New 2022 Sovereign proof design and realease date

[foinikas]

Hi all and Happy Easter to everyone! 🐣

Does anyone have any idea when the 2022 proof gold sovereign will be out?
Any speculation if they will have a new design or if it is going to be the classic Benedetto Pistrucci? 🙂

[sovereignsteve]

Far too early to speculate on design as the proof sovs are usually released right at the end of the year. The year 2022 will be an important Jubilee year for Her Maj and will probably be recognised with a one off design as per 2002 and 2012

[lxy70713]

2022 will be first platinum jubilee in the entire British History. I would not expect another privy mark on boring pattern again, Time for RM to empty our pocket again.😉

[TheMadKing]

They normally release them end of year around November, maybe a Crown with a 70 inside like the previous Sapphire Jubilee

[Stuntman]

I would lay odds all day long that it will definitely be a one-off special design.

Assuming Her Maj makes it, of course.

I hope they do the special design for the bullion sovereigns as well, like they did in 2002 and 2012.  Even better from my point of view if they continue making bullion double sovereigns.  And a quintuple would be very nice indeed - assuming the design is good.

I am saving the pennies in anticipation of shelling out for a bullion single, bullion double, bullion or BU quintuple, and maybe a special platinum bullion coin of some description.  I probably won't be in the market for proofs.

[Allgoldcoins]

We will probably know sometime in October regarding the release date and design.

[Alex944]

20 hours ago, lxy70713 said:

2022 will be first platinum jubilee in the entire British History.

Limited edition Platinum sov's incoming?  

[StackemHigh]

3 hours ago, Alex944 said:

Limited edition Platinum sov's incoming?  

I would like that to be true. It would be a bit like the £20 coin though. Except the price tag!

[xthomasx]

2 hours ago, StackemHigh said:

I would like that to be true. It would be a bit like the £20 coin though. Except the price tag!

I would buy one, too. If, however, platinum sovs would become an annual feature, I would be pi***d off.

[westminstrel]

A Platinum Sovereign sounds amazing... but in theory only... because according to traditional specifications, it would not technically be a Sovereign if it wasn’t made of gold.

Of course, that doesn’t mean they can’t come up with a new specification for Sovereigns. 😬

[Stuntman]

^^ Yep.  We might well get some special platinum coins in 2022, but they won't be called sovereigns.  Or at least they darn well shouldn't 🙂

[sovereignsteve]

7 hours ago, westminstrel said:

Of course, that doesn’t mean they can’t come up with a new specification for Sovereigns.

trouble is the platinum version would be smaller than the gold, so no good in my eyes😁

[auleAboutNumismatics]

Platinum element for Platinum Jubilee would be nice. 

How about 91.6% of gold and the remaining as platinum (instead of copper), if it is even possible...

[TheShinyStuff]

15 hours ago, auleAboutNumismatics said:

Platinum element for Platinum Jubilee would be nice. 

How about 91.6% of gold and the remaining as platinum (instead of copper), if it is even possible...

I presume it would be possible, and I think I like the idea. But surely using platinum as essentially filler would be a little ostentatious. Platinum inlay/privy instead perhaps?

[Shep]

42 minutes ago, TheShinyStuff said:

Platinum inlay/privy instead perhaps?

Oh god I hope not 🤢 (imho)

Call me boring but I just hope they release a well thought out special reverse for the occasion. Privy marks, matte finishes and Royal Mint diversity & inclusion box ticking can all go hang for this one.

[1stsovereign]

Whatever it is going to be most likely we should expect some spectacular design/s this year.

Little bird told me (in fact shown me) some other designs for this year coinage, from other mints.

Keep your pockets ready because it is going to be one festive YEAR for everyone

Best of luck to all.

[TheShinyStuff]

43 minutes ago, Shep said:

Call me boring but I just hope they release a well thought out special reverse for the occasion.

Agreed.

[westminstrel]

5 hours ago, Shep said:

Oh god I hope not 🤢 (imho)

Call me boring but I just hope they release a well thought out special reverse for the occasion. Privy marks, matte finishes and Royal Mint diversity & inclusion box ticking can all go hang for this one.

Agreed! Anything other than a proper redesign - special portrait or special reverse - just feels lazy now as there have been too many of these variations since 2017.

[Foster88]

2022 will be a very interesting year, one I suppose you could say we’ve waited 10 years for. No doubt there will be a SOTD sovereign to mark HM The Queens 70th anniversary on the throne but the bullion design should be interesting.

[Foster88]

On 06/04/2021 at 08:40, Alex944 said:

Limited edition Platinum sov's incoming?  

Platinum sovereigns? @Alex944 I’ve got a bar of soap you can have for free to wash your mouth out. 😂

[westminstrel]

They could very well do a platinum £5 crown.

They did a sterling silver £5 crown for Prince George’s birth in 2013 with St. George and the Dragon on the reverse. While it wasn’t technically a Sovereign, it pretty much had the same look (obverse and reverse) except for FIVE POUNDS written on the reverse.

https://news.coinupdate.com/behind-the-scenes-look-at-the-royal-birth-five-pound-silver-crown-2087/

[Alex944]

 

8 hours ago, Foster88 said:

Platinum sovereigns? @Alex944 I’ve got a bar of soap you can have for free to wash your mouth out. 😂

Only if you assume risk on postage Foster 😉 .