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For those of you who didn't get their display cases, me included, I just got this answer back from customer services. We shall see if that happens...

I've ordered the the 5oz Portrait from LPM in Hong Kong. Despatch due on the 31st March. Anyone like to make a bet as to which 5oz Portrait will turn up first UK or HK 😀😀😀.... Not acceptable from the RM for those still waiting for the Quartered.

Don't know how my last post got linked to @Stu but it came from me.

On 07/02/2022 at 21:40, BarryWoods said:

NO - I bought from a dealer - Absolutely a dealer - you would all KNOW them- (but the coin was secondary to them) then misrepresented as primary direct from royal Int (but only verbally)!

They told me the coin had come directly from the Royal Mint.... That was not true

They advertised them selves as a Trusted Partner of the Royal Mint..  That was also not True

They stated coins were supplied to them by the Royal Mint... That was also NOT  True

(they stated this on their website  and had done for sveral tears (I went wayback to check)

 

All those claims have gone after a conversation this morning

 

This all came about because the Royal Mint decided  to just sell Portrait Gothic Crowns only to the Original purchasers..

 

I had bought a plain edge one form a dealer  and had been guaranteed the second (on launch day)

I had just missed out on a 2 oz milled edge coin  on RM website at 9:00 am.

I  went to the dealer I TRUSTED -I  had bought 25k + bullion in the last 2 months from them, Saw they had the milled edge coin for sale, then my Account Manager at the dealer said, I could get you a plain edge, VIP customers only, not sold to public guaranteed Portarit as well. I assumed the price quoted was RRP (why would I not!) and thought the Mint has just passed any spare coins of this limited mintage not taken up by VIPs-  to Trusted Partners - to offer to customers.

 

I much later had found out here, that I had in fact paid multiple times RRP. (Not Ebay multiples, I might add)

How so from a RM Trusted partner at launch - Cartier would not allow that, nor Rolex?   A primary sale to a customer would be RRP - (special customer might get chosen, but it would be at RRP)

 

When I approached the RM when the Portrait was due to ask about all this, and I wanted it RRP as I was the original, non trade owner and said I bought this from a Trusted RM partner, how do I get my Portrait..

RM told me we do NOT allocate them to dealers, we will sell our coins to the original purchaser.. And that this delaer had never been supplied 

 

My mistake for getting the plain edge confused with the milled.Apologies.  Surely common sense would dictate though  if you are paying a big premium over the over the price of the milled, which I assume you knew the price of then would that not set alarm bells ringing. As a member on the forum there have been plenty of posts on the subject to research.

Same as the milled as far as I'm aware but only to certain collectors as it was never on general release.  Happy to be corrected 😊 

RRP.... RECOMMENDED retail price. In all my years of buying coins I've never seen a RRP on anything. You pay your money and take your choice, after doing your research...

Took me 30 seconds to find out the release price of a Gothic Crown, just saying...

27 minutes ago, DarkChameleon said:

Should seebthe hummingbirds here...found a hummingbird egg shell once..amazing.

That must have been a good spot... the humming birds over here are tiny, I should imagine they can't be too much bigger over there. As logic dictates the eggs must be pretty small as well. 

39 minutes ago, DarkChameleon said:

The farthing has to be one of the best pre decimal coins ever used in change in the 1900s.

Not even sure how much you could buy back in the day with it. The Wren is one of the UK's smallest birds, so I believe, weighing only about 10g. Tiny....

10 minutes ago, dikefalos said:

The Lunar II Mouse has a final mintage of 5821, german dealers paying around 300/325€ and sell for around 600€. No clue, what you get in secondary market

Wow, that's good to know. I had a feeling it could be a bit of a hidden gem and took a gamble on it. Luckily it's in A1 condition with the original capsule so will keep hold for a while and try and find out some more sales history. Thank you for your answer @dikefalos

Anyone that has been lucky enough to get the 5 oz will not be disappointed. Mine has just turned up and is just awesome. Pictures in Today I Received. The extra size and weight really bring home the design and I would say easily comparable to the Una. Well done RM 😀😀😀

Thank you buddy, will post pictures when I get, should be epic 👍

9 minutes ago, paulmerton said:

What's the worst year for a Sovereign?

Any year that I want but don't have 😁😁😁

Apologies in advance for anyone that hasn't even got their 2oz Silver yet but my 5oz Silver has just gone to closed orders with a SD number, anyone else?

18 hours ago, richatthecroft said:

With eyes diverted toward the Gothic and 2022 Sovereign releases, Rich goes old- school, snipes around the defense and…Goal……!!!!  Hits the net with a 2002 Sovereign Set 😃 

I’m still on the hunt for a 2012 5 Pound Sovereign, so in the meantime the 2 Sovereign down will have to suffice.

Which of the six special Reverse big boys is your favourite?

 

 

2005 for me but as you know I am slightly biased 😀😀😀

4 minutes ago, Rll1288 said:

Use a Dremel with a cutting disc... you can cut along the edge which will stop any change of damage to the coin

Absolutely agree, as a one off I didn't want the extra expense of the Dremmel, if doing on a regular basis I would much prefer the surgeons knife (Dremmel) to my caveman approach lol...

2 minutes ago, Mtaybar said:

Nice job..... Those things spoil the appearance of a perfectly good coin IMO. Any reason why you took it out though just out of curiosity?

It's a bit strange, but a relative wanted some Sov's in fancy boxes as gifts. This one was the only one available but in a slab. Broke it out and into a capsule so it matched the others and everyone then gets the same presentation.

4 hours ago, Stu said:

I’ve never done one but thought a dremmel would make light work of it.

Bolt cutters and a screwdriver do the job as well takes about a minute 😀.