Category: How to invest in gold
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Queen Victoria “Young Head” with Shield Back, 1838 to 1887.
This shield design was used on London Mint sovereigns between 1838 and 1874, and the design was adapted slightly from that first seen on the new coinage of King George IV in 1825. More than 150 million of the Sovereign “Young Head” with Shield were minted over 36 years at mints in London, Melbourne and Sydney. Die numbers…
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Queen Victoria “Veiled Head” Gold Sovereigns, 1893-1901.
The Veiled Head sovereigns set spans two centuries, nine years, four mints and includes twenty-nine coins. This convenient number of coins makes a complete set well within the reach of all collectors, even those working on a modest budget over an extended period of time. When Victoria’s subjects compared the Veiled Head portrait with the…
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The Saint-Gaudens Indian Head Eagle ($10) coin.
Roosevelt sought to elevate the artistic qualities of US coinage by collaborating with friend and acclaimed sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens to originate a new US gold eagle coin ($10 face value), and double eagle ($20).It became the president’s personal mission to rejuvenate the image of American coinage. Beginning in November 1905 through May 1907, Roosevelt and Saint-Gaudens…
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Australian Gold Sovereigns Mint Guide.
Perth Mint. On the West Coast of Australia, the Perth Mint was set up. This is the only one of the original mints still in operation. The Perth mint used the letter p in production. The discovery of gold was first officially recorded in Western Australia in 1884, and in the fiercely independent style typical of many…
