Amounts marked ≈ are converted to euros: 1 EUR = 0.8356 GBP, rate of 13 November 2026. You pay the shop in the shop's own currency, at the rate of your bank or card.
1/4 oz gold coins · spot €3,544.02 per troy ounce
1/4 oz gold coins from €926.49
That is €3,706 per troy ounce, 4.57% over spot, and still a 12% difference between the dearest and the cheapest edition, at the same weight in the same metal.
1/4 oz of gold is worth €886 at the spot price of 13 November 2026. The cheapest coin costs €926.49, 4.57% above that.
Gold Maple Leaf 1/4 oz€3,706 / oz · Baird & Co€926.49+4.57% ▸ spot
Today we compare 8 editions of 1/4 oz gold coins across 28 sellers. The premium over spot runs from 4.57% to 16.70%; the middle edition sits at 7.78%. Below are the most attractive offers that are in stock; the rest are on the page with all 1/4 oz gold coins.
The 8 most attractive offers
in stock, lowest premium first
Shipping: choose a delivery country
| Rank | To shop | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  | Gold Maple Leaf 1/4 ozRoyal Canadian Mint | ≈ €926.49 | ≈ €3,705.96 | +4.57% | Baird & CoIn stock | View |
| 02 |  | Gold Kangaroo 1/4 ozPerth Mint | €929.23 | €3,716.92 | +4.88% | ESG Edelmetall-ServiceIn stock | View |
| 03 |  | Gold Philharmonic 1/4 ozAustrian Mint | €939.43 | €3,757.72 | +6.03% | ESG Edelmetall-ServiceIn stock | View |
| 04 |  | Gold Britannia 1/4 ozRoyal Mint | €952.43 | €3,809.72 | +7.50% | ESG Edelmetall-ServiceIn stock | View |
| 05 |  | Gold American Eagle 1/4 ozUS Mint | €957.43 | €3,829.72 | +8.06% | ESG Edelmetall-ServiceIn stock | View |
| 06 |  | Gold Krugerrand 1/4 ozSouth African Mint | €981.82 | €3,927.28 | +10.81% | GoldBrokerIn stock | View |
| 07 |  | €986.50 | €3,946.00 | +11.34% | AuragentumIn stock | View | |
| 08 |  | €1,033.99 | €4,135.96 | +16.70% | 101 MuntenIn stock | View | |
Delivered is the price including delivery to your delivery country, with the shipping costs the shop publishes itself; ordering more in one go often shifts that. The ranking is by price per troy ounce, not by the delivered amount: a shop that publishes no rate would otherwise win by saying nothing. More in the disclaimer.
Background
The troy ounce
Gold coins are weighed in troy ounces, the unit for precious metals. According to the LBMA, a troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams and a kilo is 32.1507465 troy ounces. The ordinary ounce, the avoirdupois ounce, is 28.34952 grams according to the US measurement institute NIST, so the troy ounce is heavier.
Two examples
The 2026 gold Kangaroo in 1/4 ounce is 99.99% pure, weighs at least 7.777 grams, has a diameter of at most 20.60 mm and a face value of 25 Australian dollars; the Perth Mint strikes at most 150,000. The 2026 Britannia in 1/4 ounce is 999.9 fine, has a diameter of 22.00 mm and a face value of 25 pounds.
Characteristics
- 1 troy ounce
- 31.1034768 g
- Ordinary ounce
- 28.34952 g
- Kangaroo 1/4 oz (2026)
- face value 25 Australian dollars
- Britannia 1/4 oz (2026)
- face value 25 pounds
Sources
- LBMA, The Guide: An Introduction to the Global Precious Metals OTC Market (2017, version 1.0)read on 20 October 2026
- NIST SP 811, Appendix B.8: conversion factorsread on 20 October 2026
- The Perth Mint, Australian Kangaroo 2026 1/4oz Gold Bullion Coinread on 20 October 2026
- The Royal Mint, Britannia 2026 1/4oz Gold Bullion Coinread on 20 October 2026
Other weights in gold
8 alternatives
What the same ounce costs in another form or size, with the difference from this page. Smaller is almost always dearer per ounce, since minting and packaging costs are per piece, not per gram.
1 oz bars143 editions · 33 dealers€3,569 / oz-3.7% vs. this page5 g bars136 editions · 35 dealers€3,633 / oz-2.0% vs. this page
10 g bars108 editions · 33 dealers€3,603 / oz-2.8% vs. this page
1 g bars108 editions · 27 dealers€3,683 / oz-0.6% vs. this page100 g bars107 editions · 31 dealers€3,550 / oz-4.2% vs. this page50 g bars93 editions · 32 dealers€3,571 / oz-3.7% vs. this page20 g bars92 editions · 33 dealers€3,578 / oz-3.4% vs. this page
2.5 g bars39 editions · 22 dealers€3,715 / oz+0.2% vs. this pagePrice per ounce over time
The lowest and the median price per troy ounce of fine metal in this class, per day. Gaps in the line are days we did not measure.
Price per troy ounce makes forms comparable: a 1/4 oz piece next to a kilo bar. What you get back for a higher premium is divisibility: a kilo bar you sell in one go, ten separate coins one by one.