2022 Elizabeth II "Piedfort" Gold Proof Sovereign Platinum Jubilee

[lst65]

52 minutes ago, Ukbullionfan said:

So I just got off the phone to royal mint. They are being produced this Friday and next Friday. So anyones that are being produced this Friday will be out next week, and any being produced the following Friday will be out the week after. I was about to get a refund but I thought I will wait. I obviously didn’t mention to them about wanting a refund I just wanted to here what they were saying first so will wait a few weeks more.

- the Post Office (Cardiff) have sent me an email saying they have received the parcel and sending it…! It is the five sovereign though. 

[Ukbullionfan]

Just now, lst65 said:

- the Post Office (Cardiff) have sent me an email saying they have received the parcel and sending it…! It is the five sovereign though. 

Yeh I didn’t ask about that one just the one I ordered.

[Spanishsilver]

57 minutes ago, lst65 said:

- the Post Office (Cardiff) have sent me an email saying they have received the parcel and sending it…! It is the five sovereign though. 

Same here for the five  sovereign and the piedfort that I pre ordered has been delivered to Louise at COTR today. 

[Spanishsilver]

Five sovereign now sold out. 
took a little while 

[Paul]

3 minutes ago, Spanishsilver said:

Five sovereign now sold out. 
took a little while 

thought it would have gone "sold out" long before now

It will be a nice one to follow this release see how it performs over the next few years, GL to all who purchased

I may live to regret not buying one when i had a chance 

[JeffM]

I think collector's (and flippers) are "over-Sovereigned".  The initial Sovereign issue each year is terrific.  This year, we also had the SOTD, which also created some excitement.  But, with the release of all the other Sovereigns, the interest has been diluted.  Plus, these are not cheap, and many collectors can only go so far with these.  I would expect the 2023 Sovereign to do well, but the RM should stop there.

[BackyardBullion]

Boom....

And now for some side by side comparisons with the proof

[westminstrel]

3 minutes ago, BackyardBullion said:

Boom....

And now for some side by side comparisons with the proof

Just 😍😍😍😍😍😍

[westminstrel]

1 hour ago, JeffM said:

I think collector's (and flippers) are "over-Sovereigned".  The initial Sovereign issue each year is terrific.  This year, we also had the SOTD, which also created some excitement.  But, with the release of all the other Sovereigns, the interest has been diluted.  Plus, these are not cheap, and many collectors can only go so far with these.  I would expect the 2023 Sovereign to do well, but the RM should stop there.

I’m afraid 2023 will see a 70 privy mark and almost the same number of releases - Proof, SotD, Piedfort (questionable) and £5 Matte BU.

I expect the bullion will be a regular release with no 70 privy mark though. 

[GoldDiggerDave]

Just a few fivers for you guys, 2022 proof £5 2022 matte BU £5 rude not to show it next to the 1989 proof £5…….and might as well end on a £5 note. 

[westminstrel]

1 minute ago, GoldDiggerDave said:

Just a few fivers for you guys, 2022 proof £5 2022 matte BU £5 rude not to show it next to the 1989 proof £5…….and might as well end on a £5 note. 

Gorgeous set of coins. 😍😍😍

I’m also loving that £5 note (as silly as it may sound… but I like notes too). 😆

[kimchi]

59 minutes ago, GoldDiggerDave said:

Just a few fivers for you guys, 2022 proof £5 2022 matte BU £5 rude not to show it next to the 1989 proof £5…….and might as well end on a £5 note. 

How long has David Walliams been on our five pound notes for?

[GoldDiggerDave]

6 minutes ago, kimchi said:

How long has David Walliams been on our five pound notes for?

I’m a lady!…….

[FlorinCollector]

I know what fiver id rather 😮‍💨

[apachebleu]

Hopefully mine will be here tomorrow, look forward to seeing it in hand but I'm not sure it really holds up next to those lovely proofs?

[paulmerton]

5 minutes ago, apachebleu said:

Hopefully mine will be here tomorrow, look forward to seeing it in hand but I'm not sure it really holds up next to those lovely proofs?

I like the look of the bunc/matt five sovereign, but I can't help but think the proof version is still so much more special because of the amount of manual effort that must have gone into polishing the die with their magical sticks and various levels of polishing compound, and potentially having to do the same again after a number of strikes. It's about the only thing in coin production that hasn't been automated yet.

In contrast, the dies for the matt coin were probably just laser etched and nothing more had to be done to them! It makes them seem overpriced to me.

[FlorinCollector]

No dispatches for me at all yet  

[Stuntman]

Mine is meant to be arriving this Friday according to the email I received from the Royal Mint earlier today, but who knows.

[Stuntman]

2 hours ago, kimchi said:

How long has David Walliams been on our five pound notes for?

Harsh but fair... 😀

[paulmerton]

These edge photos are very interesting. Mine looks the same, too.

 

[apachebleu]

3 hours ago, paulmerton said:

I like the look of the bunc/matt five sovereign, but I can't help but think the proof version is still so much more special because of the amount of manual effort that must have gone into polishing the die with their magical sticks and various levels of polishing compound, and potentially having to do the same again after a number of strikes. It's about the only thing in coin production that hasn't been automated yet.

In contrast, the dies for the matt coin were probably just laser etched and nothing more had to be done to them! It makes them seem overpriced to me.

I think that may be why I'm not as excited by this as I should be, I'll check it out when it arrives but I can see me returning this and spending the money on some bullion sovereigns or the last 1oz I need to fill out my display box. Of course I may see it in hand and feel totally different but I just feel a bit indifferent to this

[LawrenceChard]

On 26/08/2022 at 08:03, Frenchie said:

I don't remember there has been a bullion Quintuple Sovereign ever

You might be too young to remember:

1887

1893

1902

When they were available over the counter at banks for face value of £5 each. That was before anybody thought of calling then "quintuple sovereigns" or "£5 sovereigns"(!).

You might be old enough to remember 2000:

https://www.chards.co.uk/2000-gold-bullion-quintuple-sovereign/8017

You might wish to read more here:

https://24carat.co.uk/frame.php?url=fivepoundsgoldstory.html

There is even more information here:

https://taxfreegold.co.uk/quintuplesovereigns.html

including a list of quintuple sovereigns excluding the misleading gold proof £5 crowns.

and here:

https://taxfreegold.co.uk/fivepoundsinfo.html

I hope you find all this interesting and useful.

Now a question for you:

Who invented the term "quintuple sovereign"?

Answers on a five pound note, or preferably a £5 coin.

😎

Edited August 31, 2022 by LawrenceChard

[Ukbullionfan]

That taxfreegold website doesn’t work for me . Anyone else have same problem ?

[LawrenceChard]

10 hours ago, Ukbullionfan said:

That taxfreegold website doesn’t work for me . Anyone else have same problem ?

Can @ChardsCoinandBullionDealer view the TFG links OK?

[paulmerton]

1 minute ago, LawrenceChard said:

Can @ChardsCoinandBullionDealer view the TFG links OK?

The links work fine on desktop devices. The problem is when you try to view them on a mobile device, as you get redirected to m.taxfreegold.co.uk which does not exist in the DNS. Definitely a problem at your end.