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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Tjust, post: 1947046, member: 54632&quot;]I haven&#039;t seen much Britannia chatter here so thought I&#039;d start some discussion. Proofs and sets are available at the Royal Mint for pre-order. I haven&#039;t collected Britannias much, but I have always been a fan of the various renditions of a beautiful female warrior.</p><p><br /></p><p>It seems like this year the mintage is insanely low, I&#039;m used to the gajillion coins the US MINT churns out.&nbsp; The 5 oz Britannia puck has only 600 minted, that&#039;s an insanely low number.&nbsp; The problem is, with the currency exchange and low mintage, the price is about $550, or well over $100 an ounce (I forgot the exact conversion less VAT).&nbsp; The 6 coin proof set comes in at about $300, for less than 2 ounces of silver! I&#039;ve rationalized that the price is really for the rarity and not the pm content, but it&#039;s a tough one.&nbsp; The golds are even rarer, with only 50 of the 5 oz gold pucks minted and coming in at over $12K (again, approximate).</p><p><br /></p><p>One thing I find odd, is with such low mintages, why didn&#039;t the pre-sell sell out in seconds or minutes (Poseidon coin from Perth, or even US Mint gold HOF coin, which was a few days)? </p><p><br /></p><p>If you haven&#039;t seen them yet, it&#039;s a beautiful design, at least the Britannia side.&nbsp; These are definitely not for the stacker.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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