Gold Market Insights

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  • 1884 Gold Sovereign « Victoria DEI GRATIA » with St George Back.

    The sovereign 1884 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 6 million gold sovereign coins were struck this year. The 1884 Queen Victoria “Young Head” with St George Back Gold Sovereigns, (originally a circulating coin, now a bullion coin) are now VAT free in UK and provided they were minted after 1817…

  • British Gold Coins.

    The sovereign is an English gold coin that is one of the four types of English gold coins. However, it is the sovereign who remains the most present. For a diameter of 22mm and a weight of around 8 grams, the coin can also be found as a two-sovereign coin (which weighs around double), the five-sovereign coin and the half-sovereign coin (whose diameter is 19mm).…

  • King George V Gold Sovereigns. (Minted 1911-1935)

    Minted from 1911 to 1935, the George V design was the last British gold sovereign produced for regular issue. Our George V sovereigns are very well struck with strong, detailed devices and a lovely orange-gold color. The obverse features a portrait of George V, and the reverse depicts the mythical slaying of the dragon by…

  • Gold Sovereign 1922 « GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT».

    The sovereign 1922 is a British gold coin minted only at the colonial Australian branch mints in Perth, Melbourne and Sydney. “Only” 3 million gold sovereign coins were struck this year, the mintage for 1922 was quite low.  1922 is one of the more difficult dates of George V. Minted under the reign of Goerges V, the 1922 King George V Large Head…