headsortails Posted January 31, 2012 Posted January 31, 2012 can any body tell me what one of these is worth,im interested in the coin but am not sure on a price. Quote
headsortails Posted January 31, 2012 Author Posted January 31, 2012 can any body tell me what one of these is worth,im interested in the coin but am not sure on a price. Quote
Peckris Posted January 31, 2012 Posted January 31, 2012 can any body tell me what one of these is worth,im interested in the coin but am not sure on a price.It would be worth bullion value is what I'm thinking (despite a low issue of 1000). 1/10 ounce I believe, so whatever that's currently worth in gold. Quote
TomGoodheart Posted January 31, 2012 Posted January 31, 2012 155.5g silver: scrap value £75. 155.5g silver 'coin' with a diamond stuck in it ... whatever someone is prepared to pay. A quick check of ebay shows one sold for £120, but that doesn't mean you'd ever get that if you sold one, nor that it's 'worth' that much I'm afraid. Since it's described here as legal tender (presumably in Gibraltar) it's worth ... £10.Basically it's a way of buying bullion. The 'diamond' (weight and grade unspecified) is probably worth nothing.Sorry to be unenthusiastic, but really Westminster make souvenirs, that look like coins and then are sold at a hugely inflated prices. Quote
headsortails Posted February 1, 2012 Author Posted February 1, 2012 155.5g silver: scrap value £75. 155.5g silver 'coin' with a diamond stuck in it ... whatever someone is prepared to pay. A quick check of ebay shows one sold for £120, but that doesn't mean you'd ever get that if you sold one, nor that it's 'worth' that much I'm afraid. Since it's described here as legal tender (presumably in Gibraltar) it's worth ... £10.Basically it's a way of buying bullion. The 'diamond' (weight and grade unspecified) is probably worth nothing.Sorry to be unenthusiastic, but really Westminster make souvenirs, that look like coins and then are sold at a hugely inflated prices.thank's for info,they are alderny coins limited to 500, set of two cased,was interested in the as they are ten pound coins, but the guy is askingover 400 quid for them,so think ill pass them by. Quote
TomGoodheart Posted February 1, 2012 Posted February 1, 2012 155.5g silver: scrap value £75. 155.5g silver 'coin' with a diamond stuck in it ... whatever someone is prepared to pay. A quick check of ebay shows one sold for £120, but that doesn't mean you'd ever get that if you sold one, nor that it's 'worth' that much I'm afraid. Since it's described here as legal tender (presumably in Gibraltar) it's worth ... £10.Basically it's a way of buying bullion. The 'diamond' (weight and grade unspecified) is probably worth nothing.Sorry to be unenthusiastic, but really Westminster make souvenirs, that look like coins and then are sold at a hugely inflated prices.thank's for info,they are alderny coins limited to 500, set of two cased,was interested in the as they are ten pound coins, but the guy is askingover 400 quid for them,so think ill pass them by.£400 compares with what the Royal Mint (who make these on behalf of Alderney) charge (Royal Engagement Alderney £10 65mm Silver Proof £375 +p&P) But then you would need to find another collector of such things to get back your money. As a contrast a silver Brittania coin (1oz silver) costs £58 or so but at scrap value of silver is worth £15. So you're paying an awful lot for the design.Now I'm aware that's the same case for most coins. The cost of what I collect (shillings of Charles I) is vastly more than the value of the silver the coin is made out of. I'm paying for the history. But there are more people who collect coins that have circulated and used to buy things than there are who collect the sort of commemorative pieces we're talking about here. In the end, if you like something and want to collect it, go ahead. Just remember, you'll need to find someone else who likes these to have a chance of getting back your money.I just didn't want you to think that you were buying something people will be queuing up to buy off you, or that will aquire value due to scarcity. The price of silver is, like gold, at an all time high right now and you'd be buying at that peak. Quote
Peter Posted February 1, 2012 Posted February 1, 2012 Junk nothing more than junk.Who buys this crap?FFS Quote
