UK first £100 for £100 silver coin... Big Ben 2015 (seriously?)

[K_theepan]

When coins has face value it has one important benefit.

You can take your gold or silver in another country without paying duty or tax, cause they are legal tender.

So if someone wants to move to another country it will be easier

[HighlandTiger]

Well well well. The Royal Mint has gone and sold out of all it's current stock.......

 

Please note
Due to unprecedented levels of demand this product will exceed usual delivery times. Expected delivery for new orders of this product are now Mid-February.

Due to these high levels of interest, we need to enforce a limit of 10 per customer in order to ensure as many people as possible are able to purchase this significant coin before it sells out.

[motorbikez]

You are bit late with this one HT see Garthy's post of yesterday

[HighlandTiger]

You are bit late with this one HT see Garthy's post of yesterday

oooops

[Lindeman]

When coins has face value it has one important benefit.

You can take your gold or silver in another country without paying duty or tax, cause they are legal tender.

So if someone wants to move to another country it will be easier

Fair enough K_t, but having lived in 5 countries, I can say that at least from my experience, duty on my PMs is low on my list of concerns moving country! But I get your point...

[K_theepan]

Fair enough K_t, but having lived in 5 countries, I can say that at least from my experience, duty on my PMs is low on my list of concerns moving country! But I get your point...

i always thought im a guy who can settle down but you bet me  Lindemann. I lived in 4 different Countries 

[ninteno]

i do not know anything about the GB numis but maybe i would buy one.

Does it come in a presentation box ?

Is it a proof coin ?

I cant see these details on the mint website.

I found a german seler saying its a proof coin.

[daz]

Think it comes carded and is only bullion quality

[ninteno]

Thanks, i have seen the pic motorbikez posted.

Is the coin protected against touch it with the fingers with a capsulae or a platic sleeve ?

Look like there is no protection

[Danny-boy]

MB said it was enclosed I think, and as Daz said it is a carded BU.

[motorbikez]

i do not know anything about the GB numis but maybe i would buy one.

Does it come in a presentation box ?

Is it a proof coin ?

I cant see these details on the mint website.

I found a german seler saying its a proof coin.

 

Hi Ralf it is a Bu coin and comes as my picture  in a carded sleeve, the coin is sandwiched  in plastic within the cardboard sleeve.It also is packaged with a flimsy plastic packet(over the carded sleeve) which I removed for photo.

 

I hope that clears things up for you.

[motorbikez]

 

Is the coin protected against touch it with the fingers with a capsulae or a platic sleeve ?

 

 

Yes the coin is encased in plastic within card sleeve.

[ninteno]

Thanks motorbikez

[K_theepan]

I can't believe when I bought one it said delivery due in 3 days and today I got this email from royal mint

I am delighted to inform you that your recent order for Big Ben 2015 UK £100 Fine Silver Coin has been successful. As you are aware this is Britain's first £100 face value coin and with a limited edition of only 50,000 you will be one of the very few to own one of these coins.

Due to overwhelming demand we are not be able to despatch your order as quickly as we would normally expect. Please accept my sincere apologies for this issue, I can however advise that we aim to deliver all orders by mid-February.

Coins struck by The Royal Mint are renowned globally for being the pinnacle of the minter's art; this is due to the extreme care and precision of our experienced craftsmen and production processes.

[motorbikez]

I ordered mine on 29th Dec about 10 am on the morning they were released and it said the same, coin landed on Sat.

 

The next day I thought I'd get one for my son and it said 5 days which as per your order has now become mid feb.

There was a similar situation with the 6 coin proof Britannia set which if I remember rightly took 6 weeks to arrive.

 

On the plus point K you'll get one eventually

[K_theepan]

Waiting is not really my strength mbikez ;-)

[garthy]

Just had an email, 80% sold, selling faster than I thought. 

[Lindeman]

Better get one I suppose, if everyone else is! Need a sheep emoticon right now..

[SolidSilverBogbrush]

80%. That has pushed me to buy one. If I dont like it I can sell it on.

[SolidSilverBogbrush]

No Longer Available

[K_theepan]

Wow Sold out quick. In one month 5 million turnover just trough this £100 coin

[motorbikez]

That's it sold out in less than 10 days.

[SolidSilverBogbrush]

Wow Sold out quick. In one month 5 million turnover just trough this £100 coin

 

And probably something like half of them haven't even been made yet if they are not planning on sending some until mid February. I wish I had a business that was this risk free.

[Guest]

Having been unable to log on to the website and successfully complete check out for two weeks i telephoned them this morning and was told that I could go on to waitlist they had just sold out and they put me at number three on the wait list.

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[K_theepan]

I don't know why but I think after this success we will see something like this again. But next time I will Oder few, so when I go to my corner shop and buy sweet I pull my £100 coin out lol