TheShinyStuff

I was just in the process of updating my comment, didn't realise the difference initially, sorry. As for the price - no idea! Good luck.

Mintage was actually 260, according to Chards website, would have been sold as an individual coin as well.

Impressive. That is a pretty serious undertaking. You are obviously way more dedicated than me...😀

I'm doing similar for all the .500 uk circulating currency. Not huge and then amounts of cash or effort required, its just for fun. I love the design and feel of them, the last time coins were actually worth anything in this country. Still need a 1925 half crown at a sensible price, most florins in the bag already and then onto the smaller ones. It's been good fun putting putting a little piece of history together.

Did you know that some dealers make it easy by including free postage?🤣 Just saying...

You could be the market leader in actual, bona fide free postage. You'd be the stuff of legend, you'd likely get a statue somewhere on the promenade...

Not so much provocative as helpful! The punters would love it.

It's all in the timing I'd imagine.

That's pretty strongly priced, mintage was 1,000,000...

I should hope not! I bought silver krugs from you...

Not at all. I get the silver/gold thing. In my 200 or so ounces there are 2 coins that I can think of that I couldnt sell today for more than I paid: a 2017 silver krug and a 2018 Archangel. Paid around £40 each, but you live and learn. Everything else could make a quid or two or at least break even. I've said before that silver is for my enjoyment and my kids benefit. They haven't spent a penny on it, and will have a nice pile of shiny at some point. I also genuinely think that while silver won't get to the moon, it will eventually increase in value to some degree. I simply just don't approach PM with the same focus and determination that some do - I just enjoy it, but I try to buy smart! Gold is different, if my circumstances were different then I would own a lot of gold, but they're not, so I don't. But I am steadily working on it! In the early days I was just buying one of everything, no real plan or focus. As I've grown in this game that has changed, I now have a rough plan, some inkling of where I'd like to get to.

I'm pulling your leg... I don't actually have a lot of gold- have you seen the price of it!!!😀 - you probably have more down the back of your couch than I own. The first sovereign I bought was a 2015 (in 2015) and so I just thought that was the colour of a sovereign. I have since been educated, but in truth I do quite like the coppery colour, but I'm not hugely fussed one way or the other. Silver is always VAT free on the forum...and while premiums may take up some of the slack left by the absence of VAT, there is generally a level below dealer margin prices available on the forum. Silver was my first PM love, and probably always will be, but gold is very firmly in my plans now. I expect this is a common occurrence in the PM journey. Whilst I'm not of the 'if you don't hold it, you don't own it' persuasion, I do like to enjoy my PMs from time to time, so storage is not for me. What about the free postage???😀

I like the red ones. You're just old fashioned! And like any sensible person I very rarely pay VAT on silver, pre owned stuff is just fine.

Waste of silver...🤣

Don't think I've ever seen you telling anyone to buy silver before. Are you coming over to the shiny side?

No one likes a show off @richatthecroft! Seriously though lovely coins. I'd probably pay good money to get a look at your collection in the flesh.

The double sovereign is amazing. I'm doing the same, still need a full and quarter to complete the set. Your set is great, enjoy.

Multimillionaires in some cases I'd expect!

Bit it's so very pretty!

They'll likely try to pay the staff using them...

How much rarer are the 'rare' ones, and what do they typically sell for?

I also quite like these. Not enough to buy any, but they are least a little different. At less than a tenner each I think you'll be OK. It'll mount up to a storage issue though...

The whole set in 1997, so about £445 then!!!

I bet you didn't pay £438 for yours!😀

Fair points, but probably better to just return it. Why lose £50+ when you don't have to? Return it and buy smarter next time. Unless of course £430 is of no consequence to you, in which case lucky you!