jubilee coin

[tooj]

Have just rfeceived an offer to buy an Official Diamond Jubilee Coin for £9.99. The coinis finished with 24 carat gold plating and has a pportrait of Queen Elizabrth II. The coin itself is a fifty pence piece. Is it a bargain and is it going to increase in value?

[factor-fiction]

I doubt it- I've collected a few over the years but so did millions of other people and they are probably worth little more than their face value

[maggiebee]

Was given a Churchill Crown in the 60s but don't think it has risen in value.

[tooj]

i thought that maybe the gold plating and the fact that they(The westminster Collection) say they are limited to just 60,000 worldwide, would make them a good investment at that price.( was only going to get one as a gift ) Thanks anyway for the advice

[Everhelpful]

Trouble is you get one every month if you don't tell them to stop.

[Zeuhl]

Buy it only for immediate amusement - it won't increase in value any more than any other gold plate trinket for £9.99.

Of course producing a stock of these alloy coins, plating them and packaging them for £9.99 is a nice business especially if you can then sell the customer further 'collectibles'.

[jno]

I wouldn't bother. 60,000 isn't a very limited run. Buy it if you actually want it, btu not as an investment.

[ludwig]

I've got a coin commemorating Charles and Dianas wedding. I doubt it's worth any more than face value.

[boxtops]

I've got a pile of Churchill crowns. They're still barely worth more than face value.

[tooj]

Thanks everyone