London coin fair June 2nd

[Goldmick]

1 hour ago, TerryGriffiths said:

I think I saw you buy that goldmick. Nice coin, well done.

I only planned on spending a little but that strategy went out of the window when i saw one dealer with  a few 2002 and 2005 sovereigns. Will post some pics later. 

Nice one love both them two coins. Be nice to see pics. 

[kimchi]

Sounds like a grand time was had by all

@Goldmick how did you get on at Heritage? Were they busy?

1 hour ago, TerryGriffiths said:

I only planned on spending a little but that strategy went out of the window when i saw one dealer with  a few 2002 and 2005 sovereigns. Will post some pics later. 

My goodness it's a good job for my wallet I didn't go along

Looking forward to some pics

[Goldmick]

Might have to ring Sara she has put coins in the economy not modern also asked for ncs on some coins but she has put it in customer notes but not on no 5 on the form see pic 

[Goldmick]

Must not forget to show off the lovely byb bars I got today at the coin fair big thanks to byb for taking them for me 

[kimchi]

@Goldmick yep make sure you ring Sara to get that cleared up before they are sent to NGC. Sounds like they are still learning but I was very happy with Heritage on my first submission overall (and the insured free delivery to the States is super imo, very reassuring and they charge 20% VAT but that is more than offset by their excellent exchange rate with no fees and no charge for the shipping to or from NGC Sarasota).

 

[Seasider]

1 hour ago, Goldmick said:

Might have to ring Sara she has put coins in the economy not modern also asked for ncs on some coins but she has put it in customer notes but not on no 5 on the form

I think they did that for coins that were pre 1966 - on the basis they were not modern.  Certainly that is what they did for me when I put in my "questionable" 1911 C sovereign.  Of course I had said to them that it was dodgy and that may have influenced them on the value question.

She also asked me about cleaning/conservation but I thought she said that it was something NGC may raise and what should she say if they did.  I did not realise there was a bit on the form about it.

[caloundracats]

Sounds like a good time was had by all and a few wallets lighter on exit. As long as there was enough over for some drinks.?

Looking forward to seeing the videos.

[BackyardBullion]

@Goldmick @PansPurse @Numistacker

Great seeing you guys at the coin fair today! 

I went in targeting some cheap as chips old European fractional gold as well as some interesting (and cheap) silver coins.

The gold was picked up for 2% over spot and the dealer wanted the same price for both the slabbed and unslabbed coin so I think I am well up there however you look at it!

Also, 8 Maria Thalers added to the stack - love these coins and at £11 each I think pretty nice prices (one dealer was asking £22 per coin!) 

Overall great fun day - even if I did get told off a number of times by security guards for filming, even though I signed in as a videographer at reception and had the organisers blessing!

Hoping to edit together the VLOG and get it out next week!

 

[MickD]

Nice, I do like the thalers, lovely coin.

[TerryGriffiths]

 

[TerryGriffiths]

Also picked a bag of USA silver quarters and dimes. Overall not a bad day.

[PansPurse]

Fantastic time at the fair, lovely meeting up with @BackyardBullion and fascinating seeing the subtle switch into YouTube mode when the camera came out ☺️

[BackyardBullion]

2 minutes ago, PansPurse said:

Fantastic time at the fair, lovely meeting up with @BackyardBullion and fascinating seeing the subtle switch into YouTube mode when the camera came out ☺️

It is an art ?

[BackyardBullion]

My VLOG of the day is up!

[JunkBond]

Why was an MS 66 only +2% @BackyardBullion

Any insight into this, was it a bullion dealer?

[BackyardBullion]

Just now, JunkBond said:

Why was an MS 66 only +2% @BackyardBullion

Any insight into this, was it a bullion dealer?

It was a bullion dealer - he said he bought it at bullion and was happy to sell it. It is a very common coin too and one that collectors wont really be bothered about. 

I will be doing a video on it at some point no doubt.