1 4 Sovereign Gold Coin

In 1663 striking coins by hand was finally abandoned with the introduction of screw.

1 4 sovereign gold coin.

Gold in the quarter ounce size is within reach of virtually any investor and coins this size make good sense. Each 2012 quarter sovereign measures 13 5mm diameter and weighs 1 997 grams of which 1 83 grams is fine gold. Small gold coins are growing in popularity as the gold prices rise. At that time there were several mints across the country.

Around 1540 the remaining mints closed and the royal mint we know today was the only left in operation. Your 2012 quarter sovereign will be dispatched fully insured in a sealed fully secure nondescript package there are no identifiable markings to suggest the contents. Demand for these smaller coins will only continue to rise as larger coins become less and less affordable as gold prices rise. The sir winston churchill 22 carat gold quarter sovereign is struck in brilliant uncirculated quality and features the 90 th birthday portrait of her majesty queen elizabeth ii by the acclaimed artist and sculptor raphael maklouf.

With hm queen elizabeth ii s visage on the coin s obverse with the reverse depicting st george and the dragon. Weighing 1 99g 0 063t oz 22 carat 917 60 fineness making 1 82g of fine gold content. 1 4 oz sovereign gold coins bargain prices. Gold sovereign coins from the british royal mint have been struck every year since 650 c e.

Find your coin in the full list of great britain 1 4 sovereign coins with photos prices and values using easy filtering by country denomination metal category and year. On october 28 1489 king henry vii instructed the officers of his royal mint to produce a new money of gold. Struck on five different continents gold sovereigns are a world standard gold coin recognized everywhere for its gold value. What will i receive.

There had been an english coin known as the sovereign first authorised by henry vii in 1489 it had a diameter of 42 millimetres 1 7 in and weighed 15 55 grams 0 500 oz t twice the weight of the existing gold coin the ryal the new coin was struck in response to a large influx of gold into europe from west africa in the 1480s and henry at first called it the double ryal but soon. In 1663 striking coins by hand was finally abandoned with the introduction of screw presses and horse. View great britain 1 4 sovereign prices images and mintage info. Please note that the depiction on the obverse of this coin differs according to year of mintage.

Around 1540 the remaining mints closed and the royal mint was the only mint normally in operation.