at least 1 oz coins dont fool you

[craig12]

got mi self a little parcel today , the 1876 shilling , envelope weighs nothing  , bought it as most coins were going for more than I paid  on buy it now and auction,

heres the thing , on a silver one ounce coin , you know what your getting,  its one ounce and pretty weighty

 

the e bay photos on these shillings are very very misleading, the close up makes the coin look about the size of the old 5p with quite a thick edge

 

WRONG    about the size of the new 5p  wafer thin ,  ill possibly re sell it , that dosent bother me , its the way that coins look oversized on the e bay pages, 

they should start saying coin measurements

 

 

ah well back to the 1 oz search

[Danny-boy]

There are plenty of places online that give specific dimensions of pre shillings.

I can make an ant look pretty huge by taking a close-up photo.

DYODD, you can't expect sellers to give exact dimensions of every coin when the information is available with a 5 second google search.

[HelpingHands]

.Can you take a photo or link the ebay listing?

[HelpingHands]

http://www.bullionspotprice.com/silver

£2.08 at spot price but probably knock 10% off for wear.

[Kman]

There are plenty of places online that give specific dimensions of pre shillings.

 

Exactly, research properly what you're buying then there wont be any surprises 

[Ares]

1oz is actually quite a lot of silver if you look at the content and weight of pre-20 British sterling in comparison. But yeah, the internet is an infinitely valuable resource if properly utilised.

Once bitten, twice shy. It's a learning curve, now you know to avoid surprises it's a question of legwork

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[Shamatti]

http://www.bullionspotprice.com/silver

£2.08 at spot price but probably knock 10% off for wear.

 

 

What a great resource, thanks for posting the link!

[Shamatti]

got mi self a little parcel today , the 1876 shilling , envelope weighs nothing  , bought it as most coins were going for more than I paid  on buy it now and auction,

heres the thing , on a silver one ounce coin , you know what your getting,  its one ounce and pretty weighty

 

the e bay photos on these shillings are very very misleading, the close up makes the coin look about the size of the old 5p with quite a thick edge

 

WRONG    about the size of the new 5p  wafer thin ,  ill possibly re sell it , that dosent bother me , its the way that coins look oversized on the e bay pages, 

they should start saying coin measurements

 

 

ah well back to the 1 oz search

 

 

Don't worry dude, I have done exactly the same. The very first gold coin I purchased, when it arrived, was so small I almost fell off my chair! It looked huge in the photo's lol (Ooohh missus!) lol

http://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces47311.html

 

Well, it is only ½ a gram! Any way I kept it. turns out to be one of my better buys, I have double my money on it already, even with cheap gold prices! lol

 

So don't despair mate, this is what you call gaining experience! It is good for you!

[motorbikez]

I did the same, I bought a RAM kangaroo at sunset 2010 silver proof which I assumed was a 1ozer,turned up and it was 1/5 of an ounce  never mind its a nice coin but doesn't really fit in with my collection.

[Cornishfarmer]

Cracking looking coin, love the case it's in

[motorbikez]

Cracking looking coin, love the case it's in

 

Cheers I've got the 2011 as well as i bought that very well as they say,but i'm not collecting them as they look best in their original packaging,which as you've noticed is superb for an itty bitty coin

[HawkHybrid]

how many 1 ouncers can you carry in your pocket without a big sign over you

saying 'rob me' 

 

circulating coins are not designed to be individual investment items, not the melt

valued ones anyway.

 

HH

[motorbikez]

how many 1 ouncers can you carry in your pocket without a big sign over you

saying 'rob me' 

 

 

 

Why on earth would you walk about with 1 ozers in your pocket.

[HawkHybrid]

I was trying to say that it's most impractical to carry 1 ouncers

as you would normal circulating coins hence if you are buying

circulating coins, expect most to be on the small side.

 

HH

[Cornishfarmer]

Why on earth would you walk about with 1 ozers in your pocket.

Atleast put a 10ozer in to make it look like you have a big package

[Ares]

A very oddly shaped and non-proportional package haha.