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MCJ

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    MCJ reacted to James32 in anyone else had issues with bleyer ?   
    Few interesting facts about @BleyerBullion 
    Not all their items are in stock and that's up to customer to check.
    They recently stood over a price glitch which cost them a few thousand pounds so I sincerely doubt they are playing games and a refund shouldn't be a problem. 
    They are on here so reach out to them and discuss privately until satisfied. 
    When my first and only order ( but not the last) was ready to be shipped ,I got a nice courtesy call to make sure I'd be in on day of delivery, not many do that!!
    Maybe you genuinely do have a grievance, but to come straight through the door with size 14s on ranting ,instead of seeking advice and help isn't the way to get problems resolved, not to mention could harm said business drastically. 
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    MCJ reacted to stefffana in Ethically sourced gold - opinions   
    Hi, everyone!
    I have watched the last video uploaded on YouTube by @BackyardBullion ( "A Dealer Makes A Big Error Selling Gold Below Spot Price " ) and I have realised that all of us we are very happy when we can find in our hunts a  cheap/bargain/undervalued deal.
    But now I have a big dilemma: It is ethically sourced gold (or silver) our bargain?
    All of us know very well that from ancient times gold was associated with tears, sweat, blood, slavery, deaths, wars and all the worst plagues of humanity. Even in our days tons of gold are coming from third world countries, with very unethical methods of mining: modern slavery, children exploitation, crimes, inhuman work conditions, disrespect for laws and nature. 
    Speculating an error on a dealer's site it is not unethical? That error was made by an employee who will pay for what he/she did. I can imagine what happened when the error was discovered and the employee must pay his/her mistake from salary or with his/her job. There are not tears involved in this case?
    I am sure that if by mistake I will put on sale on forum some coins under melting value, these coins will fly in a minute, before someone to make me aware about my mistake.
    Let's see this scenario:
    Navigating on Chards site, I have discovered an error in pricing some coins with a total difference of £2000 comparing with melting value. What should I do?
    A. Buy all these coins, sell them at spot on forum and my pure profit is £2000. Result: I can't sleep well one month.
    B. Contact the dealer, explain him the error, the problem was fixed, my pure profit is £0. Result: Mr. Chards have a good laugh, I can't sleep well one year.
    C. Buy all these coins, sell at spot on forum and my pure profit is £2000. Contact the dealer after, or better put a video on YouTube about what I've did. Result: I have a good laugh, but I still can't sleep well one month, Mr. Chards can't sleep well one month.
    D. Contact the dealer, ask for a 25%-30% reward for making him aware. My profit is £500-£600. Dealer's "profit" is £1400-£1500 (meaning he didn't lose). Result: I can sleep well with a good laugh, Mr. Chards can't sleep one night for losing only £500-£600, but next day he will smile again.
    I'd like to hear your opinions about my dillema and an answer for this scenario. If possible, I'd like to see from dealer's perspective also. Maybe @BleyerBullion and @LawrenceChard can have an input.
    Kindest regards,
    Stefan.
     
     
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    MCJ got a reaction from CosmikDebris in Forum gurus. I need help.   
    Cosmik is correct
    https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces86549.html
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    MCJ reacted to MythicQuale in Some microscopic photos I took of the 1oz Gold Britannia   
    Following on from my old thread where I asked if my gold coin was genuine, I finally received my Kickstarter phone-attachment microscope and have been able to delve into some of the details of the coin. All of these are genuine photos and not CGI!
    First off a picture of the actual whole coin:

    Here's a picture of Britannia's face:

     
    And Elizabeth II on the other side:

     
    Here's a nice photo which encompasses some of the security features of the coin, including the hologram where you can barely make out the trident, and also the teeny weeny text at the top middle - "DE":

     
    Here's a close up of some of that tiny text:
     
     
     

     
    And also a close up of that hologram:

     
    I haven't exactly treated the coin with kid gloves (handling and ping tests with metal tweezers etc.), so there are some scratches and nicks evident:

     
    Here's a close up of the '2' from the year 2021 written on the coin:

     
    Here's a close up of part of the shield. I like the mottled effect surrounding it:

     
    Here's a close up of that mottled effect background:

     
    Finally, I couldn't resist zooming into the edge of the coin:

     
    And a close up...

     
    And zooming in again!!

     
    And one last further zoom!!

