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The reason why they are rose gold now is simply because they stopped inquarting the alloy with silver and started using copper instead. Cutting costs on their end but charging you more for it. Thats why old timers dont like modern sovereigns, it was a criminal move and totally defaced the originals. Il be glad to hear they are discontinuing minting them in rose gold, hopefully they go back to inquarting with silver but it wouldnt suprise me if they started inquarting them with aluminium or some other junk metal
I have a lovely 1860 penny in one of my date runs, Last week i started buying penny's from 1900 10 1970 but they have to be with full luster and no lower than MS60 Graded
Another cynical, bare faced marketing ploy by the Royal Mint folks! They know perfectly well the current modern rose gold sovereigns have failed to excite and stimulate sales, so RM in their infinite wisdom have tinkered with policy issues and cobbled together this 'Dog's Dinner' of a new issue plan. They the Royal Mint will charge stupid money and anyone who falls for their mallicious deception has more money than sense.😊
You know they are going to disappoint. The people who dislike the rose gold coins will be expecting them to be inquarted with silver again. But you mark my words, I wouldnt bet tuppence they will use a junk white metal like aluminium, or something worth less than the copper they inquart them with now.
They are minting them from .925 sterling so should be original size and weight, but yes the premiums will be high because its silver so its subject to 20% tax.
Very intriguing, Sovereigns are out of my price range, I don't like the rose gold version myself. Not sure why they are bringing out a silver version. I think I'll stick to my Silver Britannia collection. (I've got them all since 1997).
10:57 This is very exciting. That silver sovereign will be proof and about £60. I was going to buy another coin but I'm holding off now for one maybe two of these.
I think an ‘official’ silver sovereign from the RM is a great idea - hopefully they will produce a standard bullion version every year from here on and not screw people on price. If so, I will be buying…… Thanks for showing 👍 - don’t forget sovereigns don’t show a denomination……
I like the fact that the older sovereigns were golden. Will we find a new love for the rose gold ones once they are no longer being made? Maybe I should have bought more of the rose gold ones? 😂🍻
The silver sov will be a money spinner for the RM I reckon. It could compete with the britannia favourably in view of recent price surges. Great video, your passion is infectious!
Bad idea for the Royal Mint to make a silver sovereign. If they are same size as a gold sovereign. They will be gold plated by crooks and passed of as gold to the unexpecting public.
i have the 2019 gibraltar silver sovereign, that was supposedly at the time the world's first but this is first from royal mint and with pestrucci' classic design
Thanks for sharing these. Great collection. They are a beautiful coin. In answer to your question, I have no farthings. Indeed no penny’s either, so I am “penniless”.
The mint in London found a run of test coins of Edward's in a locked cubard after an employee retired after many years of service a few years back. Think there were over 80 coins
That's a beautiful set to have. Congrats. I have a completed farthing date run back to Charles II. It took a few years & i doubt it will be properly complete as I'm always on the look out for upgrades. You're right about the slight change in dedign in 1926. Think it applies to all bronze coins
I agree, variety's make a smaller collection but allows me (on a limited budget) to collect in high end grades which I couldn't afford to do if seeking year runs. With exception being the Irish decimal coin run as only minted from 1971- 2000 as in 2003 the Euro came in, thus about 220 coins in total, year runs and dates.
Hey, you may not know. When you store coins in those trays over time the underneath side wears down as you open and close the draw or just by picking the tray up as the coins move ever so slightly. Some of those coins could be worth money in the future, you may be removing multiple pounds in value as one side slowly but surely degenerates from the infrequent friction caused by the felt.
Wonderful group. I am missing a couple of 1880s ones, otherwise have them all. Bought a collection at a stamp auction for $100 in 2020 and it included an 1863 in AU. The 1928 and 1933 are UNC, most are at least VF and many EF/AU. Farthings survive better than pennies and halfpennies. For earliers have about 10 Victorian copper ones, an 1821, 25, 26 and 28 and couple of older ones including a very worn 1672 Charles II (1st ever copper farthing, a decent 1674 and a very nice 1799.
