Britiannia, Royal Arms or Valiant? Nubie question

[Oliman]

Quick question guys. 

Would you recommend splitting your silver stacks between the three or focusing slightly more on the Britannias due to the security features? 

Any advantages or just which design you prefer? 

Sorry if asked before 

[Robda1986]

If your buying from a dubious source I.e ebay go for Britannia's easy to spot fakes buying from a trusted source I.e dealer what ever is cheaper 

[Oliman]

Trusted dealers/website mate, too scared by getting scammed on ebay.

 

Cheers

[Robda1986]

Ebay you have PayPal protection rights ect you can also get bargains from time to time. Given what your looking at is legal tender if you do find fakes get your money back through PayPal then for the fakes to the police with the sellers address 

[Stuntman]

Purely in terms of design, I prefer the Royal Arms coin to the other two.  The 2018 Valiant 10 oz silver coin is also fantastic though.  I'm less keen on the subsequent Valiant designs.  

Basically all 3 are lovely, you can't go wrong!

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Purely in terms of design, I prefer the Royal Arms coin to the other two.  The 2018 Valiant 10 oz silver coin is also fantastic though.  I'm less keen on the subsequent Valiant designs.  

Basically all 3 are lovely, you can't go wrong!

[SpotGoblin]

On 25/02/2021 at 19:22, Oliman said:

Quick question guys. 

Would you recommend splitting your silver stacks between the three or focusing slightly more on the Britannias due to the security features? 

Any advantages or just which design you prefer? 

Sorry if asked before 

If you're wanting a maximum peace of mind when you're purchasing, it might be beneficial to get the new Britannia as the security features are valid and robust for now.

Realistically diversity is your friend and as long as you take time to educate yourself to deduce a forgery because if you ever come to resell you'll know exactly what to show a potential buyer to prove that your coin(s) are genuine. 

(From what you've mentioned you'll only be buying on trusted websites.) then you really have little to worry about so I don't see a reason why you shouldn't diversify even if its just a small amount.

eBay can be a treasure trove of value but you're right you have to watch out for scams, seen many fake half crowns/peace dollars and other coins you wouldn't think would be worth time to fake so I can understand the hesitancy. 

 

 

[Bruce06]

On 03/03/2021 at 03:42, Stuntman said:

Purely in terms of design, I prefer the Royal Arms coin to the other two.  The 2018 Valiant 10 oz silver coin is also fantastic though.  I'm less keen on the subsequent Valiant designs.  

Basically all 3 are lovely, you can't go wrong!

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Purely in terms of design, I prefer the Royal Arms coin to the other two.  The 2018 Valiant 10 oz silver coin is also fantastic though.  I'm less keen on the subsequent Valiant designs.  

Basically all 3 are lovely, you can't go wrong!

I love design of Royal Arms, and 2021 has mintage limit of 100k as well.  But at the end, it mainly depends on premium charging over spot for choosing the bullion.

[TeaTime]

I prefer the Royal Arms but for re-sale the Britannia is the more recognised design...

I have seen a few fake Britannias over the years and, to be honest, they have all been laughingly bad. You'd have to be half blind not to instantly recognise a 'copy' coin. For some reason the Chinese (most prolific makers of bullion 'copies') don't seem to put the same effort into UK coins as they do for i.e. Australian or American ones. An example of the Queen looking a bit peaky...

[StackemHigh]

If it's quantity your after get the cheapest and  If your wanting quality use trustworthy dealers and pay a bit more until you feel confident about buying elsewhere. 

Royal mint quality has been poor for 5 or 6 years now. 

[Stuntman]

RM quality is variable.  They actually can produce really nice, blemish-free bullion coins when they put their mind to it.
It is such a shame that what you receive is very much down to the luck of the draw.

As a stacker it probably wouldn't bother someone too much, but as a collector it does my head in - especially if the item in question is expensive and made of gold...

[AgCoyote]

Valiants are the nicest ones but you really can't go wrong with any of the three.