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    MCJ reacted to richatthecroft in Sovereigns- Eighteen reasons to get excited by them. Over 200 years of history right here...   
    Eighteen reasons to get excited about Sovereigns.
    I received a lovely 1863 Victoria Sovereign today and this one concluded my 'Change of Portrait' Type Set from 1817 to present day 😅  The type set includes all the Portrait changes for each Monarch.  I have attempted to acquire the inaugural year date for each Portrait change. 
    All the 19th Century examples are Sovereigns and where practicable, all of the 20th & 21st Century Sovereigns are Proof examples.  
    Over time I will likely try and seek out a nicer example of the 1825 George IV; replace the 1836 William IV with the inaugural year of 1831; attempt to do the same by replacing the 1863 Victoria with a nice 1838 example and for Elizabeth II, replace the 1987 Maklouf Portrait with the inaugural 1985 year date.  
    In the meantime, for those who appreciate them, enjoy the Sovereigns 😀
     

    Benedetto Pistrucci 

    Benedetto Pistrucci 

    William Wyon

    William Wyon

    William Wyon 

    Joseph Egar Boehm 

    Thomas Brock

    George William de Saulles

    Bertram Mackennal

    Humphrey Paget

    Mary Gillick 

    Arnold Machin

    Arnold Machin

    Raphel Maklouf

    Bernard Sindall

    Ian Rank- Broadley

    Jody Clark 

    James Butler
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    MCJ reacted to AuricGoldfinger in Gold Monitoring Thread £ GBP only   
    I was right! The power!! The absolute power!! The universe is mine to command!! To control!!
    .....although i could be getting carried away....
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    MCJ reacted to Panicbuying in Gold Monitoring Thread £ GBP only   
    As per Andy Hoffman, weakness in gold price might be because traders are frontrunning the fact that the Chinese are going to be on holiday next week... They're back 9 October, so time your purchases wisely
     

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    MCJ got a reaction from Sadbuttrue2 in Mintages List   
    Found this site, lots of info and mintage figures for many coins.
    http://worldsilverbullion.weebly.com/
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    MCJ reacted to HelpingHands in Gold Monitoring Thread £ GBP only   
    No matter what happens, and which ever way markets go, bullionbypost send out an email with the header 'buying opportunity?'
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    MCJ reacted to motorbikez in Today I Received.....   
    September's prize draw win,1oz Kook from ChrisSilver ,lovely coin thanks.
     
     

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    MCJ reacted to silverin in 2006 Pandas   
    Lovely design this year.
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    MCJ got a reaction from Quicksilver in Today I Received.....   
    Today I received my Aug prize draw kook.
    It's great...thank you to the forum and again to @ChrisSilver
     
     


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    MCJ got a reaction from Paul in Today I Received.....   
    Today I received my Aug prize draw kook.
    It's great...thank you to the forum and again to @ChrisSilver
     
     


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    MCJ got a reaction from Oldun in Today I Received.....   
    Today I received my Aug prize draw kook.
    It's great...thank you to the forum and again to @ChrisSilver
     
     


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    MCJ got a reaction from ifing in Today I Received.....   
    Today I received my Aug prize draw kook.
    It's great...thank you to the forum and again to @ChrisSilver
     
     


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    MCJ got a reaction from SilverPirate in Today I Received.....   
    Today I received my Aug prize draw kook.
    It's great...thank you to the forum and again to @ChrisSilver
     
     


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    MCJ got a reaction from George in Today I Received.....   
    Today I received my Aug prize draw kook.
    It's great...thank you to the forum and again to @ChrisSilver
     
     


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    MCJ got a reaction from ChrisSilver in Today I Received.....   
    Today I received my Aug prize draw kook.
    It's great...thank you to the forum and again to @ChrisSilver
     
     


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    MCJ got a reaction from KevinG in Today I Received.....   
    Today I received my Aug prize draw kook.
    It's great...thank you to the forum and again to @ChrisSilver
     
     


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    MCJ got a reaction from GoldenAtlantis in Today I Received.....   
    Today I received my Aug prize draw kook.
    It's great...thank you to the forum and again to @ChrisSilver
     
     


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    MCJ got a reaction from HawkHybrid in Today I Received.....   
    Today I received my Aug prize draw kook.
    It's great...thank you to the forum and again to @ChrisSilver
     
     


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    MCJ got a reaction from MikeOxlong in Today I Received.....   
    Today I received my Aug prize draw kook.
    It's great...thank you to the forum and again to @ChrisSilver
     
     


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    MCJ got a reaction from morezone in Today I Received.....   
    Today I received my Aug prize draw kook.
    It's great...thank you to the forum and again to @ChrisSilver
     
     


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    MCJ got a reaction from prophet800 in Today I Received.....   
    Today I received my Aug prize draw kook.
    It's great...thank you to the forum and again to @ChrisSilver
     
     


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    MCJ got a reaction from stackspot in Today I Received.....   
    Today I received my Aug prize draw kook.
    It's great...thank you to the forum and again to @ChrisSilver
     
     


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