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Is that from Bairds? Im waiting until end of August and paying attention to what DrBubb thinks is a good buying time. But no one really knows. It also depends if you already have some.

Is this not the most fantastic performance of one man and his guitar? fantastic

Me too. I tried a bit of panning in the local stream and found some really tiny gold and silver coloured particles. I dont knowis they were the real stuff but it was fun with the kids. Anyone know a good place in Devon to go panning?

Thanks Pix, I shall watch out for it.

Not low enough though! Im holding out for lower seasonal prices before I buy some, and silver. Anyone (except Ker) like to hazard a guess how much lower? Im guessing £24,000 and will start buying then.

Ker, why are you only negative about gold? You think "gold bugs" are like religious fanatics and respond like a fanatical athiest! You said many times that gold is going back to $500 and that never happened and now you say that its going no where for 3-4 years ie. staying around $1200. I think that anyone new to this site ought to know your record before they take any notiice of what you think. Im just a fool and yet I have been correct about gold. You tend to loose all credability in other things you say, like realist bear over on HPC.

I would be interested in knowing when to make some major purchases. My short experience this far has taught me to be patient. So this decline could now continue for some time? I may buy silver when the time comes. Nice timing Dr Bubb, nailed it to the day! Very clever.

Me too, I have accumulated some fiat and I dont want to buy in at these prices. I was thinking of silver and if it goes down some more Im going to load up big time.

better than gold and silver? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Genuine-Rare-Undated...=item20b1ae22ee I dont think so....

Woot no gold?

The design is ok on the 1 ounce version but a bit ugly for the 100kg size. I like the maple leaf design but not the portrait of the queen. It needs more detail on a coin of that size. If anyone is after some gold coins, this guy is selling some cheaper than CID. For example, 1/2 sovereign at CID is £110 + P&P. ebay seller is £105 incl. P&P special delivery. Offer £100 on a 1/2 sov and the counter offer is £105. http://shop.ebay.co.uk/mr-independant-jewe...m=&_ipg=200 They look like they have been in rings though.

I don’t think that suggesting that customers concerns are politically motivated, prejudicial, some sort of wild ridiculous conspiracy or just plain bile is the best way of addressing the issues. I suspect Adrian has been assimilated into a lizard. Shame really.....such a nice bloke....

Adrian Ash might be visiting us to discuss Rothchilds infiltration into BullionVault. He is out the office untill tomorrow. If any of you have issues about Rothchilds envolvement, can you put it to Adrian by posting your points here. I will start. Is Paul Tustain disappointed with BVs growth and thinks that Rothchild can bring something to the table that will improve growth? Does it matter to Paul what the BV members think? If its about the £12.5 million, could BV members have bought shares to raise revenues? I am considering selling my BV holdings to buy coins instead.

Which comments do you find offensive? Oh, $5 an apple Steve.

Mistake on CID? Silver eagles are cheapest 1oz coin. 500 cheaper than a monster box. Mistake IMO at £16.65...... Looks like the prices have settled for the weekend a bit lower than normal. Does anyone know where you can get Silver Eagles for less than £16.65?

Indeed. It makes me think the end is a long way off though.

Check these little babies out........ http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...%3D1&_rdc=1 In the listing details it says "THIS SET COST £96 IN 1977". That was 3 years off the peak so what will they be worth this time round?

You have to watch out for that. The item in your link looks more like the CuNi version. Some people list these coins very misleadingly. Typically they call them "prooflike" and as they are a silver jubilee coin that doesnt nessarsarily mean they are silver. Best to ask the seller if there is any doubt before youu buy. A great test to check if a coin is silver or cupro-nickel is to lay a sheet of loo paper or tissue over it. The silver coin strangely gleams through the tissue and whereas the cupro-nickel one cant be seen.

Silver is subject to a min storage charge of $96 a year, even if you only have a kilo or up to $20,000 worth so its most efficient to have at least $20,000 worth.

If silver prices fall back over the summer, Im going to load up at BV. I think you need to have about 35kg to make it worthwhile due to the storage fees.

I think these are fantastic value. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...%3D1&_rdc=1 A historical coin made by the royal mint as a proof coin to a high standard, come boxed, in a capsule, including postage, all for less than spot on this occasion.... Why are they so cheap?

Recently I have bought several items on ebay which came with the original receipts dated 1978. The coins sold for much the same figures in 1978 as they cost me on ebay. My parents house cost £11,000 in 1978 and today they would be asking more than £220,000 which is 20 x more. I think silver has a long way to go yet. Based on the comparison above, a £15 ounce coin would be £300, a £500 kilo bar would be £10,000. Ouch!

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Hmmm, where can you get them cheapest then? Sarnia are £17.25 and are the cheapest I know.