Gold 0.21%
£3,216.58 OZ
Silver -2.37%
£48.58 OZ
Platinum -0.49%
£1,360.06 OZ
The Silver Britannia is capital gains tax free in the UK, making is a very popular choice with UK investors
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The Gold shield back Sovereign was a standard circulated Queen Victorian coin that featured a shield rather than the traditional George and dragon design. Interestingly, during the 1838 to 1887 period in which the shield back sovereign was issued, the Royal Mint also produced standard young head Queen Victoria coins that displayed the famous George and dragon design
Shield back sovereigns are not rare, yet still command a premium over standard Gold sovereigns due to their unique design and desirability amongst collectors. Shield back sovereigns also featured on some young head and Jubilee head half sovereigns too. Early Queen Victoria sovereigns featured shield back designs following two previous monarchs who also used a Royal Arms shields on their Sovereigns
Queen Victoria continued the tradition of striking Royal Arm Shields on the reverse of her Sovereigns but changed this to the iconic George and Dragon design early in her reign
The Shieldback Sovereigns remain one of the most popular types for Sovereign collectors
All Victorian full Sovereign Shieldbacks have the youthful effigy known as the ‘young head’ design. These coins are excellent historic investments
Queen Victoria’s reign spanned from 1837 through to 1901. The first Gold Sovereign featuring Queen Victoria was 1838
Shieldback Sovereigns played a major role for early modern-day Sovereigns. Shields were a major part of the historic Guinea designs
Buyers of shield Sovereigns also purchase the modern-day 2002 special year design that features a redesign of the original Victorian Shield Gold Sovereign coins
