paulmerton

If the City Views series has just resumed after a pause of 1.5 years, I'd be surprised if this one stops for good.

Well this is a new way to try and sell them...
https://www.royalmint.com//sovereign/sovereign-of-the-month/
Interestingly, the first one comes in a nice box:
https://www.royalmint.com/sovereign/all/1918-George-V-Sovereign-Struck-in-India/

A pair of 2015 20p definitive coins in platinum. Not a matching pair though, as one has the IRB portrait of the Queen, and the other has the JC portrait on the obverse.
Mintage for both is only 10!

A pair of 2015 20p definitive coins in platinum. Not a matching pair though, as one has the IRB portrait of the Queen, and the other has the JC portrait on the obverse.
Mintage for both is only 10!

A pair of 2015 20p definitive coins in platinum. Not a matching pair though, as one has the IRB portrait of the Queen, and the other has the JC portrait on the obverse.
Mintage for both is only 10!

2x 5oz Scottsdale stackers - £310 for the pair (currently >£191 each at BBP)
10x 2oz Scottsdale stackers still in tube - £620 ono (currently £75 each at BBP for qty of 10)
Both sizes stack with each other. Plus postage.
2ozers in tube:

5ozers:

 

A pair of 2015 20p definitive coins in platinum. Not a matching pair though, as one has the IRB portrait of the Queen, and the other has the JC portrait on the obverse.
Mintage for both is only 10!

A pair of 2015 20p definitive coins in platinum. Not a matching pair though, as one has the IRB portrait of the Queen, and the other has the JC portrait on the obverse.
Mintage for both is only 10!

A pair of 2015 20p definitive coins in platinum. Not a matching pair though, as one has the IRB portrait of the Queen, and the other has the JC portrait on the obverse.
Mintage for both is only 10!

A pair of 2015 20p definitive coins in platinum. Not a matching pair though, as one has the IRB portrait of the Queen, and the other has the JC portrait on the obverse.
Mintage for both is only 10!

A pair of 2015 20p definitive coins in platinum. Not a matching pair though, as one has the IRB portrait of the Queen, and the other has the JC portrait on the obverse.
Mintage for both is only 10!

A pair of 2015 20p definitive coins in platinum. Not a matching pair though, as one has the IRB portrait of the Queen, and the other has the JC portrait on the obverse.
Mintage for both is only 10!

Handled/marked 2017 piedfort proof sovereign in capsule with COA.
Rarer than the full sovereign, but same one-off 200 year anniversary design, and twice as thick of course.
£1,100 plus postage.
A few photos to show condition:




 

A pair of 2015 20p definitive coins in platinum. Not a matching pair though, as one has the IRB portrait of the Queen, and the other has the JC portrait on the obverse.
Mintage for both is only 10!

A boxed set consisting of an exquisite 2019 Gibraltar reverse proof full sovereign (the first to be struck in Rome, hence the R mint mark) and a matching plaster impression of the design. Issue limit of 750, with box and papers.
£495 plus postage.
Reverse:

Obverse:



 

Peregrine Falcons & Monarchs of the Glen (https://bairdmint.com/product/15)
Any 8 for £210 plus SD, or swap for a nice half sovereign. These have been untouched in their wallets since I bought them direct from Baird.

2x 5oz Scottsdale stackers - £310 for the pair (currently >£191 each at BBP)
10x 2oz Scottsdale stackers still in tube - £620 ono (currently £75 each at BBP for qty of 10)
Both sizes stack with each other. Plus postage.
2ozers in tube:

5ozers:

 

Modern proof dies are all laser cut these days, so the details in tiny coins doesn't impress me as much as it would have done on older coins. Even 1oz coins have some fun tiny details on them that act as security features, some of which I only realised existed recently.
With tiny coins, I can't imagine there being much more to it than scaling down the design of a larger coin, changing some text, and hitting print. The dies for smaller coins are much faster to etch, and polishing the fields is also so much quicker than with larger coins. The scope for profit seems much greater when the manufacturing time is lessened. Maybe this is what the RM have realised with this glut of 1/40oz coins they're churning out  

The first of the Star Wars bars:
Silver
https://www.royalmint.com/invest/bullion/bullion-bars/silver-bars/star-wars-light-side-1oz-2024-silver-minted-bar/ https://www.royalmint.com/invest/bullion/bullion-bars/silver-bars/star-wars-light-side-2024-10oz-silver-minted-bar/ Gold
https://www.royalmint.com/invest/bullion/bullion-bars/gold-bars/star-wars-jedi-1oz-gold-minted-bar/  

I came across a modern one with a less favourable exchange rate!

I'll happily exchange a sovereign for 20 shillings if you don't manage to find one. I'll even cover postage 🤣

I came across a modern one with a less favourable exchange rate!

Yes, and the bag contained some strike your own error stegosaurus 50ps.

Something to whet your appetites, in case you haven't seen them before.
(Paper bag for scale)

Something to whet your appetites, in case you haven't seen them before.
(Paper bag for scale)