ozjohn

I remember someone collected cased Maundy sets and saw this one https://www.sterlingcurrency.com.au/items/1907-silver-maundy-set-edward-vii-s3985-original-presentation-case and thought it may be of interest. I have no connection with Sterling and Currency other than purchasing coins from them in the past.

Irrelevant. The British people voted to leave the EU not Steve Bannon etc. however much that seems to offend you that is a fact and that's all there is to it. Also it does not alter the fact that the UK is heading for a no deal Brexit unless the EU grants an extension under who knows conditions before the 29 March 2019.

Be afraid Very afraid. Unless TM wants to play political suicide a no deal Brexit will happen in 18 days depending on which side of the globe you live. . Something not understood by most people in the UK leaving the EU without a deal is set in concrete. Only a vote by parliament can force the government to ask for an extension and who knows what conditions would be imposed by the EU for this to happen. As TM said Brexit means Brexit pity her words do not live up to her rhetoric.

If you leave a piece of silver in a draw for a hundred years it will be black. I think that's your answer. Just hope who ever cleaned the coin in the past did a good job.

A democracy is government by the people by the people etc. something that has been forgotten about in this debate. A second referendum will be a disaster as it shows the government has no intention of complying with the first referendum and most people will lose any confidence they ever had in their leaders. My guess is a second referendum will produce a similar result firstly they are fed up with being ignored by the government and its incompetence showen in negotiating the terms for Brexit , the BBC, B of E, and various vested interests, and secondly completely p###ed off with being pushed around by the EU with the compliance of the government.

Absolutely right. Earlier one of the posts on this matter asserted that the government's responsibility was to act in a way that that it thinks is in the best interest of the country. Even quoting Churchill, which was amusing considering the left leanings of the author. The difference here is the government specifically asked the people for their vote on the matter as they were split.. Having received a vote to leave from the people many polies refuse to accept the decision of the people which is damaging to the political processes of the country and likely to cause far more long term damage to the country than any no deal Brexit.

Yesterday while looking thru Ebay listings I tried pinging several listings of repro coins. Ebay did not seem to accept my Report Listing requests. Perhaps I have been judged as a vexatious reporter.

Perhaps you could ask Trump to build a wall between Ireland and the north. More seriously someone will have to check trade and levy duties between the two Irelands as well as checking for illegals, criminals etc. I can't see how this will work with out some form of border control perhaps on the Norway Sweden model . Last year I was on a bus tour travelling on the Oresund Bridge between Denmark and Sweden both in the Schengen zone we were still checked at the Swedish border Having said that I have driven all over North Europe without been stopped at all.

Good point. Unless there is a 12th hour change by the EU it looks like Brexit will happen. The only thing the commons could do is to force the government to approach Brussels for an extension. Politically very risky. Something party defectors will find out at the next election. At present it seems the leaving date is set in concrete and will happen come what may. No pun intended.

Had a look at the coin you mention on London Coins auction site. I think the B M effigy coupled wIth the traditional George & Dragon would have carried the day.

Having said that a 1911 crown would have been a magnicent coin.

No you are right sorry I was mixing up the 1902 crown. My mistake.

I have a 1911 proof set that I brought many years ago for $400. and I noticed it had two extra spaces for a half and full sovereign, sadly missing.I have also seen long sets that include half, full, two pound and five pound coins but no crown. Does any one know if there were sets issued with a matt proof crown or were they issued separately? Given the matte proof issue was easily damaged were they issued in a presentation case? As far as the missing gold coins in my set are concerned most that I have seen for sale are very expensive which may explain their removal in the first place.

Nothing wrong with them? They are fakes intended to deceive, underweight and fineness. That will do for start.

Correction excise duty is levied at the point of manufacture by the country where the goods are produced whereas customs duty is levied on the importation the goods. of which both are passed on to the consumer. I think I've had enough of tax.

