Gold and sovereigns.?

zenshi

Not sure if this is the right section but will try as its technically investments

My son will be 21 soon and thought of maybe getting him a sovereign of the year of his birth but I have absolutely no idea where to look for genuine ones

The Internet is riddled with sites but how do I find a reputable one that is competitive?

G_M

The Caribbean?

Froggitt

Try ATS by the Savoy. Used to be Spinks.

Glen_Clark

At the risk of being accused of spamming, I have dealt sovereigns with these people at their Blackpool shop and found them OK http://www.goldsovereigns.co.uk/information.html
But I cannot say they are the best because I have never dealt sovereigns with anyone else.

Rollinghome

Glen_Clark wrote: »

At the risk of being accused of spamming, I have dealt sovereigns with these people at their Blackpool shop and found them OK http://www.goldsovereigns.co.uk/information.html
But I cannot say they are the best because I have never dealt sovereigns with anyone else.

I know nothing of them but notice they are totally open in making clear exactly who they are, their address and banking details, see http://www.goldsovereigns.co.uk/aboutchard.html.

Which is in complete contrast to whoever is behind "Sovereign Investments" and goes to some lengths to conceal his identity and contact details including describing himself as a "non-trading individual" to avoid giving his address in the domain name registration details.

sabretoothtigger

I remember kids in my college wore them as rings, I had no idea they were almost pure gold and used as real money at the time

Ive not heard of being able to name a year, Im sure it can be done but may take either alot of searching and asking inventories of various shops

The ones I have are victorian, I think most are ? Not sure if someone can say the production levels for each year, might give a clue of the potential success or worth of a various year

westy22

I have also dealt with Chard in Blackpool and have experienced no problems with their quality or service. I ordered some specific dates and sent funds by bank transfer; the sovereigns arrived by insured courier within about 3 days and I was very satisfied that the condition I received matched their description on the website.

Froggitt

MrInvestor wrote: »

I would definately not use ATS - I have heard a lot of bad things about them on MSE!!

Such as........

Glen_Clark

Glen_Clark wrote: »

At the risk of being accused of spamming, I have dealt !!!!!!!!!s with these people at their Blackpool shop and found them OK http://www.gold!!!!!!!!!s.co.uk/information.html
But I cannot say they are the best because I have never dealt !!!!!!!!!s with anyone else.

So my post has been moderated to remove the link to the gold dealer I use. Seems reasonable as they have to control spamming, and warn people about gold. Gold prices are a hugely inflated bubble - nobody knows if or when the bubble will burst.

dunstonh

Its not your link. Someone has set up an incorrect filter and the word investment-s (without dash) is being filtered as a swear word. I have let the board admin know.

westy22

We will have to talk about '22ct British Gold Coins' instead!