craigy Posted March 7, 2019 Posted March 7, 2019 next roll out of the roll mint presses, another coin not in the annual set Quote
Sword Posted March 7, 2019 Posted March 7, 2019 I wonder if this mean that Hawking is not going to be on the back of the new £50 note? Quote
copper123 Posted March 7, 2019 Posted March 7, 2019 Any coin featureing steven hawkins has got to be out of this world Quote
Diaconis Posted March 7, 2019 Posted March 7, 2019 45 minutes ago, copper123 said: Any coin featureing steven hawkins has got to be out of this world So true, hope the price isn't astronomical Quote
Rob Posted March 7, 2019 Posted March 7, 2019 I'm surprised they didn't put a wheelchair on the reverse. Surely that is synonymous with SH for the masses in a way that black holes never will be? Quote
copper123 Posted March 7, 2019 Posted March 7, 2019 4 minutes ago, Rob said: I'm surprised they didn't put a wheelchair on the reverse. Surely that is synonymous with SH for the masses in a way that black holes never will be? well lets hope the earth never comes in contact with a black hole Quote
mrbadexample Posted March 7, 2019 Posted March 7, 2019 14 minutes ago, Rob said: I'm surprised they didn't put a wheelchair on the reverse. Surely that is synonymous with SH for the masses in a way that black holes never will be? Too easily confused with Olympic boccia? 1 1 Quote
Sword Posted March 8, 2019 Posted March 8, 2019 9 hours ago, Rob said: I'm surprised they didn't put a wheelchair on the reverse. Surely that is synonymous with SH for the masses in a way that black holes never will be? A portrait of SH in his trademark wheel chair would indeed be a more powerful image than a stylised representation of a black hole in my view Quote
Rob Posted March 8, 2019 Posted March 8, 2019 Or a wheelchair hurtling head first into a black hole. 2 1 Quote
Sword Posted March 8, 2019 Posted March 8, 2019 12 minutes ago, Rob said: Or a wheelchair hurtling head first into a black hole. SH would probably have found it funny. But imagine the Brexit coin designs after that. :-) Quote
sabrejv Posted March 12, 2019 Posted March 12, 2019 Just managed to get onto the RM website and apart from the BU pack all have been sold out, even the BBC was 'advertising' the coins release on Breakfast TV. Result another another frenzy on the RM website . Coins already on ebay! Quote
Unwilling Numismatist Posted March 12, 2019 Posted March 12, 2019 and yet another "not for circulation" coin too! Printing money at it's finest! 1 Quote
Diaconis Posted March 12, 2019 Posted March 12, 2019 1 hour ago, sabrejv said: Just managed to get onto the RM website and apart from the BU pack all have been sold out, even the BBC was 'advertising' the coins release on Breakfast TV. Result another another frenzy on the RM website . Coins already on ebay! £858k sold out almost overnight, not a bad little earner for the RM there, one can easily see their interest in producing these commemoratives. Quote
Unwilling Numismatist Posted March 12, 2019 Posted March 12, 2019 They went on sale at 7AM, pretty much another 30minute gold rush. Quote
azda Posted March 12, 2019 Posted March 12, 2019 Much prefer the gold to the silver, but got the silver proofs for €68 each, i have a contact 😉 Quote
PWA 1967 Posted March 12, 2019 Posted March 12, 2019 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Unwilling Numismatist said: They went on sale at 7AM, pretty much another 30minute gold rush. How many was there Kev ,these and the gruffolo one are selling on ebay almost every minute ,just shows how many decimal collectors there are 😮 Edited March 12, 2019 by PWA 1967 Quote
Diaconis Posted March 12, 2019 Posted March 12, 2019 2 minutes ago, Unwilling Numismatist said: They went on sale at 7AM, pretty much another 30minute gold rush. even better👍🏽 that’s £229k in raw materials leaving £656k for design packaging and marketing and a ‘little’ profit. Sweet😋 Quote
azda Posted March 12, 2019 Posted March 12, 2019 (edited) 2 minutes ago, PWA 1967 said: How many was there Kev ,these and the gruffolo one are selling on ebay almost every minute ,just shows how many of decimal collectors there are 😮 5500 Silver proof and 400 gold, there's also a Piedfort silver proof 2500 mintage Edited March 12, 2019 by azda Quote
PWA 1967 Posted March 12, 2019 Posted March 12, 2019 Just now, azda said: 5500 Silver proof and 400 gold, there's also a Piedfort silver proof Thanks Dave but do you know how many of just the normal BU ones that they are all buying ? Quote
Unwilling Numismatist Posted March 12, 2019 Posted March 12, 2019 (edited) Cheers Dave - 2500 piedfort. As usual, BU is unlimited so no rush. Edited March 12, 2019 by Unwilling Numismatist 1 Quote
azda Posted March 12, 2019 Posted March 12, 2019 Just now, PWA 1967 said: Thanks Dave but do you know how many of just the normal BU ones that they are all buying ? Its the proof that people buying Quote
Unwilling Numismatist Posted March 12, 2019 Posted March 12, 2019 if it is limited, I hope they announce it fairl soon - no limit was specified - so it leaves me thinking it will be like the snowman / gruffalo et'al .. money from whoever wants to buy it. Quote
Unwilling Numismatist Posted March 12, 2019 Posted March 12, 2019 Yes the quick profit is teh silver proof, they go really fast and turn up on ebay in minutes at up to 3x the price Quote
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