What a great idea for a video and who's better than you to bring these stories to life. I remember reading about the sovereign stories. What a great find, keep up the great work
That is a great sock money collection. And a cautionary tale of making sure your stack goes where you want it to go after your death. Good luck with those floorboards!
The Twinstead Hoard is an interesting sovereign story. On the day of a metal detecting charity event gold sovereigns were found but only two were handed in . The next day during a further search with the farmer 135 Sovereigns were found in the same spot
I'd be lucky if I found a 10p piece down the back of the sofa these days!!! A good old hoard of Sovereigns there and a few bargains for the bidders even with the Auctioneers Premium, which are scandalous these days!!!
Yeah on that particular auction the auction house seemed to be the real winner there. A shame for whoever collected them presumably they made some sacrifices to acquire them all
I can only imagine the house was sold under probate or to fund an elderly person's care home costs. some sort of degenerative illness must explain how someone forgot their stash?
Even just going to the main online bullion dealers you'd surely get about spot for most and maybe slightly less for some of the more worn ones but yeah surely £350 and above off current spot price
It's even worse than that, I would bet that realized price shown is before commission. Auction houses are a joke, 20% from the seller and the buyer! Gave almost half their money to the auction house @@SovereignSaurus
I would have thought that if the latest sovereign was 2018 within the same find, It would indicate that the it was a very recent stacker, who will undoubtedly will be seriously upset, if he or she is still alive.
Yeah the first image thumbnail of an article when I searched was the 5th portrait so I was even more curious then.... Maybe they passed away in 2018 or more recently and the finder has just bought their house and paid to have it cleared or similar I'll update If I can find further info
@@waynemay7327 That i can't understand! When someone buys a piece of land or a house and founds lets say 150 sovs there from previous owners, why these should belong to the state?
If I hid mine inside my work socks, they would have walked their own way towards the laundry basket. Bad move. The wife chases them around the house with a rolling pin.
That's the auction completed it looks like. I would have probably considered some bids had I seen it but there wasn't anything that stood out as being particularly special or difficult to attain
@@SovereignSaurusDouble sovereigns are a very good addition to 1/2oz britannias, I've got a double proof 2002 shield (my absolute favourite), 150yrs of FA cup, DNA, 300 yrs bank of England, Peace Dove, George and dragon and some 2022 Queen Elizabeth Platinum Jubilee (that look very impressive on a greater surface area) These bigger than 1/4oz and full sovereign sized coin are a good substitute for the less affordable 1oz britannias and Quintuplet sovereigns. If you can get 2 examples, you won't feel so bad if you need to part with one
I thought someone found your coins but only 331, not enough to be yours. If someone finds 331,000 sovereigns, I’d be worried someone found your secret stash. 😝
Haha I suppose that's the disadvantage of using a safe deposit box someone isn't going to stumble across a hoard of sovs in my sock drawer when I slide off the plate
@@SovereignSaurus one thing I saw in the video that I liked was the coins found in the piano were in little leather sacks. It makes me want to buy some little soft leather sacks and fill them with gold coins.
What a great idea for a video and who's better than you to bring these stories to life. I remember reading about the sovereign stories. What a great find, keep up the great work
It makes me wonder what is out there waiting to be discovered
That is a great sock money collection.
And a cautionary tale of making sure your stack goes where you want it to go after your death.
Good luck with those floorboards!
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Those sovs are most definitely mine. They fell out of my pocket while i was doing some roofing!!! 😋👍🏴
Yeah now you mention it I think I misplaced 331 when I was staying at a stranger's house 🤔
The Twinstead Hoard is an interesting sovereign story. On the day of a metal detecting charity event gold sovereigns were found but only two were handed in . The next day during a further search with the farmer 135 Sovereigns were found in the same spot
That does sound interesting I'll take a look thanks
I'd be lucky if I found a 10p piece down the back of the sofa these days!!! A good old hoard of Sovereigns there and a few bargains for the bidders even with the Auctioneers Premium, which are scandalous these days!!!
