I Bought Some GOLD Sovereigns And You Will NEVER Believe How Good They Are!

[@crypto-n-coins]

I've stacked 20 Francs for a while but just bought my first Sov this month. The low premium was just too good to pass up. Love it! I think I'm hooked.

[@BackyardBullion]

Love them, the premiums are stunning

[@sublimesounds147]

Those 20f coins are in the sweet spot between sovs and half sovs.I like the the Nap iii and the swiss vreneli....All gold coins are good.

[@Crosshatch1212]

Any yours realy tough cut on the one side edge ​@BackyardBullion

[@theswordguy5269]

I love Sovs. I started buying them on a whim as they were the only coins that I could afford at that moment. It turns out, I love the selection and the design. I also think that because of the somewhat odd weight, some vendors sometimes price them a few dollars lower than they should be for their weight, much the same way that some dealers misprice old European gold coins a few pennies off, as well.

[@william_marshal]

I bought 100 Gold sovereigns in 2010 for £20.000, they are now worth £50.000. So don't let anybody tell you gold is not a good investment.

[@well-blazeredman6187]

And tax-free, I gather.

[@Olivia-vn1tf]

Lovely coins, we always use Hatton Garden metals, great prices and excellent presentation.

[@BackyardBullion]

They are great!

[@Craigy975]

Great video the yellow sovereigns are mesmerising. I love the metal ping when you handle them

[@davidheesom7725]

About 6 weeks ago I bought 10 best value sovereigns from ATS , I got 10 , 2012s still in royal mint stamped blister pack

[@axelhoogland9442]

Pretty neat to see the 1890s coins. Old stuff is cool!

[@carlchilds3741]

Awesome coins! Thanks for sharing!

[@chicachicawahwah6032]

Sound' 🧡 both your presentation style & enthusiasm concerning your Christmas🎄sovereign's Mr Backyard Bullion.... I've only just discovered your channel & this is the first of hopefully many more videos I'll be checking out' So Merry Christmas ⛄ to your good-self & all the other viewers enjoying the channel....😃

[@AustrianStacker]

Merry Christmas. 🎄🕯️🌟🎁 I have 4 Sovereigns. The stacker in me always says no when I am thinking about buying Sovereigns. They come with a high premium here in Austria. I wish you and yours a happy and healthy New Year. 🍀

[@BackyardBullion]

Thanks Merry Christmas!

[@alexandrelambrou6625]

By far, the sovereigns are the cheapest here in Portugal, usually. I was lucky i found a jeweler that sells me for really low price, he usually even sells me at spot price if it's a full sovereign, since i usually buy halfs. Extremely popular gold coin here

[@davidfarmer9118]

Fair play. It was great to hear the excitement. Almost like it's Christmas. Still chuckling.

[@chrisb.h4605]

2011 is a proof , very nice selection from a really good bullion dealer... the 2011 may clean up quite well .. maybe worth a conservation fee ..

[@BackyardBullion]

I think so too, it looks great. I'm not sure it will conserve, there are some dings and dents on it.

[@chrisb.h4605]

@@BackyardBullion Oh . that's a shame .. couldn't see the marks , but I've started using H.G.M and had a couple of proof Britannia's .. even with marks they are still higher quality than standard bullion.. good coins you got there..

[@loksterization]

Yes it's a proof, and the 2011 has quite a low graded population. It might be useful to get it graded even if it gets a 67 or so.

[@numismaticmaster8612]

That 2011 is a proof. A coin can’t become an “ex proof.” Just a proof in poorer condition. Proof entails a special type of strike.

[@LatimusChadimus]

Over this week and today I was gifted 3 ASEs (plus a 2022 Britannia)

[@sublimesounds147]

Nice 28 more and you got a kilo.

[@marcharkins2882]

Nice little batch of soverigns the Jubilees are sweet. Thanks for sharing Merry Christmas

[@kenpow7001]

The 1910 has a P above the date which means it was minted in Perth Western Australia

[@3141966]

Lovely coins.

[@TtheSilverStacker]

Nice pickups. Love the variety!

[@andrewg2430]

You need more light to brighten them up.

