Some coins just become instant classics. Many of us here remember how the 1989 gold 500th Anniversary of the Sovereign issue, of all denominations, became an instant hit and increased many-fold in value. Others that come to mind are the 2017 Pistrucci 200th Anniversary issues, 2020 Three Graces issues, Music Legends, James Bond and Queen's Beasts issues. But I can't think of anything, in recent memory, that has been more of an instant success for the Royal Mint than their 2019 Una and the Lion issues, with a £5 (Silver 2 oz.) in PF70UC jumping from just under a thousand pounds to several thousand in less than twelve months. Even the Una issues of the other British territories like St. Helena and Alderney did extremely well. Fortunately, I managed to acquire an Alderney 1 kilo 2019 Una uncertified, which luckily graded at PF70 Matte. There were only 99 produced and most of them have been purchased by collectors/investors. Few, if any, are available for sale. The NGC photos are a bit bland so I've also taken one from the internet to show the coin in its full glory. Oh and I guess I ought to mention here......Like both my avatar 1934s......NOT FAKE The coin in the third picture appears to have a seam at the top (possibly just a reflection) which thankfully, my one doesn't. Please feel free to post any of your modern classics from any country with a brief description outlining why it became an instant success.
Recently added an even larger denomination, Royal Mint 1,000 pounds (2 kg.) silver in PF70UC to my collection. Mintage of only 40 pieces, 150 mm. diameter, quite a sizeable piece.
Lovely designs and I am thinking that 6th February 2022 will be the 70th anniversary of HRH's accession of the throne. A new classic should be the order of the day - no nation has been so blessed to be reigned by such a remarkable person so dedicated to her Kingdom.
Like I said many times/ the Royal Mint kept their classic designs. Maybe other Countries should pay attention to the UKs success Are you listening Deutschland?
