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The key is: is it legal tender? As far as l know, only Crowns, Double Florins and Maundy Money are legal tender. But l don't now the starting date for the definition (apart from Double Florins obviously) -
I can no longer edit the above post. My sincere apologies but l've made an error. I've phoned the Royal Mint and they're saying all coins they produce, are CGT exempt, as they are currency. As regards the Victorian stuff, they were less certain. The person l spoke with said of course shillings would be exempt, but then l pointed out that everyone on Google is saying only Crowns and Double Florins are pre-1947 CGT exempt. I was then told to ask the HMRC as this now counts as giving tax advice which the Mint's CS agents aren't allowed to do.
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They're referring to bullion coins. The coins have a value etched on them, i.e. not rounds. But they're classed as bullion. This would be as opposed to say Proof coins, Piedforts. Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Mint ) Minting of bullion coins began in 1957 to meet a demand for authentic sovereign coins, which suffered from heavy counterfeiting. [/end quote] I'm really just asking about pre-1947 coins. Still, you're right, it might be worth contacting the Royal Mint evenso.
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With those statements from the RM, it seems it might be worth contacting them? They put not time limit on the production, so it reads as if all gold and silver coins produced by the Royal Mint, however long ago, are exempt! It would be great if that is the case, but I suspect not. -
A sidenote here: Beware re-selling Royal Mint bullion coins online, they are highly sought-after and if a buyer seems fishy (low feedback, strange name e.g. referencing drugs) then cancel, because it will be trouble. The buyer will claim non-delivery, and your online marketplace may cover you but the buyer's bank will refund them your cash anyway, regardless how much evidence you procure. The root problem is delivery drivers acting as buyers, photoing the package inserted into a random letterbox (= the delivery address given) then pulling it back out and pocketting it. That's one reason some retailers give oversized packages at Xmas, as well as compact dense packages being targetted by posties. One defence is to not state which courier you will send with, so that the thieving postie won't know if you'll be using themselves to deliver. But l digress.
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