Gold Britannias or Gold Sovereigns - Which is the Best Investment?
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- Опубликовано: 10 фев 2025
- A comparative analysis by Physical Gold on Britannias and Sovereigns
Daniel Fisher, founder of our company, Physical Gold compares gold Britannias and sovereigns in this highly informative video. This provides investors with five parameters of comparison when deciding to invest in these coins. Daniel puts forth a solid rationale that indicates sovereigns are a better buy for investors investing between £2,000 - £5,000, due to their variety, divisibility and liquidity. On the other hand, investors with £10,000 or more could look at Britannias due to the lower production cost factor. On the price front, the smaller sovereign coins provide access to the market for modest investors. In terms of tax efficiency and liquidity, both coins scored equally, although Chinese interest in the Britannia is increasing. To know more about buying sovereigns and Britannias, please visit www.physicalgold.com
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Impressed with your presentations, advice & thoughts on Sovereigns & Britannias. Very helpful. Thank you. You have a new subscriber!
Both are worth having.
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0:05 💰 When building a gold investment portfolio in the UK, two main coins stand out: the Gold Britannia and the Gold Sovereign.
0:37 📏 The Britannia is larger, providing a higher gold content per coin, making it more suitable for investors with larger budgets.
1:29 🎨 While the Britannia offers limited variety in terms of designs, the Gold Sovereign boasts historical significance and a wide range of options, including different monarchs and ages.
3:23 🔢 Gold Sovereigns offer greater divisibility compared to Britannias, allowing for easier selling of smaller portions of holdings.
4:03 💼 Both the Gold Britannia and Gold Sovereign are tax-efficient investments, being VAT exempt and exempt from capital gains tax.
5:16 🔄 Both coins are highly liquid investments, although the Gold Sovereign's longer history gives it an edge in terms of availability in the second-hand market.
Thanks for this. Good comment about the emerging Chinese market, they want their gold pure! The Britannias are 24 ct which is a big advantage over the 22 ct Soverigns which simply don't look at shiny and beautiful. Old school British investors might not care about purity but new money Asian investors do. I'm also a fan of the Britannias for this reason.
Yup. Different colours too
And the 2021 Britannia is SUCH a beautiful coin.
You might want to look at the Austrian Ducat too. Depending on dealer (my local at least) it's also a great buy and while yes it's probably has a little more premium than the Sovereign but it's not at all bad considering its size. It's purity is 98,6% and has an IMHO very nice color - perhaps even better than pure gold. Also guess its content of copper is high enough to prevent copperspots that can develop on really pure coins. Buying new Ducats they're also very beautifully minted - proof like.
Sovs have a lovely reddish hue which smacks of Welsh Dragon Gold, Pure gold is a bit blingy for me, I certainly woudn't own any gold object, makes me think of Arab's taps and rappers with chains, euuuk!
Gold is gold.
I buy both and get immense satisfaction from both. Sovereigns are such good value and can be bought for 6% over spot that they are simply a no brainer for me.
Tenth ounce coins are a consideration for smaller budgets. However, premiums are relatively high so it’s better to go for a half sovereign
I buy 1 x 1/10th Oz with every 4 Sovereigns to tip them over 1 Toz.
I just got the Britannia gold.
Just ordered a Sovereign from a (well known) online UK dealer as they're now offerering free ensured shipping to my country. First of all because I'm trying them out so didn't want to order a very large amount. Second because I got the feel to add a little to my stack. I find it odd that the Sovereign is such a great buy for fractional. I mean it's about on par with the full Krugerrand per gram and not far away from the full Britannia. The quarter Britannia is "much" more expensive than the Sovereign.
