Peak Sov

[Roy]

Have we finally hit Peak Sov?

Is a proof sovereign (7.32g) still worth £895 or a 3 coin set (25g) worth £2200?

Struggling to sell the Piedforts?

Too much choice?

 

[KDave]

The hype train ran out of steam I guess. Or has it merely stopped to refuel?

Are we talking 2017 proof sov

[Roy]

Specifically yes, but all seem to have reached their end

[sixgun]

i got a couple of young head Victorians from Hatton Garden's this week. They were just over £250 a piece - decent condition - an ok coin which we will never tire of.

The most expensive i have bought were the 2017 proof as they came off the mint. Those are special, they are in the same league as 1989, which i saw on Chard was not a good seller at the time. Variations and permutation and strike of the day blah blah these are not special. The Royal Mint got greedy and opened up the presses to flood the market. Give it time - let the years pass and the nice looking sovereigns will shine but at the moment there are too many versions.

[KDave]

The mint knew the 2017 design was a winner and increased the mintages by releasing plain edged versions, brilliant uncirculated version, double thickness version. Must be a decent mintage of the design around now. Time will tell if the odd's and sod's keep up with the proof version I guess.   

[Big23]

20 hours ago, Roy said:

a 3 coin set (25g) worth £2200?

Seems like it's worth about 2500£ at the moment.

Edit: at least the 1989...

[drakesterling]

Variations of a design that tell you something about how the coins were made (legend errors, overdates, small changes to the shape of the bust, changes to the initials of the designers) are genuinely interesting and collectable. Changes to the design so that the mint can sell more product are less interesting. 

 

A recent interesting and genuine variety is the 2017 struck of the day sov. At first blush, the two issues are identical (except for the packaging), but a collector recently discovered that the milling is different between the two issues (meaning the mint must have used different collars). The variations in the milling of the 2002 £2 are also interesting.

 

Eric

[richatthecroft]

These three auctions ended earlier this evening on eBay.  I acknowledge that these are graded examples, all top grade but there are clearly a lot of admirers out there of these ‘special’ releases.

incidently, the winner of the Piedfort & SOTD was the same person. He/she didn’t bid at all on the Platinum Wedding version. 

 

[Goldmick]

I think the 2017i and maybe 2018i pamp sovereign.s could be a winner stil dont khow the mintege of them 

[sovereignsteve]

17 minutes ago, drakesterling said:

A recent interesting and genuine variety is the 2017 struck of the day sov. At first blush, the two issues are identical (except for the packaging), but a collector recently discovered that the milling is different between the two issues (meaning the mint must have used different collars).

That's interesting, I thought the 2017 SOTD Sovereign had a plain edge.

[drakesterling]

7 minutes ago, sovereignsteve said:

That's interesting, I thought the 2017 SOTD Sovereign had a plain edge.

I'm referring to the St George Sapphire Jubilee and Platinum Wedding designs.

[drakesterling]

12 minutes ago, Goldmick said:

I think the 2017i and maybe 2018i pamp sovereign.s could be a winner stil dont khow the mintege of them 

I like all the Indian issues. They all seem to be quite scarce, except the 2013.

 

Eric

[sovereignsteve]

7 minutes ago, drakesterling said:

I'm referring to the St George Sapphire Jubilee and Platinum Wedding designs.

Ah I see, not my favourite coins and I know little about them.

[drakesterling]

1 minute ago, sovereignsteve said:

Ah I see, not my favourite coins and I know little about them.

They are my favourite after the Pistrucci design, as they're the only way to get the standard design that year - no privies, no mint marks, just a good ol' sovereign like how they used to make them.

 

Eric

[Goldmick]

Anyone khow the mintege of the pamp sovereign.s yet