Really

[thesoundman]

http://www.royalmint.com/shop/The_Royal_Birthday_Celebration_Sovereign

 

So it looks exactly the same as a normal sovereign but it was made on the 22nd of july, so that will be 500 notes please 

 

Is it really worth it? 

[silversword]

I saw this yesterday, and I did have a good laugh. It's just a normal sovereign; unless there was a special privy mark or something to indicate the minting date, it has nothing to distinguish it. £300+ is a lot to pay for a little certificate (easy to fake I'd imagine) and a box.

 

I actually hope they don't sell any at all 

[thesoundman]

It does say they will be signed, but even so it's a bit cheeky.

 

Maybe they will be worth a fortune in years to come, who knows?

[TheBullionBoy]

Before even clicking through I see it's from the Royal Mint. Automatically a rip-off & not worth it.

 

I clicked through just to see how big of a rip-off this newest "deal" is. The ONLY thing that makes this "worth" twice as much as a normal sovreign is a certificate with a certain date on it. I don't know who buys Royal Mint products, but if they're reading this, I have many bridges to sell them. Call me on 555-SUCKERS-ONLY or email me at takemymoney@moremoneythansense.com.

 

I don't care about my own birthday let alone the birthday of a spoiled little brat.

[ChrisSilver]

Ha, I can't believe this. I feel sorry for the people who think it's a good purchase.

[Cornishfarmer]

Doesn't really matter if we like it lot of royal memorabilia gets picked up by the Americans and more recently the Chinese

[Cointreau]

I just sent the Royal Mint a comment on their site along the lines of; 'stop ripping people off you shameless moneygrabbers and

so what if its his birthday'. I reluctantly refrained from swearing.

[silversword]

I have a feeling that a polite enquiry asking whether they apply VAT to that sovereign could cause far more mischief.

[Cointreau]

I have a feeling that a polite enquiry asking whether they apply VAT to that sovereign could cause far more mischief.

Go and ask them why the coin is a collector's delight.

[silversword]

Go and ask them why the coin is a collector's delight.

 

If I do, they will quote marketing bumpf at me. Besides, they know their stuff; one read of this forum is enough to prove that a collector who convinces himself he must have something, will pay pretty much anything he can afford to get it. If you collect sovereigns, then it may well prove to be a delight, as indeed any other sovereign would.

[Danny-boy]

If nobody bought the RM stuff then they would drop their prices.

People obviously lap this shit up, so they will continue with the hilarious prices.

If it took over 12 months to sell a silver coin for face value, imagine how long some of the other stuff sits around for!!!!

[Pete]

£310 for a cardboard box and a piece of paper !

High demand even !  ???

 

The coin is not even a proof - just a standard bullion coin, no different to those sold by Atkinsons-

 

http://atkinsonsbullion.com/gold-coins/new-2014-full-gold-sovereign-coin

[ChrisSilver]

£310 for a cardboard box and a piece of paper !

High demand even ! ???

The coin is not even a proof - just a standard bullion coin, no different to those sold by Atkinsons-

http://atkinsonsbullion.com/gold-coins/new-2014-full-gold-sovereign-coin

Yea but if you buy from Atkinsons you don't know what date it was struck and you don't have a COA to prove it was struck on that date

[HelpingHands]

If they want our money why can't they expand the bullion range?

1/2 oz bullion Brits etc.

[craig12]

this royal mint site would be good if they had a category for discontinued products or offers  then at least they might get some interest

I had a good laugh the other day at the other set of clowns  the London mint

they were advertising some 22 ct gold plated coronation medal  1977 it was sort of 2 colours like the £2 coin  normally £69.99  yours for only

£9.99  went on e bay and a couple of others   £9.99 seem to be what every body else was selling it for anyway

[craig12]

on the subject of minting houses  , is there any out there that do genuinely produce stuff worth buying  , ive seen names of  tower mint, pobjoy mint ,

[ChrisSilver]

on the subject of minting houses , is there any out there that do genuinely produce stuff worth buying , ive seen names of tower mint, pobjoy mint ,

Perth Mint.

[HighlandTiger]

Perth Mint.

only if you've got deep pockets.......

[Cointreau]

only if you've got deep pockets.......

Gold Brits are very elegant coins.

[HelpingHands]

I've just seen in the post office cabinet a 5oz RM horse for around four hundred and something stupid.

 

Why can't they make some bullion versions of these?  I may just have to write a sharp email.

[HelpingHands]

I've got a reply.

 

They said they will be expanding their bullion range and to check the website in August.

 

Hopefully, it will be something else we need to save up for as that's an expensive time of year for releases.

[Ares]

Excellent, i'm looking forward to it. Hopefully they don't think releasing commemoratives counts as 'bullion' in the same way that a BU Britannia or Lunar horse is.

[HelpingHands]

I contacted the bullion section and asked about 1/2 oz, 2oz, 5oz etc so we'll see.