Roy

May god help us indeed

Guys it gonna be 2017 all over again.

BY THE QUEEN A PROCLAMATION ALTERING THE PROCLAMATION OF THE FOURTH DAY OF OCTOBER 1953 TO DETERMINE A NEW DESIGN FOR CERTAIN GOLD COINS ELIZABETH R.
Whereas under section 3(1)(b) and (h) of the Coinage Act 1971 We have power, with the advice of Our Privy Council, by Proclamation to determine the design of coins to be made at Our Mint, and to alter any Proclamation previously made under the said section:
And Whereas by Our Proclamation dated the fourth day of October 1953 We determined a new design for the gold coins specified in Our said Proclamation, being the five-pound piece, the two-pound piece, the sovereign and the half-sovereign:
And Whereas it appears to Us desirable to determine a new design for the said gold coins:
We, therefore, in pursuance of the said section 3(1)(b) and (h) and of all other powers enabling Us in that behalf, do hereby, by and with the advice of Our Privy Council, proclaim, direct and ordain as follows:
1. The following paragraph shall be substituted for the paragraph headed ‘GOLD COINS’ of Our said Proclamation of the fourth day of October 1953.
GOLD COINS
‘Every five-pound piece, two-pound piece, sovereign and half-sovereign shall have for the obverse impression Our effigy with the inscription “· ELIZABETH II ∙ DEI ∙ GRA · REGINA ∙ FID ∙ DEF” and for the reverse a depiction of Our Royal Coat of Arms and the date of the year. The coins shall have a grained edge.’
2. This Proclamation shall come into force on the twenty-fourth day of June Two thousand and twenty-one.
Given at Our Court at Buckingham Palace, this twenty-third day of June in the year of Our Lord Two thousand and twenty-one and in the seventieth year of Our Reign.
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN

Source: https://m.thegazette.co.uk/notice/3828648

There’s a similar proclamation for the Quarter Sovereign.
Source: https://m.thegazette.co.uk/notice/3828649
So it looks like a shield design (for certain) and the regular portrait (potentially) for the 2022 Sovereign range. 

I am not a 'flipper' and don't collect many proofs so do not order from the RM.
I also dislike being part of a feeding frenzy when buying coins for many thousands of pounds - a lottery might be fairer
It makes collecting Shield Sovs, Morgans, Early Australian and Early US PM coins seem much more pleasurable!
Best
Dicker
 

Sorry, I came in mid-thread!
Thanks MB @motorbikez 👍

Thanks @Zhorro for the heads up! I'm not usually that lucky!
Well done RM, that's how coins should be released, randomly not timed where everyone has their mates and family buying too.
Congrats to everyone on TSF who bought.

Sorry, I came in mid-thread!
Thanks MB @motorbikez 👍

Thanks @Zhorro for the heads up! I'm not usually that lucky!
Well done RM, that's how coins should be released, randomly not timed where everyone has their mates and family buying too.
Congrats to everyone on TSF who bought.

Got the 2Oz set (about 1 1/2 hrs ago) so happy with that. I hope they dont remember when i got buyers remorse and sent back the 1/4 Oz gold WHO proof that was £600! 
@motorbikez and @NewCoins for the heads up to this - not on the mail list (sorry if that galls anyone!) but this is my PP membership paid for i hope!!

‘I wanted to be annoyed’…. is there a better phrase for modern times? 😄

We were taken again by surprise and my AM did not even warned me !
I am not thankful to TSF , because It will be again pasta and potatoes for this summer 
Nooo, thanks everyone,  I have been able to secure the RP 1/4 and 2oz silver, and 1/4 RP  gold too  
 
 
 

All gone
👍

Just got an email from RM about the queens beasts collection 🙄

Thanks @Zhorro for the heads up! I'm not usually that lucky!
Well done RM, that's how coins should be released, randomly not timed where everyone has their mates and family buying too.
Congrats to everyone on TSF who bought.

Thanks @Zhorro for the heads up! I'm not usually that lucky!
Well done RM, that's how coins should be released, randomly not timed where everyone has their mates and family buying too.
Congrats to everyone on TSF who bought.

Give Royal mint their due they are milking the success of the Queens beast series to death, I have to say as a collector it is IMHO the best modern collector series in the world by far.
Just bought the 2oz silver QB completer which isn't a completer lol, its a stand alone coin for anyone who hasn't got a full set or just likes the coin.

So, the difference here is that before today all the silver proofs were 1 oz with thousands of mintage per coin
These are all 2 oz proofs and have 300 mintage, for me this is a good bet for a winning set*
*this is my opinion only and not financial advice. 

Thanks @Zhorro for the heads up! I'm not usually that lucky!
Well done RM, that's how coins should be released, randomly not timed where everyone has their mates and family buying too.
Congrats to everyone on TSF who bought.

The real thanks should go to @motorbikez who first spotted it.

Thanks @Zhorro for the heads up! I'm not usually that lucky!
Well done RM, that's how coins should be released, randomly not timed where everyone has their mates and family buying too.
Congrats to everyone on TSF who bought.

Thanks @Zhorro for the heads up! I'm not usually that lucky!
Well done RM, that's how coins should be released, randomly not timed where everyone has their mates and family buying too.
Congrats to everyone on TSF who bought.

Thanks @Zhorro for the heads up! I'm not usually that lucky!
Well done RM, that's how coins should be released, randomly not timed where everyone has their mates and family buying too.
Congrats to everyone on TSF who bought.

All gone
👍

I think I have just bought a 2oz silver proof Completer for £180 from the Royal Mint!

You could build some nice mini-collections without going too numismatic.
Portrait collection: Victoria, the Kings and Elizabeth. Go one step further and collect all the different portraits of each monarch (I started with Victoria for cost reasons).
Monarch collection: All the Edward VII years, all the George V years and perhaps all the Gillicks? One at a time. Victoria will be a challenge.
Mintmark collection: One coin from all the different mints. George V is best.
The war years 1914-1918.
Monarch mint mark collection: One coin from each mint for each monarch.
Special reverse collection: Moderns 1989-2017 are always popular. 
SOTD specials.
There will be more