[@BackyardBullion]

It's winter and it was raining, natural light is best and that's what I work with only I'm afraid

[@normynorm2945]

Remember the dad's army episode when Fraser was hoarding sovereigns? Subd-nice coins and hello from New Zealand

[@mykittenisagrandmaster4381]

I'm going to check my local coin shop to see if they have any Have a blessed and wonderful Christmas everyone

[@leap7in]

Very nice coins! Merry Christmas! 🎄🙂

[@BackyardBullion]

Thanks and the same to you!

[@johnseabrook1703]

I believe I have been sent a 1923 SA full sovereign, mint mark is faint, but you can just make out the SA.

[@harryzero1566]

Swell done Mr BYB, I bought 2 x 2012 sovs some while ago, at the time I couldn't get to like them, and sold them on. I ended up recovering them when I changed strategy in favour of sovs. My second most amazing find was 2002 golden shield anniversary sovs from a pornbrokers, my best being a double proof 2002 sovs from Bullion by Post.

[@BackyardBullion]

Amazing, thanks for sharing! Merry Christmas!

[@snowyowl6892]

Porn? brokers ….🤣

[@mr.porsche2069]

You sure it's a pornbroker not a pawnbroker? 🤣

[@mrssputnik7388]

Boxing day in Australia while watching this. Gorgeous Sovereigns. Just love the Queen Victoria ones. I am so envious. ☹️

[@ronaldhall2489]

Love me some sovereigns. Thanks for sharing sir

[@labrat4174]

Congrats. Always good to buy what you like. Thanks for sharing and have a great day. Be safe.

[@BackyardBullion]

Thanks, you too! Merry Christmas

[@vm.999]

Another great video fam! Merry Christmas

[@BackyardBullion]

Thanks! Merry Christmas!

[@Juan_Doooh]

The 2011 is a proof coin. NGC and PCGS offer Conservation / Restoration services that can make it good as new…or pretty damn close, well worth the extra service fee.

[@coinstruck6079]

The 2011 definitely looks like a proof. 🎉 Suggest you keep that one in its flip.

[@SilverScorpion]

Merry Christmas

[@BackyardBullion]

Thanks, you too!

[@john-ze7eu]

Any US stackers of sovereigns here? How is resale of these in the States? Will dealers lowball you when it comes time to sell?

[@mmpatriot2170]

That was fun. Thank you. 👍

[@nickpolly1527]

Excellent video nice collection of sovereigns there. Merry xmas.

[@Silverado_UK]

Always great to go with sovs, it’s a must have gold coin! Happy new year!

[@meteoman7958]

Nice Christmas present to self. I haven't yet graduated to the 21st century sovereigns.

[@ralph007silver]

Fantastic little haul !👌 😀

[@BackyardBullion]

Thank you 😁

[@spincolor]

Absolutely lovely variety of sovereigns

[@BackyardBullion]

They are amazing aren't they!

[@techontroltreasures6154]

It's proof, I think ngc and ncs will make it look new though wasn't sure if it had scratches but ncs would certainly make it like new again to remove the finger marks.

[@jonalltrade]

Merry Christmas 🎅

[@johnmills2274]

Fabulous Sovs. I only have two 1/2 Sovs.

[@kenmansbridge5502]

Just found you. 👏👏👏 Nice to know I had bought well. Enjoying your vids immensely.

[@BackyardBullion]

Welcome aboard!

[@jacc88888]

Merry Christmas! Congrats on a good purchase. What is the make up of the old, less pink looking sovereigns? Do they have less copper and more gold than the modern ones?

[@BackyardBullion]

The old ones have some silver in them where as the new ones are all copper

[@johnking2271]

All soverigns contain the same amount of gold

[@BackyardBullion]

Yes, but 8.3333% of them are made of other metals. The ones with a full 8.3333% copper are more pink and the ones with some silver in them are more golden.

[@jacc88888]

@@BackyardBullion Thanks for the reply. Strange why they changed to adding a harder metal (copper) to the alloy rather than silver As the sovereign is now primarily a bullion coin rather than a monetary coin in circulation it doesn’t need to be any more robust than the old ones with silver in them. Maybe they were trying to copy the krugerrand.

[@BackyardBullion]

No, they changed it to save money, plain and simple.

