xthomasx

Yesterday I received:
1) The Piedfort Sovereign 2018
2) Two Israeli gold coins from an auction (KM 73 and 41)
I was tempted to touch the Piedfort to enjoy the double thickness, but, of course, I didn't do it :)

My latest purchases:
(Though not really from 'Today' as in the topic's headline)

Top row:
1/4 oz bullion Lion
My first golden Beast; recently decided to collect the quarter bullions.
Syrian Gold Pound of 1950
Israeli 'Sovereign' of 1960
My second one; the other isn't in good condition. The sole Israeli coin in Sovereign specifications.

Bottom row:
1 Pound 1956 South Africa Proof
Mintage 508! Not in proof condition anymore but I couldn't resist.
1/2 Sov 1897 London
Medal made from .929 gold of the Elbe river, Saxony Free State, Germany. Maximum mintage is 999 but six months after launch I received CoA 039/999.

A few slabbed Rand coins. The dealer had a few more, including the rare 1983 piece but I was a bit late... 
Anyway, there are no PF70s known, so I am quite happy with them. The difference between PF and PF Cameo is clearly visible but between Cameo and Ultra Cameo isn't. 

My recent PM purchases:
The five 20€ 2021 silver coins from Germany; the 2021 quarter ounce Noah's Ark; the platinum White Horse; two slabbed and one non-slabbed Sovereign, and a 1978 gold piece from Israel. 

Hi folks, 
I have a question regarding the 2016 bullion half Sovereign.
Last month, someone here posted one, saying it has a mintage of under 500. I started collecting halves only after 2018, so I haven't been aware of this before. 
I turned to my Marshs (2017 and 2021) which list that same coin with 1000 and 472 mintage, respectively. The two price sheets still don't attribute any significant premiums.
I then turned to Google and found and bought one which I received these days. They weren't ubuiquitous, true, but nothing that I'd expect from an eight-years-old piece. 
Where do we go from here? Is the market for bullion halves so narrow that even 472 pieces are not swallowed up readily? Or is the mintage number incorrect? 

Hi folks, 
I have a question regarding the 2016 bullion half Sovereign.
Last month, someone here posted one, saying it has a mintage of under 500. I started collecting halves only after 2018, so I haven't been aware of this before. 
I turned to my Marshs (2017 and 2021) which list that same coin with 1000 and 472 mintage, respectively. The two price sheets still don't attribute any significant premiums.
I then turned to Google and found and bought one which I received these days. They weren't ubuiquitous, true, but nothing that I'd expect from an eight-years-old piece. 
Where do we go from here? Is the market for bullion halves so narrow that even 472 pieces are not swallowed up readily? Or is the mintage number incorrect? 

Hi folks, 
I have a question regarding the 2016 bullion half Sovereign.
Last month, someone here posted one, saying it has a mintage of under 500. I started collecting halves only after 2018, so I haven't been aware of this before. 
I turned to my Marshs (2017 and 2021) which list that same coin with 1000 and 472 mintage, respectively. The two price sheets still don't attribute any significant premiums.
I then turned to Google and found and bought one which I received these days. They weren't ubuiquitous, true, but nothing that I'd expect from an eight-years-old piece. 
Where do we go from here? Is the market for bullion halves so narrow that even 472 pieces are not swallowed up readily? Or is the mintage number incorrect? 

Hi folks, 
I have a question regarding the 2016 bullion half Sovereign.
Last month, someone here posted one, saying it has a mintage of under 500. I started collecting halves only after 2018, so I haven't been aware of this before. 
I turned to my Marshs (2017 and 2021) which list that same coin with 1000 and 472 mintage, respectively. The two price sheets still don't attribute any significant premiums.
I then turned to Google and found and bought one which I received these days. They weren't ubuiquitous, true, but nothing that I'd expect from an eight-years-old piece. 
Where do we go from here? Is the market for bullion halves so narrow that even 472 pieces are not swallowed up readily? Or is the mintage number incorrect? 

