2019 Proof Britannia out at Royal Mint

[BackyardBullion]

Release day for the 2019 Proof Britannia. 

Don't forget to use TopCashback if you are buying, for a decent discount on Gold & Silver

What are peoples thoughts? 

Mintages seem lower across the board for these, quite possibly because the 2018 versions are still in stock? 

 

[Shinus73]

Same thought as always - way too expensive.

[Kman]

Nice design, has kind of a generic American feel to it? I don't have the artistic knowledge to describe why, just reminds me of modern US coin design. Maybe it's the sun rays

Nice, but safe

[Bullionaire]

Looks nice, but I won't be buying it

[Zhorro]

Do I see clouds on the horizon?

[Coolsmp]

Thats to cover the diminished British empire where sun now sets on it.

[GrahamDiamond]

Brilliant Design, The Royal Mint have listened to the Coinsters Regarding Design. I think it will be a Winner Winner Chicken Dinner, It gets a Ten from Len and the Same from Graham.

[Coolsmp]

Shame the Royal Mint aren't offering free delivery on this

[shortstack68]

Increase on the gold price? 1/4oz £485 🤠

[fehk2001]

33 minutes ago, shortstack68 said:

Increase on the gold price? 1/4oz £485 🤠

queen beast quarter are currently 490 for 1/4

[shortstack68]

6 minutes ago, fehk2001 said:

queen beast quarter are currently 490 for 1/4

😱🙈😳

[NikolaAnne]

2 hours ago, Kman said:

Nice, but safe

Given last year's debacle of a design, are we surprised?

[Seasider]

3 hours ago, Kman said:

Maybe it's the sun rays

Strange - they made me think of Japan.

I am guessing the blurb will have something about marching forward into the sunlit uplands.

[GrahamDiamond]

2 oz Gold 75% Reserved, Sell Out Assured I Think??

[ToneVonshe]

I saw this design, paused and thought something is off about it.  After further observation I can't help but notice Lady Britannia's face is a bit, well, manly. Am I the only one?

[GrahamDiamond]

11 minutes ago, ToneVonshe said:

I saw this design, paused and thought something is off about it.  After further observation I can't help but notice Lady Britannia's face is a bit, well, manly. Am I the only one?

I agree after looking close up. Could it be the 1st RM Transgender Coin ??

[PansPurse]

14 minutes ago, GrahamDiamond said:

I agree after looking close up. Could it be the 1st RM Transgender Coin ??

I mean, it all depends on the definition of gender. It's kind of hard to ask Britannia how they identify because they're not really a person more of an archetype. If you look at Britannia as being a personification of the people of the British Isles then I guess it'd be about fifty-fifty?

I guess what I'm really saying is that I wish I could rock that toga look as well as the figure on the coin 😍

[shortstack68]

6 hours ago, BackyardBullion said:

Release day for the 2019 Proof Britannia. 

Don't forget to use TopCashback if you are buying, for a decent discount on Gold & Silver

What are peoples thoughts? 

Mintages seem lower across the board for these, quite possibly because the 2018 versions are still in stock? 

 

Agree completely, the design isn't strong, they are pushing the price hard which in turn will make profit flipping a lot harder. Just wonder if they took the suns rays from the new Australian Eagle design

[NikolaAnne]

37 minutes ago, ToneVonshe said:

I saw this design, paused and thought something is off about it.  After further observation I can't help but notice Lady Britannia's face is a bit, well, manly. Am I the only one?

She is a touch angular, the jaw is quite manly, but I can see it both ways, I wouldn't have noticed if you hadn't suggested... but then, she is around 1000 years old (IIRC) so who knows what she really looked like! I'd guess that she was rather manly in demeanor, so that she gathered the respect of her Warriors.

[GrahamDiamond]

I think the RM ask People what they want on a Coin Design through Feedback, The public wanted the Lion with Britannia and Sun Rays in the Foreground, again the Designer has the Public talking about this coin as Art should do.

[ZatStackz]

http://agaunews.com/britannia-expanding-for-2019/

Looks like they will also be making a BU version with the same design.

[Shinus73]

1 hour ago, ZatStackz said:

http://agaunews.com/britannia-expanding-for-2019/

Looks like they will also be making a BU version with the same design.

I assume this might replace the Plain Fields standard Britannia design, which has been the BU version for the last few years. This is a better idea.

[Bullionaire]

6 minutes ago, Shinus73 said:

I assume this might replace the Plain Fields standard Britannia design, which has been the BU version for the last few years. This is a better idea.

There's already a standard 2019 Britannia though. Maybe they're just introducing a higher premium brit each year. I hope so!

[Shinus73]

1 minute ago, Bullionaire said:

There's already a standard 2019 Britannia though. Maybe they're just introducing a higher premium brit each year. I hope so!

Is there, I hadn’t noticed the 2019 yet. Just an extra one then.

[ToneVonshe]

I actually prefer the BU version over the proof.