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Couple Questions About The Silver Britannia

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 Posted 12/13/2014  6:11 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add ratio411 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
I just picked up my first 1 oz silver Britannia.
It's a 2014, and listed as a "Horse privy".
It has the image of a horse along the rim.

I am having trouble finding out much about the details
of this coin series. I would like to start collecting
the series (business strikes), and put them in a Dansco
album to go along with my American silver Eagle business
strike set and my uncirculated Mexican silver Libertad
set. Those 2 bullion sets look so good in a Dansco, I
would like to try with the Britannia.

So, what do I need to know about the series (the business
strikes)? What are the hard years, the keys, and anything
special to look for?

When I order pages for my Dansco binder, what mm size holes
will I need for the Britannia? I heard some talk that this
coin has changed diameters mid-series, is this true?

What the heck is a "PRIVY"?
Do all years have a "PRIVY"?
Are there more than one "PRIVY" during a year?
How does that work?

Does this series only have uncirculated and proof, or do
they get all experimental like the ASE, with reverse proofs,
burnished, enhanced, etc?

Thanks so much for helping out a clueless Yank.
Dave
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Oh, I also got a British "Year of the Horse" 1 oz coin that also
appears to be "legal tender"... This isn't considered part of the
Britannia set, right? Sorry for the dumb question.

Is this coin part of a different series? If so, what year did it
start? Is the diameter of this coin the same as the other?

Thanks!
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britan...er_Britannia is a good starting point.

Basically in 1997, there was only a proof release
1998 to 2012, there were uncirculated ones and some years proof ones with the same design.

In 2013, things changed since now a bullion one, uncirculated, and proof ones started to be released.

The bullion for 2013, was the same design as the 2012 bullion one with a different design for the proof and uncirculated ones.

In 2014, only the proof ones has a different design. The uncirculated one has the same design as a bullion one.

The Royal Mint price for the proof is £92.50 while the uncirculated one is £57.50 while only dealers sell the bullion ones which price is around £20.

The privy is just a special marking on the coins which seems to have started when Mark Carney came over from Canada to become the governer of the Bank of England since the UK now also has a £20 for £20 series since 2013.

The lunar series, is just another bullion offering.

I am a bit sad since the Britannia series was a nice series until they started messing with it.
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The 1997 through the 2012 use a Dansco 40 mm page, the 2013 onward use a Dansco 38 mm page, and they look awesome in a Dansco album. The 1998 through 2012 tend to sell for a hefty premium over bullion prices, even though they are only .958 fine. The 2013 onward basically sell at bullion prices (except the overpriced proof and unc. versions) The 1997 is available as a proof only, lowest mintage of the set, expect to pay around $200.00 for this one.
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Thanks!
The Wiki helped quite a bit.

I am taking the privy marks don't mean much, just another way to make a buck and drive up price.
Can't see it in a Dansco anyway...

Too bad the unc release is so expensive. Nice looking coins. I guess the extra dough is for the box?

Looks like a nice date set 1998-date in a Dansco is the way to go... no proofs or privy to worry about.

Thanks again.
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