2022 UK Tudor Beasts Lion Of England 1oz Gold Coin

[Brucey]

Hey guys, hope you're all well! 

I've got some money I want to tie up in a 1oz coin. I really like the look of the 2022 UK Tudor Beasts Lion Of England 1oz Gold Coin. Can anyone please give me a few positives and negatives before I decide whether to purchase? 

I've noticed Atkinsons are selling it for £1540 ish which I thought was quite reasonable. 

Many thanks in advance 

Brucey 😎

Edited August 2, 2022 by Brucey

[JamesH]

Nice looking coin. I’d love to have one!

[James32]

26 minutes ago, Brucey said:

Hey guys, hope you're all well! 

I've got some money I want to tie up in a 1oz coin. I really like the look of the 2022 UK Tudor Beasts Lion Of England 1oz Gold Coin. Can anyone please give me a few positives and negatives before I decide whether to purchase? 

I've noticed Atkinsons are selling it for £1540 ish which I thought was quite reasonable. 

Many thanks in advance 

Brucey 😎

Positives..

1) Nice coin

2) first in the series and will be sought after in years to come, going by the success of the lion of England in the queen's beast series. 

3) not an insane premium based on current spot price, no more than an eagle or buffalo 

Negatives.

1) will the series take off?

2) you now need to collect the set in 1oz, that's a substantial undertaking.

 

[Scootermuppet]

Was there not a Gold Seymour Panther...? 🤔

That was definitely the first Silver Proof - but I didn't have Gold 1oz money when that came out...

Unless we're talking bullion of course...

Edited August 2, 2022 by Scootermuppet
extra info added

[James32]

4 minutes ago, Scootermuppet said:

Was there not a Gold Seymour Panther...? 🤔

That was definitely the first Silver Proof - but I didn't have Gold 1oz money when that came out...

Unless we're talking bullion of course...

No in bullion the always disorganised RM decided to shake things up and start with the lion.

Probably as they we're already tooled up for the proof lions.

[modofantasma]

7 hours ago, Brucey said:

Can anyone please give me a few positives and negatives before I decide whether to purchase?

If you ultimately sell back to a dealer you may only get the same back as you would for a Krugerrand or Britannia. The lower premium you could buy a 1 Oz gold coin for the more gold for your money.

A quick look on Atkinsons 'sell to us' page they're offering about 2% over spot for the 2016 lion compared to about spot for a Brit or Krug. Looking at another dealer they are 'only' paying spot according to their equivalent page for the beasts. 

[LawrenceChard]

On 02/08/2022 at 21:45, Brucey said:

Hey guys, hope you're all well! 

I've got some money I want to tie up in a 1oz coin. I really like the look of the 2022 UK Tudor Beasts Lion Of England 1oz Gold Coin. Can anyone please give me a few positives and negatives before I decide whether to purchase? 

I've noticed Atkinsons are selling it for £1540 ish which I thought was quite reasonable. 

Many thanks in advance 

Brucey 😎

Did you ever get round to working out what percentage premium your preferred dealer was asking?

Do they show the % premium on their site?

If not, why not?

Did you know some dealers make life easy by showing selling premiums on their site, especially on gold?

Did you end up buying it?

😎

Edited August 4, 2022 by LawrenceChard

[TheShinyStuff]

49 minutes ago, LawrenceChard said:

Did you know some dealers make life easy by showing selling premiums on their site, especially on gold?

😎

Did you know that some dealers make it easy by including free postage?🤣

Just saying...

[Stuntman]

In answer to the original question, I think @James32 has got it pretty much spot-on:

Nice coin/nice design

First in the series

Premium not excessive relative to other 1 oz bullion gold coins

And I would add...

It's a Lion - lions are cool

The Lionesses (England Women's Football Team) have just won the Euros in 2022, the same year as on the coin

 

Negatives:

Gold price has just gone up a bit...

The Tudor Beasts coins design/theme is not as nice as the Queen's Beasts coins design/theme in my opinion

A 1 oz gold bullion Britannia is cheaper

 

[LawrenceChard]

22 hours ago, LawrenceChard said:

Did you ever get round to working out what percentage premium your preferred dealer was asking?

Do they show the % premium on their site?

If not, why not?

Did you know some dealers make life easy by showing selling premiums on their site, especially on gold?

Did you end up buying it?

😎

@Brucey?

😎

[MonkeysUncle]

17 hours ago, Stuntman said:

It's a Lion - lions are cool

I happen to think tigers are cooler. The lovely Aussie mint Tiger costs a bit more but on the cool front it nails it.

And besides, Tiggers are wonderful things!