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2. Sovereign (British coin) - Wikipedia

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   The sovereign is a British gold coin with a nominal value of one pound sterling (£1) and contains 0.2354 troy ounces (113.0 gr; 7.32 g) of pure gold.Struck since 1817, it was originally a circulating coin that was accepted in Britain and elsewhere in the world; it is now a bullion coin and is sometimes mounted in jewellery.

3. Why you should invest in gold before 2025

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   Waiting until 2025 to buy gold could be costly. ... If you're new to gold investing, start with "physical gold from a sovereign mint, and avoid collectibles for your first investments," suggests ...

4. Sovereign (English coin) - Wikipedia

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   The first sovereigns were of 23-carat (95.83%) gold and weighed 240 grains, or half a troy ounce. King Henry VIII lessened the gold content to 22 carats, or 91.67%. Although this was part of what is called The Great Debasement, 22 carats became the gold coin standard in both the British Isles and later the United States, known as crown gold.

5. Royal Mint - Wikipedia

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   In 1859, the Royal Mint rejected a batch of gold found to be too brittle for the minting of gold sovereigns. Analysis revealed the presence of small amounts of antimony , arsenic and lead . With Ansell's background in chemistry , he persuaded the Royal Mint to allow him to experiment with the alloy , and was ultimately able to produce 167,539 ...

6. Quarter sovereign - Wikipedia

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   The quarter sovereign is a British gold bullion and collector's coin, issued by the Royal Mint since 2009. The smallest in the sovereign range, it has a face value of 25 pence. In 1853, the Royal Mint produced two patterns for a quarter sovereign for circulation, with one denominated as five shillings.

7. Five pounds (gold coin) - Wikipedia

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   The Royal Mint realised there was a market for sovereign coins, and began to sell them to collectors at well over face or bullion value. [41] Beginning in 1980, five-pound gold coins were sold every year, except 1983, sometimes in a four-piece proof set with the half sovereign, sovereign and double sovereign, and sometimes sold individually.