Gold jewellery loses glister as prices surge

Please respect FT.com's ts&cs and copyright policy which allow you to: share links; copy content for personal use; & redistribute limited extracts. Email ftsales.support@ft.com to buy additional rights or use this link to reference the article - http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b52d834c-03bd-11e0-8c3f-00144feabdc0.html#ixzz17r0MIuHM The UK’s Royal Mint is as busy as it has ever been in its 1,000-year history. Sales of the popular gold sovereign coin have surged 400 per cent from last year, and November was “the biggest single month we’ve ever had in our entire history”, says Dave Knight, head of commemorative coins.