headsortails Posted February 1, 2012 Author Posted February 1, 2012 155.5g silver: scrap value £75. 155.5g silver 'coin' with a diamond stuck in it ... whatever someone is prepared to pay. A quick check of ebay shows one sold for £120, but that doesn't mean you'd ever get that if you sold one, nor that it's 'worth' that much I'm afraid. Since it's described here as legal tender (presumably in Gibraltar) it's worth ... £10.Basically it's a way of buying bullion. The 'diamond' (weight and grade unspecified) is probably worth nothing.Sorry to be unenthusiastic, but really Westminster make souvenirs, that look like coins and then are sold at a hugely inflated prices.thank's for info,they are alderny coins limited to 500, set of two cased,was interested in the as they are ten pound coins, but the guy is askingover 400 quid for them,so think ill pass them by.£400 compares with what the Royal Mint (who make these on behalf of Alderney) charge (Royal Engagement Alderney £10 65mm Silver Proof £375 +p&P) But then you would need to find another collector of such things to get back your money. As a contrast a silver Brittania coin (1oz silver) costs £58 or so but at scrap value of silver is worth £15. So you're paying an awful lot for the design.Now I'm aware that's the same case for most coins. The cost of what I collect (shillings of Charles I) is vastly more than the value of the silver the coin is made out of. I'm paying for the history. But there are more people who collect coins that have circulated and used to buy things than there are who collect the sort of commemorative pieces we're talking about here. In the end, if you like something and want to collect it, go ahead. Just remember, you'll need to find someone else who likes these to have a chance of getting back your money.I just didn't want you to think that you were buying something people will be queuing up to buy off you, or that will aquire value due to scarcity. The price of silver is, like gold, at an all time high right now and you'd be buying at that peak.again thanks for the input, the person selling the coins dose state for just over 440 quid there are two coins and they are 5oz each would that be 65mm Quote
azda Posted February 1, 2012 Posted February 1, 2012 Junk nothing more than junk.Who buys this crap?FFSLmfao, nothing like straight to the point Peter. Is Mrs Peters annoyimg you lol Quote
azda Posted February 1, 2012 Posted February 1, 2012 155.5g silver: scrap value £75. 155.5g silver 'coin' with a diamond stuck in it ... whatever someone is prepared to pay. A quick check of ebay shows one sold for £120, but that doesn't mean you'd ever get that if you sold one, nor that it's 'worth' that much I'm afraid. Since it's described here as legal tender (presumably in Gibraltar) it's worth ... £10.Basically it's a way of buying bullion. The 'diamond' (weight and grade unspecified) is probably worth nothing.Sorry to be unenthusiastic, but really Westminster make souvenirs, that look like coins and then are sold at a hugely inflated prices.thank's for info,they are alderny coins limited to 500, set of two cased,was interested in the as they are ten pound coins, but the guy is askingover 400 quid for them,so think ill pass them by.£400 compares with what the Royal Mint (who make these on behalf of Alderney) charge (Royal Engagement Alderney £10 65mm Silver Proof £375 +p&P) But then you would need to find another collector of such things to get back your money. As a contrast a silver Brittania coin (1oz silver) costs £58 or so but at scrap value of silver is worth £15. So you're paying an awful lot for the design.Now I'm aware that's the same case for most coins. The cost of what I collect (shillings of Charles I) is vastly more than the value of the silver the coin is made out of. I'm paying for the history. But there are more people who collect coins that have circulated and used to buy things than there are who collect the sort of commemorative pieces we're talking about here. In the end, if you like something and want to collect it, go ahead. Just remember, you'll need to find someone else who likes these to have a chance of getting back your money.I just didn't want you to think that you were buying something people will be queuing up to buy off you, or that will aquire value due to scarcity. The price of silver is, like gold, at an all time high right now and you'd be buying at that peak.again thanks for the input, the person selling the coins dose state for just over 440 quid there are two coins and they are 5oz each would that be 65mmYou'd be better of spending your £400 on a Gold Sovereign or something with a bit of history behind it. I'l agree with others here, you'll never get your money back of these modern coins, you could in fact buy 7 or 8 Britannia coins for that money. Quote
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