Sell Your Coins
What your gold is worth today
Pick what you have, or type in a weight, and see the figure straight away. We buy investment gold — coins and bars.
Fetching today’s gold price…
We pay 98% of the live gold price, calculated on the fine gold the piece actually contains rather than what it weighs. A Sovereign weighs 7.99 g but holds 7.32 g of fine gold, and it is the 7.32 g that is paid for.
An estimate at the live gold price, not a firm offer. We confirm the figure before anything is agreed, and identity checks apply.
Email us about selling| Item | Weight | We pay |
|---|---|---|
| 1oz Gold Britannia | 31.1035 g | — |
| Full Sovereign | 7.98805 g | — |
| Half Sovereign | 3.99402 g | — |
| Quarter Sovereign | 1.99701 g | — |
| 1oz Krugerrand | 33.9305 g | — |
| 1oz Maple Leaf | 31.1035 g | — |
| $20 Double Eagle | 33.4360 g | — |
| 1 g gold bar | 1 g | — |
| 10 g gold bar | 10 g | — |
| 100 g gold bar | 100 g | — |
| 1 kg gold bar | 1000 g | — |
Updated with the gold price. Coins must be genuine and identifiable; we do not buy jewellery or scrap.
We buy gold coins — single pieces, accumulations and whole collections — and we buy back anything we have sold you.
What the calculator does, and what it does not do
The calculator on this page estimates what we would pay for the fine gold content of a coin, at 98% of the live gold price. For ordinary bullion-grade material that is the whole answer, and for most modern coins it is the figure that matters.
It is not a valuation of a collectable coin. It takes no account of date, mintmark, variety, condition or certification, and it will understate anything whose interest to a collector runs ahead of its metal. If you believe a coin is worth more than its gold, do not rely on the number — write to us and tell us what you have.
We do not publish a formula for collector value and we do not guarantee a premium over gold. What we can do is look at what you describe and tell you honestly whether it is a bullion transaction or something we would want to look at more closely.
How it works
Tell us what you have — the pieces, the sizes and roughly how many. Photographs of both sides help, and for anything you think is unusual they are essential. We quote against the live London market, so the figure moves with the metal. If it suits you, we arrange fully insured collection. Payment goes out by bank transfer once the coins are checked in.
What we buy
Sovereigns in every size, from half to quintuple, and of any reign. Britannias and the Royal Mint's other bullion issues. Krugerrands, Maple Leafs, Eagles, Philharmonics and other recognised world coins. Pre-1933 gold, including Double Eagles and older Sovereigns.
We do not buy jewellery, scrap or plated items, and we do not deal in silver, platinum or palladium.
The buy-back undertaking
Anything bought from us, we buy back — at the market, on the day you ask. That includes gold bars bought from us before we stopped carrying them. Withdrawing bars from sale does not withdraw the undertaking on bars already sold.
It is worth asking any dealer this before you buy from them.
Tax on selling
UK legal tender coins — Sovereigns and Britannia coins among them — are exempt from Capital Gains Tax for UK residents whatever the gain. Foreign coins and bars are free of VAT but a gain can be liable. General information, not tax advice.
Identity checks
As a dealer in high value goods we verify identity before buying, and keep a record of the check. Have a passport or driving licence and a recent utility bill or bank statement to hand.
Start
Email us a list of what you hold — wgholdingsltd@outlook.com.