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[artalien]

6 minutes ago, RDHC said:

I have bought three 2017 one ounce gold Britannias (all, I think, from Chards) without a second thought

Respected dealers are not a worry for me at all.

[RDHC]

3 minutes ago, artalien said:

As would I mate. The reason it would put me off is that I think it would be easier to liquidate the ones with the security features. I am an average guy who is very new to all this. As an average guy I use myself as a yardstick for others, thus I think the security features are a boon.

Yes, of course. Entirely agree.

[RDHC]

15 minutes ago, RDHC said:

Yes, of course. Entirely agree.

I should have said that It was a pleasure to see the use of the word 'boon'. We are usually so impoverished in the use we make of the English language, which, owing to its very diverse origins - principally Anglo-Saxon ( +some Danish?) and Norman French, plus a bit of Celtic (and a smattering of other languages e.g. 19th century Indian and 20th century American) is probably the richest in the world.

[Stuntman]

I think the security features spoil the aesthetics of the Britannia design.  I have one of the new ones in gold and in platinum just to add them to the collection, but I prefer the 2017-20 coins to the current ones.

I appreciate why people might prefer the new ones with the security features though, and the background wave design is quite nice and the shield engraving is a bit sharper on the new coins.