Proof Lion of England spotted ....

[K_theepan]

48 minutes ago, happy2gether said:

Omg. Really?

1/4, 1, 5, 10 oz and 1 kg versions.


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Just greed from RM. 

[TheGoldSovereign]

So these guys are the official distributor or what?

[GoldenAtlantis]

The BU designs are so much better, my wallet breathes a sigh of relief.

[sovereignsteve]

8 hours ago, Kman said:

The lion doesn't look frosted in those pictures.. I would presume the lion is going to be frosted so, bit strange 

Difficult to tell without having both types together but it looks like they've just taken the BU design and made the background shiny, without increasing the detail in the lion. Very much a lazy move and a big fail IMO. Would like to see what they've done with the obverse, I notice they isn't a photo of that side on the RM advert.

The lettering, or lack of it, looks strange compared to the BU. The ring and lettering is what made the BU design so good, IMO.

£82.50 for 1 oz, sod off RM.

[TheGoldSovereign]

3 hours ago, sovereignsteve said:

£82.50 for 1 oz, sod off RM.

1800quid for 1oz gold is what made my eyes water

[Clens92]

I don't understand why Royal Mint partner up with these two-bob companies.  Why not offer it on their own website before going out to a third party?  Unless this company has broken a product release embargo, which does seem somewhat likely.

[happy2gether]

Most links are not accessible anymore. So it seems some companies are too early with release.


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[sovereignsteve]

2 hours ago, sg86 said:

1800quid for 1oz gold is what made my eyes water

about 185 - 190% spot, roughly what the proof sovereigns were in their various guises.

£82.50 for a 1oz silver proof, more like 600%

[Guest]

Looks like they are betting everything on beasts for Christmas



I think for a series coin that they have gone over the top..


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[TheGoldSovereign]

1 hour ago, sovereignsteve said:

about 185 - 190% spot, roughly what the proof sovereigns were in their various guises.

£82.50 for a 1oz silver proof, more like 600%

Yes, but 1oz proofs from RM are always 80quid, like the lunar series?

[sovereignsteve]

6 minutes ago, sg86 said:

Yes, but 1oz proofs from RM are always 80quid, like the lunar series?

yes I guess so, not sure if the Brits are that much. Just had a thought as well, 20% of that is VAT.

12 minutes ago, Numistacker said:

Looks like they are betting everything on beasts for Christmas



I think for a series coin that they have gone over the top..


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Very disappointing for a proof. Looks like a bullion with a shiny background.

[Guest]

Very disappointing for a proof. Looks like a bullion with a shiny background.

Not much cameo on the lion but who knows what the actual will be like?


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[Kman]

I'm not basing anything off of these pictures

Will reserve judgement until better pics come to light 

[Guest]

Can anyone loan me £49,900 so I can buy the kilo? Actually a gift would be better [emoji320]


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[sovereignsteve]

Well they look like actual pictures, no sure what better ones would look like.

[HelpingHands]

4 hours ago, sovereignsteve said:

yes I guess so, not sure if the Brits are that much.

The Brits are around £90 aren't they?  I haven't bought one since 2014 though.

[Kman]

1 hour ago, sovereignsteve said:

Well they look like actual pictures, no sure what better ones would look like.

Ones where you could tell they're frosted, because they look plain in those photos 

 

[sovereignsteve]

7 minutes ago, Kman said:

Ones where you could tell they're frosted, because they look plain in those photos 

 

Maybe they aren't frosted then.

[Kman]

33 minutes ago, sovereignsteve said:

Maybe they aren't frosted then.

Can't have proof without frosting

[sovereignsteve]

2 minutes ago, Kman said:

Can't have proof without frosting

I don't think that's a requisite, more of a recent convention.

[Pampfan]

Any idea on mintages yet:

looking to corner the market on the 1 kilo gold 

[PureGold]

Now available at the Royal Mint

http://www.royalmint.com/shop/u/uk17qbgp

[Clens92]

11 minutes ago, PureGold said:

Now available at the Royal Mint

http://www.royalmint.com/shop/u/uk17qbgp

Blimey.  Over half sold out already.

Nice design but I'm not sure there's enough on-going interest to see decent returns on a £1750 outlay.

[lightjaw]

Over 50% of the silver 1oz already sold too

[watchesandwhisky]

Wow best part of £800 quid for a 10oz coin that will very probably get covered in spots?? Madness.