Today I Received.....

[Mtaybar]

3 minutes ago, Fenlander1 said:

This week's new arrivals. 

Big thanks to.

@James32

@modofantasma

Atkinsons 

And fleabay for the silver.

Holy guacamole....... impressive display mucker 😍

[Mtaybar]

4 hours ago, KevjustKev said:

There was 'nothing' on the second floor for me, as for the Sov's only two dealers had any bullion ones

What's the prices like at these fairs for bullion? I've never been to one because I feel like there would be a bit of a mark up at them. Or am I just being cynical ? 

[KevjustKev]

12 minutes ago, Mtaybar said:

What's the prices like at these fairs for bullion? I've never been to one because I feel like there would be a bit of a mark up at them. Or am I just being cynical ? 

One slightly less and one slightly more than dealers like Atkinson, Chards or HGM

[Mtaybar]

6 minutes ago, KevjustKev said:

One slightly less and one slightly more than dealers like Atkinson, Chards or HGM

OK.... surprising. I'm tempted to go to one this summer if I'm able to. Just for the craic and see what they're like. And possibly meet some forum members. 

[Silvergun]

Received my 4 coin set , all good .

[paulmerton]

Something a bit different - coloured German 20 Euro silver coins.

[GoldDiggerDave]

Forget your fancy sovereigns I got this in my change today!  
 

[Gruff]

3 minutes ago, GoldDiggerDave said:

Forget your fancy sovereigns I got this in my change today!  
 

Ya barred! 

[Silverlocks]

1 hour ago, GoldDiggerDave said:

Forget your fancy sovereigns I got this in my change today!  
 

Gadzooks!  Somebody actually using coins for money!? 

Aren't we just supposed to post them to each other these days?

 

 

[paulmerton]

1 hour ago, GoldDiggerDave said:

Forget your fancy sovereigns I got this in my change today!  
 

Some other 50ps landed this weekend too...

[Petra]

14 minutes ago, paulmerton said:

Some other 50ps landed this weekend too...

What’s this one?🤔

[paulmerton]

1 minute ago, Petra said:

What’s this one?🤔

From the memorial set with the 26/22 privy marks

[Petra]

13 minutes ago, paulmerton said:

From the memorial set with the 26/22 privy marks

👍👍

[minionsofgold]

Pick up from the coin fair! 
first silver - 3 mark 

 

2 other silvers from other coin groups and a 1974 Sovereign 

[MaxeBaumann]

Hello dear collector friends, it was just once again the toy fair in Nuremberg after 2 years of Corona break. Here I show a beautiful silver medal on the subject from 1974. I think it is very nicely made. Best regards from Maxe.

[Fishface220]

Nothing fancy but the old stamp collection is coming along nicely 

[Silverlocks]

On 05/02/2023 at 15:37, Mtaybar said:

What's the prices like at these fairs for bullion? I've never been to one because I feel like there would be a bit of a mark up at them. Or am I just being cynical ? 

The ones I found wanted £390, £400 and £425.  There was one flogging shields for £450.  Next time I'd probably try to have £1-2k available to spend, and would probably be able to come away with a reasonable amount of stuff that was worth buying.  

There were loads of rare coin types there - lots of high-premium stuff.  I saw one vendor with a whole tray of George III, George IV and William IV sovs, mostly in pretty good nick with hefty price tags, plus loads of outfits flogging world coins of one sort or another.  Lots of slabbed coins on show, plus ancient and medieval coin dealers through to outfits flogging base metal coins to collectors. 

According to their web site there's one in Birmingham next week.

 

 

Edited February 6, 2023 by Silverlocks

[Paul]

A very pleasant experience buying from Karl  @1817Karl www.1817.co.uk for the first time,  happy to add this to the long term retirement stack 

Edited February 8, 2023 by Paul

[Petra]

Just now, Paul said:

A very pleasant experience buying from Karl  @1817Karl www.1817.co.uk for the first time,  happy to add this to the long term retirement stack 

Looks great, have you got the set now?

[Paul]

2 minutes ago, Petra said:

Looks great, have you got the set now?

Making very slow positive progress in getting all the variant design 'big boy' sovereign designs, hopefully have them all by end of 2022 2023 

[paulmerton]

12 minutes ago, Paul said:

A very pleasant experience buying from Karl  @1817Karl www.1817.co.uk for the first time,  happy to add this to the long term retirement stack 

That looks amazing

As a random aside, what's the purpose of hiding the numbers on NGC capsules?  I think I may have even done it myself once, but only cos everyone else seems to 🤣

[Paul]

Just now, paulmerton said:

That looks amazing

As a random aside, what's the purpose of hiding the numbers on NGC capsules?  I think I may have even done it myself once, but only cos everyone else seems to 🤣

if i am selling a graded coin i will show the numbers for a buyer to look up, but as this coin is now mine, im not leaving it out their in internet land for the Chinese to see & make fakes up with my number for ali express 

[James32]

1 minute ago, paulmerton said:

That looks amazing

As a random aside, what's the purpose of hiding the numbers on NGC capsules?  I think I may have even done it myself once, but only cos everyone else seems to 🤣

Stops counterfeiters producing geniune serial numbered slabs, with fake coins. And it's actually a thing,because I had one a few years ago. Checked out on website, but coin was blatantly fake.

[Scootermuppet]

2 minutes ago, Paul said:

if i am selling a graded coin i will show the numbers for a buyer to look up, but as this coin is now mine, im not leaving it out their in internet land for the Chinese to see & make fakes up with my number for ali express 

 

1 minute ago, James32 said:

Stops counterfeiters producing geniune serial numbered slabs, with fake coins. And it's actually a thing,because I had one a few years ago. Checked out on website, but coin was blatantly fake.

Shouldn't you hide the Barcode too in that case? 🤔 if someone has a barcode reader, I'm guessing they could read the number...?

[James32]

Just now, Scootermuppet said:

 

Shouldn't you hide the Barcode too in that case? 🤔 if someone has a barcode reader, I'm guessing they could read the number...?

Yeah I suppose so.. just colour in the whole slab 😆