Royal Mint - Great Engravers 2021 - Gothic Crown information

[GoldDiggerDave]

13 minutes ago, BarryWoods said:

There now seems to be very little chance that I'll be able to get Portrait versions at sensible prices..

(as it seems Portrait coins will all be offered 1st to people that have flipped allready)

I have bought three Gothic crowns privately..

So, whilst I'll take my chances on the website on the day, to get the portrait to make a pair seems very very unlikely, then massive premiums to buy on the secondary market.

So  It looks like I will be sadly and very likely selling.. 

2 oz Quartered Arms gold - plain edge

5 oz Quartered Arms gold -

2 oz Quartered Arms gold - millled edge

 

I have been trying to track down a nice 1847 Gothic Crown, without a pair of the new ones, that seems pointless aswell.

Maybe I'l get lucky and get a pair, I hope so. 

 

This 'recent' ? high level of very short term speculating/flipping can't be good for the coin world, can it? in the long term?

 

Would make for a great photo Barry, must have missed them on today I received.   

[Chonemenos]

2 minutes ago, NewCoins said:

Keep the faith. Keep trying to see if any are available on release day.

I don't imagine many (anyone) will be turning down the opportunity.

Life is strange, you never know.

With the amount of recent releases, mabye we will stand a chance, and there might be people thinking similar things as paul and refuses the second coin, you never know.

Edited January 26, 2022 by Jeremyzed

[BarryWoods]

10 minutes ago, Jeremyzed said:

How did you manage to track down and buy a plain edge quarater arms with low premiums!! I thought their hasn't been a sale of thoes yet, even if they were sold they must have commanded unattainable prices, so I thought...

When I say 'low' premiums.. It wasn't the 300-400-500-600% premiums, seen on ebay...!!! 

Still a v high premium. (and No, I didn't negotiate down, and buy from any of the ebay sellers - Rather than have been sold, I think the ebayers may have all withdrawn, waiting for Portrait version perhaps, and sell as a pair)

[AndrewSL76]

13 minutes ago, Jeremyzed said:

How did you manage to track down and buy a plain edge quarater arms with low premiums!! I thought their hasn't been a sale of thoes yet, even if they were sold they must have commanded unattainable prices, so I thought...

I didn’t even know they had been sent out yet! I guess bought in good faith and pending delivery. 

[BarryWoods]

12 minutes ago, GoldDiggerDave said:

Would make for a great photo Barry, must have missed them on today I received.   

Two of them - Nobody has the plain edge yet?

[NewCoins]

1 minute ago, BarryWoods said:

Two of them - Nobody has the plain edge yet?

Nice. Would love to see more pictures.

[GoldDiggerDave]

@BarryWoods If you have spend this kind of lolly with the RM they have to get you the 2nd coin mate? 

[AndrewSL76]

6 minutes ago, BarryWoods said:

Two of them - Nobody has the plain edge yet?

Lovely! Can you share pics of the plain edge as so far they’ve been unseen (so I thought!) 

[GoldDiggerDave]

Woo just got Grandmaster on TSF do you win a prise?   Suppose I could try and complete Tinder next 

[Chonemenos]

2 minutes ago, GoldDiggerDave said:

@BarryWoods If you have spend this kind of lolly with the RM they have to get you the 2nd coin mate? 

I think he didn't buy any of these from the mint. But honestly, if you have a good spent history with the mint and then sweet talk them, given the fact that you have the first coins, I think their a small chance it might work though.

[Foster88]

3 minutes ago, GoldDiggerDave said:

Woo just got Grandmaster on TSF do you win a prise?   Suppose I could try and complete Tinder next 

Welcome to the club.

No prizes unfortunately, you might win more than you bargained for on Tinder. 😆 Much safer here.

[marston59]

Just received an email from the Royal Mint that my plain edge will be sent out within 48 hours

[Paul]

4 minutes ago, marston59 said:

Just received an email from the Royal Mint that my plain edge will be sent out within 48 hours

 Hopefully mine will not be too far behind yours  

Its still stuck in my "open orders" in RM account  no tracking reference/emails as yet 

[BarryWoods]

16 minutes ago, GoldDiggerDave said:

@BarryWoods If you have spend this kind of lolly with the RM they have to get you the 2nd coin mate? 

I have not spent it directly with the Royal Mint. bought secondary

 

[GoldDiggerDave]

The real problem they are backing everyone into a corner with the launches.  Monarch 24th Jan, SOTD 6th feb, 2nd gothic 7th feb?   And many of us have not got the 1st Gothic orders completed yet.   It's getting stilly and very few of us have bottomless pockets.   The 2nd Monarch is in March and they will be more coins between Feb-March.....and I'm half expecting a Spice Girls music legends at some point.   

[Darr3nG]

1 minute ago, GoldDiggerDave said:

I'm half expecting a Spice Girls music legends at some point

Expecting, or hoping? Could be a separate 5-coin set, if you really really want...

[TheShinyStuff]

3 minutes ago, GoldDiggerDave said:

...and I'm half expecting a Spice Girls music legends at some point.   

That's the one I really really want...

[Chonemenos]

2 minutes ago, GoldDiggerDave said:

The real problem they are backing everyone into a corner with the launches.  Monarch 24th Jan, SOTD 6th feb, 2nd gothic 7th feb?   And many of us have not got the 1st Gothic orders completed yet.   It's getting stilly and very few of us have bottomless pockets.   The 2nd Monarch is in March and they will be more coins between Feb-March.....and I'm half expecting a Spice Girls music legends at some point.   

So good chance for me and @BarryWoods😉 to secure a gold 2oz from the mint then as the mint try their hardest to drive people into finical ruins.

[BarryWoods]

12 minutes ago, Darr3nG said:

Expecting, or hoping? Could be a separate 5-coin set, if you really really want...

Hell - I'd buy that! (Spice Girls Music Legends - semi joking)

 

Edited January 26, 2022 by BarryWoods

[James32]

1 minute ago, BarryWoods said:

Hell - I'd buy that! (Spice Girls Music Legends - semi joking)

 

Semi....not the best choice of wording. 

[Darr3nG]

3 minutes ago, BarryWoods said:

Hell - I'd buy that! (Spice Girls Music Legends - semi joking)

 

[TheShinyStuff]

13 minutes ago, TheShinyStuff said:

That's the one I really really want...

Beaten to the punch on a terrible joke. That's a sad state of affairs!!!

Cheers for the sympathetic superlike @Darr3nG - if I could I would return the favour.🤣

[Robda1986]

So for those the mint sent 2 coins too. Does that mean their getting 2 portraits or 1 🤔

Edited January 27, 2022 by Robda1986
Dyslexia's a b!tch

[Samcrewsilverlover]

2 minutes ago, Robda1986 said:

So for those the mi t sent 2 coins too dose that mean I'm getting 2 portraits or 1 and the other gets offered to the general public 🤔

I'd do a spell check if I was you before you hit submit.... 😄😄😄

[Chonemenos]

42 minutes ago, Robda1986 said:

So for those the mint sent 2 coins too. Dose that mean their getting 2 portraits or 1 🤔

Waittt, that is a another good opportunity for thoes who missed out to secure a 2oz silver right, if they do end up cancelling the second portrait. Was the redundant order only a thing for the 2oz silver?

 

Edited January 26, 2022 by Jeremyzed