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Prince Phillip was regarded as a God by some of the people of Vanuatu. Has the mantle passed down to his son and if so is Charles aware of this potential conflict of interest ? 

Prince Phillip was regarded as a God by some of the people of Vanuatu. Has the mantle passed down to his son and if so is Charles aware of this potential conflict of interest ? 

Prince Phillip was regarded as a God by some of the people of Vanuatu. Has the mantle passed down to his son and if so is Charles aware of this potential conflict of interest ? 

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 do wonder if we are looking too closely at our coins.
Modern technology means that we can take beautiful close-ups of our coins, but this then magnifies any minor flaws.
When there are such large price differences between a PF70 and a PF69, it is no wonder that collectors are so fussy when obtaining ungraded coins directly from mints.

And then there’s this: https://amp.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/may/09/australian-50-note-typo-spelling-mistake-printed-46-million-times

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/apr/13/king-charles-head-royal-mint-portrait-ears
some of you may find this of interest - Martin Jennings interview 
 

Gold Price per Ounce UK in GBP Sterling
Au Current Price £1,624.78    Week Change  5.11% £+79.02
Week high £1,625.56        Week low £1,545.76
 
Not too shabby for a week 

Hi My sets arrived today I’d appreciate QC comments  having waited so long I’m not thrilled  the four set on standard I phone 
 

Hi My sets arrived today I’d appreciate QC comments  having waited so long I’m not thrilled  the four set on standard I phone 
 

Hi My sets arrived today I’d appreciate QC comments  having waited so long I’m not thrilled  the four set on standard I phone 
 

Thanks I checked and it was something in the capsule looking a bit better now but think some frosting there so i will send over to Golddiggerdave for a wash and brush up 

Is the mark by the G & A worthy of sending back this is the £5 proof looks a bit bashed up to me 

IMHO the Gold bullion coins are nicer than the proof coins that are 1.1k more expensive for the same 1oz of gold and you don't have the stress with the quality issues.  

Is the mark by the G & A worthy of sending back this is the £5 proof looks a bit bashed up to me 

Is the mark by the G & A worthy of sending back this is the £5 proof looks a bit bashed up to me 

Hi My sets arrived today I’d appreciate QC comments  having waited so long I’m not thrilled  the four set on standard I phone 
 

Hi My sets arrived today I’d appreciate QC comments  having waited so long I’m not thrilled  the four set on standard I phone 
 

The only way to improve the quality of RM products is to outsource production to other mints abroad. 
I said it on another thread and I stand by it. 😎

That is an awful example and really shouldn't have been sent out when it's that obvious.
I was really looking forward to getting my set yesterday, but seeing all these posts about dodgy sovereigns arriving really put a downer on the experience before they even arrived (but hey, at least it prepared me for what I ended up receiving!).
I heard from a dealer who just received their sets that they are also very bad (can't type what they actually said, I might get banned!).

So after receiving a whole bunch today I thought yup..  quality control time again! And sure enough already got one going back unless someone can tell me if there should be a hole/chunk if frosting removed on the unicorn. ?!?!? I see why people just buy PF70’s now, you don’t have to forum the gauntlet for a few pennies!! 😂 
PS. This was the piedford sov. 

a cruel variant of bingo   - but could be used to fight back as per Goldfever20's point about what can we do to stop this  i'd certainly let rip if i knew they were sending out rejects     

Has to be the whole set or nothing, that's what I was told last year. My 4 coin set is fooked 😆 so it's going back too. No replacement for me as I'm not going through this shambles again. My ratio now is 11 proof order's and 8 fekin returns. They can stick it all up the Welsh mountains. 

I think I finally got nice proofs, certainly the 5 and 2 seem perfect, maybe small frosting issue on the tiny coins but hard to tell really. They'll be off for grading so I guess another couple of months apart 
I won't bother with pictures, I can't photograph coins at all but here's a picture I took of a fox I took instead that I'm quite proud of

Perhaps people that return the sets could post a COA numbers here, so we would know if anyone is getting someones return.