Two countries with differences in the way GST/VAT is applied. In Australia now it has a tariff aspect to it for personal imports. Another difference is in NZ where there is no GST/VAT refund at airports etc. when taking goods out of the country as there is in the UK (out of the EU) and Australia (out of Australia) The main tariff on commercial imports into Australia is the WTO rate. STILL NO COMMENT ON THE BORDER ISSUES? PS it's excise on alcohol , gasoline etc.

Firstly let's be clear what we are talking about. For goods imported for personal consumption In Oz a 10% GST is imposed on imported goods coming in to Australia.. The regulations changed in July 2018 after lobbying by retail companies in Australia where goods imported by private persons were GST free up to $1000 in value. You can probably still get some stuff through by mail from private sellers but run the risk of them being intercepted by customs. If it is through Ebay/PayPal the 10% GST is levied and ends up as consolidated revenue from Australian customs formally HM Customs. Amazon stopped selling to Australia from amazon. com and amazon.co.uk but they setup their own company in Australia where they levy the 10% GST on sales . Therefore it's now a tariff as well as an internal tax on goods and services both under the guise of GST. The only concession is when you come back from overseas with the goods in your procession the first $800 is GST free. However this has made duty free in Australia less useful than before with the exception of booze which attracts excise as well Tobacco is almost banned in Australia where you can only bring 1 packet of 25 cigarettes with out paying the excise and GST the excise on tobacco in Australia is very high. A packet of 25 cigarettes is about $30. It seems to be different for the UK where it seems VAT is levied inside the UK while duty is imposed on good coming from overseas countries outside the EU zone i.e. Australia. All of this has no relevance to this thread which was started with the ABC post on Norway Sweden customs and the overstated customs issues between the Irish Republic and Northern Ireland in the event of a hard Brexit. Personally I think the Irish Republic's objections to a hard border stem more from the economic loss they would incur from the loss of sales to the UK rather than the assertion it may stir up the troubles again. Given the Irish Republics policy for a united Ireland I don't think this would worry them too much as they only paid lip service when trying to resolve the troubles in the past. There is also the suspicion that the EU is supporting the Irish claim to make things as difficult as they can as they know it is unacceptable to the UK to stay tied to the EU customs zone or split off part of the UK to the EU customs zone after Brexit which would also enhance the Irish Republic's territorial ambitions regarding North Ireland.

VAT & GST are different from purchase tax as it imposed at each time the service is rendered and passed down the le to the final user. If I purchase a coin from the UK from Australia I have to pay the GST even though the service was not conducted in Australia and probably the VAT even though that is probably retained by the vendor as I believe VAT is not leveed on goods leaving the EU. Therefore in the case of overseas goods coming to Australia the GST acts like tariff . However the article from the ABC demonstrating that border control in Ireland is not as difficult as it is made out to be although seems to be a major sticking point in the Brexit divorce and all we get is a discussion on VAT GST rather than the issue in hand.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-11/what-norways-eu-border-says-about-a-post-brexit-world/10798094 An interesting article from the normally anti Brexit ABC. If Norway and Sweden can do it why not the UK and Ireland.

Perhaps not the rarest of dates but I like it. IMO I think bronze coins with some toning look better than the mint lustre ones. 1863 penny.

Perhaps the UK should apply to become one of the states of the union .A much better fit than the EU.

Expensive way to buy gold. I can always remember Henry Sandon of Antiques Road Show's view on limited editions - they invariably fail to keep their value or at best do not perform as the same amount of the issue is always there to satisfy the potential market. A limited edition of 75 may be different but very few people would be willing to cough up over 8000 quid for an oz. of gold.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/02/04/pay-39bn-brexit-bill-put-uks-future-eu-relationship-peril-brussels/ Article from the London Daily Telegraph. Perhaps with threats such as this a second referendum may not be such a bad idea after all. I cannot see such threats enhancing the remain case. As stated before working with the EU if the UK decided to stay would be difficult.

Sorry my mistake to relate London Coins to the London Coin Company. I still maintain that the London Coin Company is compromised as they are both professional graders and sellers of coins they have graded.

…… and compromised as they sell coins that they have professionally graded.