Sold: 1913 Gold Half Sovereign
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Bo Diddley
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Keep them, when the banking system and fiat currencies collapse you will be chuffed you did, gold will top £2000 an ounce easily and keep going....
Stevie/P
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Wow I’ve a few sovereigns mounted in rings half and full some Victorian with Australia mint markings 1880s had no idea they are worth so much.
Think I’ll get the pliers out.
Bo Diddley
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Leave them in the mounts, they will be gold as well, all scrap value.Wow I’ve a few sovereigns mounted in rings half and full some Victorian with Australia mint markings 1880s had no idea they are worth so much.
Think I’ll get the pliers out.
I wish I had spent out buying when Gordon Brown gave/sold the country's gold reserves away at an all-time low..
I'm still kicking myself for not doing the same with BP shares when they had the huge oil spill
Leave them in the mounts, they will be gold as well, all scrap value.
I wish I had spent out buying when Gordon Brown gave/sold the country's gold reserves away at an all-time low..
I'm still kicking myself for not doing the same with BP shares when they had the huge oil spill
If you like buying a few shares Bo have a look at some in Kurdistan at the minute - They have had to switch the oil pipelines off due to disputes with Iraq and Turkey - Could be a good bounce once switched back on - or may never do !
Worth a look
long_range_rob
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Ask Gordon Brown about selling gold 
Bo Diddley
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I thought a Scotsman would have been a thrifty chap, Gordon must have been having a bad day... that Jilted John track keeps coming into my head when I think of himAsk Gordon Brown about selling gold
Shotgun572013
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He cost a lot of hard working men their pensions !I thought a Scotsman would have been a thrifty chap, Gordon must have been having a bad day... that Jilted John track keeps coming into my head when I think of him
Bo Diddley
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Yes, without a doubt. It seems to be a knack politicians have, some more so than others.
Ozalid
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I am not an expert but I do know that there are two aspects to selling gold coins, or any coins for that matter, the value of the metal and the value as a collectors item, so condition and rarity will be critical to a dealer or collector.
You can buy half sovereigns pretty much anywhere for between £210 and £225 at the moment, but what you should do is find out whether your coin has any intrinsic value as a collectors item and there is plenty of info out there how to do this.
You can buy half sovereigns pretty much anywhere for between £210 and £225 at the moment, but what you should do is find out whether your coin has any intrinsic value as a collectors item and there is plenty of info out there how to do this.
They are only worth the value of the gold in them unless the date, which monarchs head they have and the place where they were minted makes them more valuable.
Plenty of info on values for various combinations of those 3 factors on t'internet
Cheers
Bruce
Plenty of info on values for various combinations of those 3 factors on t'internet
Cheers
Bruce
David Barker
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jimmy milnes
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Are these like the britannia regards to tax benefits?
Jimmy
Jimmy
David Barker
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Yes there is no VAT on bullion gold. Spot price for Half sovereign is around £208 at the moment but changes every few minutes.
jimmy milnes
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Cheers David, what about CGT ?
David Barker
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That would depend on were they were Minted Jimmy. If they are from the UK then no CGT if they are Foreign coins like American buffalo etc then yes you do.
I buy Britannias as they are legal tender and hence no CGT !
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