Gold

1937 Gold Sovereign Reverse RM 1937 Edward VIII Gold Sovereign Sells for £1 million – and here’s Why - Edward VIII became King on 20 January 1936 and abdicated in December 1936. The public never got to hold any coins with the portrait of the new King - but some coins did exist. This is the story of one of them.
2023 British Monarchs King Charles I 1oz Gold Proof Reverse 2023 British Monarchs King Charles I – 1oz Gold Proof - 1oz Gold coin. Charles I was born on 19 November 1600 and was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution on 30 January 1649.
1903 Gold Proof Sovereign Melbourne Reverse 1903 Gold Sovereign Melbourne - The 1903 Melbourne Sovereign depicts Benedetto Pistrucci’s famous portrayal of St George slaying the dragon on the reverse of the coin. A small ‘M’ just above the date indicates the sovereign was produced in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
2012 Gold 2 Pounds Charles Dickens 2012 Gold 2 Pound Coin – Charles Dickens – Elizabeth II - Celebrates the 200th Anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens (1812-1870), one of the greatest novelists of all time.
1966 Sovereign Reverse 1966 Gold Sovereign - In 1966 the Prime Minister is still Harold Wilson (Labour) after calling and winning a 31st March General Election. No Proof sovereigns were issued in 1966.
2013 Gold 5oz Proof 10 Pounds 60th Coronation Reverse 2013 Gold 5oz Proof 60th Anniversary Coronation of Elizabeth II - The 2013 Gold 5oz Proof was issued to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.
1901 Gold Proof Sovereign Melbourne Obverse MV 1901 Gold Sovereign Melbourne - The 1901 Melbourne Sovereign shows Queen Victoria’s Old head (also known as the Widow head or Vieled head), designed by Thomas Brock RA.
2024 City Views Paris 1oz Gold Proof Reverse RM 2024 City Views Paris 1oz Gold Proof - The Gold coin is part of the City View Collection from the Royal Mint, this one showing a cityscape image of Paris, the iconic capital of France.
1998 Sovereign Proof Obverse 1998 Gold Sovereign Proof – Elizabeth II - Queen Elizabeth II’s fourth portrait is on the obverse with a new design for 1998 by Ian Rank-Broadley for the first time in proof sovs.
gold Why gold is a good investment – and why it is so expensive and rare - Gold is rare. Gold is made when a star collapses and forms a supernova. This is such an exceptional event that in a Galaxy of 100 billion stars, the conditions for making gold only exist for less than one minute every century.