I might order a Britannia from then in the near future if gold doesn't sky rocket and that is the 2021 edition - because I'd like to get the new security features. If price is almost the same then I'd go for the one I want - the one I either like or the one I think has potential other than just bullion and here 2021 Sovereign (i think 2020 and 2021 will have low mintages) and Britannia (new security features) fits the bills. Also I like to diversify a little with both modern and vintage coins of various manufacturers and series as long as they can be bought according to bullion value. Only Americans are so boring that they'll stick to one or two types (Eagles and Buffalos) - how is that supposed to be fun? 🤣
Buy shield backs you can also sell them to collecters well above spot 👍
Yes, we love shield backs too. As long as you can get them at a reasonable premium.
I've got more varieties of britannias than sovereigns, check out the designs on charioteer, seated, portrait, helmeted.
Sovereign varieties are mainly on the monarch or the date issued, rather than design.
One point I'm in agreement, the starting point, the bog standard sovereign closest to a dip in spot price, but do try and get the commemorative designs as well.
Are half sovereigns worth stacking or should you stick to full sovereigns?
I'd recommend stacking with full Sovereigns as they're much cheaper per gram. If you want to mix in some half Sovereigns every now and again, that's fine.
Thanks for the info. If the reigning monarch passes away, would that trigger increased value ?
It’s possible, but I’d suspect it may increase in value over a period of time. The 2022 sovereign is a special edition Platinum jubilee version which I think will enhance value
This is a very informative video for new stackers to get to grip with the complex world of stacking bullions, I would have liked to evaluate your opinion on double sovereign coins that I am keen on stacking than the full sovereign. Thanks for sharing.
Double Sovereigns are great coins. However, much of the time, they’re more expensive per gram than the single Sovereign. I don’t think you can go wrong by accumulating Sovereigns
And what about 1/10 oz coins for small investors?
The premiums are very high and the coins themselves are tiny. I like to hold something sizeable in my hand. But looking on eBay the 1/10 Britannias are selling very nicely at high premiums.
A Half Sovereign is not a bad choice at all. Significantly lower premiums than the 1/10th oz Britannias
I'm recentlty looking into buying some sovereigns. If two Sovereigns hace the same price, is it better to buy an Elizabeth (2nd portrait from the 1960s) or an Elizabeth (5th portrait from 2016)?
If you're looking at investment, then simply buy the cheaper one as neither trades at a particular premium. If you're interested in the historical side too, then buy the one that provides most interest/pleasure
The Sovereign is the way to go!
Found this very interesting, how best can I contact you for more information and answers to my questions? Great video.
Pleased you enjoyed the video.
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I go for BOTH.
Nice. That's what we do too
I’ve gone for both with about a £10,000 investment.
It will be interesting to see what your £10k is worth in 5 years. Especially considering the current inflationary environment
Gold seems to be a pretty safe wat to invest
Old sovereign anything before 1930s. . Governments will find it harder to take back classic coins or collection coins ... Like in 1933 1934 any gold I will collect will be old coins.... Don't get me wrong I love the Britannia coins got plenty of them in silver.. bt as for gold .. i would go for old historical coins as they have more protection on them..
For starters, you don't have a choice of only 1oz britannias or a sovereign.
You can have 1/4oz britannias or a sovereign
You can have half oz britannias and double sovereigns .
Gold sovereign... I just got my 2022 Isle man xmas gold sorvighn worth more only 150 MINTED WORLD wide.. £995.00
Top man
Gold Eagles or Maple Leaf's. The Sovereigns aren't 24kt and as so shouldn't be counted as investment grade bullion, the newer sovereigns look rose gold tf?
I want my investment grade bullion at least 22kt.
Personal preference and purity are valid reasons to choose one coin over another. However, both the Britannia and Sovereign are investment grade coins. Coins need to be a minimum of 22kt to be classed as investment grade, and therefore be VAT free. Whether a coin is 22kt or 24kt does not directly impact it's value or performance as an investment. You simply pay for the pure gold content, and get the alloys free.
The reddish colour of a Sovereign is due to the copper element in it's alloy. One advantage of 22kt coins is that the alloys are introduced to make the coins more resilient to damage. You may find our article on gold jewellery colours insightful www.physicalgold.com/insights/popular-colours-gold-used-jewellery-market/