Recent content by roo_dr

Rising? It's flying!! To the moon!!! :cool:

Back up buzz, just in case... :/

I remember once being told that cheese came from the moon. Maybe gold comes from Uranus. Buggered if I know where silver comes from!

Damn you and my blindness... And your cuninglinguility! edit: meant @ VRS And clubman - I'd also love $20 gold!

Will you sell at $20 / oz if it doesn't? By when?

When (if!) she dies - I wonder what the total mintage of QEII head coins would be... And the total number of ounces too!

Run!!

+1 Lovely coin (in my limited experience!) Edit: and big! Shame no capsules fit it yet...

Would the Perth Mint buy it back at spot for their museum?

Malachi how soon do you want your stash in Australia? I may know someone who is heading to the UK who could bring them back in late January :) (Why anybody would want to go there in the depths of winter is beyond my understanding though!)

Following on from this I have sent a copy of these pictures to the dealer in the UK who "quoted me happy" earlier. I asked him to be candid, he was! "They are extremely disappointing , and that's putting it politely. Too long a story for now, but the only reason to buy them would be if you...

Looks liked I picked the right time to sign up - Cyber Monday - nothing like jumping in with both feet...! I'm looking forwards to collecting my stash soon :D

Thanks for the photos, I agree those are really disappointing. Have you contacted the Royal Mint regarding them? I'm having second thoughts myself now. Shiny kooks might be the way forward...

+1 on photos - I was thinking of putting an order in this week but might hold off if they are cr@p!

If you can find someone to bring them over for you, you can reclaim the VAT on departure. I've had a quote for 10 Britannia 1oz in capsules for GB299, with a 49 VAT rebate on departure. I think that's around AU$39 each... Would Australian customs tax them on the way in for being British?