Silverscrooge

For sale a lovely tea set Atkin Brothers Sheffield 1926. Excellent condition,  clear hallmarks,  bowl and jug both gilded. No dents, dings or any obvious flaws. A little light tarnishing and tiny marks which will polish out.
Total weight: 1803g Teapot: 656g - 27cm Length & 14cm Height Hot water/coffee pot: 624g - 19cm Length & 21cm Height MIlk Jug: 228g - 14.3 cm Length & 9.5cm Height Sugar Bowl: 295g - 17cm Length & 10cm Height Looking for £1150 delivered but open to offers part x sovs/half sovs plus cash.
Payment by BT or PPFF. 
Thanks 
Domo 

 

My biggest worry is the quality control issues especially with proof coins but also the milk spotting on silver Brit’s. I’ve stopped buying silver RMint bullion completely now. Also generally poor customer service. 
 
With the over pricing of these ‘historic sets’ they are now running the risk of becoming just like the mints selling coins out of magazine ads or unscrupulous 2nd hand car salesmen. The customers may be satisfied.. but that’s because they don’t yet know they are being ripped off.
The sets are well presented and can been seen as nice collectors pieces.. the issue is in the huge premium and when does this turn from fair premium to exploitation of the unwary. This would be poor for any company… but the fact that the Royal Mint is owned by HMT and literally lives and breathes of the history off the institution, the monarchy and indirectly the country. .. it’s humiliating for all involved. 
 
The only thing that is milked more than the silver…are the Royal Mint’s customers. 

I do not generally buy from the Royal Mint anymore with the odd exception,
What I do is wait and buy from the secondary market, generally wayyyyyy below RRP.  The one I have found the most telling is 1/4oz proofs.  They are charging £750+ on new releases now and I have not paid more than £500 on the secondary market, often under £450.  Examples of this is the Who and Bowie coins, the Queens Honours series and the Mr Men series, all of which I picked up for a combined saving over RRP of over £1200!!!!
The other telling factor for me on the last 3 sovereign releases is you can literally pre-order from other dealers at below release price.  The Coins of the Realm were selling the 5 coin memorial set considerably under Royal Mint price, and every other set and single.  I had half sovereigns from them and Britannia coins.  The Britannia coins ones I bought were after release and were being sold at a huge discount on rrp.  I am expecting the sales on the last three years to be the full set amounts not to be under total maximum mintage like in previous years (check the 2018 piedfort sovereign for potential total mintage versus how many were actually sold as an example).  Any they have left they are knocking out cheap to dealers I suspect.  BBP on black Friday for instance!!!
They are also releasing coins early to some dealers and making Joe Public wait well past release dates to receive their coin, meaning that your average Joe like me has almost no chance of getting a first release label when sending for grading unless paying a premium to said dealers.  This has caused a premium on first release label coins to rise.  

Today I got a 10 oz brittania, I missed the first issue last year, so grabbed one before they dissapeared again...

Today I received... my first 1oz coin.
2023 King Charles III Coronation (reverse frosted) 1oz proof £100

Good morning, dear friends of precious metals, if you don't mind, I would like to present a few more medals today. medals that have appealed to me. Of course not received today, sorry, just a small cross-section of my collector's world. If this is no longer wanted, please let me know, I won't hold it against you. Have a nice Sunday, Maxe.




....... here the common back of the Western heroes.

I particularly like 2oz silver in high relief.











..... common reverse from the Itaglio Mint

And finally 3 small bags.








 
 

Today I got a 10 oz brittania, I missed the first issue last year, so grabbed one before they dissapeared again...

Today I got a 10 oz brittania, I missed the first issue last year, so grabbed one before they dissapeared again...

Today I got a 10 oz brittania, I missed the first issue last year, so grabbed one before they dissapeared again...

Today I got a 10 oz brittania, I missed the first issue last year, so grabbed one before they dissapeared again...

Some stunning coins come today thanks to @SilverTalent. 
Going into storage to go with the 1989 sovereign set.

Today I got a 10 oz brittania, I missed the first issue last year, so grabbed one before they dissapeared again...

Today I got a 10 oz brittania, I missed the first issue last year, so grabbed one before they dissapeared again...

Today I got a 10 oz brittania, I missed the first issue last year, so grabbed one before they dissapeared again...

Today I got a 10 oz brittania, I missed the first issue last year, so grabbed one before they dissapeared again...

Today I got a 10 oz brittania, I missed the first issue last year, so grabbed one before they dissapeared again...

Today I got a 10 oz brittania, I missed the first issue last year, so grabbed one before they dissapeared again...

Today I got a 10 oz brittania, I missed the first issue last year, so grabbed one before they dissapeared again...

Today I got a 10 oz brittania, I missed the first issue last year, so grabbed one before they dissapeared again...

Today I got a 10 oz brittania, I missed the first issue last year, so grabbed one before they dissapeared again...

Today I got a 10 oz brittania, I missed the first issue last year, so grabbed one before they dissapeared again...

Today I got a 10 oz brittania, I missed the first issue last year, so grabbed one before they dissapeared again...

Today I got a 10 oz brittania, I missed the first issue last year, so grabbed one before they dissapeared again...

Nice! If you want more 10oz ers there some for sale in the ‘unique’ auctions this weekend (online/lincoln)🤔😮

Today I got a 10 oz brittania, I missed the first issue last year, so grabbed one before they dissapeared again...