Hattons of London ALREADY!!!

[5huggy]

3 adverts on TV in the last hour regarding their moon landings 1/4 Sovereign - £99 ! Whaat!

see here - - - >>> https://hattonsoflondon.co.uk/

Are they aloud to call it a SOVEREIGN ??

[Schnitzel]

Not to sure but isn't a sovereign a denomination rather than a "copyrighted" coin? Wasn't a sovereign the same as one pound/ 20 shillings? And then a quarter sovereign should be 5 shillings? Which is a crown? I might be lost here though

[sixgun]

We can expect more of these Sunday colour suppliment type 'coins'. i see they have East Caribbean States on them - not sure what that is. i expect they can call it a sovereign but it won't be in my collection other than at spot price.

[Midasfrog]

The Royal Mint tried to own the word Sovereign but failed . Its ok to call any coin a Sovereign 🤣

[5huggy]

15 minutes ago, Schnitzel said:

Not to sure but isn't a sovereign a denomination rather than a "copyrighted" coin? Wasn't a sovereign the same as one pound/ 20 shillings? And then a quarter sovereign should be 5 shillings? Which is a crown? I might be lost here though

Without checking - -but yeah something along those lines - - DESPITE we stopped using "SHILLINGS" years ago (1971)

[5huggy]

It just seems a "SHAME" that the word /term Sovereign is abused    IMHO

Sad Traditionalist!!

😩

[Schnitzel]

1 minute ago, 5huggy said:

Without checking - -but yeah something along those lines - - DESPITE we stopped using "SHILLINGS" years ago (1971)

Well yeah, but they still make crowns and proper sovereigns for collecting though

 

[5huggy]

It does make a bit of a mockery of the "Trial of the Pyx" - -  they qualify the "STANDARD of a Sovereign"

[5huggy]

17 minutes ago, Schnitzel said:

Well yeah, but they still make crowns and proper sovereigns for collecting though

 

@Schnitzel I suppose yer right - the term is "HIGHLY recognised " and so they! use it for their advertising for the "masses"!

[Pete]

Advertising on TV must be getting less expensive.
Also seeing the Rosland book of Gold returned to our screens after an absence.
Newer adds don't mention the hard backed book packed with useful information but still show it.
The original adds still misrepresent the free book - what you receive is a pamphlet - there was a thread on this some while back that I started.

[Kman]

31 minutes ago, Midasfrog said:

The Royal Mint tried to own the word Sovereign but failed . Its ok to call any coin a Sovereign 🤣

Yeah they tried to trademark "sovereign" for coins but it failed, so anyone is free to call whatever coin/medal they want a sovereign 

[Midasfrog]

The Sovereign coin Rules The Waves ?  Oh dear not sure if im allowed to say that 😜

[5huggy]

1 hour ago, Midasfrog said:

The Sovereign coin Rules The Waves ?  Oh dear not sure if im allowed to say that 😜

@Midasfrog  - there you go  - - I helped you say it again! WOW  😂

[Midasfrog]

1 hour ago, 5huggy said:

@Midasfrog  - there you go  - - I helped you say it again! WOW  😂

And again after two glasses of wine 

[Midasfrog]

3 hours ago, Midasfrog said:

The Sovereign coin Rules The Waves ?  Oh dear not sure if im allowed to say that 😜