was cleaned/dipped/restored? To dip or not to dip - that is the question? Thanks as always for all the replies.

Thanks guys. They all have that iridescent look at the right angle. It looks like that on one of the coins in the picture, but not on the others I have. I have some where it has clearly happened on the opposite side from the cut out. Al my silver coins inc other years of panda have been kept together in the same box, and this has only happened to these coins. So I dont think its from bad air seeping into the capsules, but more likely some contaminant already in the capsules when I got them. Thanks again.

I have some 2015 1 oz Silver pandas purchased from a reputable dealer. They have never been removed from the capsules. Some of them have strange dark marks at the rims. Is it some kind of corrosion or tarnishing with age? If anyone could enlighten me that would be great. Thanks in advance.

Ps. Still no word back from this place: https://www.burlingtons.ltd/what-we-buy/coins/sell-gold-panda-coins/ I will update if they ever get back to me.

Thanks guys. I bought the pandas to one day flip. I knew when buying that Pandas are not the best flip option, but wanted something I would also enjoy owning. Like I said its good to know that they will always sell here for a better price than to dealers. Based on what they would sell here for today, overall I could get around 50% more than I paid, so am very happy with my investment. And I have enjoyed owning them. Thanks again for all the advice.

Thanks again guys. Don't threat, I would not remove them from the packaging. "Our private buying service is the best way to sell gold panda coins at the best possible price" 🤔 I will let you guys know what they come back with.... Its nice to know what they can sell for here should I decide to part with some. I thought the dealer rates were low, and tbh dont like selling expensive things on eBay as I have been stung on a few high value item sales in the past (not pm related).

That is a very straight forward way of valuing coins, thanks. Would a 4 or 5 year run attract any premium if sold a a set?

Thanks guys. So basically - No dont get them graded. I did not realize pandas had to grade so high to make it worthwhile! Or that grading was so expensive. To know they will always sell well here is reassuring. All coins are sealed in original packaging are are free of any obvious defects (to my untrained eye). What are the "correct prices"? Most the online gold shops just seem to offer spot for them. The chards prices seam very low to me: https://www.chards.co.uk/blog/sell-gold-panda-coins/290 I dont see many gold pandas selling on eBay so dont really know what they are worth. From what I could see I would estimate somewhere around, £75-95 1g, £180-200 3g, £450-500 8g. I found this place: https://www.burlingtons.ltd/what-we-buy/coins/sell-gold-panda-coins/ I have asked for some prices, so it will be interesting to see what they offer compared to the going rates here and my own guesses from eBay research. So if anyone knows what the rough going rates here are?, that would be that would be great. Thanks again.

I have some gold pandas, the largest being 8g. Most are 1g and I have a couple of 3gs. All are in original sealed packaging. They range in date from 2016 - 2020 I was thinking of possible selling them in the future, but wondered if I should get them graded first? Any advice on how much grading costs and where I can get it done in the UK would also be appreciated. Thanks