Gold Elephants Bullion Coin

[JackofAllTrades]

Anyone have any experience with Gold "Elephants" issued by BSM, are they legal tender or not.

 

[EliasIT]

I don't know much about BSM, but if you buy these coins from a trusted,‌ authorized gold dealer, you can’t go wrong. I’ve seen them before and was thinking of‍ buying them but forgot about it, now I’m reconsidering.

 

[EliasIT]

I found this dealer in Austria
https://www.smh.net/elefant-1-unze-gold-2024/

I have no clue if they are trust‌ worthy but you may give them a call and then decide. If you buy, please‍ update here, interested in the same.

 

[JackofAllTrades]

Just wondering why anyone would want Somalia shillings rather than a Maple Leaf or Kruger‌ Rand?

 

[lacomaco]

They are legal tender in the country they issued,‍ if you are lucky at customs they could accept the value as the face value.⁠ When you want to sell though, expect the buyer to demand lower prices as resale⁤ is also harder

 

[JackofAllTrades]

Except they are not - https://rough-polished.expert/en/analytics/133176.html

 

[lacomaco]

If you read the‌ article carefully, they write about two theories and not about the fact whether it is‍ legal tender at all… Most probably their conclusion is correct but who knows… Thanks for⁠ the article anyway!

 

[Houdini]

It doesn't matter much, as long as it's real gold, you can use it for‌ payment or at least exchange it for fiat currency at any gold shop if that's‍ what you prefer.

 

[lacomaco]

The above counts only if you are⁠ bringing the coins over borders. Even if it is a legal tender, for the US$10,000⁤ range declaration in some countries the face value and not the actual value is used⁣

 

[fc70]

My advice is stick to government coins of Australia, Canada, UK, Austria, S.Africa and USA.‌

 

[JackofAllTrades]

That is interesting⁠ since 10,000 Somali Schillings would be worth about $18

https://markets.businessinsider.com/currency-converter/sos_united-states-dollar?op=1

I wonder if there is⁤ some weird bookkeeping on these? As the article noted, Somalia clearly is not purchasing the⁣ gold.

 

[lacomaco]

A friend of mine regularly purchases‍ bullions, and ships them over borders. He always declares it at customs, as they hardly⁠ ever accept the nominal value but the market value. The EU has a list of⁤ approved coins (https://op.europa.eu/en/publication...68741-3c48-11ec-89db-01aa75ed71a1/language-en) which are VAT free - even 6 Somalian gold coins⁣ are there. But better to investigate and check before, the security check always could warn⁢ customs if someone wants to ship gold in the hand luggage

 

[Houdini]

Maybe I better stick to my Krugerrand.

 

[lacomaco]

Completely right