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Before/ during BRITANNIA RULES THE WAVES


Atkins1888

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Hi I was constantly searching for one of these I  lost out on e-bay or where of really bad quality.  quite a few wks ago I had ordered 4coins from ATKINSONS (no relation) I had basically purchased them to well just as weight as these ones where from the seconds bin (sort of thing ) can’t remem what they call it 

so as it turns out guess what was in it ? =  ONE KANGAROO TWO BRITS AND ONE BRITANNIA RULES THE WAVES (FALKLAND ISLANDS 2017) so my extremely long winded question is what are they worth i this condition ( will try my best to upload a pict I’ve only done it once on hear don’t know how but I did

 the frosting background is I bit dull compared to other pop joy coins that I have 

on the obverse side there are a few marks on the lettering specially on the word islands and o the very outer rim wich I think with a bit more T.L.C would be ok  

on the reverse side again the frosting looks a bit dark a small mark on the letter E on THE And W on WAVES and again on the very outer rim one or two little marks  To be honest nothing that catches the eyes I does look a bit dirty on the obverse but over all I would say it’s in pretty good condition 

so does anyone have more INFO. On this coin what would you do sell it for whatever it’s worth. ? or perhaps keep it to see if it goes up in value over time I don’t know anything about error coins apart from a little on this one do they increase or decrease in value over time ? Is it best to sell when it’s hot or what LOL ?? E8D13600-5A9F-46AC-A5CC-0AACA4397E35.thumb.jpeg.5c4c5c343ea8394cf62bb23c32c009fb.jpeg18B6F2A8-C352-489A-8625-1D5F471E166E.thumb.jpeg.ab225fed2bfca1a23a7c028db6eea7d6.jpeg     

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20 minutes ago, Atkins1888 said:

so does anyone have more INFO. On this coin what would you do sell it for whatever it’s worth. ? or perhaps keep it to see if it goes up in value over time I don’t know anything about error coins apart from a little on this one do they increase or decrease in value over time ? Is it best to sell when it’s hot or what LOL ?? 

I would be interested too.  I paid a rather hefty premium to buy one of these,  because I simply liked the coin, and just paid the premium to own it,  but I will also admit that I bought into the hype? Tripe! I had read somewhere (can’t remember where!), that the coin was ‘rare’.

Essentially, the Pobjoy Mint, a couple of thousand coins into the minting run, had a complaint from the Royal Mint that the RM, and only the RM could have the words ‘Britannia rules the waves’ etched on a coin, so production ceased and when production continued, it did so without theses words, just the graphic of Britannia. 

I vaguely remember that @Numistacker had a graded one? I might be wrong. Perhaps he might have more information. 

I think my purchase was a naive one, given the ridiculous premium I paid! I lacked any kind of experience in buying coins at the time...I don’t think that situation has changed much either, I continue to just buy what I like, letting my heart rule over common sense most of the time!  But I am of the opinion that I own some very nice coins. 

 

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Hi  @richatthecroftI very much started doing exactly what you said I was a rabbit on hormone enhancements about this time last year and I think I have. A rather nice collection of coins from all over the world I even got to the point at one stage of ordering so many different coins from different sellers I have for example 5 Big Bens and 1toweer bridge and probably because the photo had beeen taken at a different angle I’m just about to put a list up shortly of the doubles I have other than my Britannia’s 

how long ago was this anyway I know it was last year I meant more like what mths it was in then the tip of the hype ..?

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6 minutes ago, Atkins1888 said:

Hi  @richatthecroftI very much started doing exactly what you said I was a rabbit on hormone enhancements about this time last year and I think I have. A rather nice collection of coins from all over the world I even got to the point at one stage of ordering so many different coins from different sellers I have for example 5 Big Bens and 1toweer bridge and probably because the photo had beeen taken at a different angle I’m just about to put a list up shortly of the doubles I have other than my Britannia’s 

how long ago was this anyway I know it was last year I meant more like what mths it was in then the tip of the hype ..?

 

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21 minutes ago, kimchi said:

@richatthecroft let your heart rule I say!

Ha! Still does! My latest acquisition is below. £45 for 12g of Silver, really! 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Royal-Mint-2015-Silver-Proof-2-Definitive-Britannia-Cased-With-Case-COA-Outer-/392057552097?nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557&nma=true&si=P4xd3XfydUdiy8UwTCnEsAZSTlU%3D&orig_cvip=true

 

 

 

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8 minutes ago, Atkins1888 said:

how long ago was this anyway I know it was last year I meant more like what mths it was in then the tip of the hype ..?

