2022 Gold £5 Quintuple Sovereign Brilliant Uncirculated Matt Finish - Photos

[LawrenceChard]

2022 Gold £5 Quintuple Sovereign Brilliant Uncirculated Matt Finish-  Photos

I got to see these last week, and here are some photos:

It may not be easy to discern from the photos that these are matt finish, but comparison with a bullion version gold sovereign or double sovereign would make it obvious.

The matt finish does look better, and is likely to add to the long term appeal of these coins.

Now, if only they were in yellow gold!

😎

 

Edited September 1, 2022 by LawrenceChard

[westminstrel]

Thanks for the pics @LawrenceChard.  The matte finish does look really lovely. 

[GreatCoins4U]

I think that the matt finish looks really good, much nicer than the bullion, really makes a nice change from the proof version aswell in my opinion 🧐

[Stuntman]

What's your overall opinion of the quintuple sovereign when seeing the coin in hand, @LawrenceChard?

Would you be pleased to own one as a collector?

[LawrenceChard]

43 minutes ago, Stuntman said:

What's your overall opinion of the quintuple sovereign when seeing the coin in hand, @LawrenceChard?

Would you be pleased to own one as a collector?

It looks good with the matt finish, and...

Defo!

😎

[SidS]

On 30/08/2022 at 17:38, LawrenceChard said:

2022 Gold £5 Quintuple Sovereign Brilliant Uncirculated Matt Finish-  Photos

I got to see these last week, and here are some photos:

It may not be easy to discern from the photos that these are matt finish, but comparison with a bullion version gold sovereign or double sovereign would make it obvious.

The matt finish does look better, and is likely to add to the long term appeal of these coins.

Now, if only they were in yellow gold!

😎

 

I was about to ask if they came in a gold finish, but you beat me to it.

[LawrenceChard]

10 hours ago, SidS said:

I was about to ask if they came in a gold finish, but you beat me to it.

Funnily enough, I do think these photos don't look as red as usual for recent sovereign issues, and similar with the actual coins. I need to take a second look.

With any luck, the RM might have sneaked some silver into the alloy as an experiment, in which case, we should also do a Niton test on them, which we often do, even with new coins.

😎

[Stuntman]

Well, mine arrived today and it's very nice.

Well, mine arrived today and it's very nice.

(See the other thread for context) 😉

[LawrenceChard]

On 30/08/2022 at 17:38, LawrenceChard said:

2022 Gold £5 Quintuple Sovereign Brilliant Uncirculated Matt Finish-  Photos

I got to see these last week, and here are some photos:

 

It may not be easy to discern from the photos that these are matt finish, but comparison with a bullion version gold sovereign or double sovereign would make it obvious.

The matt finish does look better, and is likely to add to the long term appeal of these coins.

Now, if only they were in yellow gold!

😎

 

On 01/09/2022 at 20:31, Stuntman said:

What's your overall opinion of the quintuple sovereign when seeing the coin in hand, @LawrenceChard?

Would you be pleased to own one as a collector?

 

On 01/09/2022 at 22:55, SidS said:

I was about to ask if they came in a gold finish, but you beat me to it.

 

On 02/09/2022 at 09:17, LawrenceChard said:

Funnily enough, I do think these photos don't look as red as usual for recent sovereign issues, and similar with the actual coins. I need to take a second look.

With any luck, the RM might have sneaked some silver into the alloy as an experiment, in which case, we should also do a Niton test on them, which we often do, even with new coins.

😎

Slight update on possible silver content and yellowish colour:

I did a Niton test on one, and:

The observant will notice that I have titles the Niton sheet as 2022 Double Sovereign, but I must have been in too much of a hurry, as often.

It should be headed 2022 Quintuple Sovereign (No beers for spotting this too late).

Obverse:

Gold 918 +- 3

Copper 81 +-1

Silver 1 +-0

Reverse:

Gold 918 +- 3

Copper 82 +-1

Silver 0 +-0

I was pleasantly surprised by the obverse reading, but then slightly suprised by the initial reverse reading of 0.

When I pressed the "details" button, I got further information:

Silver 000.5 +- 00003

This was more or less as I expected.

Both silver readings were probably slightly under 1 ppt, but the obverse must have been enough for it to get rounded up to 1 ppt, while the reverse got rounded down to 0 ppt.

Nevertheless, this is a very interesting result.

I was partly joking when I suggested the RM might have sneaked some silver into the alloy, perhaps as a consumer or other test. I may just have hit the proverbial nail on the head.

Although the matt finish may have helped the apparent colour, it is beyond doubt that the tiny silver content has improved the colour.

Will we ever know?

Watch this space!

😎

Edited September 3, 2022 by LawrenceChard

[SidS]

10 minutes ago, LawrenceChard said:

 

 

 

Slight update on possible silver content and yellowish colour:

I did a Niton test on one, and:

The observant will notice that I have titles the Niton sheet as 2022 Double Sovereign, but I must have been in too much of a hurry, as often.

It should be headed 2022 Quintuple Sovereign (No beers for spotting this too late).

Obverse:

Gold 918 +- 3

Copper 81 +-1

Silver 1 +-0

Reverse:

Gold 918 +- 3

Copper 82 +-1

Silver 0 +-0

I was pleasantly surprised by the obverse reading, but then slightly suprised by the initial reverse reading of 0.

When I pressed the "details" button, I got further information:

Silver 000.5 +- 00003

This was more or less as I expected.

Both silver readings were probably slightly under 1 ppt, but the obverse must have been enough for it to get rounded up to 1 ppt, while the reverse got rounded down to 0 ppt.

Nevertheless, this is a very interesting result.

I was partly joking when I suggested the RM might have sneaked some silver into the alloy, perhaps as a consumer or other test. I may just have hit the proverbial nail on the head.

Although the matt finish may have helped the apparent colour, it is beyond doubt that the tiny silver content has improved the colour.

Will we ever know?

Watch this space!

😎

What you need to do now is lavish them with praise and say how much more fantastic they look now they've gone more... how can I put this?

Gold coloured.

The addition of the silver has made these fly off of the shelves way faster than that 9ct gold look.

[LawrenceChard]

2 minutes ago, SidS said:

What you need to do now is lavish them with praise and say how much more fantastic they look now they've gone more... how can I put this?

Gold coloured.

The addition of the silver has made these fly off of the shelves way faster than that 9ct gold look.

I quite agree, and in all seriousness.

Even if it was by mistake, if enough people, especially direct RM customers, joined in, it might make a difference!

😎

[SidS]

Just now, LawrenceChard said:

I quite agree, and in all seriousness.

Even if it was by mistake, if enough people, especially direct RM customers, joined in, it might make a difference!

😎

Indeed, whilst I'll admit my tone was jestful, you know what they say about words spoken in such.