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Guides
Plain-English guides to buying, selling and owning gold and silver in the UK, from tax rules to choosing the right coins. New guides are added regularly.
- Sovereign vs Britannia: which gold coin should you buy?Gold Sovereign or Gold Britannia? We compare size, purity, premiums, durability and resale, and explain which suits different buyers.
- VAT on silver vs gold in the UK: what buyers payInvestment gold is VAT-free in the UK, but new silver carries 20% VAT. Here is which gold qualifies, how VAT affects silver returns and how buyers reduce it.
- How to sell silver coins in the UK (and get paid the same day)How to sell silver coins in the UK: your options, what sets the price, how to post coins safely and how to get paid the same day.
- Are Silver Britannias CGT-free? UK tax on coins explainedSilver Britannias and other UK legal-tender coins are free from Capital Gains Tax. Here is which coins qualify, how bars and foreign coins are taxed, and a worked example.
Guides are general information, not financial or tax advice.