azda Posted February 5, 2019 Posted February 5, 2019 Standard Alloy Theme Fine Oz / Size Mintage Limit Despatched Sales to End March Bullion GOLD Dragon 0.25 No Limit 10,421 Bullion GOLD Dragon 1 No Limit 14,456 Bullion GOLD Griffin 0.25 No Limit 10,758 Bullion GOLD Griffin 1 No Limit 13,159 Bullion GOLD Lion 0.25 No Limit 20,094 Bullion GOLD Lion 1 No Limit 22,707 Bullion GOLD Unicorn 0.25 No Limit 10,193 Bullion GOLD Unicorn 1 No Limit 12,268 Bullion GOLD Bull 0.25 No Limit 5,066 Bullion GOLD Bull 1 No Limit 5,612 Bullion Platinum Dragon 1 No Limit 3,020 Bullion Platinum Griffin 1 No Limit 3,051 Bullion Platinum Lion 1 No Limit 4,135 Bullion SILVER Dragon 2 No Limit 195,263 Bullion SILVER Dragon 10 No Limit 5,077 Bullion SILVER Griffin 2 No Limit 183,939 Bullion SILVER Griffin 10 No Limit 8,286 Bullion SILVER Lion 2 No Limit 259,204 Bullion SILVER Lion 10 No Limit 16,305 Bullion SILVER Unicorn 2 No Limit 155,700 Bullion SILVER Bull 2 No Limit 107,564 1 Quote
Stuntman Posted February 5, 2019 Posted February 5, 2019 I like this series rather a lot. I'm collecting the 1/4 oz and 1 oz in Gold, and I also have a 1 oz Platinum Lion (it being the first 1 oz Platinum UK bullion coin, I believe) but not looking to add any more Platinum Beasts. Anyone else into these, apart from Azda and me? Quote
azda Posted February 5, 2019 Author Posted February 5, 2019 A new 2oz Britannia was released yesterday, really not into the design nor the £3750 asking price, but a 100 mintage Quote
Nonmortuus Posted February 5, 2019 Posted February 5, 2019 I just have some of the Bullion silver ones. Quote
ozjohn Posted February 6, 2019 Posted February 6, 2019 Expensive way to buy gold. I can always remember Henry Sandon of Antiques Road Show's view on limited editions - they invariably fail to keep their value or at best do not perform as the same amount of the issue is always there to satisfy the potential market. A limited edition of 75 may be different but very few people would be willing to cough up over 8000 quid for an oz. of gold. Quote
whitedb Posted February 6, 2019 Posted February 6, 2019 I have been buying the silver bullion series along with bullion Britannia’s. They are lovely designs but the realisation in bullion is sadly the smooth shiny finish the mint now favours. They look spectacular as proofs but I am tired of paying the huge mark-ups expected by the mint. 1 Quote
Colin88 Posted February 6, 2019 Posted February 6, 2019 All scrap / bullion when you come to resell I'm afraid....RM is really just a marketing company ..you pay for the beautiful boxes and the advertising...with only very few exceptions the resell value is the gold / silver value only regardless of whether they are proof / low mintage/ in a shiny box Quote
VickySilver Posted February 6, 2019 Posted February 6, 2019 Actually, here in the States, Britannia bullion issue such as the gold or platinum are quite near to bullion value so not much out really. Quote
azda Posted February 6, 2019 Author Posted February 6, 2019 2 hours ago, Colin88 said: the same the world over .... Not if you buy their new 2oz Brit, 87% over spot 😉 Quote
Colin88 Posted February 8, 2019 Posted February 8, 2019 But you will only get scrap silver price when you come to sell it which is the point I was making Quote
Stuntman Posted February 9, 2019 Posted February 9, 2019 The 1/4oz and 1oz gold Queens's Beasts that I am buying/collecting are not that expensive a way to buy gold. Buying in the UK while they are on current release, the 1oz coins cost about 5% above spot, delivered. For example, today the gold price is GBP 1016 per ounce, and you can get a 1oz Falcon Of The Plantagenets coin for GBP 1065 delivered. That's decent value as far as I'm concerned, given that I like the coins in the first place. The 1/4oz are of course more expensive, the equivalent Falcon coin would cost GBP 303 delivered on today's price. Currently, people are paying significantly more than spot price for the earlier 1oz coins in the series - the Lion and the Griffin in particular. I certainly intend to collect the remaining 4 designs during their release time frame (about 12 months for each coin) and then enjoy them for many years to come. Quote
VickySilver Posted February 9, 2019 Posted February 9, 2019 Yes, my point as well. I get the silver two pounds, the silver 10 oz, the gold one oz. and the platinum 1 oz. Very low premiums when bought on pre-sale, occasionally less than 20 USD per gold or pt. coin.... Quote
Rob Posted February 9, 2019 Posted February 9, 2019 Given my last purchase was 590, 616 times face value, I suppose there is an argument for buying something only marginally over melt. Quote
Stuntman Posted February 9, 2019 Posted February 9, 2019 Nice multiple! I think the most I have managed is 257,280 (67 pounds for a quarter farthing)! Quote
Stuntman Posted February 9, 2019 Posted February 9, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, VickySilver said: Yes, my point as well. I get the silver two pounds, the silver 10 oz, the gold one oz. and the platinum 1 oz. Very low premiums when bought on pre-sale, occasionally less than 20 USD per gold or pt. coin.... Do silver and platinum attract sales taxes in the US? Sadly they do if you buy them in the UK (from a UK seller): 20% VAT. Therefore I have only bought a couple of platinum coins (2018 1 oz Britannia being the other) for interest value rather than investment value - despite thinking that platinum is currently very cheap. I have a few pure silver bullion coins but again, just for pleasure interest. The only 10oz one I have is the Royal Mint 2018 Valiant, which is lovely. Edited February 9, 2019 by Stuntman Quote
VickySilver Posted February 9, 2019 Posted February 9, 2019 Sales tax is State by State. Virginia has none, Maryland 5%. So I use a Virginia address and don't pay shipping or tax - 2019 Britannia platinum was 872 USD as an example. 1 Quote
VickySilver Posted March 23, 2021 Posted March 23, 2021 Tony do you have an update on mintages, and how did you manage to get these figures? Nice job. Quote
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