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apologies not mine, first 1oz gold Coronation spotted on BookFarce - enjoy
Looks nicer than the RM CGI artificial web site images 

Nice mix to finish the week. Thanks to @CoinsOfTheRealmAuctions for the memorial Sov (finally back from grading) and not a perfect frosting (speck missing on Charlie’s neck) but hey ho, not a misdemeanour for grading purposes. Thanks to @LiquidMetalsUK for the poured silver and then a couple of Caesars from the Legendary Warrior collection from off site. Have a great weekend one and all

I will always say buy what you like and understand your own reasons for buying as people buy for different reasons and different goals.........I remember only a few months ago people were poo pooing all over the mid year jubilee sovereigns and the second QEII sadly passed away the same people who were nay saying were falling over each other to then try and scoop them up.
I'm a collector first so I have a rule "buy what you like"  if you do then theres zero pain holding your coins until you decide to sell them if you do at all.  I think some people over look the joy of the hobby as are turned towards the coins other people covert rather than the ones they like.
My logic as a massive sovereign collector,  to even be alive and have the money at the point and time there is a change in monarchy and being able to buy a 5 coin proof set is truly a gift for me, will these be a slower burner in terms of aftermarket sales?  Absolutely this was always going to be the case, due to some of the points you mention as we were hit with 2 proof sovereign launches in the same year two  proof and two "mid year BU's"  so of course it will place pressure on buyers,  not all some  have endless reserves so best not to forget that even though it might not be the case for everyone.
Agree there is a lot of new coins coming out and it's just too much IMO not just the money aspect, its can be simply exhausting so I will take launches off as I did with the petition crown I did not buy any at all even though they are a very nice coin in hand, I like what the RM did and hope to see more raised edge lettering going forward.
We do live in an "instant" world with people with very short attention spans and if something does not quadruple in price it certainly shakes those who have bought for the wrong reason and especially those who can't afford to hold them out of the tree.    I was scooping 2017 proof sovereigns up for a friction over and some at RRP 3-4 months after the RM release........There's money to be made from those with weak hands.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

I'll count up when I get closer to 1000 
I don't think they would look that good if they came out of the mint today to be honest

Today i received a superb win from @CoinsOfTheRealmAuctions. A gold 4 coin 1997 Britannia set. Every coin is in tip top, clean condition just as if they came from the mint today. All excellent candidates for grading but that's something I have to think about. Pairs perfectly with my silver set so keeping up my matching gold and silver collecting habit lol. It also breaks me in to my first 1oz gold coin so I'm chuffed it's such a great one. 

2017 Sov finally arrived, just in time to test my new macro lens.

We have had a couple of sovereigns back, and one qtr sovereign, unlike the RM we exchanged the coins within a week. I would support the other dealer mentioned in that we need to check a lot of these coins and its really difficult to spend a huge amount of time on every single coin to make sure it has 100% of its frosting. Most of us do our very best, as these originally come from the RM, customers who buy from third parties are getting 2 quality checks.

I will never get bored of these deliveries! Thanks to Louise at @CoinsOfTheRealmAuctions for the set.

Very happy with this 1774 G3, One of my few local finds. 
Some tiny 'haymarking'?
Do you think this would get an 'MS' grade?
 

Todays arrivals
  
2003 1/10th Britannia still in mint sheet
The memorial half was from @CoinsOfTheRealmAuctions and looks to be a nice one, 
  

A very good day:
- 1924 USA St. Gaudens Gold 20 Dollar
- 2022 Proof Gold Seymour Panther. 
 
Both beautiful in their very different ways. 

I don't like the look of that frosting on the obverse looks a bit off 🤔

@GoldDiggerDave It's a shame they have started to do this with the orders at the Royal Mint but you have to remember that they are not dealing with just a few customers. We run only a small company who happen to sell these and our bill alone is over £125,000 this is a lot of money changing hands. This also stops people buying just for a quick flip if you think about it, as they are forced to pay and wait rather than selling on and making huge profits and leaving the poor collectors who were not able to buy at the release price  complaining at having to spend  2 x or 3 x the release price to indulge in their collecting habit. 
I think the Royal Mint are under a lot of pressure to be reigning down on flippers after the Platinum Jubilee Issues and the Great Engravers etc maybe this might be their solution. Who knows if it will work? Only time will tell.  I kinda feel they are dammed if they do, and dammed if they don't. (I know this feeling lol)  I don't think the price of gold really matters with these issues as they are already way over gold and the Royal Mint would have purchased the gold way in advance. I've only purchased directly from them a few times as we tend to go to the distributers. I know The Royal Mint get a lot wrong but it's hard to fault this design I love it! I really can't wait to see them!
We have taken most payments now,  and don't usually- but the timing of the release, the increased demand and volume and not knowing how soon they will be issued instigated us to take payments in preparation. 
I heard the Sets might be first, but don't hold me to it I have only emailed the distributer tonight so nothing confirmed. 
Right, back to work much to do...happy moaning guys!  😆

