Tag: 1896 gold coins

  • Gold Sovereign “Victoria DEI GRATIA” 1896.

    Gold Sovereign “Victoria DEI GRATIA” 1896.

    Reading Time: 2 minutes The sovereign 1896 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 10 million gold sovereign coins were struck this year. The 1896 Queen Victoria “Veiled Head” Gold Sovereigns, (originally a circulating coin, now a bullion coin) are now VAT free in UK and provided they were…

  • 1896 French 20 Francs Angel (Genius) Gold Coin.

    1896 French 20 Francs Angel (Genius) Gold Coin.

    Reading Time: < 1 minute The french 1896 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.…