Queens Beasts proofs December?

[DazUKB]

Just read elsewhere that the Royal mint are releasing the Queens Beast proofs in december. Apparently they rang up the Royal Mint and were told this, Has anyone else heard anything about them releasing proofs.

[Danny-boy]

Not heard this.

I wonder if it will kill the price of the BU, tempted to sell my QB's now before the masses know about the proof.

[silverin]

Might get the proof if they do indeed release!

[Kman]

I think Numistaker said this was happening a good while ago 

I will almost 100% be getting this in silver and gold if they do a 1/4 version

[Oldun]

Wonder whether it will be 1/4 1 and 2oz proofs and what the mintages will be if they do make proofs.

It will also be very interesting to see if they discontinue the 1/4 oz bu size or not, or indeed, if they add sizes to the series!

If they do, there will be special 3 coin sets, 5 coin sets, 7 coin sets and so on....would be a decent bet. The RM is out to make profit afterall. I just really hope they leave the bu 1/4 alone and dont retro mint it so as to not alienate their american customers who bought them.

[motorbikez]

@Kman AS Kman I will definitely get 2oz proof silver & 1/4oz gold proof as I need to start another collection

[HelpingHands]

My guess is that they'll do the silver proof as 1oz for £90.

[GoldenAtlantis]

Queen's Beast in proof form is going to be a looker.

[Kman]

I would guess if it's a 2 oz silver proof it might be about £140 and if it's a 1/4 gold it might be £425 (or whatever the 1/4 2016 proof Brit is) 

[DazUKB]

Have milk spots been a problem on the Royal Mint proofs or is it mainly on the silver bullion?

[HelpingHands]

Red dots have been a problem with some I had.  2013 Brit and RM horse.

[Cully]

1 minute ago, DazUKB said:

Have milk spots been a problem on the Royal Mint proofs or is it mainly on the silver bullion?

Every Royal Mint silver proof coin I've had has suffered from milk spots....... So I'll be giving them a wide berth ☹️

 

[DazUKB]

7 minutes ago, Cully said:

Every Royal Mint silver proof coin I've had has suffered from milk spots....... So I'll be giving them a wide berth ☹️

 

Thats a shame as i was tempted on picking a couple of the silver proofs up, but if there's a good chance of the red dots or milk spots i might have to give the silver proofs a miss. Might go for a Gold 1/4 proof instead if they release one.

[Kman]

41 minutes ago, DazUKB said:

Thats a shame as i was tempted on picking a couple of the silver proofs up, but if there's a good chance of the red dots or milk spots

Aren't red spots gold and milk spots silver? 

I've got a 2014 1 oz silver brit proof no problems so far

A 2008 gold proof Brit, again, no problems so far

FIngers crossed continue like so

[HelpingHands]

[garthy]

Considering the age of those coins and that they're proof that's really poor.

If i worked for the Royal Mint I'd either go back to putting out proofs in 958 or failing that sub the work out to the Perth mint, they can't keep putting out silver proofs like that.

[Silverstackeruk]

58 minutes ago, HelpingHands said:

I would ask for a refund ?

[HelpingHands]

They didn't appear on the Brit until at least 18 months later.

[fehk2001]

is that horse from ebay? I think I have seen it last month?

[HelpingHands]

I sold those a while ago on ebay but I've seen other horses like that too.

I think a percentage of the ones we did a bit of a group buy from America came like that.