Gold Market Insights

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  • Queen Victoria “Jubilee Head” Gold Sovereigns, 1887-1893.

    1887 marked the 50th anniversary of Queen Victoria’s accession to the throne. The aging Queen was now a 68-year-old widow who had been depicted as a young teenager on sovereigns since 1838 and thus it was decided that a new portrait should be introduced. Antique collectible gold coins can often sell for around £50 more…

  • Gold Sovereign « Victoria DG Britt Reg » 1889.

    The sovereign 1889 is a British gold coin minted under the reign of Queen Victoria in London, also struck at the colonial Australian branch mints in Melbourne and Sydney. Almost 13 million gold sovereign coins were struck this year. The 1889 Queen Victoria “Jubilee Head” Gold Sovereigns, (originally a circulating coin, now a bullion coin) are now VAT free in UK and provided they were minted…

  • Gold Sovereign 1911 « GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT».

    The 1911 George V Gold Sovereign: Historical Significance and Modern Tax Benefits The sovereign 1911 is a British gold coin minted in London, also struck at the colonial Australian branch mints in Perth, Melbourne and Sydney and Ottawa in Canadian Branch. Almost 39 million gold sovereign coins were struck this year. Minted under the reign of Goerges V, the 1911 King George V…

  • ☆ Gold Sovereigns.

    The sovereign was unique among coins in that it had no denomination, or currency value printed on the coin. Its value was tied to the pound Sterling, which was tied to the gold standard of £3/17s/10 1/2d for a standard ounce of gold. It contained one pound’s (£1) worth of gold (20 shillings), or, 22…