1/4 oz Gold Coins

The Republic of South Africa changed the world forever when it introduced the first publicly available sovereign gold bullion coin – the Krugerrand – in 1967. However, it waited 13 years to be the first to introduce fractional coins, like the 1/4 oz gold coin.

At the same time, the RSA apartheid policy grew increasingly unpopular on the world stage due to its outright racism. As a result, fairly or unfairly, the import of Krugerrands was banned in many countries. The resulting vacuum of supply prompted these other countries to create their own sovereign gold coins, including fractional ones.

This page is your guide to the top 1/4 oz gold coins available to you here on Provident Metals. We want you to have as much information as possible when you make a decision.

Popular 1/4 oz Gold Coins for Sale on Provident Metals

1/4 oz gold coins abound these days. Any sovereign mint of note produces at least one of them, as they are an incredibly popular coin for investors looking to keep their financial exposure low. So, here are the 1/4 oz gold coins for sale by the world’s top mints:

• The United States Mint – The US Mint produces two gold bullion coins – the Gold Eagle and the Gold Buffalo – two of the most popular bullion coins for investors to buy. The Mint readily produces a 1/4 oz version of the Gold Eagle, but has only produced fractional Gold Buffalos once (in 2008). Thus, a 1/4 oz Gold Buffalo is likely to bear much higher prices than the Gold Eagle due to its rarity.
• The Royal Canadian Mint – The Royal Canadian Mint has only one gold bullion coin, but it does not need more than that. The Gold Maple Leaf is available in a variety of weights, including 1/4 oz, and is routinely minted with the typical limit for purity, .9999, or even slightly higher.
• The Perth Mint – The Perth Mint is the last remaining Australian central bank dating back to British colonial days. It offers two iconic gold coins in the Gold Lunar and the Gold Kangaroo. Both series, minted in .9999 gold, offer 1/4 oz versions.
• The Royal Mint – It is unlikely that another sovereign mint has issued as many different bullion coins as the UK’s Royal Mint, which produced its first coinage back in 886 AD. Most of their series are available in 1/4 oz weights, including the Gold Britannia, the Sovereigns, the Queen’s Beasts, the Tudor Beasts, and the Myths and Legends coins. All of these 1/4 oz gold coins are minted in no less than .999 fine gold, and some are 99.99% pure.
• The Mexican Mint – The Mexican Mint produces a single gold coin of note – the Gold Libertad – in several different denominations, including 1/4 oz. However, the premium for a gold Libertad is often higher than its peers despite sporting a relatively pedestrian .999 purity. Instead, the high cost is associated with the coin’s relative rarity, a product both of the Mint’s low mintage figures and, in some years, the Mexican Mint’s decision to release no coins at all.
• Armenia (Geiger EdelMetalle) – Armenia, like many smaller countries, either cannot or does not choose to dedicate its minting capabilities to producing gold coins domestically. Instead, it contracts with other sovereign or private mints to create its bullion coinage, as is the case with Armenia’s use of German private mint Geiger EdelMetalle to produce its Noah’s Ark series. Nevertheless, the Noah’s Ark is a beautiful .9999 pure gold coin, and is available in the 1/4 oz format.
• The South African Mint – After suffering numerous embargoes in the 1980s and 1990s, the Gold Krugerrand has been restored to its status as a popular coin worldwide post-apartheid. Today, all of the versions of the 22-karat (91.67% fine) coin are legal to buy and sell, including the 1/4 oz Gold Krugerrand. Krugerrands continue to feature Boer leader Paul Kruger and a springbok antelope on their obverses and reverses, respectively.
• The Bavarian Mint – Germany’s sovereign mint produces a popular bullion coin, but you may not realize it, as it does not have any iconography or verbiage indicating it as such. Instead, the Bavarian Mint produces Somalia’s Elephant coin series as a third party to the African country. However, though the coin itself is gorgeous and is minted to be .9999 fine, it is not distributed or recognized as official by the Somali government – primarily due to the ongoing civil unrest and fluid leadership situation present since the 1990s.

The 1/4 oz gold coins mentioned above are not the entire scope of beautiful bullion coins available with Provident Metals. We have them in their 1 oz versions, and almost always the rest of their fractional sizes, too. So, if you want a 1/2 oz, 1/10 oz, 1/20 oz, or any other size of gold coin, we probably have it somewhere.

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Benefits of Investing in 1/4 Ounce Gold Coins

Buying gold coins is an excellent investment choice for those who want to diversify their portfolios and hedge against the negative effects of inflation and economic instability. Gold has been universally recognized as a store of wealth for thousands of years.

Gold is also quite expensive, and the cost outlook for buying a full-size 1 oz gold coin immediately suggests the primary rationale for buying a 1/4 oz gold coin instead. First and foremost, a 1/4 oz gold coin is cheaper than a 1 oz coin. However, there are several other benefits you gain by purchasing a 1/4 oz gold coin, including:

• Variety – Some mints may offer certain designs or representations in 1/4 oz gold coins that simply are not available in larger denominations. For instance, the country of Niue, which is closely aligned with New Zealand, produces a Lord of the Rings series of coins in silver and 1/4 oz gold, but not 1 oz gold coins.
• Storage – 1/4 oz gold coins are easier to store simply because they are smaller. You don’t have to devote as much space in your existing storage location, and you may avoid having to “size up” your safe deposit box or private vault membership.
• Bulk options – Although it is possible to buy 1 oz gold coins in tubes or sheets, the reality is that their upfront expense is too much for most investors to stomach. However, you are much more likely to find a diverse set of bulk options available for the smaller coins, as their smaller size allows for easier grouping.

Why Buy 1/4 oz Gold Coins from Provident

Provident Metals can assist you in buying the 1/4 oz gold coins that are right for your investment goals. We have a wide selection of them from almost every sovereign mint in the world, and you can do business with a BBB-accredited company that has been serving customers since 2009.

If you have any questions about the gold coins we sell or the price of gold, please contact us. Our team is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. You can always email at help@providentmetals.com, or through the live chat function on any page of the Provident website. You can also call us at (800) 313-3315 between 8 am and 6 pm CST Monday through Friday.