PLATINUM HOLDERS: "but they use it in catalytic converters?!"
ELON MUSK: "Hold my beer"

It is from a set that was Struck on 02nd June 2012,to mark the first day of The Queen's Diamond Jubilee, 
The set had an issue of only Sixty, Double, Sovereign ,and half all in BU.
This is the Double, and was only issued in this set, so there are only Sixty on the market.
The Sovereign and the Half where struck on the 02nd June, so only 60 of those on that day, however it's the same strike as the carded and other's  for that year.
Almost sure it's the first ever BU double Sovereign ever minted, I think the rest for Queen Elizabeth up to that date are Proofs, and there where a few circulation strikes prior, however none in BU.
         

I collect full (proof, bullion and some special issues) and, with far less enthusiasm, half, double, quarter (only the latest bullions). Thinking about stopping the quarters from 2024.

I collect full (proof, bullion and some special issues) and, with far less enthusiasm, half, double, quarter (only the latest bullions). Thinking about stopping the quarters from 2024.

I collect full (proof, bullion and some special issues) and, with far less enthusiasm, half, double, quarter (only the latest bullions). Thinking about stopping the quarters from 2024.

Spotted on BookyFace earlier today - £600 for a graded "Memorial Sovereign" PF70
That's nearly £100 below list RRP at launch 
Just how low can they go ????

I got the memorial quarter sov from BBP and it came in that awful blister pack with wording covering the coin window so I removed it anyway to put in a capsule. For the coronation I got the proof version so can’t speak to how the bullion arrive but honestly I prefer the capsule to those blisters anyway. 

In the meantime I found the bullion quarter Coronation sovereign at a German dealer. Arrived this morning right before I left for late shift. 
However, it came without the blister package, unlike the previous editions, and is now sitting in an oversized 1 Eurocent capsule.
How did you receive yours? Did RM change their procedure? Does it mean they have them available in tubes now?
 

In the meantime I found the bullion quarter Coronation sovereign at a German dealer. Arrived this morning right before I left for late shift. 
However, it came without the blister package, unlike the previous editions, and is now sitting in an oversized 1 Eurocent capsule.
How did you receive yours? Did RM change their procedure? Does it mean they have them available in tubes now?
 

Bloody collectors, one minute they are crying to everyone that their latest purchase has a tiny speck on at x1000, magnification, next minute they are drooling over a dog of an error bullion coin. Send the bugger back to the mint, get a proper yin😄👍

Somehow, being a true namesake of the Biblical person, I am not convinced.  Of course, I'd need to see the coin with my own eyes, but I am suspicious. 
If, in fact, a minted coin wasn't ejected and another planchet was fed into the machine, some interesting things can happen to the two pieces. But not an sharp, flipped image. The rim would be smashed in or caved in, the flipped image would necessarily be concave (which I did not see in the photos of that coin), etc. 
Anyway, an interesting topic which I will follow closely from the mainland. 

Somehow, being a true namesake of the Biblical person, I am not convinced.  Of course, I'd need to see the coin with my own eyes, but I am suspicious. 
If, in fact, a minted coin wasn't ejected and another planchet was fed into the machine, some interesting things can happen to the two pieces. But not an sharp, flipped image. The rim would be smashed in or caved in, the flipped image would necessarily be concave (which I did not see in the photos of that coin), etc. 
Anyway, an interesting topic which I will follow closely from the mainland. 

That's the problem here. I kinda like those blister cards. I saw very few in Germany but otherwise it's RM Investment only.

I believe BBP deliver from within Europe since Brexit so you should avoid customs fees from them. Not much you can do when RM have an exclusive product in though.

The absolute dismay when the government realise they can't rinse you for money on something lol
Same everywhere mate

That's worse than I expected... Still waiting for my memorial double bullion from RM. It is announced for delivery today, after being held by Customs for full three weeks before they found it's VAT and customs-free, it seems. Hoped to avoid RM as much as possible, not because of their services but because of Geman customs... Haven't checked out BBP EU lately, though.

Quarter and Double Sovs seem to be RM exclusive unfortunately. BBP EU may end up being the only real option for Europe too.