Change is Coming! New King Charles 3 definitive designs

[Jeffers46]

Just a standard BU set for me. I like the designs on the whole, the 50p salmon is a bit… different.

Tempted by some of the other limited sets but just couldn’t pull the trigger. Gold set is currently all reserved, that was pretty expensive. 

[Chrisplym]

I am disappointed that the mintage of the silver proof set is so high at 3,000. The commemorative set was much lower at 650.

I also don’t understand why there is no premium proof set. Surely the Royal Mint would want to issue one to match the commemorative set?

[bluffer]

i think its not an immediate hit, but will grow on me.  for some reason it looks almost like the australian coins.

 

the one penny does annoy me though when everything else is pence.

[paulmerton]

1 minute ago, bluffer said:

the one penny does annoy me though when everything else is pence.

What's wrong with that? Pence is plural.

[apachebleu]

 Went for the silver set, not my usual thing but I really like these 

[Olivard]

17 minutes ago, paulmerton said:

What's wrong with that? Pence is plural.

Even the original 1p coin had new penny on it.

[bluffer]

3 minutes ago, Olivard said:

Even the original 1p coin had new penny on it.

i know.  its been annoying me that long 🤣

[Simmoleon]

Last time I write to the mint and request animals are put back on the coins, I meant lions and unicorns not native wildlife.

Either way, they are different and some nice designs. I’m just waiting for Una and Squirrel to come out before pulling the trigger 

[paulmerton]

2 minutes ago, bluffer said:

i know.  its been annoying me that long 🤣

Does it annoy you that the £1 coin doesn't say 1 pounds? 🤣

[bluffer]

3 minutes ago, paulmerton said:

Does it annoy you that the £1 coin doesn't say 1 pounds? 🤣

since you mention it...

 

 

but one pence, two pence, 5 pence etc   makes more sense to me

[JamesH]

1 hour ago, Jeffers46 said:

Gold set is currently all reserved, that was pretty expensive. 

Only because they’ve gone out to dealers. Just got the email from Chards who’ve got plenty available 👍🏼

[SeverinDigsSovereigns]

11 minutes ago, bluffer said:

since you mention it...

 

 

but one pence, two pence, 5 pence etc   makes more sense to me

Shouldn't it be one pence, 2 pences, 5 pences then?

" Hanged, not hung"

Edited October 12, 2023 by SeverinDigsSovereigns

[TeaTime]

I like the new £1 .... And i predict the age old refrain of 'heads or tails' will be replaced by 'two bees or not two bees'.

You saw it here first !

[Britannia47]

Interesting design on the 10p reverse - took me awhile to identify it… I bet children  won’t be able to spell it!

CAPERCAILLIE  Probably nearly extinct, because of the Royal family shooting them!😀

 

Edited October 13, 2023 by Britannia47

[Petra]

12 minutes ago, SeverinDigsSovereigns said:

Shouldn't it be one pence, 2 pences, 5 pences then?

" Hanged, not hung"

You have one penny and two pence … you can though be hanged and hung … even well..🤔😮

[SeverinDigsSovereigns]

17 minutes ago, Britannia47 said:

Interesting design on the 10p reverse - took me awhile to identify it… I bet children  won’t be able to spell it!

CAPERCAILLIE  Probably nearly extinct, because of the Royal family shooting them!

 

A bit disrespectful of a comment.

 

7 minutes ago, Petra said:

You have one penny and two pence … you can though be hanged and hung … even well..🤔😮

"Hung good". But to be fair there are words whose singular and plural are the same. Penny is not one of those words.

Edited October 12, 2023 by SeverinDigsSovereigns

[westminstrel]

Okay so I’m late to the party as this was 4 am for me and I was sure nothing would sell out. Well, except that $15,000 gold set, which is pretty but I was never going to queue up for it anyway.

THEME AND DESIGN INTERPRETATION (brutally honest personal opinions incoming…)

Overall nature theme is great. Thanks @paulmerton- you know that I trust your word. 🙂

The design interpretation choice caught me by surprise. Not at all intricate like the designs of old (the way I’d hoped), but definitely very modern and, as some have said, also very Aussie-like.

From their description:

A watershed moment for British coinage, these new designs, more or less for the first time, step away from the heraldry that has dominated for centuries. 

Okay so another brick is pulled from the wall! ☹️ @SeverinDigsSovereigns

Meanwhile, the 3 interlocked C cypher is also bugging me because the Cs are not completely interlocked (yes, I’m all about details!). The thing looks odd and incomplete, like it was designed using 1998 MS Paint as a starting point, and left unfinished.

The thingey shows up on all the coins in the segment used for the denomination.

As a point of reference, this was the 3p during Charles II’s reign. Design intricacy at its finest!

 

PERSONAL FINAL VERDICT

Overall, nothing to brag about and personally leaves me wanting for more; but not really bad either.

Will I get a set? Not yet. I think they’ll  be available on the secondary market below issue price soon enough.

Edited October 12, 2023 by westminstrel

[Petra]

Obviously we have had wildlife on our coins before, obviously the wren, which as a child did intrigue me when I found one😮🤔

[westminstrel]

5 minutes ago, Petra said:

Obviously we have had wildlife on our coins before, obviously the wren, which as a child did intrigue me when I found one😮🤔

Also very similar to the old Irish coins.

[Olivard]

2 hours ago, Britannia47 said:

Interesting design on the 10p reverse - took me awhile to identify it… I bet children  won’t be able to spell it!

CAPERCAILLIE  Probably nearly extinct, because of the Royal family shooting them!

 

Maybe next August 12th instead of shooting the birds they'll throw up 10p coins and blast them with a shot gun. 😂

[Sc391]

Some of you boys are tough to please.  I like the coins and looking at them from the perspective of a set of circulating coins, not commemoratives I think the RM designer did a good job of capturing the natural aspects of the UK and getting the blessing of the monarch.  
 

Unfortunately most people won’t even look at the change in their pocket…….

[Aran]

44 minutes ago, westminstrel said:

Also very similar to the old Irish coins.

Yes, one of the most beautiful sets of national currency coins ever. Percy Metcalfe designed the series in 1928 and the florin (later 10 pence) remained in circulation until the introduction of the euro (what awful coins they are!).

The florin is one of my favourite coins and, in my opinion, has the edge over the new UK 50 pence design, simpler yet beautiful.

 

[westminstrel]

6 minutes ago, Sc391 said:

Some of you boys are tough to please.  I like the coins and looking at them from the perspective of a set of circulating coins, not commemoratives I think the RM designer did a good job of capturing the natural aspects of the UK and getting the blessing of the monarch.  
 

Unfortunately most people won’t even look at the change in their pocket…….

I admit I’m one of them. 😅

You make a good point though, about these being circulation coins primarily. 

[Agaupl]

Just got to see these and I think they are great. A nice change and breath of fresh air. £1 and 50p being the favourite. Despite the Napoleonic over tones! 🤣

[SidS]

Don't like them - with one exception.

I never liked animals on coins - as exemplified by Aussie or Irish coins.

I won't be buying them.

I do like the 2p simply because I like squirrels.

Roll on the next redesign be that in 20 years or with the change of monarch.