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£ 2,425 when released by the RM @James32. That’s a bargain price for the raw coin. Daylight robbery for a PR70. Well done!

Cheers @cliveb13. I’ve been watching the £5 1989 sov for ages on Karl’s website (Mr 1817). The reason being that I want to get a rough idea what my own is worth. My own 1989 long set was submitted for conservation and grading to NCS/NGC through Dave’s service last year and only the full £1 sov failed to achieve PF70 UC. That coin has recently been moved on (in response to Touvex’s wanted PF69 post) but the top grades £5, £2 and half are still with me on hold. A weird market as you say, but hopefully not the new normal for much longer. I agree - we’ll see. Enjoy your big Platinum Jubilee gold coin when it arrives.

Congratulations Clive. A good purchase at a bargain price. My own is in the same FR label slab, albeit at the wrong side of £3K. You did well.

Not too long ago some NGC PF70s £2 versions were being snapped up for £2K. Surely the gold price will push the price of key year editions back up in the not too distant future. I’m holding my own one for the time being.

The only thing I could add to the above comments is that having done lots of “spot the difference” cartoons mostly in my childhood, I couldn’t resist the urge to compare the barcodes between the NGC/PCGS photos and the slab as well. Just don’t sneeze when you’ve almost finished.

Orpster is right. If you can afford precious metals then you can afford the price for peace of mind.

The business operated by Seamus Fahy aka @James32. Have you not noticed that he holds a spare key to all of our boxes, regardless of location?

More servings of food for thought. Have to like these opposing views too. Personally this released isn’t quite my cup of tea. But I had to come down off the fence because all these splinters are hurting my arse. Looking forward to a few of the forthcoming Monarchs series (if they happen). Let’s hope this GE release isn’t fraught with the usual QC issues for those of you buying the raw versions.

The beauty of TSF. Opposing views, well made, had to like them both.

Exactly how that particular bug started on me in 2016. Never bought another car since!

Yes. William Wellesley Pole. One time Master of the Royal Mint and the elder brother of the Duke of Wellington.

Hi Dave. I think you’ve taken my comments out of context. I wasn’t implying that this release is from a “Not So Great Engraver”. I was responding to tpcob303’s post wherein he stated “No more after this release for GE I expect”. I merely suggested a Not So Great Engraver series as a follow up, purely because the RM is flogging the music legends series to death and could do so again with the Great Engravers series. Perhaps you meant to quote tpcob’s own lengthy follow up comments after my own one?

Well the RM is also flogging the music legends series to death, so why not? How about The Not So Great Engravers series? 😊

If anyone can do it then the King of the cheeky opportunistic offer with cash readily available certainly can. You’ve done it before (I think) so you can certainly give it your best shot again. An enviable skill Paul.

Just revisiting this thread and the above comment sums it up perfectly for me.

I’m clearly too content in my own protective bubble. I’ll stick to the cities in the north.

I was looking at your original photo and trying to make out if the products on display were security products. Failed to see that they were only pictures. Thanks for the explanation.

Sorry to hear that. I hope your direct debits come down in the near future.

Wasn’t this a thread about the car dealer at one point? 😊

I’m the opposite. I always carry cash on me. Then again I don’t live in London and my chances of encountering some knife wielding robber who’s twice the size of me is significantly reduced where I live. Cash is very handy in case of emergencies, such as when the payments systems crash in the supermarkets or wherever. All those shoppers who rely 100% on their cards having to abandon their purchases and make a mad dash to join the long queue at the nearest cash machine, hoping that it will still payout when it’s their turn. Cards are a necessary convenience, but think of the above scenario and try to have some cash handy for the unexpected. Just my penny’s worth.

I didn’t. But I will now. I understand that you were rushed to hospital with crush injuries after sitting underneath the letterbox all that time being covered with junk mail 😁

But he might start collecting mule coins instead.

I thought that you were targeting the regular proof version the last time I read your thread. I guess it’s about what version you can source at the time? Having said that, when it comes to coins I say one thing and sometimes end up doing the opposite. It’s easy to change my mind when I give it more thought. A magnificent coin to start your 1oz collection. Well done with your decision.

That’s good enough for me thanks. Please PM your details (no rush tonight) and I’ll make a BT tomorrow afternoon if you’ll hold it for me until then.

Hi Fenlander. I’m interested in the Robin Hood coin. It would be a gift for my adult son who is archery daft. Could you post better pics of that coin please? Thank you.