Silver £20 Ww! Coin

[mikey4444]

http://www.royalmint.com/shop/Outbreak_2014_UK_20_Fine_Silver_Coin

I ordered the new £20 silver coin, struck to commemorate the outbreak WW1 last week and it arrived today. Its really beautiful, made of pure silver, not sterling, so it is 999, rather than 925.

I have bought as an investment but it only cost £20, its face value and I expect it will rise in value. What a super present for grandchildren, or perhaps a Silver Wedding Anniversary. Have a look at my link !

[SIRandyraven]

Sounds nice.
A nice keep sake and as you said something to pass on one day. Also only cost 20 quid ....so even if it does not increase in value not a lot to worry about.

Would be curious to the reaction if you tried to spend it in Tecso for a £20 purchase or less. Are they by law obliged to take it ?
It's bad enough with Scottish notes lol

Saw a £100 Scottish note on Deal No Deal last week on the table.
Never seen on of this before.

Here in Switzerland they have chf 1,000 notes of £666 in real money !

[mikey4444]

It actually cost me £23, which included £3 P+P. Its presented in a really nice slip case. What the Mint normally does is to issue more fancier versions.
later on. This one is brilliant, uncirculated. Not sure what the difference is between brilliant, uncirculated and "proof" though.

I have done some research this morning on the 'net, and it appears that silver is 42p a gram, so this coin, weighing in at 15.71g, is only worth £6.59 in the silver alone. So, not quite such a bargain at £20, although that is not why I bought it.

[stuey]

I think ,not positive though, that "proof" means it's struck using a special die with more pressure applied to the process.

[mikey4444]

Actually Stuey, I have just read that in a Wiki article. What on earth would we do without the 'net !

[stuey]

My memory, after collecting coins many years ago, is incorrect. After I posted I did look it up and proofs are struck more than once...Not "more pressure".

[Zacs-Master]

Mikey, It would be nice to go on Ancestry.com and look up relatives who were involved in WW1. You could then enclose a few details in the wallet for passing down the generations (unless you already know which ancestors did what, of course)

[mikey4444]

According to what I was reading, the two halves of the die are specially polished and strike a sharper and more distinct coin. Mine looks lovely, although I must remember to keep in the dark.

[stuey]

Don't handle it with your bare hands, and make sure that the capsule or sleeve in which it's enclosed is air-tight.

[stuey]

Guess what? I'm getting ads on the right of the screen from "Canadian Bullion Services"!

[mikey4444]

Thanks stuey ! Is Canada striking any special WW1 coins ?

[stuey]

I found this, mikey. http://www.mint.ca/store/coin/proof-fine-silver-dollar-100th-anniversary-of-the-declaration-of-the-first-world-war-2014-prod1840025#.U-jZqqPF-ho

[Zacs-Master]

I hear the Italians have coined one..... but it only rolls backwards.

[stuey]

One more suggestion is to keep a silica gel capsule in the container in which you keep the coin.

[mikey4444]

Now, now Zacs...you will get into trouble with Miss if you go on like that !

I wonder if the Germans are doing a WW1 coin ? But what would they put on it ? Mine has a nice design of Britannia watching some Destroyers sailing out to sea, and Betty on the other side. I suppose the German one could have a design with piles of dead bodies on one side and the fecking Kaiser on the other !

But, as Noel once said..."lets not be beastly to the Germans" ::::

[roopower]

Thanks for that - just ordered one for my new grandson. His brother has diamond jubilee, Olympics and titanic coins for his birth in 2012