886 from the Royal Mint

[paulmerton]

Coming soon: https://886.royalmint.com/

"886 celebrates the beauty of solid precious metals. A discreetly luxurious jewellery collection designed to be worn every day and crafted to last a lifetime."

[James32]

What a time to expand an already overwhelmed business 😃

[paulmerton]

Coming soon, sovereigns factory-struck directly onto bling rings?

[SilverJacks]

How about a super bling coloured Eeyore pendant

[blackadder]

Them quick flashing graphics might make you have an epileptic fit to,Hurt my eyes looking at it lol.

 

[Aidy]

i thought this was an April Fools, which is for some reason still active 

[westminstrel]

1 hour ago, Aidy said:

i thought this was an April Fools, which is for some reason still active 

That’s what I thought too. 😆

[GoldDiggerDave]

FFS.......What's the waiting time for coins going to be once they launch this crock.  

21.264 carat gold..   886?  

I know it's the scrap out of the iPhones they are melting down!!!!! 

Edited April 6, 2022 by GoldDiggerDave

[paulmerton]

Just now, GoldDiggerDave said:

FFS.......What's the waiting time for coins going to be once they launch this crock.  

21.264 cart gold..   886?  

I know it's the scrap out of the iPhones they are melting down!!!!! 

If every item of jewelry weighs 1 or 2 ounces, then we know what's really going on with all those returns!

[Arganto]

The original London Mint started in 886AD so it's an interesting reference, I wonder how many who will buy any of this jewellery will get or care about that though? Funny thing for them to invest in, but then maybe they're projecting a big uptake in all precious metal buying going forward, not just bullion/proof coins. I bet the purchase premiums will be immense though so can't see it working as a savings mechanism.

Edited April 7, 2022 by Arganto
Changed 'an' to 'a'

[westminstrel]

The RM has released jewellery in the past so this isn’t a completely new foray for them.

I remember a few years back they had cuff links, tie bars, and money clips for men, and earrings, rings, and pendants / necklaces for women.

Yes the premiums were high, but that’s the case for all jewellery. They will probably be targeting the same demographics that buy jewellery anyway.

[paulmerton]

8 minutes ago, westminstrel said:

Yes the premiums were high, but that’s the case for all jewellery. They will probably be targeting the same demographics that buy jewellery anyway.

I'm going to avoid disappointment and wait for the bullion grade jewellery.

[GoldDiggerDave]

I would like a 1oz gold queens beast medallion like Del Boy’s. 

[paulmerton]

6 minutes ago, GoldDiggerDave said:

I would like a 1oz gold queens beast medallion like Del Boy’s. 

On a serious note, I really enjoyed this video. I love how the edge inscription is preserved too.

 

[blackadder]

38 minutes ago, westminstrel said:

The RM has released jewellery in the past so this isn’t a completely new foray for them.

Yes and it was all tiny boring overpriced junk

[James32]

11 minutes ago, paulmerton said:

On a serious note, I really enjoyed this video. I love how the edge inscription is preserved too.

 

New found respect ,for the effort that goes into one ring.

[Arganto]

58 minutes ago, paulmerton said:

bullion grade jewellery.

It would never happen but it would be nifty if they did what some cultures do and knock out 22ct low premium chains and such as an alternative to stacking coins. Come the zombie apocalypse it would be much easier to escape the house looking like Mr T's flamboyant cousin than hauling around a big ol' sack full of sovereigns...

[GoldDiggerDave]

21.264 carat gold..   886?  

Anyone else guessing why they have come up with 886?  

LOL it's the international dialling code for Taiwan........ 

[Arganto]

5 hours ago, Arganto said:

The original London Mint started in 886AD so it's an interesting reference, I wonder how many who will buy any of this jewellery will get or care about that though? Funny thing for them to invest in, but then maybe they're projecting a big uptake in all precious metal buying going forward, not just bullion/proof coins. I bet the purchase premiums will be immense though so can't see it working as a savings mechanism.

@GoldDiggerDave

[Stuntman]

 

The Royal Mint doesn’t just make objects:
It makes memories and values which can be passed down through generations.

Yes it does.  Generally it makes bad memories, and passes down the values of not giving two figs about quality or indeed the purchasing experience.

886?  404 more like 😁

[paulmerton]

18 minutes ago, Stuntman said:

886?  404 more like

I think 402, 406, 410, 417 are more apt 😃

[Stuntman]

^^^ Now that is full-on geekery!  I had to look those up!  Very apt indeed 😊

[dicker]

Like most retail jewellery, it will be overpriced by a massive margin and the punter unlikely ever to get their money back.  

[TeaTime]

The RM have delved into the jewellery business before - usually with coin themed objects. I purchased the Queens Beasts (lion, dragon and unicorn) and Britannia cufflinks and tie-pins a couple of years ago - they were all for sale at 50% off. I can only assume that there was no demand. Not sure what's changed now.

[GoldDiggerDave]

Just can't see this working.  Unless they are going to try and copy Pandora business mode, sell loads of cheap silver tat pretend it's exclusive and charge a fortune for something that will be lucky to get 10% back as scrap.