westminstrel

I'm very much on your side in believing the fundamental changes to the design on the kooks is unnecessary, unappealing and a decided negative.
The grotesque use of such a large font to proclaim that the coin is a Kookaburra is patently absurd (Koalas have also suffered the same ignominious butchering) and strikes me as yet another example of the ongoing tendency to infantalize anything and everything for the benefit of an increasingly dumbed-down public.
Thank you @kimchi - we need more such curmudgeonly observations imo. 

Quick way to lose a few hundred quid there.
Easy pass unless you collect SOTD's and you will get it cheaper a few months down the line.

I was expecting a higher price given the gold price rise recently.  Think they charged £850 last year for the birthday SotD - which BBP still have 5 left and  BCC are selling at a £55 discount. Looks like RM have decided the price has reached saturation point.
 
Thanks for the news.

Ffs…really? Have gone down the matte plain edge SOTD route so gotta keep going now. Maybe this one best left a few months/years and pick up cheap second hand

Oh it released today…

Good to see their prices haven’t gone ballistic (for the gold).

Sovereign Rarities, in their advertising, states they are:
“… thrilled to present the new City Views series, created in partnership with the Royal Mint”.
Not sure what it means, but it’s interesting. 🙂

Sovereign Rarities, in their advertising, states they are:
“… thrilled to present the new City Views series, created in partnership with the Royal Mint”.
Not sure what it means, but it’s interesting. 🙂

Sovereign Rarities, in their advertising, states they are:
“… thrilled to present the new City Views series, created in partnership with the Royal Mint”.
Not sure what it means, but it’s interesting. 🙂

Oh it released today…

Good to see their prices haven’t gone ballistic (for the gold).

Oh it released today…

Good to see their prices haven’t gone ballistic (for the gold).

Whoa! If this is on both coins, could it be a hairline die crack? Or just a fibre stuck on there? The imperfection is too similar across both coins. 

It seems ok, nothing obvious wrong with it using a magnifying glass. 

RM don't seem to mind appearing ridiculous as long as they can make money.

When has that stopped them. 💰

No significant Royal events / anniversaries this year.
The RM already did SotD Sovereigns for the 75th anniversaries of VE and VJ days in 2019.
It would be (imo) ridiculous to repeat it for the 80th. 🫤

The London one still remains my favourite by a long way.

D Day.  One or two private mints have jumped on this bandwagon and RM look like they are joining them.  SotD could be part of the offering.
 

Oh it released today…

Good to see their prices haven’t gone ballistic (for the gold).

Oh it released today…

Good to see their prices haven’t gone ballistic (for the gold).

That’s my fear. The SotD has pretty much gone from being a “special occasion strike” to its own annual series.

Mid-year is usually when the £5 BU and the piedfort are released; but they had stopped the piedfort for a couple years (2020 and 2021).
I hope they don’t fabricate some reason to release an SotD this year. With current gold prices and their usual SotD premiums, I can imagine them being close to the £1000 mark. Uggh!

I can't see them missing out on the income from at least one SotD regardless of the gold price.

Mid-year is usually when the £5 BU and the piedfort are released; but they had stopped the piedfort for a couple years (2020 and 2021).
I hope they don’t fabricate some reason to release an SotD this year. With current gold prices and their usual SotD premiums, I can imagine them being close to the £1000 mark. Uggh!

Mid-year is usually when the £5 BU and the piedfort are released; but they had stopped the piedfort for a couple years (2020 and 2021).
I hope they don’t fabricate some reason to release an SotD this year. With current gold prices and their usual SotD premiums, I can imagine them being close to the £1000 mark. Uggh!

Both my replacements have a battle scar, must've been a vicious battle on the coin press.