Yeah on that particular auction the auction house seemed to be the real winner there. A shame for whoever collected them presumably they made some sacrifices to acquire them all
Imagine finding something like this ❤❤
Would liven up your day that's for sure!
A 1916 George V - London mint find would be nice :-)
I checked to see if there was a 1917 😁
I can only imagine the house was sold under probate or to fund an elderly person's care home costs. some sort of degenerative illness must explain how someone forgot their stash?
Quite possibly I'm trying to find further info and will update if I do get anywhere
Il care for you when you go m.j fox sovereign il lok after tou and wash your socks 😂😂😂
So for a quick sale, the finders potentially lost out on £10k - £15k extra if they'd did a tiny bit of research and sold them themselves.
Even just going to the main online bullion dealers you'd surely get about spot for most and maybe slightly less for some of the more worn ones but yeah surely £350 and above off current spot price
It's even worse than that, I would bet that realized price shown is before commission. Auction houses are a joke, 20% from the seller and the buyer! Gave almost half their money to the auction house @@SovereignSaurus
I would have thought that if the latest sovereign was 2018 within the same find, It would indicate that the it was a very recent stacker, who will undoubtedly will be seriously upset, if he or she is still alive.
Yeah the first image thumbnail of an article when I searched was the 5th portrait so I was even more curious then.... Maybe they passed away in 2018 or more recently and the finder has just bought their house and paid to have it cleared or similar I'll update If I can find further info
Exactly, someone must have a claim on those sovereigns and if not surely they belong to the state.
@@waynemay7327 if that's not treasure trove, I'm off to get a metal detector.
@@waynemay7327 That i can't understand! When someone buys a piece of land or a house and founds lets say 150 sovs there from previous owners, why these should belong to the state?
I was surprised to see VAT was charged.
Mixed emotions..Happy for him, sad it's not me😁
🤣 Yeah you and me both
@@SovereignSaurus 🤣
Wow!
I know right
Are you sure these coins aren't from your stack?
Too many dates missing for mine 🤣
The poor people whose stack didn’t end up where they intended.
Yeah it would appear that way... unless they had no close family and thought they'd do it for kicks 🤔
If I hid mine inside my work socks, they would have walked their own way towards the laundry basket. Bad move. The wife chases them around the house with a rolling pin.
Hahaha
I couldn't imagine. Are you going to go after any of them?? SS
That's the auction completed it looks like. I would have probably considered some bids had I seen it but there wasn't anything that stood out as being particularly special or difficult to attain
@@SovereignSaurus Thanks. Chances are you have all of them anyway I would say 😂 your collection is on of a kind in my opinion..
First comment 🎉. What's you take on a double sovereign?
Not bad... They seem a little less popular than full sovs overall but if you can get them at a reasonable premium I don't see why not 👍🏼
@@SovereignSaurusDouble sovereigns are a very good addition to 1/2oz britannias, I've got a double proof 2002 shield (my absolute favourite), 150yrs of FA cup, DNA, 300 yrs bank of England, Peace Dove, George and dragon and some 2022 Queen Elizabeth Platinum Jubilee (that look very impressive on a greater surface area)
These bigger than 1/4oz and full sovereign sized coin are a good substitute for the less affordable 1oz britannias and Quintuplet sovereigns.
If you can get 2 examples, you won't feel so bad if you need to part with one
The result of a stacker losing their whole stack,that’s one of the negatives of stacking unfortunately 🙈
Yes it's an interesting topic for discussion
I thought someone found your coins but only 331, not enough to be yours. If someone finds 331,000 sovereigns, I’d be worried someone found your secret stash. 😝
Haha I suppose that's the disadvantage of using a safe deposit box someone isn't going to stumble across a hoard of sovs in my sock drawer when I slide off the plate
@@SovereignSaurus one thing I saw in the video that I liked was the coins found in the piano were in little leather sacks. It makes me want to buy some little soft leather sacks and fill them with gold coins.
Poor soul. A lifetime of quiet intent. Snatched.
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