[@tredici72]

🎄Merry Christmas

[@dionoconnell8973]

Amazing how the price has gone up on sovs 12yrs ago u cud buy em for 160 sterling each now they are 400 plus. In 2010 you cud even get young head sheildbacks at 170sterling. Wish i kept all mine but i bought me dads house instead.

[@ewetho]

Beautiful set

[@mr.porsche2069]

Is it worthwhile to have some of them graded? At least the 2011 one looks good to me.

[@BackyardBullion]

No, it would be a waste of money. The 2011 has some nasty marks on and as such would not grade well and it would just be a waste of money

[@catemccool4100]

They are bullion without expectation that the coins would be graded.

[@HighPlainsDrifter_2025]

Very nice! Merry Christmas!

[@mikehardman7019]

That 2011 looks very much like a proof to me. Great result that.

[@SovereignSaurus]

Good haul there. 2011 looks like it was a proof. 2012s are nice in best value too 🍻

[@marvinserechen8985]

Beautiful coins.

[@grandpafossil]

Nice haul.. hope you and yours have a great Christmas, best wishes buddy

[@ugdemach]

Just starting to collect, what's the best way to record the info on a spreadsheet? Maybe a video would be nice

[@BackyardBullion]

Just make a spreadsheet with price paid, date where from. Not hard!

[@ugdemach]

@@BackyardBullion Thank you for the quick reply. Love your vids.

[@BackyardBullion]

No worries buddy, good luck!

[@darrenbullman9450]

Yeah it's simple though I bet many still don't and it's handy to see it done , writing them on the pieces and or accounting book and or digital storage as well.

[@richardfroste4548]

I have been buying Mexican 10 pesos for melt. But I live. In Texas. A little bigger but not much

[@asheland_numismatics]

Fun video. 🤗

[@bbustin1747]

I bought a monarch sovereign from 1615 before advent of the Bank of England. pretty sweet , if only that coin could speak about the lives it touched

[@callum1855]

How much was that? Wow

[@bbustin1747]

@@callum1855 The pound / dollar exchange was pretty good about 1300 for 9.79 gm of gold. You can google the discovery of the UK Ellerby gold hoard 260 PCs found in 2019. Auctioned in October by spink. I bought it for the history , ironically because some of the coins were less than govt legal limit for national treasure. Finders were keepers to do what they wish.

[@GraveKeeperDeath]

Those jubilee ones are my favorite. Nice video

[@iauk1122]

When paying on credit card is it classed as a cash advance?

[@well-blazeredman6187]

Cash-back on the purchase? Like that!

[@Jim-re3sr]

Nice coins, gold is always best with low premiums

[@malcolmlewis7057]

Are they half or full Sovereigns ?

[@markfromuk4812]

Hi, is Hatton best place to buy from? What book are you using re values? Cheers

[@BackyardBullion]

They are very good, I don't use a book.

[@markfromuk4812]

@@BackyardBullion do you know if a book or website that gives values? Cheers

[@SilverDog-zl9wm]

Great video on Christmas morning!

[@BackyardBullion]

Thanks, merry Christmas

[@example100000]

2011 definitely looks like a proof, aFDC though

[@loafersheffield]

I'm dreaming of a gold Christmas. Bling Crosby.

[@MoneciarzYT]

2012 version is really nice!

[@ianbird7444]

Not bought any bullion sovereigns in 2022 .Best value in 2023 is my plan maybe a pf70 2005 if I'm lucky

[@Sandysand701]

Where do you find a buyer who will pay a bit more for the good ones?

[@richardfroste4548]

Sovereigns have mintmarks. Some of them

[@sheilaboothroyd4293]

I've got a quarter once Krugerrand that I'm wanting to sell, 1985, what is the least I should sell it for?

[@gregbooth9680]

It's currently worth £385 (bullion value). Easiest is to sell it to a bullion dealer but you'll prolly get a bit less.

[@stevelauda5435]

They are very nice but how much gold is in one of them.

[@BackyardBullion]

About 0.2354 ozt per sovereign

[@stevelauda5435]

@@BackyardBullion Thank you so much but, how many grams is that because i really want some.

[@vmxx345]

@@stevelauda5435 .2354 oz equals 7.32 gramms. Sovereign made of 91.7% gold (7.32 gr) and 8.33% other metals.

