WTB: 1984 Isle of Man Gold Double Sovereign

LukeMarshall

I would like to buy this Coin from the Isle of Man…

1984 2 pound (double sovereign)

If you have one of these or know where one is, please PM or reply to thread,

Thank you

7Jaguars

Stopped my heart for a minute as I thought this might be a rumored Viking reverse coin....Have not seen one recently. What was the venue of the sold coin?

LukeMarshall

@7Jaguars

It was listed on EBAY last year, I went to make an offer and botched it on my phone.

By the time I went to call the shop to work out a deal, it was gone

https://www.sfcoinjewelry.com/collections/world-coins-graded/products/isle-of-man-1984-proof-2-pounds-gold-pcgs-pf68-mintage-20-rare-agw-0-4694oz-pc1?variant=40509665050780

The Reverse is nice on this one, they made 1 sovereign, a Double Sov and a 5 pound coin with the same reverse...

One day

7Jaguars

Ah, yes, I may recall that. I too collect IOM but have stuck to the viking issues. I have heard there may be a 1984 viking on horseback as well what may possibly be other mint-generated "sport" issues.... My that store has some imaginative pricing on some of their other coins!

LukeMarshall

@7Jaguars I think the prices are a bit inflated so you can make a "best offer"?

I imagine you are talking about this reverse as a possible strike for the 1984 year? Maybe a mule or like you said some mint shenanigan's... have some other similar sport coins surfaced recently ?

So far I have the Gold Angel, and the Viking ship Half Noble , but the crests and a viking on horseback i imagine would all look pretty good together.

7Jaguars

Yes, I think so & they would. Yes, that is the design. I was able to get a couple of the 1983s which are fairly scarce but seem to remember something about some odd year "vikings" somewhere....

1984worldcoins

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LukeMarshall

@1984worldcoins

Beautiful Sovereign in original packaging.

Congratulations on that one

LukeMarshall

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Exbrit

@LukeMarshall said:
I would like to buy this Coin from the Isle of Man…

2 pound (double sovereign)

If you have one of these or know where one is, please PM or reply to thread,

Edit: August 16th, Adding $100 reward leading to the capture of this rare beast... can be raw or graded,

Thank you

I thought the 1884s 1/2, 1, 2, and 5 were all BU and not proofs. At least that is the documentation I have on the series. There is supposed to be a 1982 2£ four shield proof, but I have never seen one.
@7Jaguars

Either of you have documentation stating otherwise? Did PCGS get it wrong?

LukeMarshall

@Exbrit said:

I thought the 1884s 1/2, 1, 2, and 5 were all BU and not proofs. At least that is the documentation I have on the series. There is supposed to be a 1982 2£ four shield proof, but I have never seen one.

Either of you have documentation stating otherwise? Did PCGS get it wrong?

I have read multiple conflicting statements on mintage numbers with the most recent (no substantiating documents) stating that there were 20 MS sets and 20 Proof sets in 1984.

I did find a picture of an NGC 2£ that is a proof and graded accordingly...

Curiously I couldn't find any pictures of MS examples floating around the internets... do you have any pictures of MS coins
@Exbrit ?

Thanks
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Exbrit

@LukeMarshall said:

@Exbrit said:

I thought the 1884s 1/2, 1, 2, and 5 were all BU and not proofs. At least that is the documentation I have on the series. There is supposed to be a 1982 2£ four shield proof, but I have never seen one.

Either of you have documentation stating otherwise? Did PCGS get it wrong?

I have read multiple conflicting statements on mintage numbers with the most recent (no substantiating documents) stating that there were 20 MS sets and 20 Proof sets in 1984.

I did find a picture of an NGC 2£ that is a proof and graded accordingly...

Curiously I couldn't find any pictures of MS examples floating around the internets... do you have any pictures of MS coins
@Exbrit ?

Thanks
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I do, but I’ll have to look for the photos - or take some. I do recall the proof issues now.

Cheers

LukeMarshall

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