2012 Gold Sovereigns

[Smiffy]

Hi all,

I traded in some britainias for 10 mixed dates gold sovereigns. To my surprise, when I opened the box, I had 10 x 2012 gold sovereigns still in the royal mint plastic packaging, which I have not seen before on any of the YouTube vids I've watched.

I've only started stacking since Christmas and this is a good proportion of my investment. I'm not sure on how best to maximise what I have now, this wasn't part of the plan. First I invested in bullion, then see that is a bit boring, it's just gold, so then decided that sovereigns were what appealed to me, the history and the numismatic side. 

Do I get these slabbed ?

Do I just sell them on and go back to my mixed dates idea?

Do I keep them ?

What would you do ?

Really interested in your thoughts.

Many thanks

Smiffy

 

[Petra]

These are bullion, however, being 2012  they will have a little premium over an ordinary St George one (depending on condition). Sell/swap//keep … up to you. I would just keep them and carry on stacking.

[CazLikesCoins]

Rent some secure storage and save them for a rainy day. No point cashing them in with the state of the economy.

[flyingveepixie]

2012 sovs are good to have and quite desirable due to the one off design.  As @Petra says above they can carry a slightly higher premium than normal sovs.  If I had 10 of them I'd keep them, or at least a portion of them.

Edited March 19, 2023 by flyingveepixie

[Tn21]

Sell them, cash in on the premium and then buy standard bullion sovs 

[Inflation]

Up to you at the end of the day but I'm interested in adding a 2012 gold sovereign to my collection.
Let me know if you end up selling any.

[WizardOfSov]

From the sound of it you are interested in the collecting side of sovereigns not just adding weight.

Why not just trade them for years you want?

Pick a decade you fancy and put a for trade advert on the forum offering to trade for sovereigns from that decade.

 

[MonkeysUncle]

If you're trying to build a collection of mixed dates then I would fully understand the temptation to sell (or swap).

If you're simply stacking for the gold value then tuck them away. They're clearly in good condition and will typically attract a little of a premium. 

If you do decide to move some on then I will take one off of your hands as I don't have a 2012 in my little lot.

 

[Smiffy]

1 hour ago, MonkeysUncle said:

If you're trying to build a collection of mixed dates then I would fully understand the temptation to sell (or swap).

If you're simply stacking for the gold value then tuck them away. They're clearly in good condition and will typically attract a little of a premium. 

If you do decide to move some on then I will take one off of your hands as I don't have a 2012 in my little lot.

 

 

1 hour ago, MonkeysUncle said:

If you're trying to build a collection of mixed dates then I would fully understand the temptation to sell (or swap).

If you're simply stacking for the gold value then tuck them away. They're clearly in good condition and will typically attract a little of a premium. 

If you do decide to move some on then I will take one off of your hands as I don't have a 2012 in my little lot.

 

Sure, I'll do a swap with a another coin that has a small premium, what you got ?

[Midasfrog]

Very nice 👍 I would keep them 😆

[Britannia47]

The bullion 2012 is not the easiest to view  ‘in hand’ owing to the all-over shiny nature of the coin. The detail is better observed  in proof….

[Smiffy]

6 hours ago, Britannia47 said:

The bullion 2012 is not the easiest to view  ‘in hand’ owing to the all-over shiny nature of the coin. The detail is better observed  in proof….

It's a really nice design, one of my favourites actually. I've decided to hold onto them for now, I'll just save up and get the other sovereigns I'm after.

Lovely picture. Thank you