The humble pound

[craigy]

with all the commemorative coins etc was nice to see the humble round pound throw up an oddity https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2016-Definitive-Shield-of-Royal-Arms-One-Pound-1-Unreleased-Bunc-Coin-UK-GB/263369643807?hash=item3d520dd71f:g:Q-8AAOSwTm9aJ99v was only available in the year sets

[Unwilling Numismatist]

So many year sets are being bought up and split, selling the odd coin for hugely inflated prices - I'm not even sure a market exists yet, but that doesn't seem to be stopping it.

But why? it's cheaper to buy a year set. I think I need to approach scholls and re-introduce "common sense".

[craigy]

15 hours ago, Unwilling Numismatist said:

So many year sets are being bought up and split, selling the odd coin for hugely inflated prices - I'm not even sure a market exists yet, but that doesn't seem to be stopping it.

But why? it's cheaper to buy a year set. I think I need to approach scholls and re-introduce "common sense".

for some reason the 2014 300 year death of queen Anne £5 is starting to go for silly money 

[Unwilling Numismatist]

It's so random, you just don't know what oddity will be the next "kew" these days.

Which publication or newsfeed aren't we reading to get a heads-up on it?