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United Kingdom
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 It's very expensive as silver coins go but it is a proof and it is a beautiful coin. Anyone familiar with the gold sovereign will recognise it. It hasn't actually been minted in silver for over 100 years so it's pretty unusual. I don't care for the fact that it's associated with the royal birth. My interest is in obtaining a decent sized proof coin depicting that amazing design. Cost: £80 Mintage: 10,000 http://www.royalmint.com/shop/St_Ge...r_Proof_Coin Edited by Demarco Bishopp
07/23/2013 5:39 pm
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United States
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The sovereign design is a long-time, proven winner and that's a beautiful coin, but that price is a killer. The Royal Mint website specs don't mention purity, but the Euro Collections ( http://www.eurocollections.com/stor....asp?id=7588 ) website lists the purity as a disappointing .925. I would have thought that since they just moved the Britannia into .999, this one would have been .999 also. Demarco---you've commented previously on how Royal Mint pricing is both greedy and disconnected from reality. I think they did it again with this one. Edit---I just looked at the gold version. Whoa! $1200 for an 8-gram gold coin! Maybe that .925 silver one isn't the worst buy of the day after all... Edited by Fat Freddy
07/23/2013 7:33 pm
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Australia
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I don't know why they call this a sovereign when it is surly a Crown.
The size, silver content and the design are all the same as a Crown coin.
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Australia
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I don't think they have called it a sovereign, that was the OP. Its a 5 pound coin.
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Valued Member
Canada
453 Posts |
They don't seem to be calling it a sovereign, but rather that it has the sovereign design.
It's interesting to note that silver purity isn't stated in the specs. However, under "Product Detail" they state that it is sterling.
Actual silver content is slightly over 26 grams.
I like the look of this coin, but not sure if I'm going to take the plunge.
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United States
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That design was actually made by Pistrucci for the crown, & then adapted to the sovereign.
28.28 g 925 fine is spec for a crown.
As an aside, the idea of wanting anything struck in 999 fine silver or gold completely escapes me. That kind of pure metal is totally unsuitable for circulation, which to me quite disqualifies something made from it from the category "coin".
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Bedrock of the Community
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Like everyone else I love the design but not the price. I may bite the bullet and get one of these but at that price thats all Ill be getting for myself
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 United Kingdom
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@ Fat Freddy Yeah, I am critical of The Royal Mint and to be honest I avoid most of the coins they put out. However, with this one the price didn't factor into it for me. I knew as soon as I saw that they were doing a silver proof of that iconic Pistrucci design that I had to get one. |
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Canada
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- slay that demon and pay the pri(n)ce, after-all it is a bona fide collectable.
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Australia
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.925 hmm looks nice but I think ill give it a miss..
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Has the design been chosen because the baby's name is george?
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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@ enworb
St George is the patron saint of England and the name George is pretty common, especially among royalty. The baby was only named yesterday and that was after they revealed these coins. I think it's just a pleasant coincidence.
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United Kingdom
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@ Fat Freddy Yeah, the gold sovereign "struck on the day of the royal birth" is a truly vile creation. It's easily one of the worst offerings I've yet seen from The Royal Mint. £800 for an 8 gram gold coin and it's not even mint marked or proof quality. Edited by Demarco Bishopp
07/26/2013 08:00 am
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Canada
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So, if it's a Crown, does it have a face value of 25p?
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Canada
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Five pounds (the value of crown coins since 1990).
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United Kingdom
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Crowns aren't actually minted anymore. It's just old timers sometimes call the £5 coin a crown because they're both about the same size and weight.
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