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Category: How to invest in gold

  • ☆ The Saint-Gaudens Liberty Double Eagle ($20) coin.

    A series of new and very beautiful types for the American coinage resulted from a collaboration between Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909) and Augustus Saint Gaudens, one of America’s finest artists. Roosevelt wanted to upgrade America’s image by the appearance of the national coinage.  He also wanted them to have a beauty and high relief that was…

  • 1877 French 20 Francs Angel (Genius) Gold Coin.

    The french 1877 gold coin is an investment gold coin exempt from VAT, according to the criteria set by the european union directive 2006/112/EC and a coin daily quoted in France by Cpor at a price close to the spot price of gold. Fineness is 900 ‰ and contains 5.80 grams of pure gold. It is a very common…

  • Gold Sovereigns queen Victoria” Young Head “with St George Back, 1871-1887.

    The first portrait for Queen Victoria was the “Young Head”, which was used on sovereigns from 1838 to 1887 inclusive. It was refined and modified a number of times during this period. In the case of the St George reverse, the date appears on the reverse (With Shield reverse, the date appears below Victoria’s portrait.…

  • 1872 Gold Sovereign « Victoria DEI GRATIA » with St George Back.

    The sovereign 1872 is a British bullion gold coin  The sovereign 1872 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 16 million gold sovereign coins were struck this year. The 1872 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…

  • 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…