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It kind of blows my mind that they're selling a matt finish coin for almost 3 grand and yet they have to advertise it with a picture of a proof coin and a written disclaimer. I presume this is because they haven't even gotten around to striking a single coin with the finish they are actually advertising.

Not to state the obvious but this also looks nowhere near as 'pink' as those advertised.

I mean it's certainly 'Full On' but I like it. I do wonder how well this translates onto the bullion coin though. Proof might be the only way to see the detail on this one.

I think it was @FlorinCollector who said a few days ago about buying this set, grading them, selling off the 1/4 & 1/2 and keeping the (now much cheaper) Full Sov. I thought quite a few might go that route. It's £180 cheaper to buy the three in this set than to buy them all individually.

It's been a curious release. I bought early and was happy to get the one item I ordered. To think I was rushing so much to check out I almost forgot my password. But now, with stock still available days later it means I will not have to look back on this release with any regrets. I've had plenty of time to second guess whether I should purchase more but also to reflect on what I have bought and relax, without overstretching my finances in the moment and without the dreaded FOMO. I will say that regardless of how these coins perform on the secondary market I just think it's a great looking coin and I can't wait to get my hands on it. I feel lucky to be in a position to buy gold with everything that's going on for so many at the moment. I think in the end, for me, that's enough.

Well said GoldDiggerDave although in fairness 1989 was a few decades before I got my drivers license. 😉 See you boys & girls back here for port and cigars in 2055!

One day the crisis will be over and you will have the coin. Maybe not a great market if you intend to flip it tomorrow but a few months or years down the line...

Everything back in stock now.

Hype on hold only until the coins are delivered. Then I predict more people going over the top than was witnessed during the entirety of WW1. Not at the coins beauty but at the Royal Mints p**s poor quality control. I've invested so trust me I'll be the first one on here blowing the whistle. 😂

So do you think these will be a part of another set going forward? What's the deal with the other 760 coins?

Sat at my computer at work 9a.m. There were 40,000+ in the queue ahead of me. Stayed logged in thought 'what the hell lets see what happens' have been reading this thread intermittently all morning having quite a good laugh. Got a bit distracted around the 2 hour mark only to finally see this. 🤣

Well I'm already logged in at the Royal Mint and waiting in the queue for the new Charles III proofs. 😆 Not that it matters, their website is gonna crash harder than the Challenger when they do finally go on sale.

Just order direct from the RM. Some of the stuff I've bought new from them lately gives off a certain 'circulated & pre-owned' vibe to me. Some advertise their coins as 'New Old Stock' but they seem to do a good line in 'Old New Stock'.

Some great answers on here, as a relative newbie myself I enjoy reading all the differing perspectives. Personally and on a pragmatic level I like gold for the lower premiums, no VAT and CGT exemption. It is also far easier to store. I do buy silver coins and I will even occasionally buy a silver proof, not really as an investment I just enjoy the aesthetics of them. This wasn't something I intended to do, I originally intended to just buy a few coins, stick them in the bank and forget about them for 30 years but the more I looked around and researched where I should be spending my money the more I just started loving all the different designs and the history of numismatics. I ended up in the rabbit hole. I guess I'm saying my goals changed. I just wanted to diversify a modest portfolio and ended up investing myself into a completely new hobby.

Sold all my copper got stung.