my very first full gold sov arrived

[modofantasma]

21 hours ago, ZRPMs said:

Before you know it you'll be collecting the different monarchs, then the different heads of each monarch. Someone will tell you about the mint marks, then you'll have to have at least one of each of those. Before you know it you'll be doing date runs. 🤣 Congratulations on your first sovereign. 

Date runs? Who even does that ?😏

[Sovhead]

On 25/07/2023 at 13:13, ZRPMs said:

Before you know it you'll be collecting the different monarchs, then the different heads of each monarch. Someone will tell you about the mint marks, then you'll have to have at least one of each of those. Before you know it you'll be doing date runs. 🤣 Congratulations on your first sovereign. 

I’ve only just joined tonight and you know me so well 🤣🤣🤣

[Sovhead]

On 25/07/2023 at 11:48, goldlips said:

wow, these things are tiny lol, having never seen one in person before, im quite shocked how small they are, still very happy with it though.

Good stuff goldlips which monarch and year out of interest??

[goldlips]

20 hours ago, Britannia47 said:

Congratulations, but out of interest what is it?  - Date, type, source, cost etc. You will always remember your first sovereign, so please share. Mine was a 1997 Proof!…..

Cheers,   

hi im not sure what year it is, ill have to get an englarged pic of it so i can make it out, its qe2, bought from Atkinson's, was £380 delivered ( i get a 1% discount on top of this with my credit card) it looks like it was just minted yesterday (but clearly its not as it was a used market coin) not sure what you mean by type though, as ive said else where, im only interested in the cheapest possible ones, as im just turning pounds into gold at the cheapest way possible, hope this helps.

[8ace]

I also have just got my first Sovereign. Whatever you do, don't compare it to a kilo silver coin. 

 

 

Edited August 5, 2023 by 8ace

[Minted]

9 minutes ago, 8ace said:

I also have just got my first Sovereign. Whatever you do, don't compare it to a kilo silver coin. 

I know which I'd prefer in my pocket... 😄

Edited August 5, 2023 by Minted

[ZRPMs]

12 minutes ago, 8ace said:

I also have just got my first Sovereign. Whatever you do, don't compare it to a kilo silver coin. 

 

 

Very nice, Mummy and her little boy together. All jokes aside nice coins.

[NGMD]

On 25/07/2023 at 13:45, goldlips said:

im not like you gold addicts lol, i wont be collecting any "fancy" coins etc, im just interested in the lowest gram price possible to have a little gold and silver collection, so please do not try and encourage me to take your drugs, some of you have a nasty habbit.

Famous lasts words.

I’m saving this. You’ll be on NBS soon asking ‘where did it all go wrong’?

[CazLikesCoins]

On 25/07/2023 at 21:24, goldlips said:

listen and listen carefully, i want no part of your sick little cult.

 

[Silverlocks]

On 25/07/2023 at 20:38, HonestMoneyGoldSilver said:

[ . . . ]When I look in the mirror I don't recognise myself. 

Try without the makeup.

[Silverlocks]

On 25/07/2023 at 11:48, goldlips said:

wow, these things are tiny lol, having never seen one in person before, im quite shocked how small they are, still very happy with it though.

Gold has a very high specific gravity, nearly twice that of silver, so the coins tend to be quite small.  You get used to it - get a tube together and you'll start to feel the weight.

Gold was uncommon in Europe, so medieval gold coins tended to be very small.  Florins Ducats, Ecu d'Or, were all very small, about 3.5g.  Guineas were called such because large amounts of gold became available from West Africa, and the New World was a very big deal because gold and silver were really abundant there compared to Europe.  Charlemagne had such a downer on gold coins that he never had any minted for circulation.  Europe mostly used silver-based standards until the introduction of the gold standard in the 19th century.  Even then, silver coins weren't much to write home about; Groats were about 6g and silver pennies about 1.5g.

We have a data point for one year's mintage of sovereigns from Henry VII's reign, where a letter ordering 96lbs of gold to be minted into sovereigns was found in records at the Royal Mint.  Compare this to the height of sovereign mintage just before WWI where the total gold minted into sovs sat around the 200-300 ton mark annually.

 

[Aldebaran]

1 hour ago, Silverlocks said:

Gold has a very high specific gravity, nearly twice that of silver, so the coins tend to be quite small.  You get used to it - get a tube together and you'll start to feel the weight.

Gold was uncommon in Europe, so medieval gold coins tended to be very small.  Florins Ducats, Ecu d'Or, were all very small, about 3.5g.  Guineas were called such because large amounts of gold became available from West Africa, and the New World was a very big deal because gold and silver were really abundant there compared to Europe.  Charlemagne had such a downer on gold coins that he never had any minted for circulation.  Europe mostly used silver-based standards until the introduction of the gold standard in the 19th century.  Even then, silver coins weren't much to write home about; Groats were about 6g and silver pennies about 1.5g.

We have a data point for one year's mintage of sovereigns from Henry VII's reign, where a letter ordering 96lbs of gold to be minted into sovereigns was found in records at the Royal Mint.  Compare this to the height of sovereign mintage just before WWI where the total gold minted into sovs sat around the 200-300 ton mark annually.

 

Thank you, really interesting 🌞