Wedding gift

[silenceissilver]

I'm considering a Sovereign for the couple but only because I like them myself. For a couple with traditional values so probably they would like a Victorian Sovereign. Any other ideas of gold or silver coins (not more expensive than ca £300, cheaper is welcome)? Or is this just a daft idea for a wedding present? I'm not sure any PM gift is appropriate, at all

[Xander]

Wedding gifts are always dodgy. I would just give them the cash, guaranteed to puts a smile on the wife's face.🤑

[Tn21]

I think the sov is a nice idea, it's unique and they will hopefully remember you gave them such an awesome gift. 

[silenceissilver]

1 minute ago, Xander said:

Wedding gifts are always dodgy. I would just give them the cash, guaranteed to puts a smile on the wife's face.🤑

I can't give cash. There is good reason actually but I don't want to go into private details.

[silenceissilver]

1 minute ago, Tn21 said:

I think the sov is a nice idea, it's unique and they will hopefully remember you gave them such an awesome gift. 

I'm glad at least one person doesn't think I'm crazy because of this idea. Any other things to consider, eg. I know I have said Victorian but would it make a difference if it was a Queen or a King Sovereign? And if Victorian, which head, obviously not the widow head but could the young head be offensive towards the young to be wife, at all?

[Tn21]

1 minute ago, silenceissilver said:

I'm glad at least one person doesn't think I'm crazy because of this idea. Any other things to consider, eg. I know I have said Victorian but would it make a difference if it was a Queen or a King Sovereign? And if Victorian, which head, obviously not the widow head but could the young head be offensive towards the young to be wife, at all?

sorry but my knowledge of sovs is non existent. If it was me a 2019 if its 2019 they are getting married in. 

[HelpingHands]

For a wedding gift, I asked a member here to make a silver circle with the date of the wedding stamped on.

At another wedding I gave cash.   I gave £90 and told them it was going to be £100 but I took a tenner out for my petrol.   I'm better at funerals.

 

[silenceissilver]

1 minute ago, Tn21 said:

sorry but my knowledge of sovs is non existent. If it was me a 2019 if its 2019 they are getting married in. 

Good point, I will definitely consider a 2019 Sovereign

[Xander]

1 minute ago, silenceissilver said:

I can't give cash. There is good reason actually but I don't want to go into private details.

OK then, I suppose at least they wont get 2 of everything, of course I bet they would be happy with 2 Sovs. 

I remember I went to a wedding and there was a gift list, one of the was a dinner set and all you had to do was buy one plate each, what they didn't tell us was the one plate was £150, I wouldn't have minded but I didn't know them very well and they were separated within a year. I often wondered who got the expensive dinner set.

[HelpingHands]

1 minute ago, silenceissilver said:

Good point, I will definitely consider a 2019 Sovereign

I think two half sovs would make more sense.

[silenceissilver]

3 minutes ago, Xander said:

OK then, I suppose at least they wont get 2 of everything, of course I bet they would be happy with 2 Sovs. 

I remember I went to a wedding and there was a gift list, one of the was a dinner set and all you had to do was buy one plate each, what they didn't tell us was the one plate was £150, I wouldn't have minded but I didn't know them very well and they were separated within a year. I often wondered who got the expensive dinner set.

2 Sovereigns, good point

1 minute ago, HelpingHands said:

I think two half sovs would make more sense.

Just wanted to say, if it's two, it will have to be two Half Sovereigns. 2 2019 or one Queen and one King Half Sovereign? As said, they have traditional values and would certainly appriciate old Sovereigns.

[Xander]

21 minutes ago, silenceissilver said:

I'm considering a Sovereign for the couple but only because I like them myself. For a couple with traditional values so probably they would like a Victorian Sovereign. Any other ideas of gold or silver coins (not more expensive than ca £300, cheaper is welcome)? Or is this just a daft idea for a wedding present? I'm not sure any PM gift is appropriate, at all

@BackyardBullionmade my wife a lovely 5 oz silver heart with my wedding anniversary   hand stamped on it. 

[HelpingHands]

4 minutes ago, silenceissilver said:

2 Sovereigns, good point

Just wanted to say, if it's two, it will have to be two Half Sovereigns. 2 2019 or one Queen and one King Half Sovereign? As said, they have traditional values and would certainly appriciate old Sovereigns.

I would probably just get two 2019s as the date is probably more important that a random old one.

..And they'll be shiny.

[Stu66]

I think a crate of ale for him and a new ironing board for her ….. sorted..👍

[silenceissilver]

5 minutes ago, Xander said:

@BackyardBullionmade my wife a lovely 5 oz silver heart with my wedding anniversary   hand stamped on it. 

@BackyardBullion Obviously we had a little dispute in the past but that might be interesting Intitial A + Initial B 2019, I don't know, maybe 1 to 5 oz.

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4 minutes ago, HelpingHands said:

I would probably just get two 2019s as the date is probably more important that a random old one.

If they didn't look that copperish. I would probably have to explain it's gold

[silenceissilver]

1 minute ago, Stu66 said:

I think a crate of ale for him and a new ironing board for her ….. sorted..👍

I'm sure they'll get tons of booz and iron - not quite the metal I was thinking of.

[Xander]

3 minutes ago, silenceissilver said:

@BackyardBullion Obviously we had a little dispute in the past but that might be interesting Intitial A + Initial B 2019, I don't know, maybe 1 to 5 oz.

Yes, it was nice and personal. He actually videos it with the names up on the screen while its being poured and you get to keep the video. He also videos the stamping the names.

[silenceissilver]

2 minutes ago, Xander said:

Yes, it was nice and personal. He actually videos it with the names up on the screen while its being poured and you get to keep the video.

I don't think the video would be that important. But maybe. Not sure

[blindguy]

My wife thinks it is a great idea! She think it would be cool if they kept the gold coin and brought it out on their 20 year anniversary.

[BackyardBullion]

6 hours ago, silenceissilver said:

@BackyardBullion Obviously we had a little dispute in the past but that might be interesting Intitial A + Initial B 2019, I don't know, maybe 1 to 5 oz.

Easily done my friend, depends on how much notice we have though with the Hallmarking process taking up to 3 weeks turnaround.

For a rundown of what kind of things we can offer: https://backyardbullion.com/hand-poured-silver-made-to-order/

[silenceissilver]

5 hours ago, BackyardBullion said:

Easily done my friend, depends on how much notice we have though with the Hallmarking process taking up to 3 weeks turnaround.

For a rundown of what kind of things we can offer: https://backyardbullion.com/hand-poured-silver-made-to-order/

That's OK as soon as you start very soon. I can send the money on Monday (don't do online banking and my branch is closed today). How much would a 5oz heart for this purpose be? It doesn't need to say how many oz it is, in this case, I think. Something like the bottom line in this picture at the backside and Initial A + Initial B in the first line at the front side and underneath 2019, would be great, on both sides without the leaves on the sides. https://backyardbullion.com/product/1-32-oz-ripple-heart-hallmarked/

 

Edit: Hang on, a plus sign might be unsuitable for a marriage, maybe the two connected circles instead are better

[silenceissilver]

9 hours ago, blindguy said:

My wife thinks it is a great idea! She think it would be cool if they kept the gold coin and brought it out on their 20 year anniversary.

Does she think the gold coin would be preferable over the silver heart?

[blindguy]

As time goes on we both remember gifts that were different than the normal gifts given at any occasion. Different is good.

[999magnum]

Generally I'd say this is a bad idea, but who knows.

[silenceissilver]

3 hours ago, 999magnum said:

Generally I'd say this is a bad idea, but who knows.

Why?