Where can I find info on this gold penny?

[Jayjay]

Just purchased this 1 penny and I can't find any mintage figures on it, where could I find them and other info? 

 

Thank you!

[Petra]

You bought it without knowing anything about it? Google?🤔😮

if you try numista it is on there, proof, very low mintage 

[Jayjay]

Thank you,I thought it was going for a good deal and knew it was low mintage so was happy with what I paid from what I saw previous ones going for! ☺️

[silvergaga]

Is it gold? It looks really good to me.

[LawrenceChard]

2 hours ago, Jayjay said:

Just purchased this 1 penny and I can't find any mintage figures on it, where could I find them and other info? 

 

Thank you!

Why don't you tell us what you do know, which will make it easier and more interesting for other people to fill in the gaps for you and tell you what you don't know?

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otherwise they risk wasting their time telling you what you already know but had not bothered mentioning!

😎

[James32]

3 hours ago, Jayjay said:

Just purchased this 1 penny and I can't find any mintage figures on it, where could I find them and other info? 

 

Thank you!

Has £313 of actual gold weight. 

What did you pay?

[Zhorro]

15 hours ago, Jayjay said:

Just purchased this 1 penny and I can't find any mintage figures on it, where could I find them and other info? 

Thank you!

In 2015 we had the introduction fifth QEII portrait, and so gold sets were issued featuring the fourth portrait and the fifth portrait.

In my "Coins of England" (2022, p.150) it states that there were 209 gold sets (1p-£2) of the fourth head, and 245 gold sets of the fifth head.  As your  gold 1p has the IRB head it means there were 209 of them released as part of these sets.

[Jayjay]

16 hours ago, silvergaga said:

Is it gold? It looks really good to me.

Yes it's 22 carat, with copper! Has a nice copper tinge to it ☺️

[Jayjay]

14 hours ago, James32 said:

Has £313 of actual gold weight. 

What did you pay?

I paid £520 for it, what do you reckon good buy?

15 hours ago, LawrenceChard said:

Why don't you tell us what you do know, which will make it easier and more interesting for other people to fill in the gaps for you and tell you what you don't know?

...

otherwise they risk wasting their time telling you what you already know but had not bothered mentioning!

😎

I didn't know anything about it other than it's a penny and I wanted a good penny 😅

[Jayjay]

2 hours ago, Zhorro said:

In 2015 we had the introduction fifth QEII portrait, and so gold sets were issued featuring the fourth portrait and the fifth portrait.

In my "Coins of England" (2022, p.150) it states that there were 209 gold sets (1p-£2) of the fourth head, and 245 gold sets of the fifth head.  As your  gold 1p has the IRB head it means there were 209 of them released as part of these sets.

Thank you! 

[James32]

Just now, Jayjay said:

I paid £520 for it, what do you reckon good buy?

I've seen them higher at a dealer tbf, but it looks handled and its been brought to my attention by a very diverse collector, very much in the know, that spot + 3% is where they realistically trade at.

£320-£350 possibly at a stretch 🤔 

[Zhorro]

2 hours ago, Zhorro said:

In 2015 we had the introduction fifth QEII portrait, and so gold sets were issued featuring the fourth portrait and the fifth portrait.

In my "Coins of England" (2022, p.150) it states that there were 209 gold sets (1p-£2) of the fourth head, and 245 gold sets of the fifth head.  As your  gold 1p has the IRB head it means there were 209 of them released as part of these sets.

 

3 minutes ago, Jayjay said:

Thank you! 

I've just been informed by @PapaLazarou that there were a further 99 examples in the annual gold set - making a total of 308 for the fourth head gold 1p.

[LawrenceChard]

8 minutes ago, Jayjay said:

I paid £520 for it, what do you reckon good buy?

I didn't know anything about it other than it's a penny and I wanted a good penny 😅

You know how much you paid for it, who from, when, and a lot more than you realise.

TSF is highly educational!

When I first saw your title, I was hoping it was going to be about the rare gold penny of Henry III.

😎

[Cornishfarmer]

i like these,    the gold 20p is the one id love to have

[SidS]

They used to do two-tone gold £2, I always thought they looked rather impressive.

Edited February 15, 2023 by SidS