2022 Bullion Sovereign

[Oddjob]

2 hours ago, Tn21 said:

Regarding blister packs of any sort a brief concern of mine is that they will deteriorate over a period of years (long term)

The colours will fade over time, the thin sheet of protection similar to that of a brand new phone screen will peel and curl up at the corners. 

A very nice brand new item is shiny and definitely a trophy piece at the start but like anything it will show signs of 'wear and tear' no matter how well you protect/store it over time. 

 

Any seasoned stackers out there that can share their experience with any packaged bullion items?

Fair points raised above....I've looked at older Perth Mint and other certicards from years past as a guide to how they may hold up...that said, they can be made differently to say a Perth Mint certicard...so only time will tell.

At a point in time on the future, even if the certicard / blister pack does get a bit ratty looking, the bullion sov will be effectively brand new / untouched...so IMO still a decent outcome.

[Griffo]

13 hours ago, HelpingHands said:

There has been a problem with the RM website when clicking 'activate bullion account' from the standard commemorative coins website.

The three pages of questions just go round in circles.  Their tech people are aware of the issue.

You can just create a new account for the bullion site.

https://www.royalmint.com/bullion-account/bullion-registration/bullion-registration/

 

I am still trying to finalise setting up my account, spent about three hours queuing to get through to them, never responded to an email and I need to ring them again now, shocking service. 

[SovereignBishop]

7 hours ago, Tn21 said:

Regarding blister packs of any sort a brief concern of mine is that they will deteriorate over a period of years (long term)

The colours will fade over time, the thin sheet of protection similar to that of a brand new phone screen will peel and curl up at the corners. 

A very nice brand new item is shiny and definitely a trophy piece at the start but like anything it will show signs of 'wear and tear' no matter how well you protect/store it over time. 

 

Any seasoned stackers out there that can share their experience with any packaged bullion items?

From what it is worth my 2000 year blisters are in great shape but must have been stored well.

[ZigZag]

9 hours ago, Tn21 said:

Regarding blister packs of any sort a brief concern of mine is that they will deteriorate over a period of years (long term)

The colours will fade over time, the thin sheet of protection similar to that of a brand new phone screen will peel and curl up at the corners. 

A very nice brand new item is shiny and definitely a trophy piece at the start but like anything it will show signs of 'wear and tear' no matter how well you protect/store it over time. 

 

Any seasoned stackers out there that can share their experience with any packaged bullion items?

Thank you for posting this, made me think hard. Was tempted to buy a load in blister packs, now I think I’ll either go with a case with one and the remainder in a couple of tubes.

Great question and thought process.

Trying to decide whether a case on R.M website is a bit clunky for storage, it’s hard to gauge the size though. Only have so much storage space in a safe place 🤔

Edited January 15, 2022 by ZigZag

[Tn21]

I'm not 100% sure what the outcome of the blister pack will be years on from now but I do think it will not be  as aesthetically pleasing as it was brand new. 

That is the case for most material items lol. 

[harrygill111]

Blisters are great for gifting, note sure how they'll do for collectors, but as a stacker they seem like they'd just take up space and make filling the safe more awkward 

[Hanz]

On 14/01/2022 at 13:44, paulmerton said:

Has anyone seen what sort of capsule the quarter sovereign comes in yet? Will it be a tiny one, or a larger one with a black foam spacer like in the proof sets?

Hello, i am a new member. Got a quarter Sovereign an a Sovereign to compared. Both capsules are equal size. 

[AuricGoldfinger]

Not a fan of blister packs, nothing wrong with a good old fashioned capsule. Especially for bullion

[HelpingHands]

On 15/01/2022 at 08:33, Griffo said:

I am still trying to finalise setting up my account, spent about three hours queuing to get through to them, never responded to an email and I need to ring them again now, shocking service. 

@Griffo  Did you log out of the standard account first?

If you create a brand new one with the link it should work.  Log out / Try another browser?

https://www.royalmint.com/bullion-account/bullion-registration/bullion-registration/

[Griffo]

17 minutes ago, HelpingHands said:

@Griffo  Did you log out of the standard account first?

If you create a brand new one with the link it should work.  Log out / Try another browser?

https://www.royalmint.com/bullion-account/bullion-registration/bullion-registration/

I am not sure what type of account I have signed up for, it's taken ages to get deposited funds showing into my account, now their system wont accept my ID
I don't want to confuse things by opening another account at the moment even if it's needed down the line, I will try again tomorrow when I can leave the phone on while I que.

I will look into that though, thanks.

