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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. 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.

4. Coins of the pound sterling - Wikipedia

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   The Royal Mint continues to produce sovereigns, as well as quarter sovereigns (introduced in 2009), half sovereigns, double sovereigns and quintuple sovereigns. Between 1987 and 2012 a series of bullion coins, the Britannia , was issued, containing 1 troy ounce (31.1 g), 1 ⁄ 2 ounce, 1 ⁄ 4 ounce and 1 ⁄ 10 ounce of fine gold at a ...

5. Guinea (coin) - Wikipedia

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   The first guinea was produced on 6 February 1663 (361 years ago) (); a proclamation of 27 March 1663 made the coins legal currency.One troy pound of 11 ⁄ 12 (0.9133) [citation needed] fine gold (22 carat or 0.9167 pure by weight) would make 44 + 1 ⁄ 2 guineas, [5] each thus theoretically weighing 129.438 grains (8.385 grams crown gold, 7.688 grams fine gold, or 0.247191011 ozt (troy ounces ...

6. Five pounds (gold coin) - Wikipedia

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   The five pound British gold coin, also known as a quintuple sovereign, has a nominal value of five pounds sterling.It has been struck intermittently since 1820, though as a circulation coin only in 1887, 1893 and 1902.

7. List of bullion coins - Wikipedia

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   Sovereign.9167: 0.2354: ... Name of bullion coin Fineness Weight Mintage Mint Years Minted Tuvalu: ... Reverse of a gold American Buffalo coin:

8. List of British banknotes and coins - Wikipedia

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   Gold. Undervalued for its metal content and extremely rare. Quarter noble: 1/8: £0.0833: 1344–1470. Quarter angel: 2/-£0.1: 1547–1600. Gold. Florin or two shillings: 2/-£0.1: 1848–1970, circulated from 1971 to 1993 with a value of ten decimal pence. Not to be confused with the gold medieval florin. [coins 2] Two shillings and twopence ...

9. Category:British gold coins - Wikipedia

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   Pages in category "British gold coins" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. ... Quarter sovereign; The Queen's Beasts (coin) S. Double sovereign;