paulmerton

They were minted by Shanghai New Century Medals Corporation.

The 2022 sixpence was more expensive than this one.

A new design! https://www.royalmint.com/gifts/sixpence/2024-wedding-silver-sixpence/ https://www.royalmint.com/gifts/sixpence/2024-wedding-gold-sixpence/

And now to the rrp (672.50) so it was a double mistake!

The BU Team GB 50p looks proper ugly compared with the proofs.

Yes, it's gone back to normal.

All available on the RM site now. Back to the classic design most of us were expecting. Which is good I think? But who will want to buy any of these "normal" 2024 sovereigns after the past couple of years?! 🤣

Already live on RM https://www.royalmint.com/invest/bullion/bullion-coins/gold-coins/the-sovereign-2024-gold-bullion-coin/ Back to the classic design, yay.

The BU annual sets (full, and definitives only) and the premium proof sets are supposed to be purchasable from the RME tomorrow, so early delivery of those looks promising.

The 2024 bullion sovereigns are coming out tomorrow morning.

The annual sets are coming out tomorrow morning, alongside the 2024 bullion sovereigns.

Five minutes into the new Wonka movie, it made me think a silver sovereign could become a big seller if Royal Mint did one! (Please don't though!)

@CoinCupboard

I think the key distinction will be the edge inscription, this making the coin more like a copy of the crown rather than the sov.

Similar to an 1818-1820 crown I expect.

Would have been far better off spending an equivalent amount on cupronickel BU kew gardens 50ps!

Gotta collect 'em all.

I'd rather hammer my own "coin". They have some sort of facility for this but I think it's meant for kids!

Going forwards, I see no harm in adding some kind of security feature at some point. It would be beneficial to everyone and doesn't necessarily have to detract from the classic design. Perhaps that's why they're asking about 12-sided coins, which is one of the features of the current circulating pound coin, although I don't think that's the way to go. I do like the idea of a holographic latent image being added to the classic design, maybe also a laser etched QR code that uniquely identifies the coin as well as showing when it was made. I know some people on here will baulk at the idea of uniquely identifiable coins, but some countries have already done it and I like it. A latent image would also work well on a bullion sovereign, as it is likely to stay fairly intact as they no longer circulate. What do you think Lawrence?!

The topic or the spelling?

No survey invitation for me either, despite opting into hearing from them via email at every opportunity. You'd have thought they'd want to be asking these questions to the people who actually buy sovereigns, but nope!

Hey I didn't ask for rubbish prices 😛

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Well that was quick and easy... 19 slabbed coins on their way already Any more for any more?!