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Thanks for the information. In summary, I am not going to da moon then 😂

I picked up the Royal Mint 1996 Silver Anniversary Set at a well known London coin fair this morning. Nothing particularly special with the price paid being exactly what I would have expected. I got the set home and upon closer inspection it seems I have Certificate of Authenticity Number 00002. I also note there is the letter ‘R’ after the number. Can any of our numismatics experts elaborate and make me perhaps dream of going to da moon? (I suspect I know the answer but why not ask). Also, what is the significance of the ‘R’ after the number? Regardless, a very nice set purchased for a very fair price 😃

If/when the USA retaliates for the death of 3 of its service personnel (could be as soon as overnight tonight) then expect this to be reflected in the gold price.

Even more absurd considering 3 of the coins are no longer legal tender and hence not even CGT free!

I am not greedy. Put me down for a hundred sovereigns at that price and I will leave the rest to other TSF members 😛

I am interested in the 2022 Jubilee. Please PM. Thanks.

I am talking about legal tender value. A £100 coin has a legal tender value of £100, that I can assure you. I have explained what legal tender means from a law perspective. What the metal spot price might be is neither here nor there. What I am explaining is legal tender. If you have incurred a £100 debt and offered a £100 legal tender coin in satisfaction of that debt and it was refused, you would have a complete defence in court to any action based on that debt. That is plainly the legal position.

There is no difference. The legal position is the same.

As many on the Forum will no doubt know, legal tender is a very specific legal concept. Once a debt has been established, offering legal tender is a complete defence to any subsequent legal action based on the debt. For example, you do some work for me (say service a boiler) and the bill comes to £300. I offer you £300 in one pound coins in settlement of that debt and you refuse to accept them. I tell you to go away and you subsequently sue me on the debt. I have complete defence to your claim because I can plead the defence of "tender". Base metal coins below £1 are only legal tender to specific amounts (for example 1p and 2p are legal tender to 20p). The general public have a misconceived understanding of what legal tender means. That said, anyone refusing PM coins offered at face value for tender would be mad given their metal value far exceeds the face value.

Either a 'Cartwheel' 1d or 2d

It is a Silver 3d pre-1920 so 925 Sterling Silver. There is a small possibility that it might be a Maundy 3d (but hard to distinguish as they had identical designs until the 1920 debasement).

I was underwhelmed. Personally, I am not a fan of the animals theme. A BU set was enough for me.

Allegedly, someone overhead Lord Mountbatten 'bragging' that the House of "Mountbatten" now ruled (following the accession of Queen Elizabeth II). This was reported back to the Queen Mother and Churchill. The PM "advised" Queen Elizabeth II that the royal house should remain "Windsor". The odd thing is that the change of name would not have occurred during the late Queen's lifetime. It would only have taken effect last year when the King acceded to the throne. In theory (with Government agreement) the name "Mountbatten" could be adopted but I doubt it very much. Just seems not to be a major thing in the modern era. The compromise was that, for everyday purposes, those not in direct succession were permitted to adopt the surname "Mountbatten-Windsor". A good example of this being the Sussex children until they themselves became prince and princess upon their grandfather becoming King.

Charles III is of the House of Windsor. When QEII acceded to the throne the then PM Winston Churchill would not permit the Royal House to become the House of Mountbatten.

I just had a quick look on the Oxfam website. Those coins are significantly overpriced. £45 for a base metal 1953 Crown? £5.99 for a silver 3d? 🤣