Bosworth

The best guide as to what to buy is to answer the question how are you going to sell them. Have a read of Steve's thread to make up your mind on buying either coin or bar. Steve's Thread don't forget that spreads do change over time.

 

Any of the big dealers would be a good place to purchase, they are all very friendly especially when they are selling to you

Thank you. After a flurry of research I loaded up on krugers (non-vintage) this afternoon. Expecting to take a 20% hit over the coming weeks but a risk premium worth taking to secure the physical asset in case something unexpected blows up this week.

Yay - I like shiny stuff

Dont you think it might drop further when the bailout workout plan is approved (which I am pretty sure it will some way or another)?...

 

I get the impression that this would temporarily deflate the risk-aversion premium built in the gold price

Almost certainly. But only for a few weeks until the nonsense is realised.

Besides - trouble afoot in the UK methinks. Lots of hushed up bi-partisan meetings in #10 today (allegedly).

What about bars?

Didn't ask - only interested in emergency coinage for personal consumption.

I'd give them a call - really nice helpful people.

I ve never been in there - sign in book? Like a hotel or Bed and breakfast you mean, where you can leave a comment?

 

 

Why was it busy? The FTSE roared today! I

It's in a little office just by the Savoy Hotel. You have to sign in at reception to get into the lift to go to their office. Lots of visitations.

Not sure why it was busy, but it sure was.

Out of stock of everything other than non-vintage Krugers.

how much did you pay for the Krugers Bosworth?

£540. Happy to have paid slightly over the odds to take delivery today. Equally happy to rideout a 20% fall if the markets rally. But NOT HAPPY to find myself out of the market when I truly need it. That point feels soon so I'm in... Risks to the downside are trivial compared to the upside, IMHO.

Is anyone buying before the $700B bill has another chance later this week, or are people sitting tight for the moment? It could be seen as a win/win situation for gold IMO, but experience tells me if the markets rally then gold gets a good kick in. What are people expecting?

I bought some krugers this afternoon. ATS out of stock of everything other than Krugers - and looking at their sign-in book they've had a very very very busy day...

Newbie here looking to invest moderately heavily in gold to protect myself from some of the coming chaos.

Looked at ATS Bullion in the Savoy in London - seem reputable but difficult to find reviews online about "shopping" experience. Any views on here?

I'm also curious as to the "best" gold to buy. The debate between bars and coins is interesting but for my purposes does it matter? I think I only care about the buy/sell spread at the dealer and getting the 4x9s gold at the best price. From my research this seems to be US Eagles.

I'm UK based and want to stay under the inland revenue's radar (therefore just £5k for me, £5k for my wife initially).

Anyone got any views on Panda's, quite fancy the 2008 ones available from coininvest, they seem that bit shinier, which is always good. And I reckon they be that little bit more valuable in the future... ?

Novice here and a convert from HPC.

Does the type of coin actually matter? Surely an Oz of gold is an Oz of gold and providing it's in a universally recognised format (and trusted as such) then the actual physical characteristics don't matter?

The reason I ask is that the spreads on buy/sell of physical gold at my local dealer vary quite markedly. US Eagles seem chapest on both counts and that's what I'm minded to take home.

Have I missed something?