2012 Olympic And Paralympic Crown Coins

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kena Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1682 Posts	Posted 11/14/2011 08:24 am Royal Mint now has 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Crown Coins on Pre-Order. Olympic Crown Paralympic Crown Reverse I am wonder if our friend from The Royal Mint can explain the pricing (3x face plus shipping) on these when years ago you could get Crowns at face value. Ken Report this Post to the Staff

James Royal Mint UK Royal Mint Representative United Kingdom 40 Posts	Posted 11/14/2011 09:47 am Hello, these are packaged and presented as gifts/keepsakes. They're packaged for display in retail outlets and will be sold primarily as Olympic mementos. The pricing is designed to place the coin at a competitive level as a gift option when pitched against other (much less lovely!) products like mugs, t-shirts, etc... We do offer a lot of face value, aka '£5 for £5' options, like our Olympic countdown series: www.royalmint.com/store/Brit...romcode=W12TW Face value products are presented in basic packaging etc and are aimed at those who want the coin for the coin's sake rather than for the 'story' or the sentiment that it offers as a keepsake. Edited by James Royal Mint 11/14/2011 09:48 am Report this Post to the Staff
kena Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1682 Posts	Posted 11/14/2011 09:57 am Thanks for taking the time to response James. I am one of those people who just wants the coin without any fancy packaging. Ken Report this Post to the Staff
augsburger Pillar of the Community Germany 1063 Posts	Posted 11/14/2011 11:04 am "We do offer a lot of face value, aka '£5 for £5' options, like our Olympic countdown series:" I'm going to be pedantic! "Like"? As in, these are the ONLY ones that are £5 for £5, the other £5 coins are available at £9.99 at the cheapest and it has been like this since Henry VIII (not 1500 whenever, but 2009 I think). Report this Post to the Staff
James Royal Mint UK Royal Mint Representative United Kingdom 40 Posts	Posted 11/14/2011 1:48 pm A little pedantic, but it's a fair point :D We will be offering more £5 for £5 deals as well as some other great value options over the coming months! Report this Post to the Staff
andyg Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1321 Posts	Posted 11/19/2011 5:43 pm James, Do you know which of the recent £5 coins were struck in standard uncirculated, rather than BU (the £5 for £5 sold through the mint were BU). I have a 2009 Henry VIII and 2010 Restoration in Unc (not BU) but they were very tricky to find. Andrew. Report this Post to the Staff
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