Foster88

3 hours ago, katyc said:

I really wanted that 5kg bar you purchased so when I saw you'd chopped it up, I felt sick! 😆

I’m watching that right now. 😆

You don’t need my luck with your sale but, free bump.

In my opinion, I wouldn’t send this sovereign for grading.

It seems like a ‘second variety’ Jubilee sovereign and has wear on the high points of the obverse.

1. 2022 Platinum Jubilee SOTD

2. 2023 Coronation SOTD

But just my opinion.

I like the privy mark on this SOTD sovereign, the ‘Tommy’ helmet under the 80.

Simple yet very fitting.

The thing that doesn’t seem to make sense is the potential damage they’re doing to their brand.

They’ve stopped the series part way through, what’s to say that they won’t do this again with any future series?

People will likely be thinking twice before getting invested in a future series.

The British Monarchs was always going to be difficult for most people to complete in its entirety. It’s a pity RM didn’t foresee this and I feel for people who’ve been loyal to this series since the start.

This sovereign has a lot going for it.

It looks to be the 1862 wide date variety.

10 minutes ago, Shuaib121 said:

You guys are getting capsules? I got half a coin flip!

It could have been worse, you could have got half a flip flop.

8 minutes ago, Roy said:

Panda collectors are notoriously wacky! 😇

That’s nothing.

Have you ever met a sovereign collector? 😆

One minute they’re buying bullion sovereigns and the next they’re up after midnight counting serrations and denticles looking to discover a new variety. 🤪

Just now, treetop1280 said:

What’s so special about a2000 panda , in a cracked capsule??

The cracked capsule makes it rare.

19 hours ago, katyc said:

How on earth are under spots sovs still for sale?

Here; have a bump!

@katyc It’s a strange time to sell on the forum lately.

@shawy2510 I’m sure these will go soon. 😊

@arphethean the later Australian Sovereigns have a very weak strike. Probably getting the most out of a die.

The lines, or striations are common on later George V sovereigns.

4 hours ago, Booky586 said:

I think it looks OK. The streaky appearance on similar dated coins has been questioned before on the forum but I can't find the post. @Allgoldcoins coins has some photos of an 1930-P coin with similar streaks here: 

https://www.allgoldcoins.co.uk/products/1930-p-king-george-v-gold-sovereign-perth-rare?variant=42086314442805

I think I started that post. 😆

7 minutes ago, Roy said:

😉

You know. 👏🏻 😊

3 hours ago, Roy said:

I'd accept a quid......from 1841 😊

I’d accept a quid from 1917, preferably one minted in London.

(If you know, you know) 🤫

On 16/05/2024 at 12:22, katyc said:

We had to take him back this morning. complications of his spinal surgery (or could be seizures) 😔. Will hopefully know more later. Please keep everything crossed 🤞 and thank you for checking.

I’ve got everything crossed for him.🤞🏻

It’s never nice to see our pets ill.

I hope your pet is on the road to recovery now.

On 26/04/2024 at 09:19, westminstrel said:

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. 🫤

VE Day and VJ Day were in 1945.
The 80th Anniversary is next year, maybe we’ll see SOTD and special new sets coming in 2025.

1 hour ago, Spyder said:

I think no silver was added to sovereign in QEII times, but I may be wrong.

Would be good for @LawrenceChard to do a video with his XRF machine to show the last year of the sovereign that still had silver included.

Gillick sovereigns surely must have contained a small amount of silver. Otherwise they would have that copper ‘tint’ look like modern sovereigns.

@pricha I noticed that is said ‘The fine gold, mixed with copper’.

No mention of silver in the alloy, maybe as the silver was a small fraction not worth mentioning.

5 hours ago, pricha said:

One final point. Were the workman allowed to take home those scrap bits of metal ? 

 

Why not.

I don’t see why they’d need them after the coins had been struck. 😆

3 hours ago, dicker said:

A capsule is like a:

- Condom

- Nodder

- French Letter

- Jonny

- Sheath

- Banana Burka

- Kitten Mitten

- One fingered glove

It stops those awful discolourations…

So I am told by good friends. 
 

Best

Dicker

But @dicker by that logic, if you don’t put them in a ‘capsule’ then you get another sovereign 9 months later?

You’ve just got on average 18 years to pay for it. 😆