What's your latest stacking goal?

[Zeuk]

Sovereigns always seem like the sensible option, but then you're browsing and that cool bar gets shared

[artalien]

18 minutes ago, Iacabu said:

Wanted a single pocket piece, ended up with an extra 7oz of crowns and half crowns.

hehe - love it mate - happy stacking. I bought a tube for sovereigns but can only afford to fill it with silver.

[artalien]

22 minutes ago, Iacabu said:

Wanted a single pocket piece, ended up with an extra 7oz of crowns and half crowns.

hehe - love it mate - happy stacking. I bought a tube for sovereigns but can only afford to fill it with silver. Shillings fit as does 1/4 dollars.

Edited October 4, 2022 by artalien

[SidS]

54 minutes ago, artalien said:

Boom! Job done, even cashed in my piggy bank to make it early 😁 Total weight including tube 658 grams.

Love it! I really like Franklin halves for some reason - much more so than the Walkers. Although, I like those too.

US junk silver is cool.

[artalien]

Just now, SidS said:

US junk silver is cool.

Totally agree. I like the walking lady liberty a whole g damn bunch.

[Silverlocks]

30 minutes ago, Zeuk said:

Sovereigns always seem like the sensible option, but then you're browsing and that cool bar gets shared

I think the good and bad thing with sovereigns is they're boring.  With silver you can buy 10 coins or a tube or a bar for a sum of money accessible to most people and feel you've achieved something.  Getting enough gold together to make it look like you're doing something concrete is a much bigger hurdle.  My entire silver stack wouldn't buy even half a tube of sovs.  Not so much dopamine reward.

Nonetheless, I'm pivoting away from silver to a mix of sovs, occasional 1oz bullion and maybe other stuff if it comes up at the right price, plus a small sideline in collectibles.

 

Edited October 4, 2022 by Silverlocks

[SidS]

1 minute ago, Silverlocks said:

I think the good and bad thing with sovereigns is they're boring.  With silver you can buy 10 coins or a tube or a bar for a sum of money accessible to most people and feel you've achieved something.  Getting enough gold together to make it look like you're doing something concrete is a much bigger hurdle.  My entire silver stack wouldn't buy even half a tube of sovs.  Not so much dopamine reward.

I think this is exactly where I'm at!

I also think silver looks nicer than gold too. I've nothing against gold at all, I used to stack that too back in the day.

But silver being cheaper allows you to build a more interesting collection.

I've always found sovereigns a little on the boring side - especially the St. George. I started like many of you no doubt with a goal to have so many sovereigns by a certain date. When it came to it though I'd bought guineas, half guineas, US pre-33 gold or silver coins instead.

I did (and still do) have a soft spot for Vicky Shield sovereigns though, I always loved those.

[James32]

1 minute ago, SidS said:

back in the day.

https://youtu.be/y3KEhWTnWvE

[artalien]

6 minutes ago, SidS said:

But silver being cheaper allows you to build a more interesting collection.

Great point! Shield backs are very cool. I'd love a young Victoria sovereign at some point.

Edited October 4, 2022 by artalien

[Fishface220]

37 minutes ago, artalien said:

hehe - love it mate - happy stacking. I bought a tube for sovereigns but can only afford to fill it with silver.

I bought a few tubes for sovereigns then the prices shot right up.... I now stack tubes! 

[artalien]

1 minute ago, Fishface220 said:

I now stack tubes! 

hehe - that sounds a bit like me

[Petra]

23 minutes ago, artalien said:

Great point! Shield backs are very cool. I'd love a young Victoria sovereign at some point.

£425 in local pawn shop 

[artalien]

2 minutes ago, Petra said:

£425 in local pawn shop 

Thanks Petra currently @ bernie flint

[GoldStatue]

1 hour ago, Petra said:

£425 in local pawn shop 

That's a bargain in comparison to what I saw the other day, £495 for a 2013 bullion sovereign in a pawn brokers window.

You just know someone will eventually fall for it.

[SidS]

I take it £425 is a good price for a shield sovereign these days?

[Scootermuppet]

Guessing it depends on year, condition etc - but I'm sure someone way more knowledgeable than me on Shield Sovs will confirm... @Orpster maybe? 🤔

[Orpster]

15 minutes ago, Scootermuppet said:

Guessing it depends on year, condition etc - but I'm sure someone way more knowledgeable than me on Shield Sovs will confirm... @Orpster maybe? 🤔

£425 is a good price for a young head shield in decent condition yes, you can get them cheaper but expect little to no definition left on the hair or on the shield details for anything under £400.  They are getting harder and harder to source though.  Lots of things impact the value, mainly condition but also type (IA, IB, IC, ID for Young Heads), mint, rarity and also variants and minting errors.  If anyone has one its a very good idea to check it before selling on, looking for overdates, letters used as numbers and visa versa (for example a 1 in place of an I in Victoria, or an inverted A used as a V)

[Petra]

2 hours ago, SidS said:

I take it £425 is a good price for a shield sovereign these days?

You try and sell one you won’t get a lot over £200

[SidS]

4 minutes ago, Petra said:

You try and sell one you won’t get a lot over £200

Well you should. £200 is well below melt value.

Don't most sovereigns go for about £360 these days?

Edited October 4, 2022 by SidS

[James32]

4 minutes ago, Petra said:

You try and sell one you won’t get a lot over £200

He's referring to a full sovereign 

[Petra]

1 minute ago, SidS said:

Well you should. £200 is well below melt value.

People going to a pawnshop with anything are thinking more about a bit of cash in hand

[SidS]

Just now, Petra said:

People going to a pawnshop with anything are thinking more about a bit of cash in hand

I'd never sell to a pawn shop. Dealers at a push. I sold most things on eBay to be honest, half sovs mostly.

[iacabu]

On 04/10/2022 at 12:07, Iacabu said:

I keep accumulating silver that I never planned to buy. 

Thought I was putting a low offer on a 250g PAMP auction with room to sell on, ended up winning and keeping it because it's such a cool bar. 

Bought a few Brits for a competition, they weren't won so ended up keeping those. 

Wanted a single pocket piece, ended up with an extra 7oz of crowns and half crowns. Thinking about selling on (as originally intended) but I also like the idea of it being the start of a treasure chest. 

Don't get me wrong, I'm glad to be building the stack, but this is all after I decided I want to focus more on gold. 

So from now, I'm aiming for more sovereigns. 

I can add a 2023 silver brit to that list 🤦

[artalien]

4 hours ago, Iacabu said:

I can add a 2023 silver brit to that list 🤦

I folded and took a gamble on the Royal Mint tube of 20 1/4 silver brits.

[iacabu]

2 hours ago, artalien said:

I folded and took a gamble on the Royal Mint tube of 20 1/4 silver brits.

I very nearly bought a tube too, with the idea of selling on.