Classic phone call from royal mint.

[smokestack]

Has anyone else had a phone call from the royal mint. It started out with the usual how are you today sir, i always view anyone who calls me sir with suspicion, the lady on the end of the phone then said that as i was a valued customer they were going to  give me the oppertunity to secure a 2015 quarter proof sovereign. Apparantly there is a huge amount of interest in these coins and they are expecting to sell out fast. Now because i am such a special customer they were able to offer me a discount and could reserve one for me for a mere £110 pounds. I then proceded to tell her that i was not in a position to purchase one right now upon which her tone changed in an instant and she said ok thak you and goodbye. Apparantly she did not want  to carry on chatting with me about how i was doing anymore(i was hoping to tell her about my recent stay in hospital). I did not even get the chance to ask her why the heck i would want to buy a quarter sovereign for £110 plus postage when i could buy a haf sovereign for £100 including postage. I wonder if i ring back and tell them i have just inherited a fortune and i want to buy a load of gold coins from them i could become their best friend again.

[HelpingHands]

Let's hope they phone Coiny next.

[Danny-boy]

Proof half sovereigns for £100 delivered?

[smokestack]

Sorry Danny, quite right i cannot get proof half sovereigns delivered for £100, i did mean to say  half sovereigns delivered. As i am only interested in gold and silver mainly as a long term saver/investor proof means little to me i am only interested in the gold content. Sorry if i confused anyone with that. I still think royal mint is way too expensive. I bought a proof quarter sovereign reverse design in 2012 for £130 plus postage, my first and only ever purchase from them. At the time i knew so little about gold and silver bullion dealers i was terrified of buying a fake and so went with royal mint as i knew i would get a genuine coin.I did get a pretty box with it as well.

[Pete]

I got a proof half sovereign from HGM for less than £100.

In fact I have had more than 1 in random orders so it does happen.

[Keithoil]

I was lucky the other day when I asked my supplier if he had any gold sovereigns, I got the full sovereigns £187 and the half sovereigns for £93.5.

 

Some of them are in very good condition.

[Cointreau]

Let's hope they phone Coiny next.

Unfortunately I don't think that will happen as I have never bought from them direct.

Maybe I could register with them on their site.

[smokestack]

Unfortunately I don't think that will happen as I have never bought from them direct.

Maybe I could register with them on their site.

Obviosly non of my buisness what you do, but to my mind there is not much worth buying from royal mint, at least not for me personally. I suppose a collector might feel differently.

[Cointreau]

Obviosly non of my buisness what you do, but to my mind there is not much worth buying from royal mint, at least not for me personally. I suppose a collector might feel differently.

Lol smokestack, you made me laugh. I hate the Royal Mint as HH well knows.

If they called me, I would probably tell em to fack off.

[smokestack]

OK Cointreau, i obviously missed the sarcasm in your post, i can be a bit slow at times, but to be fair i am on a lot of medication at the moment.

[Cointreau]

OK Cointreau, i obviously missed the sarcasm in your post, i can be a bit slow at times, but to be fair i am on a lot of medication at the moment.

That's twice you've made me laugh now!

[HelpingHands]

Once more and you win a coconut.

[Cointreau]

Once more and you win a coconut.

Yep, he's one shy of a coconut. Lol.

[smokestack]

Once more and you win a coconut.

Hey stop picking on me , i'm a poorly man.

[Cointreau]

Hey stop picking on me , i'm a poorly man.

I'm sick as well.

[Cointreau]

I would not pick on you smokestack. I wish you well on your recovery.

[HighlandTiger]

I'm sick as well.

 

Sorry but Smokie gets the sympathy round here, he's been proper unwell. Man flu doesn't count....