Gold Sovereign Mints & Monarchs 8 Coin Collection
We offer for sale complete mintmark collections of British sovereigns. A detailed account of the 7 mints including the 6 branch mints can be found on our Mints & Mintmark page.
The following sets contain one each of the mintmarks issued in the reign. George V is the only monarch for whom all 7 mints and mintmarks were issued.
According to the Royal Mint's Website:
This superb collection comprises one of each of the coins struck at the Royal Mint at Tower Hill in London and at Llantrisant in South Wales as well as each of the branch mints at Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Bombay, Ottawa and Pretoria.
Containing eight fabulous gold sovereigns – three from the reign of Victoria, one from the reign of Edward VII three from the reign of George V and one from the current monarch Queen Elizabeth II.
Handsomely presented in a specially designed case the coins are all 22 carat gold selected from the original issues to be of 'very fine' quality or better are accompanied by a free booklet with an incorporated Certificate of Authenticity attesting to their quality and low issue limit of only 750 collections available worldwide.
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Contains eight sovereigns all struck in 22 carat gold
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Selected to be of 'very fine' quality or better
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Housed in a luxurious presentation case
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Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity
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Only 750 of these collections will ever be made available worldwide
Price & Availability
All prices include our attractive and exclusive case.
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Description | Qty | Grade | Availability | Price £ | Price $ | Price €
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One Sovereign of Each Mint including Llantrisant | 8 | VF to Unc | Yes | £1,245 | $2,495 | €1,625
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Qty = Number of coins in set.
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The Royal Mint, not content with its monopoly in producing new sovereigns, has for some years now been buying mintmark sets of sovereigns from the numismatic trade, and marketing them to its "Coin Club" members (customers) at exorbitant prices. Sadly because most of its customers are not coin collectors, but ordinary members of the public who, for some reason, appear to trust the Royal Mint.
As we wrote this, the Royal Mint's latest price on its Gold Sovereign Mints & Monarchs 8 Coin Collection was £1645! We should point out, in mitigation, that the Mint's collection does come in a quite impressive wooden box, with each coin in its own capsule, and with an informative booklet / certificate. At a pinch, the presentation might be worth as much as £100, but on the negative side, the quality of some of their coins is rather variable. We have the advantage of having seen a number of the Royal Mint's sets, so we know their typical grades. Some of their coins would not even make it into our lowest grade / price. Otherwise their sets are closest to our lowest graded set.
Even our most expensive set is 50 less than the Royal Mint's offering. Perhaps we should increase our prices, but we just can't bring ourselves to charging rip-off prices.
Government Wealth Warning
We wonder if some of the Royal Mint's offerings should come with a "Government Wealth Warning".
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