Edited January 16, 2022 by Griffo
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[Oddjob]

1 minute ago, Griffo said:

I am not sure what type of account I have signed up for, it's taken ages tom get deposited funds showing into my account, now their system wont accept my ID
I don't want to confuse things by opening another account at the moment even if it's needed down the line, I will try again tomorrow when I can leave the phone on while I que.

I will look into that though, thanks.

I had similar issues with RM inc money there, money not there etc) when setting up my account last year. Took a few calls and emails. Their online chat piece was sort of helpful too so maybe worth using that feature today and see where is gets you. Good luck mate.

[Griffo]

Just now, Oddjob said:

I had similar issues with RM inc money there, money not there etc) when setting up my account last year. Took a few calls and emails. Their online chat piece was sort of helpful too so maybe worth using that feature today and see where is gets you. Good luck mate.

Tried the online chat and the email an enquiry form too, they were vague with answers to the first one and advised me to ring RM and never replied to their own enquiery form with the other, cheers though.

[Oddjob]

2 minutes ago, Griffo said:

Tried the online chat and the email an enquiry form too, they were vague with answers to the first one and advised me to ring RM and never replied to their own enquiery form with the other, cheers though.

Have you tried: HeadofCustomerServices@royalmint.com

Attach your unanswered emails and other supporting docs.

 

 

[Griffo]

25 minutes ago, Griffo said:

Tried the online chat and the email an enquiry form too, they were vague with answers to the first one and advised me to ring RM and never replied to their own enquiery form with the other, cheers though.

After saying that I just had my enquiry form answered, just this minute!

 

I guess it's coincidence, or there are folks from the RM reading this?

[Oddjob]

19 minutes ago, Griffo said:

After saying that I just had my enquiry form answered, just this minute!

 

I guess it's coincidence, or there are folks from the RM reading this?

All sorted...ant direction from RM?

[Griffo]

55 minutes ago, Oddjob said:

All sorted...ant direction from RM?

They gave me a person to email in customer services, it might be worth me copying the email.

[scotwasp]

Hope i am not proved to be wrong in the future, but created an account with RM no issues, deposited money no problem and received my 2022 sovereign in the card/blister pack in the stated timeframe, no issues.  I know others are having issues, but have to say their service was very good. 
I must be the exception? Anyone else had no issues?

[westminstrel]

I initially had some issues but everything’s fine now.

[flyingveepixie]

7 hours ago, scotwasp said:

Hope i am not proved to be wrong in the future, but created an account with RM no issues, deposited money no problem and received my 2022 sovereign in the card/blister pack in the stated timeframe, no issues.  I know others are having issues, but have to say their service was very good. 
I must be the exception? Anyone else had no issues?

I've never had a problem with RM either...at least not so far...

Edited January 17, 2022 by flyingveepixie

[paulmerton]

The quarter sovereign in blister pack is now orderable for the first time: https://www.royalmint.com/invest/bullion/bullion-coins/gold-coins/the-quarter-sovereign-2022-gold-bullion-coin-in-blister/

[SovereignBishop]

16 hours ago, scotwasp said:

Hope i am not proved to be wrong in the future, but created an account with RM no issues, deposited money no problem and received my 2022 sovereign in the card/blister pack in the stated timeframe, no issues.  I know others are having issues, but have to say their service was very good. 
I must be the exception? Anyone else had no issues?

3 out of 3 orders from the RM have been flawless. Customer services very polite and helpful also. Shame about the prices but that is another story.

[flyingveepixie]

49 minutes ago, SovereignBishop said:

3 out of 3 orders from the RM have been flawless. Customer services very polite and helpful also. Shame about the prices but that is another story.

Currently around £24 premium if you buy just the one...  better prices at Chards - about £19 premium if you buy just the one - but they don't have them in stock yet.

[SovereignBishop]

27 minutes ago, flyingveepixie said:

Currently around £24 premium if you buy just the one...  better prices at Chards - about £19 premium if you buy just the one - but they don't have them in stock yet.

But then Chards charges £6 delivery doesn’t it ?

[flyingveepixie]

2 hours ago, SovereignBishop said:

But then Chards charges £6 delivery doesn’t it ?

Yes indeed.  I'd forgotten about that, and you usually get them in capsules or blister packs from the mint but Chards sell them loose so it's a pay off..

[auleAboutNumismatics]

Still quite confuse with the RM bullion account. I tried to activate the bullion account when i am logged in using my standard account and it is giving me error and looping in the registration page.

Do I need to log out from my standard account, and create a new bullion account using the same email address here ==> https://www.royalmint.com/bullion-account/bullion-registration/bullion-registration/ ?

Or do they work as 2 separate account with different login IDs? It's quite confusing 😉