westminstrel

I just realized the Alderney 2oz gold coins (the £200 piedfort) are £13,000. SERIOSULY!?! https://ukgoldcoins.co.uk/product/new-gothic-crown-gold-proof/

Or perhaps they might stagger the release. That could be a possibility?

Yeah imagine £10,000 for 2x 2oz gold coins. 😟

I’m curious at the choice of the young portrait used for HM. Queen Victoria was young in 1847 so het portrait isn’t questionable. Guess the 2021 coin designer wanted to match QV’s young portrait. 🤔

Oh is this confirmed through secret sources? 🙂

Oh is this it? I got in and had no clue what to look for. 😝

Yep! 👌🏼 By the way, is the aule in your name a Tolkien reference? 🙂

@Allgoldcoins - Here are the other pics I have of the same coin. I will have to wait until after lockdown to get a look at the coin in person.

The way I see it, the Platinum Jubilee will be a celebration of HM’s long and remarkable reign. The first of its kind in history. I personally think it would be more appropriate to celebrate the occasion with a portrait that honours HM’s remarkable age too. Who knows… they could do two Sovereigns, each with a different portrait… as has been suggested elsewhere. To me that would be straying into gimmicky territory. Just keep it simple and classy with one memorable Sovereign, I say! 😀

This looks gorgeous for sure. But I’m almost certain it is lighting and angle that makes this set look so perfect, like a proof set that has been recently struck. As I just mentioned in a previous comment, in other pics I have, the coin I asked about has great eye appeal and looks very much like this set you shared. It is only magnification and lighting / angle that reveals all sorts of other details.

Thanks for sharing your detailed thoughts and opinions. 🙂 It really does have great eye appeal in some other pics I have.

Thanks. Curiously, those stray arcs weren’t bothering me. 😅

Agreed with Lawrence. For a circulation coin, and especially a high value one like this, genuineness should be your first concern. 🙂

It really is hard to distinguish between die polishing lines and something else lines. 😐 Which circular lines are you referring to please?

I can ask him to do that if he is up for it.

What the heck hahaha that was such an unexpected comparison and also funny in general. 😂

@GoodAsGold - Yes my friend. It’s from a gazette proclamation I found a few weeks back. Nice to see you on here again. Hope you’ve been well. 🙂 @CollectorNo1 - I wish I did belong to an exclusive Royal Mint clique. However it was just a bit of ocd checking the gazette every few days. 😝

@LawrenceChard- Thanks once again for your detailed explanation. I get OCD when I find something to research. 😬 @sovereignsteve - Thank you too. I’m getting more confident as I hear you guys’ opinions.

Thanks Lawrence. I am very much on the fence about this coin, so all informed opinions help. I went down the rabbit hole of researching about these hairlines on older proofs and stumbled on the rare 1871 Proof Sovereign with similar hairlines and graded PR65. https://www.drakesterling.com/1871-st-george-reverse-proof-sovereign What an astounding coin for sure! 😍 Never mind the 1937 Sovereign I asked about, I’m trying to understand exactly what “die polishing” means now. Initially I was envisioning the coin blank being polished, but if the die is polished, how it can possibly impart these hairlines on the coin? 🤔

@LawrenceChard - Any thoughts from you since you’ve probably seen many more of these than the average board member? 🙂

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Indeed. As you deciphered, it translates to something like “faithful and steadfast”.

Die polishing prior to striking makes perfect sense because the parallel lines continue their direction “under” the frosted devices out on the other side.

Thanks very much for sharing your experience @SilverMike. I appreciate the information you provided. 🙂

Oh I found these examples: https://www.drakesterling.com/sold-coins/sovereigns/george-vi Indeed angle and lighting matter. Some that “look better” actually have lower grades.