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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I just got the 2013 for Christmas, I'm up to 5 now. I think I'll go back to the beginning of the series and start backfilling.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3789 Posts |
u guys doing proofs at all by chance?
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United States
3789 Posts |
btw, I enjoy collecting both the proof and BU Brits.... but what I dont get is how they keep making the proof coin in a capsule thats so loose, it doesn't stay tight on it lol
I guess they do tis so you can easily pop out the coin, which I guess is ok but still,,,, lol
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7840 Posts |
Chalk up a couple more;   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3789 Posts |
very very nice there, excellent additions to your collection!
That 2004 is the last Brit I got, both in BU and Proof and then I just fell out from collecting world proofs and gold.
I think 2004 is my favorite design!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1200 Posts |
2013 Lunar Privy-edge-marked silver Britannias now available exclusively through Merit. Minimum order of $1500, which works out to almost two tubes at about $40 per coin @ that level. These come in sealed tubes with raised edge privy snakes, which are intended to be anti-counterfeiting features. I'm all in favor of anti-counterfeiting measures and these are genuinely good ones and will continue to be so for as long as it takes the counterfeiters to catch up -- 90 or 120 days? I've collected the entire 1998-2014 series of silver bullion Britannias and I do like them a lot, but this Merit exclusive $1500 minimum order @ about $40/coin is just plain obnoxious. Speaking for myself, Merit can keep their lunar Brits, their attitude and their minimum order threshold, too. Nonetheless, I suspect these will probably flip for $60 on ebay. I can already hear the dialog when somebody tries to sell my LCS guy a lunar edge-marked Brit... "Yeah, right, sure thing. Here's spot plus $4 and there's the door. Take yer pick." Edit: If anybody remembers the old newspaper comic strip "B.C." by Johnny Hart, the edge-marked lunar snake on these coins is VERY reminiscent of the snake in that comic that the character named "Fat Broad" used to regularly pulverize with her club. It's a real "blast from the past!" Edited by Fat Freddy
03/20/2013 4:25 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Well... forget that. I dont see anything I want from them to order along with that privy mark Brit. Sounds interesting tho, I guess I'll look on ebay for that coin lol |
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Japan
666 Posts |
have they solved the quality issues they had with original 2013 release?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1200 Posts |
The 2013 that I got from Provident a while ago was unflawed.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Just pulled the trigger on a tube of 20 2013 Britannias from Provident. I tried to resist, but they are so dang beautiful...
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Canada
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This is somewhat interesting and thought there would be a few people here that would like a bit of a history lesson on "Una and the Lion". The design of the bullion coin was lifted/stolen/inspired from what they still call a medal/plaque from Britain in World War 1. If you had a famiy member die on the battlefield the Military would send the family a "Death Medal" with the name of the soldier on one side and the Image of Britannia and the Lion on the reverse. I am saying its on the reverse due to the current configuration of the 2001 Bullion coin.  |
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Canada
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I've read a lot of comments online from people who said that their 2013 Britannia's are coming in with some minor marks on them. I'm not sure if it was just the distributor being careless but has anyone noticed this/had this problem? I was really disappointed to read that. Love the Britannia's.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1200 Posts |
I think the kind of damage referred to is usually the result of transit, when the coins have the opportunity get bounced around inside the mint tubes. The damage I've seen on ASE's is usually on Liberty's bust and on CSM's it's usually on the high point of the Queen's cheek. These are the two highest points on those sides of those two coins, so they take the brunt of in-tube clanking around. I suspect the same thing is likely what happened with those Brits. Edit--My '13 Britannia was undamaged, so I guess I lucked out. Edited by Fat Freddy
03/25/2013 10:33 pm
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Canada
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Although I always liked the design and did collect a few, I wasn't hooked 'cause of the lack of purity and being taxable here. But with The Royal Mint getting with the program now, I might just hoard myself a bit more. 999 is tax free They do have higher premiums and a bit harder to find. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Does anyone know when the proof silver Britannias come out... 2013s that is?
TIA
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