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As Brexit upends U.K. politics and hammers the pound, some Britons are searching for a haven—and the chance to make a quick buck—in the gold market.

Gold prices have soared world-wide in 2019, lifted by falling interest rates, worries of a global recession, and instability in Hong Kong and the Middle East. In the U.K., where the narrow streets of the City of London sit above one of the world’s biggest hoards of bullion, Brexit uncertainty has injected further vim into the market....