It was at the beginning of this year, January time when they started cropping up on eBay with all those usual slogans pertaining to rairity! 

Personally, I don’t think this coin will ever break any records for a Bullion coin (excepting the eBay seller who took my cash!) 

I think the premium over it’s intrinsic value will only be determined by a buyers ‘need’ to own it or if they buy into any hype they read.  I don’t think 2000+ coins with this error will determine it as a high value item anytime soon, but who knows. 

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11 minutes ago, richatthecroft said:

I don’t think 2000+ coins with this error will determine it as a high value item anytime soon, but who knows. 

I got my figures (from memory) way wrong:

http://en.mercopress.com/2017/07/20/falklands-commemorative-coin-will-have-to-remove-britannia-rules-the-waves

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7 minutes ago, richatthecroft said:

It was at the beginning of this year, January time when they started cropping up on eBay with all those usual slogans pertaining to rairity! 

Personally, I don’t think this coin will ever break any records for a Bullion coin (excepting the eBay seller who took my cash!) 

I think the premium over it’s intrinsic value will only be determined by a buyers ‘need’ to own it or if they buy into any hype they read.  I don’t think 2000+ coins with this error will determine it as a high value item anytime soon, but who knows. 

I still don’t think I done too bad I think I remember it being about £18.50  each I paid for the  coins if I put it on auction on e-bay I would end up with about £26 if I was lucky me end e bey don’t seem to get along when I’m selling things  

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6 minutes ago, Atkins1888 said:

I still don’t think I done too bad I think I remember it being about £18.50  each I paid for the  coins if I put it on auction on e-bay I would end up with about £26

I think you got a massive bargain there.  I would keep it at such a harmless price.  

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24 minutes ago, richatthecroft said:

@richatthecroft. All interesting stuff I think the link above might be a bit of it took me to a 1oz Britannia but if you where talking about the silver proof one pound coins at the bottom I have a thing for them aswell on Friday ATKINSONS again funnily enough I paid £65 for 3 one pound proofs I just like them Simples  

SORRY NOT THE LINK ABOVE THE ONE ABOUT YOU LATEST PURCHASE. ,,!!

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46 minutes ago, Atkins1888 said:

All interesting stuff I think the link above might be a bit of it took me to a 1oz Britannia but if you where talking about the silver proof one pound coins at the bottom I have a thing for them aswell on Friday ATKINSONS again funnily enough I paid £65 for 3 one pound proofs I just like them Simples 

Yes, the 2015 Two Pound coin is what I've just bought.  You got another bargain from Atkinsons.  

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8 minutes ago, richatthecroft said:

Yes, the 2015 One Pond coin is what I've just bought.  You got another bargain from Atkinsons.  

I only have a handful at the moment I have 1991 -93–95-96-99-2000 now all I hear in my head is fill in the gaps and then it will be do a date run ect ect 

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Shhhhhh!! ?

Technically, alcohol is a solution..

'It [socialism] poses a growing threat, however unintentional, to the freedom of this country, for there is no freedom where the State totally controls the economy. Personal freedom and economic freedom are indivisible. You can’t have one without the other. You can’t lose one without losing the other.'

"There is no such thing as public money, there is only taxpayers' money"

Let not England forget her precedence of teaching nations how to live, and It's  Britannia, with one t and two n's.

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2 minutes ago, MickD said:

I have a PR69 Britannia Rules the Waves, nice coin but probably paid over the odds for it.  I like it though and it's probably one I'll hang onto.

Can I ask Howe much it cost you .?? 

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I bought it in February, I think they were going for around £70 but who knows what they'll be like going forward. The silver Krugerrands also had a hefty premium but seem to be dropping now.

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2 minutes ago, MickD said:

I bought it in February, I think they were going for around £70 but who knows what they'll be like going forward. The silver Krugerrands also had a hefty premium but seem to be dropping now.

Yea I know I was daft enough to fall for all the hype and B S that came along with that one myself unfortunately And the proof Rwanda nautical series The Santa Maria as m well as ther luner rooster ended up with 5 of each to sell on everywear was sold out you tube was on every Chanel to do with coins the BU I paid twenty odd quid for each but the proof one Jesus if the wife ever sees that bank statement ohh naw I wouldn’t last the night £145 

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