On , Gold & Silver Company, a Belgian refinery open to private clients less than three hours from Paris, buys back the ordinary 20 F Napoleon at 648.34 € per coin, and 22-carat gold at 98.75 €/g, 18-carat gold at 79.88 €/g. Net prices, published, updated several times a day: that is the figure to have in mind before pushing open the door of a Parisian gold-buying counter.
The rue Vivienne and the Bourse district: the Parisian coin market
In Paris, gold coins have traditionally been sold on the rue Vivienne and around the Palais Brongniart, where coin dealers and gold-buying counters have been concentrated for more than a century. You will find genuine specialists in rare coins there, and it is the right place to have a sought-after date or a collector's coin appraised. For an ordinary coin, a bullion-grade Napoleon, a Sovereign, a Krugerrand or a lot of inherited coins, the question is different: the value of the coin is its gold, and each gold-buying counter freely sets the gap between the gold price and the price it pays you.
How the price of an ordinary coin is formed
An ordinary investment coin trades at its quotation, not at the weight of its gold alone: the 20 F Napoleon contains 5.806 g of fine gold, the Sovereign 7.32 g, the Krugerrand one ounce, and their buyback price follows the gold price with, depending on demand, a premium or a discount. This price must be displayed, per coin and dated; a gold-buying counter that does not publish it offers you a price you cannot compare with anything. Our price list gives the buyback price of each coin every day, visible on our private client rates, and our Gold Napoleon page details the 5 to 100 francs family.
The refinery directly: the published price, the coin checked before your eyes
Gold & Silver Company, a smelter-refinery approved by the Royal Mint of Belgium and an approved assayer, in Dottignies (Mouscron), welcomes Parisian sellers without an appointment: each coin is weighed, measured and checked before your eyes, ordinary coins are bought back at the day's quotation, and a rare coin or a sought-after date is examined separately, coin in hand. The price displayed is the price paid: nothing is added, nothing is deducted. Less than three hours from Paris via the A1, or by registered mail with declared value after a call to +32 56 33 19 96, with an offer within 24 hours and the return of your coins if you decline it.
What tax applies to a French resident who sells gold in Belgium
In France, the sale of precious metals is subject to the flat-rate tax on precious metals (TFMP), at 11.5% for investment gold, CRDS included, unless the seller opts for the actual capital-gains regime where it is more favourable. When the sale takes place in Belgium, the Belgian professional does not withhold this French tax and sends no tax declaration of your sale to the French administration. If in doubt about your situation, call us on +32 56 33 19 96.
Inherited coins, coins without a certificate, damaged coins
An inherited coin is sold with your identity document, without an invoice or a certificate: its price is that of its quotation of the day, or of its gold if it is very worn. A scratched, cleaned or jewellery-mounted coin loses its collector's premium, not its gold: it is bought back at its fine gold weight, at the measured fineness. If you do not know what you have, bring the lot as it is: the sorting between ordinary coins, rare coins and coins sold by weight is done before your eyes, and you remain free.
To find out what your gold is worth, the simplest thing is to bring it to us: the office of our refinery, rue Arthur Roelandt 22 in Dottignies (Mouscron), is open on Mondays from 10am to 1pm, Tuesday to Thursday from 10am to 12pm and from 1:30pm to 5pm, and on Fridays and Saturdays from 10am to 1pm, without appointment; weighing and analysis before your eyes, immediate offer at the published price, and you remain free. Too far? One call to +32 56 33 19 96 and your registered shipment is taken care of in the same way. Our prices today: private client rates.
Frequently asked questions
Where to sell a Napoleon in Paris?
At the gold-buying counters of the Bourse district, or directly at a refinery that publishes its price per coin: today 648.34 € for the ordinary 20 F Napoleon at Gold & Silver Company, less than three hours from Paris or by registered mail.
How much is a gold Napoleon worth today?
On 4 November at 17:31, 648.34 € at buyback for an ordinary 20 F Napoleon; a rare date trades above that, coin in hand.
Do the gold-buying counters of the rue Vivienne pay more?
Each sets its own price; only a price displayed, per coin and dated, makes comparison possible. Compare it, at the same time, with our published price.
Are a Sovereign or a Krugerrand sold by weight?
No, at their quotation, published in our price list; a very worn or damaged coin is bought back at its fine gold weight.
Do you need a certificate to sell gold coins?
No. An identity document is enough; the coins are checked before your eyes, and a certificate is only of interest for a rare coin.
Can you sell your gold coins from Paris without travelling?
Yes, by registered mail with declared value after a call to +32 56 33 19 96: checking in the laboratory, offer within 24 hours, return of the coins if you decline.
See also: The Napoleon and French gold francs: the guide to the 5, 10, 20, 40, 50 and 100 francs · Our buyback prices of the day (private clients) · Where to sell your gold in Paris at the best price? · Selling your gold bars and coins: direct-to-refinery buyback · Selling your gold by secure parcel in Belgium · What is the buyback price of 18-carat gold today? · Selling your gold in Belgium: price, expertise and the precious metals chain.