ok, my name is Hyperion and I'm a sucker

Hyperion

I love silver.
I love crown sized coinage.
Big, chunky blobs of Silver.
Something with heft.

I love the St. George vs. the Dragon design.

That's why I just overpaid at the Brit mint for this:

http://www.royalmint.com/shop/St_George_and_the_dragon_5_pound_Silver_Proof_Coin

Birth year, schmirth year. It's a BIG SILVER COIN with my favorite design on it.



120 US dollars .. but St. George has never been this big on a piece of silver (I think...)


ok, next in line. confessions please.

7Jaguars

Nicely executed bit there! Old Head Vicks are OK in the crown denomination but currencies not fully struck up. Proof '93s can be nice as well but certainly a lot more than 80 quid.

Like it!!

lordmarcovan

Silver is always good.

Maybe soon you can post a picture of the real coin instead of the mint's digital mockup.

ColinCMR

Yeah can't wait to see a real image!

brg5658

Well, Hyperion, I'm also a sucker. I also purchased one, and I noticed today they are now officially sold-out (mintage of 10,000). They don't ship until August 23rd. Ugh...Patience is not my strong suit.

I'm such a sucker for the Pistrucci St. George and the Dragon design. This design hasn't been on a crown-size coin since the 1951 "Festival of Britain" George VI (nickel-clad) coin. I hope it looks as awesome in hand as it looks on the Royal Mint website.

Hyperion

I guess you could argue collectors on a certain level are suckers

we're all in it together

brg5658

Just for a little teaser...

This is the last coin of "Crown size" that featured this design. Even though it's not silver, it's still an absolutely stunning coin. The Pistrucci design scales well from tiny fractional sovereigns to very large size coins! Can't wait to see the new coin in hand!

MacCrimmon

Liquid Infinity...................always partial to dragon killin' myself.

TwoKopeiki

It's a beautiful design. If it makes you a sucker to appreciate it, then I'm a sucker myself.

lordmarcovan

Looks good in gold, too.

Of course even gold doesn't hold a candle to the blue proof monster that Mac just posted.

I wish I still had the 1893 proof half-sovereign I owned six or seven years back.

This ex-Terner MS64 is the only half-sov here now. It's in my daughter's 1901 collection.

crazyhounddog

That is one gorgeous design!! I love it very nice indeed!!

Hyperion

<< <i>Just for a little teaser...

This is the last coin of "Crown size" that featured this design. Even though it's not silver, it's still an absolutely stunning coin. The Pistrucci design scales well from tiny fractional sovereigns to very large size coins! Can't wait to see the new coin in hand!

>>



Brilliant! and the UNC version is a very affordable example in general, though they never look as nice!

Hyperion

I was really going to cancel my order because I Felt like a fool for ordering it, but now, after seeing all these?

cash is only temporary pain, silver is forever!

Weiss

LochNESS

Just remember, when buying "big chunky blobs of silver" that British "Five Pounds" ≠ 5 lbs

Hyperion

hold on a second... this ISN'T 5 POUNDS OF SILVER?!?!?!?!?!?!?




Credit Card Charged!!!!

brg5658

FINALLY...I got mine. Good grief, they are majorly slow on shipping. On another forum, someone in the UK had received theirs 3+ weeks ago. Mine shipped last week, and arrived yesterday. It's truly a stunning rendition of the Pistrucci design. I'm very happy I decided to get one.

kimber45ACP

I like the UK silver, too. This one is kind of cool:


I scored the one below last year. It is not 5 pounds, but it is 5 ounces.

trozau

Always had a soft spot for the massive gold 5 Sovereign coins (not quite as big as the 5 Pound Silver Crown). St George slaying the dragon (Pistrucci at his best). I just couldn't refuse this set...

Hyperion

OMG!! amazing GOLD! love the design! you have to MOVE that red sticker

I regret not getting one in 2007 before the gold run up

bidask

That is a chunky blob alright....

coinkat

great thread-thanks for posting the images.

I really like the 1951 and 1935 crowns... and the moderns too

edited to add- I suppose there all classified as moderns in the UK- even Victoria

AnkurJ

I don't think you're a sucker. I would have bought one too if they were available.

SYRACUSIAN

<< <i>I don't think you're a sucker. I would have bought one too if they were available. >>




If there's one thing that I've learned in numismatics all these years, is that practically everything becomes available sooner or later. Most are readily available, and others need patience and a certain liquidity at any given moment.

Gorgeous crowns and an absolutely mind blowing gold proof set trozau. That 1901 half sov. looks familiar.

Hyperion

Yep. It's November. And this finally got to me!!!!

I think something weird happened because the box was pinched open on the sides (obviously paw'd through) and the capsule was scraped... I was annoyed but I opened the capsule and the coin was PERFECT (as far as it can be).

I guess they knew this this was going to the Colonies it didn't have to be perfect...

Love it! (quick cell phone macro shot, since lord knows when my camera stand will live again)

trozau

This is not the Prince George birth silver crown, right? Is it the 27mm George and the Dragon 2013 UK £20 Fine Silver Coin?

Hyperion

it's the "The Royal Birth 2013 UK £5 Silver Proof Coin" :S
uhoh, what'd I do?

Hyperion

<< <i>This is not the Prince George birth silver crown, right? Is it the 27mm George and the Dragon 2013 UK £20 Fine Silver Coin? >>



that unc would make a very nice pocket piece without breaking the bank!

LochNESS

Scratching my head. Perhaps trozau was confused by the seemingly large size? Pretty great macro shot for a phone!

Looks like George is smiling

Hyperion

I'm ordering a couple UNC right now

and one will go in my pocket!

brg5658

<< <i>This is not the Prince George birth silver crown, right? Is it the 27mm George and the Dragon 2013 UK £20 Fine Silver Coin? >>



The £20 pieces are not proofs.

trozau

My bad! Yep, I just noticed that the 27mm £20 for £20 silver coins are BU. and the pictured is the £5 birth silver crown.

Weiss

I don't think I ever noticed Pistrucci's, uhm, interesting placement of St. George's left foot until I saw Hype's new frosted piece. Kinda did a double-take there