@jultorsk
These were put into auction to give customers another chance to buy them if they had missed out purchasing from the Royal Mint or other retailers. We often add new releases to auction to add interest and for this reason. I disagree with those who think this issue will be a flop. On the contrary! We sold out of our initial allocation and had to preorder more from other suppliers to offer them to new and regular customers. The Royal mint reduced virtually all allocations to wholesale. Which I believe left them with a larger stock base than they previously had on other releases. (Probably from complaints about flipping).  I think those who cancelled or decided to wait to purchase these coins will live to regret this decision. In our experience most changes of design are better purchased at the time of release as they rarely reduce in price and mostly increase. Whilst this Memorial Issue wasn't the anticipated Coronation issue most of us expected, I think in time will prove to be a extremely popular desirable design. Afterall, it is still THE FIRST SOVEREIGN BEARING THE NEW KING CHARLES III PORTRAIT. 
Anyone who missed the auction or the 31st December cut-off time do get in touch we have kept a few items available and will still honor the release price on some of these releases. 0800 169 1066
 

@GoldDiggerDave It's a shame they have started to do this with the orders at the Royal Mint but you have to remember that they are not dealing with just a few customers. We run only a small company who happen to sell these and our bill alone is over £125,000 this is a lot of money changing hands. This also stops people buying just for a quick flip if you think about it, as they are forced to pay and wait rather than selling on and making huge profits and leaving the poor collectors who were not able to buy at the release price  complaining at having to spend  2 x or 3 x the release price to indulge in their collecting habit. 
I think the Royal Mint are under a lot of pressure to be reigning down on flippers after the Platinum Jubilee Issues and the Great Engravers etc maybe this might be their solution. Who knows if it will work? Only time will tell.  I kinda feel they are dammed if they do, and dammed if they don't. (I know this feeling lol)  I don't think the price of gold really matters with these issues as they are already way over gold and the Royal Mint would have purchased the gold way in advance. I've only purchased directly from them a few times as we tend to go to the distributers. I know The Royal Mint get a lot wrong but it's hard to fault this design I love it! I really can't wait to see them!
We have taken most payments now,  and don't usually- but the timing of the release, the increased demand and volume and not knowing how soon they will be issued instigated us to take payments in preparation. 
I heard the Sets might be first, but don't hold me to it I have only emailed the distributer tonight so nothing confirmed. 
Right, back to work much to do...happy moaning guys!  😆

It’s a very nice coin in-hand, it’s different and I think that helps it. I’m just hoping others now have the same strike as my obverse and this isn’t a quality issue. I suspect this is how they are struck but time will tell.

@Midasfrog Let us know once it arrives, the supplier messaged me this morning to say last week in Jan / start of Feb but I am getting my invoices done now as I know they tend to arrive quicker than they usually say. Obviously they don't like to be hassled for a delivery date so over compensate to give themselves breathing space. 
Your the only person I've heard receiving it. Please keep us updated. 😜👍

@Midasfrog Let us know once it arrives, the supplier messaged me this morning to say last week in Jan / start of Feb but I am getting my invoices done now as I know they tend to arrive quicker than they usually say. Obviously they don't like to be hassled for a delivery date so over compensate to give themselves breathing space. 
Your the only person I've heard receiving it. Please keep us updated. 😜👍

@Simmoleon said his has been dispatched yesterday.  Single proof sovereign as well. Looks like a theme

@Midasfrog Let us know once it arrives, the supplier messaged me this morning to say last week in Jan / start of Feb but I am getting my invoices done now as I know they tend to arrive quicker than they usually say. Obviously they don't like to be hassled for a delivery date so over compensate to give themselves breathing space. 
Your the only person I've heard receiving it. Please keep us updated. 😜👍

@Midasfrog Let us know once it arrives, the supplier messaged me this morning to say last week in Jan / start of Feb but I am getting my invoices done now as I know they tend to arrive quicker than they usually say. Obviously they don't like to be hassled for a delivery date so over compensate to give themselves breathing space. 
Your the only person I've heard receiving it. Please keep us updated. 😜👍

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@GoldDiggerDave Well aren't you a bundle of optimism! lol!  Well.... yes this can happen in any industry.  We use the biggest distributers in the U.K and have done for over 20 years without issue but thank you for the confidence-
Tell me how long have you been registered as a business in coins and taking peoples money?

@GoldDiggerDave Well aren't you a bundle of optimism! lol!  Well.... yes this can happen in any industry.  We use the biggest distributers in the U.K and have done for over 20 years without issue but thank you for the confidence-
Tell me how long have you been registered as a business in coins and taking peoples money?