Worth it? - The Britannia 2017 Brilliant Uncirculated Coin

[creative]

I'm just taking a look at the 2017 Britannia and wanted to see what the collectors think? Is the very specific £52.50 worth it for a none proof 1oz coin?

http://www.royalmint.com/shop/The_Britannia_2017_One_Ounce_Silver_Brilliant_Uncirculated_Coin

[Pete]

Once again the RM charges £20 for a coin and a further £30 for a cardboard box and not even a capsule - you decide 

[Rich99]

At the £23 most are offering them for new in capsules.....

Still not worth it!

They will drop soon.

[HelpingHands]

There are some collectors on here of the plain fields Brits.

[Oldun]

Yep. Got the series from the beginning so as a collecting part of the equation, I'm in for one.Not in it for the investment or to make a quick buck. Purely for the aesthetic collecting part of my soul....and an easy Xmas prezzie to myself...I've been a good boy this year and most here will spend a fortune on Xmas dinner and prezzies so not a difficult decision to make for me.

[NewMSmatist15]

I am a US based collector of the business strike Britannias and really like the 2017 design with the "radial sunburst" in the fields. I thought the dimpled or "textured" fields of 2016 and 2015 coins looked OK and the plain fields with the limited mintage for both years were even better. One thing I will add...doesn't seem to be a lot of MS 70s available in the 2017. I've seen quite a few at MS 69 on eBay, but only 1 in MS 70. Have you seen many perfect coins for 2017?

[Oldun]

Ordered one last year from the mint and got a mail saying due to be sent out early feb....nothing yet.....they must be busy punting out sapphires and silver beasts ?

[SilverSniper]

They are different from the normal bullion versions.  They are high gloss shine and limited mintage (by comparison).

Are they worth it ........ are any RM coins actually worth what they are asking for them??

[NewMSmatist15]

9 hours ago, shortstack68 said:

As a bullion coin not many would slab this sort of thing, it's just adding to its bullion value which i doubt would get a return

I agree with you Shortstack68 that the Britannia series since the fineness change (2013 to .999 silver) and the lack of alternating designs (ended in either 2011 or 2013 technically) has now become very much like an ASE or CML. However, I even see those bullion coins slabbed quite often which makes me think there is a collectors' market for bullion coins - or maybe you'd say people who want to waste money on slabs. I for one would rather collect the Britannia over the perennially same ASE design or the .9999 fineness of the CML with their occasional privy marks. There is enough of a variety in the series I consider it more like the Chinese Panda. I do like the "coin and not the case" as is the phrase and I'd rather have a coin 3 experts said was perfect than one in a silly little not-so-airtight capsule. I guess I'll stop the essay and ask you - would you slab a semi-numismatic coin like a Chinese Panda if you thought it would get an MS 69 or 70? If not, why not?

[NewMSmatist15]

13 hours ago, shortstack68 said:

No i wouldn't slab a silver panda, and lets be honest, the Britannia are all shipped in tubes due to how many are minted, so are the Queens beasts, i'd personally just buy a tube. I think silver has too low a value for slabbing, if it were a proof panda for instance, then yes i'd slab that, bullion gold is also debatable for slabbing, it adds a few dollars or whatever, but nothing in huge amounts, so i guess i'm saying that i'd only slab proof coins.....

Thanks for the perspective - I generally don't like proof coins (some exceptions) since I feel they target collectors and are marked up well beyond what they should be even if the coin is a low mintage one. I do agree they can be flipped and earn some profit if that is what you are doing. In defense of the Britannia: There was a 2011 "Matte" Britannia where only 2337 were struck, a 2014 mule error where the obverse was struck with the lunar series die and is missing the denticles of the typical Britannia obverse, and in 2015 and 2016 a "Plain Fields" version of the Britannia where only 10,000 were minted each. None of these are proofs, and sure they are bullion coins, but they are interesting and they have a story. I own all, and all are slabbed, and while I didn't pay NGC myself to slab them I don't mind buying them that way. My only comment would be give the Britannia a chance...they are wonderful to collect and I enjoy them very much. 

[Oldun]

Finally released today and 22% of the 10000 straight out the door on orders from people who ordered last December/Jan (before getting a mail saying the release was delayed until now).

[NewMSmatist15]

I saw this on eBay, but the certification number is not available on the NGC website and I haven't seen anything from the Royal Mint about the Plain Fields version for 2017. Anybody know anything??? 

[shawy2510]

Just checked NGC & it is there

[Oldun]

Just arrived. Nice run going now. These ones and the Guy Fawkes are pure indulgence

 

[Oldun]

2015,2016,2017

[motorbikez]