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 Posted 07/06/2011  2:24 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add CaptainFwiffo to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
I'm not much of a Bullion collector, but I really like the design of the Britannia coins, particularly the Phillip Nathan ones (and the 2003 in particular.) I was thinking of getting some, but looking on ebay, they seem really pricey.

What's a reasonable premium to pay over spot for, e.g. a 2003 Britannia? How about the proofs or proof sets?
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 Posted 07/06/2011  3:38 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add west- canuk to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I understand The Royal Mint charges a high premium for their Britannias. These are more of a collectable than a bullion and the RM keeps mintages at 100,000, or less for some years.
I picked up a 2009 from my local bullion dealer for $53 cdn, he also had 2010s for $55 cdn , a higher price since his cost had gone up. Check out
http://www.mintproducts.com/british-silver-coins/ for designs.
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I have a MS-69 Britannia 2010 and a 2003 in a set with a 2002 ASE, and I like that 2003 design as well. I got the set for like 100, so 108 total with tax (so lets say 54 bucks for each coin in the 2 coin set), as unfortunately I pay tax here at local shops. That 2003 has a mintage of like 48,000 something seems like is what West Canuk told me in another thread I posted when I got that set....

I really like the Britannia's as they are in a league all their own.....

https://goccf.com/t/91689
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07/06/2011 9:55 pm
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$54 is about the ballpark for the lowest I've seen them go on ebay. It seems like a lot, but they are soooo nice, and the mintage is low (48k or whatever compared to millions of ASE each year). I was thinking of maybe trying to gradually collect the 2£ uncirculated for all the Phillip Nathan designs (which AFAIK is 1997-2006, with the 1997 being a very small issue of proofs only), and then maybe getting the 4-coin proof sets of my favorites like 2003.
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I don't see as many members here going after the Britannia, but then I don't see many posters from the UK, or at least in this section where I mostly post anyway. I think in time people will catch on to their nice design, 1 oz. of silver even though it is not a pure silver coin, and the fact that you get different designs each year, as opposed to the same exact ASE design every year, even though it is a great design, but a little variety never hurts I always say....
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