[@LatimusChadimus]

9:40 an opened proof lol and it's in your hand lol

[@christophermccormick8670]

Aroused. Cheers 🥃

[@liberte.3.6.9]

Nice 👌 That 2011 looks like a proof 🤔

[@1betterthan]

Have seen Hatton Garden's change over the years, there are some very good dealers and valuers and Jewellery repairs and some are not so good. Hatton Metals are one of the good ones. Happy Christmas to Mr & Mrs BYB and Family.

[@sublimesounds147]

Good for selling matal detecting finds to also.

[@philippayne4951]

Myself, I don't like buying lucky dip sovereigns. I prefer to see what I am buying.

[@callum1855]

Love the channel got my first half a sovereign yesterday for £205 in a pawn shop. Was thinking if I get 7 a year that’s an ounce

[@BackyardBullion]

You will need 8.5 worth to get to an oz troy

[@bobdigi500]

I bought a 2022 Sovereign last week. I wanted one with the coa for the Queens Jubilee. I don't think it will add any value but It will make it a little more interesting. My excuse for being here today is my wife is doing a 12 hour shift and my dogs asleep! Ps in my opinion, which isn't worth much, that is a proof!

[@sublimesounds147]

When your wife comes home make sure she feeds the dog as you will be busy sleeping :)

[@bobdigi500]

@@sublimesounds147 lol that would go down well!

[@BNMCarpentry]

How do you not know what a proof coin looks like? 🤔

[@BackyardBullion]

I own lots of them 😉

[@BNMCarpentry]

@@BackyardBullion I know you do 😆

[@darrenbullman9450]

@@BackyardBullion so if a proof coin is dented like the one you have it drops onto the bullion category?

[@ruslanivanov9803]

Hello I started investing in gold and silver recently. Please let me. Know when I can buy 1oz silver brittanias from you! I have missed your sale so is there any chance you can sell me some please.

[@johnallen3423]

Are they best value sov...chosen by them?

[@frankie0548]

I think the 2011 ist a Proof.

[@BackyardBullion]

It may very well be a proof!

[@builderNorthamptonn]

Can i ask , what's a proof ?

[@bornagainbullion3303]

@@builderNorthamptonn A proof is a coin struck multiple times to give it a superior finish. They are usually produced in limited numbers making them more desirable.

[@kevy1967]

I’m new to this stacking lark and love your videos (I nearly always watch to the end) but I’m a little confused. So many videos say fractional gold is not a good investment but aren’t sovs fractional? Is there a difference in buying 9 sovs and 9 quarter ounce Britannias?

[@BackyardBullion]

Sovereigns tend to be lower premium than quarter oz things. They are the best low premium fractionals

[@kevy1967]

Thanks. I do like the sov and I agree with you about the colour of the new sovs and older sovs.

[@darrenwelling7562]

2011 is a proof or BU I would keep it separate personally

[@peterwilliams7282]

Deffinately a proof in there...

[@AngelaNakiyingi]

Beautiful 😍

[@SuperFredAZ]

such a strange weight, not 1/4 Troy ounce, not a whole number of grams

[@womblestacker7993]

Wow

[@BackyardBullion]

Good aren't they? Merry Christmas!

[@MrRedeyedJedi]

What gold % are the pink hue coins compared to the pure looking coins?

[@BackyardBullion]

Exactly the same

[@MrRedeyedJedi]

@@BackyardBullion oh, I guess one has copper compared to silver

[@simonlewis8921]

Sovereigns... what's not to love.

[@BackyardBullion]

They are amazing

[@ScottishKola]

I'm guessing you bought the last nine and left none for the rest of us 😛

[@abc-ye2ec]

Touching your sovs is not as bad as people testing the gold content with their teeth...it used to be a tried and tested way of seeing if something is gold.

[@BackyardBullion]

These are Bullion sovs, nothing wrong with touching them. They were literally used as currency....that's what they are made for.....

[@AG-so4gl]

Buy ETFs, much less of a headache, just my opinion

[@mattslivar5174]

Today for best value they give you the shities coins and you pay way too much

[@mynamesnotdave695]

2011 is/was a proof coin. It's funny when people say how you should or shouldn't handle gold bullion coin.... They should try holding some! I love raw bullion coins agaisnt my skin!!!!!!

[@tomtharos4440]

Merry Christmas.