AUCTION - Battle of the Sovereigns (Round 2)

G'day Folks,

On offer this time round some Sovereigns from different eras (different types) and one of South Africa's "Modern Sovereigns" to round out the field

We have 2 * Queen Victoria (Young & Jubilee Head), a King George V and a South African 2 Rand

*Sovereigns (And the 2 Rand coin) are 7.988gms of 22k Gold which is 0.2354oz AGW*

Auction finish at 17:00 AWST (18:30 NT/SA/ - 19:00 QLD/NSW/VIC) - This Sunday!! (15th May)

ALL Lots finishing at the same time!! *With the (what used to be ) usual "5 minutes after Final bid" actual finish for each particular Lot (Forum Timestamp used) *

Any valid bid for a particular Lot extends the Finish for ALL Lots!!
ie. The Auction will be Officially over once ALL bids have finished!!

*No edited Bids, please the Forum does indicate "edited" when posts are edited (look above the "Quote Reply" right hand side) so if you make a bid and it turns out the same or lower than a previous bid please place a new post for the bid to make it higher rather than "edit" the post with the unsuccessful bid - although editing to clarify a Lot # is fine *

Due to no "seconds" showing on Forum time-clock any duplicate bids with the same timestamp will be "first in line" gets the spot

Starting at $623/Lot - ~SPOT price!!! (at time of posting...)

Postage at Winner's Choice/Cost/Risk (at this stage...)

Settlement via Bank Transfer/Cash/Crypto

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Lot 1 - 1881 "Young Head" Queen Victoria Full Sovereign




Lot 2 - 1889 "Jubilee Head" Queen Victoria Full Sovereign (Melbourne)




Lot 3 - 1912 King George V Full Sovereign




Lot 4 - 1970 South African 2 Rand Gold Coin




Thanks for looking, good luck and happy bidding

 

I can never say no to sovereigns at spot price.
Lot 1 $625
Lot 2 $625
Lot 3 $625

 

Ahoy, Welcome Aboard and thanks for the bids @hardyakkagold (getting Lots 1, 2 & 3 (the 2 * QV's and the KGV) out of the Starter's Gate )

Leader-Board

Lot 1 (Young QV) – $625 hardyakkagold
Lot 2 (Jubilee QV) – $625 hardyakkagold
Lot 3 (King G V) – $625 hardyakkagold
Lot 4 (SA 2 Rand) – Still in the Starting Stall…

 

With Moonyea active and particularly liking Sovs., I think I'll just escalate the bids straight to $675 for each.

 

Lot 4
$625

 

Ahoy, Welcome Aboard and thanks for the bids @Genghicat (putting strong bids for, and out in front on, Lots 1, 2 & 3 (The Sovs) ) and to @Pr176 (getting Lot 4 (SA 2 Rand) out of the Gate )

Leader-Board

Lot 1 (Young QV) – $675 Genghicat
Lot 2 (Jubilee QV) – $675 Genghicat
Lot 3 (King G V) – $675 Genghicat
Lot 4 (SA 2 Rand) – $625 Pr176

 

1 - $680

 

Ahoy, Welcome Aboard and thanks for the bid @dozerz (pushing Lot 1 (Young QV) to the front of the field )

Leader-Board

Lot 1 (Young QV) – $680 dozerz
Lot 2 (Jubilee QV) – $675 Genghicat
Lot 3 (King G V) – $675 Genghicat
Lot 4 (SA 2 Rand) – $625 Pr176

 

Why not try luck..
lot4-$630

 

Lot 4
$645

 

Ahoy, Welcome Aboard and thanks for the bid @madaw1 (raising the stake for Lot 4 (SA 2 Rand) ), Welcome Back and thanks for the bid @Pr176 (quickly counter-bidding back to the front for Lot 4 (SA 2 Rand) )

Leader-Board

Lot 1 (Young QV) – $680 dozerz
Lot 2 (Jubilee QV) – $675 Genghicat
Lot 3 (King G V) – $675 Genghicat
Lot 4 (SA 2 Rand) – $645 Pr176

 

lot4 -$647

 

Ahoy, Welcome Back and thanks for the bid @madaw1 (returning serve on @Pr176's counter-bid, sending it back over the net to take the high-bid holder's spot for Lot 4 (SA 2 Rand) )

Leader-Board

Lot 1 (Young QV) – $680 dozerz
Lot 2 (Jubilee QV) – $675 Genghicat
Lot 3 (King G V) – $675 Genghicat
Lot 4 (SA 2 Rand) – $647 madaw1

 

Lot 3 (King G V) – $676

 

Ahoy, Welcome Aboard and thanks for the bid @ppier (upping the ante for Lot 3 (King G V) )
And the field is starting to separate out now

Leader-Board

Lot 1 (Young QV) – $680 dozerz
Lot 2 (Jubilee QV) – $675 Genghicat
Lot 3 (King G V) – $676 ppier
Lot 4 (SA 2 Rand) – $647 madaw1

 

Lot 4 was included in the bid.

(Always happy to buy for less, but figure it’s still a fair price for the same amount of gold as a sov)

 

Ahoy, Welcome Back and thanks for the clarification/bid @Genghicat (now, and actually was from the get-go (my bad, not reading the bid correctly ), current high-bid holder for Lot 4 (SA 2 Rand) )
Thanks for picking that up mate, makes sense when I look at the post now
(Apologies to Pr176 and madaw1 for getting your hopes up )

Leader-Board

Lot 1 (Young QV) – $680 dozerz
Lot 2 (Jubilee QV) – $675 Genghicat
Lot 3 (King G V) – $676 ppier
Lot 4 (SA 2 Rand) – $675 Genghicat

 

Lazy Sunday arvo "Auction finish starting in <5 hours' time" Bumpski

 

Lot 1 $681
Lot 2 676
Lot 3 677

 

Ahoy, Welcome Aboard and thanks for the bids @beyondfiat (moving the bid for Lots 1, 2 & 3 (Young & Jubilee QVs and King G V)

Under 45 minutes to go till Auction finish start

Leader-Board

Lot 1 (Young QV) – $681 beyondfiat
Lot 2 (Jubilee QV) – $676 beyondfiat
Lot 3 (King G V) – $677 beyondfiat
Lot 4 (SA 2 Rand) – $675 Genghicat

Better put up the Copper Rounds up for grabs too... (whoops )
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