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Larry’s Diary – Week One Hundreds And Niniety-Nine

20th August 2023 Going Postal 2992 Comments

Monday Hi folks, I’m back for yet another week of tales and trivia from Westminster. A beautiful morning, sunny and warm. As I wandered to the bottom of the garden, I could feel the sun [more…]

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Going for Gold – Part 11, 2023 Update

19th January 2023 Going Postal 3072 Comments

Since my last ‘Going for Gold’ article I have been asked, from time to time, for advice about the best type of gold to buy and where I would recommend buying it from.  I will [more…]

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Going For Gold – Part 6

22nd April 2021 Going Postal 2083 Comments

Previous articles in this series have focused heavily on coins.  This time I take a look at the history of bullion, ingots and bars for a change. What is Bullion? Claude de Bullion, became the [more…]

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Going for Gold – Part 4

1st April 2021 Going Postal 2074 Comments

In this article I discuss the different quality standards a coin can be made to. History of Coin Making I thought it would be useful to start with a comparison of how coins in Britain [more…]

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Going for Gold – Part 3

25th March 2021 Going Postal 2386 Comments

Britannia has a long and established presence on our nation’s coins; first appearing on coins from the Roman era.  In AD119 Emperor Hadrian introduced a number of coins that depicted a female figure who personified [more…]

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Going for Gold – Part 2

18th March 2021 Going Postal 4106 Comments

Sovereigns have a long and interesting history; first produced during the reign of King Henry VII on 28th October 1489 by the Royal Mint on his instruction to create “A new money of Gold”.  Prior [more…]

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Going for Gold – Part 1

11th March 2021 Going Postal 2468 Comments

Over the last 6 months I’ve taken an interest in buying gold and silver, for reasons which I will deal with in a separate article. Much research has been undertaken and I have gained some basic [more…]

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