New Royal Mint £20 Coin - Second In The Series - World War One

[silversword]

Well that makes a bit more sense. The thing that maybe didn't come across was that the £20 coin should not be seen as spending anything (unless you paid for postage), it's really no different to asking the bank for bags of 10p coins to the value of £20. It's still the same amount of currency.

 

Buying a Kook for £20 (for example) is spending, because you are buying an asset that could go up or down in value and once purchased cannot be readily spent for what you paid for it. 

 

I haven't gone mad with these £20 coins, just got one for my collection and a couple to flip. If the price people are paying for them drops to where they aren't profitable, I will cash them back in and I have lost nothing. You might say "oh but you could have bought some 1oz coins instead" - yes well I have quite a few of those already, one or two less is no big deal 

[Ares]

True, true. I don't deny that I had a real discussion about buying one because the design looked pretty good .

[HawkHybrid]

just a thought,

 

how happy would you be to receive silver content shilling in change?

how happy would you be to receive silver £20 coin in change?

why don't people change £20 note for £20 silver coin?

 

HH

[Danny-boy]

how happy would you be to receive silver content shilling in change?

Very, because it's worth more than face.

how happy would you be to receive silver £20 coin in change?

Unhappy because it would probably be a ballache to get somebody to accept it again.

why don't people change £20 note for £20 silver coin?

Because they are not available at banks, a ballache to spend and you have to pay shipping.

[StackemHigh]

Db.

 

Three from the rm and it's free delivery.

[Danny-boy]

Db.

Three from the rm and it's free delivery.

I know, but the question appeared to be people in general, and they would only usually want one.

At a guess.

[Danny-boy]

Lol, one just sold on eBay for £29.

Are people stupid or just too lazy to research what they are buying?

[Keithoil]

I have been watching some also and the 2013 coins, they must be mad.

[DrDime]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/151349307021

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[Keithoil]

@Dr Dime

 

I have half a dozen of these, if I could get anywhere near that price they would be GONE.

[clinisbud]

Hello,

 

a little offtopic, I hope you will forgive a newbie 

 

I want to buy some of these coins to the Royal Mint, but when I'm doing it, in my basket this appears --> Annual Subscription. What is this? If I mark it, what does it mean? I can't find an explanation on the website :-( 

 

BTW, I'm going to London this weekend do you know if I can buy some in a Royal Mail office? Do you know place to buy this stuff or similar in London?

 

Thank you very much 

[lightjaw]

Hmm

 

i just tried a fake order, nothing came up for an "annual subscription" for me?

 

With regards to buying from a post office....

 

"

Does the Royal Mint have a shop?

Does the Royal Mint have a shop? 

No, but you can purchase selected items via selected retailers throughout the UK. Branches of Post Office and WHSmith hold stock of some of our products. Be sure to telephone your local branch to check this before setting out."

 

there you go, google where the nearest big post office is and give it a try. Seems they might have it, but to be honest i wouldnt get your hopes too high

[clinisbud]

Hello lightjaw,

 

thanks for answering. 

 

1) About the shop, I found this: https://plus.google.com/100931600167611301846/about?gl=es&hl=es but I think my confussion was that this shop is in the Royal Mint Street :-)

 

2) I've uploaded an screenshoot 

 

 

Bye!

[ChrisSilver]

Add another £20 coin clinisbud, I think there is free shipping on your total order if you order 3 or more of those.

I didn't know that you could buy from their shop, didn't even know they had a shop. And I had no idea that the Post Office and WHSmith (which is a stationary shop) stocks Royal mint products. I have never seen any silver coins or other Royal Mint products in any Post Office or WHSmith before.

[lightjaw]

whoa whoa whoa!

 

First things first, there is no royal mint shop. The link you have there for the place in  london could just be called that because they are on royal mint street. It probably sells kiss me quick hats and nelsons columns made of smarties!

 

Secondly, i see what you mean about the annual subscription. Can i just make sure that you know that the 100th anniversary coin isnt silver, and is infact cupro nickel? http://www.royalmint.com/shop/The_100th_Anniversary_of_the_First_World_War_Outbreak_2014_UK_2_pound_Brilliant_Uncirculated_Coin?tab=specification#productdetails

 

so pretty much worth bugger all. if you like it thats fine, but just want to make sure you are aware.

[lightjaw]

also the annual subscription thing "i think" is because its a 5  coin series, they want you to sign up to get them all as they come out?

 

cheers

[clinisbud]

Hello,

 

thank you for your posts!

 

@lightjaw

You are right about the shop, Google Street View confirmed it       

Yeah, I knew it's not silver    Thank you for noticing to me, I am a begginner and it's easy to mistake.

The first coin was that £2 coin, and the 2nd of the serie was it's the £20 outbreak 2014, correct?. I would like to do the series because I like WWI, but I prefer not to do the subscription then.

 

@ChrisSilver

No luck for spaniards,  £12.5 for sending to us. Probably I will ask in the forum  if I can't find in a post office

 

Bye!

[DrDime]

clinisbud. If you're in London you could try the Bank of England museum (it's inside the bank building) close to BANK tube station. They sell a variety of new RM stuff. I'm not sure if they're open on the weekend though...