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Sovereign - 1838 to 1901 - Price Guide

The first Sovereign was authorised by Henry VII in 1489, but was different in size and weight. Almost half the weight and diameter of the original Sovereign, the new gold coin of 1817 more than matched its predecessor in the beauty of its design. The traditional heraldic reverse was abandoned in favour of a St George and the dragon of classic beauty by the Italian engraver Benedetto Pistrucci.

The design combined of the new Sovereign set it apart from every gold coin that had gone before and it may be difficult to understand why, in 1825, it was dropped in preference of a more conventional royal arms. It was revived in 1871. Read more »

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Variety VG-8 F-12 VF-20 EF-40 AU-50 AU-55
1838 --$1,310$2,860$4,170$4,200
1838 - Narrow Shield --$6,400$14,300$25,400$31,500
1838 - Plain Edge ------
1839 --$1,880$3,620$5,300$6,100
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↓ ------
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ ------
1841 --$8,000$15,200$22,400$26,000
1841 - GRΛTIΛ --$6,800$13,900$22,900$27,200
1842 --$1,050$1,050$1,050$1,160
1842 - GRΛTIΛ --$1,050$1,430-$1,800
1842 - Open 2 --$1,050$1,050$1,050$1,210
1843 --$1,050$1,050$1,050$1,230
1843 - 3/2 --$1,050$1,050$1,580$1,840
1843 - Roman I --$1,050$1,880--
1843 - Narrow Shield --$6,900$14,000$23,200$27,800
1844 - Large 44 --$1,050$1,050$1,050$1,180
1844 - Small 44 ----$1,050$1,050
1844 - 4/Inverted 4 --$1,130$2,250$2,580$3,100
1845 --$1,050$1,050$1,050$1,050
1845 - 4/Inverted 4 --$1,130$2,250$2,810$3,100
1845 - Roman I --$1,090$2,100-$1,890
1846 - 4/Inverted 4 --$1,130$2,250-$2,340
1846 --$1,050$1,050$1,070$1,250
1846 - Roman I --$1,050$1,880--
1847 --$1,050$1,050$1,050$1,120
1847 - Inverted 1 ------
1847 - Roman I --$1,050$2,180--
1848 - 1st Head --$1,500$3,380$6,800$7,100
1848 - 2nd Head --$1,050$1,050$1,050$1,050
1849 --$1,050$1,050$1,050$1,050
1849 - Roman I --$1,050$1,880--
1850 --$1,050$1,050$1,050$1,050
1850 - Roman I --$1,050$1,880--
1850 - R/E in GRATIA ------
1850 - 8/5 ------
1850 - ⩝ictoria --$1,880--$3,780
1851 --$1,050$1,050$1,050$1,050
1852 --$1,050$1,050$1,050$1,050
1852 - Roman I --$1,050$1,880--
1853 - W.W. Incuse --$1,050$1,050$1,050$1,120
1853 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I --$1,050$1,880--
1853 - W.W. Raised --$1,050$1,050$1,050$1,050
1853 - W.W. Raised - F/E in DEF --$1,130$2,480--
1853 - W.W. Raised - ⩝ictoria --$1,880---
1854 - W.W. Raised --$1,050$1,050$1,330$1,360
1854 - W.W. Incuse --$1,050$1,050$1,050$1,050
1854 - W.W. Incuse - C/Rotated C --$1,130$2,480--
1855 - W.W. Incuse --$1,050$1,050$1,050$1,050
1855 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I --$1,050$2,180--
1855 - W.W. Raised --$1,050$1,050$1,050$1,050
1856 --$1,050$1,050$1,050$1,050
1857 --$1,050$1,050$1,050$1,050
1857 - ⩝ictoria --$1,880---
1857 - 7/5 -----$1,500
1857 - DEI GRΛ ------
1858 - 8/7 --$1,130---
1858 - Large Date --$1,050$1,050$1,050$1,050
1858 - Small Date --$1,050$1,050$1,050$1,050
1859 --$1,050$1,050$1,050$1,050
1859 - Ansell --$1,200$3,730$8,000$9,200
1860 --$1,050$1,050$1,050$1,050
1860 - Roman I --$1,050$2,180--
1860 - ⩝ictoria --$1,880$4,130-$3,200
1860 - DEI GRΛ --$1,050$2,250--
1860 - Large 0 --$1,050$1,050$1,050$1,050
1860 - O/C --$1,050$1,050-$1,390
1861 --$1,050$1,050$1,050$1,050
1861 - Roman I --$1,050$1,130-$1,530
1861 - C/Rotated C --$1,130$2,480--
1861 - T/V in Victoria --$1,050$1,130--
1861 - Repunched E & F -----$1,260
1861 - E/Rotated E --$1,130$2,480--
1861 - F/V in DEF --$1,050$1,880--
1862 - Wide date --$1,050$1,050$1,050$1,050
1862 - Narrow date --$1,050$1,050$1,050$1,050
1862 - Roman I --$1,050$1,460--
1862 - Wide date - F/⩝ --$1,050$1,880--
1862 - Narrow date - F/⩝ --$1,050$1,880--
1862 - R/E in BRIT --$1,130$2,480--
1862 - R/Inverted R in VICTORIA --$1,500$3,750--
1863 - With Die Number --$1,050$1,050$1,050$1,050
1863 - With Die Number - #827 and #22 --$7,000$15,400$17,300$19,700
1863 - With Die Number - #827 on Trun --$8,500$15,500$20,600$23,400
1863 - Without Die Number - Arabic 1 --$1,050$1,050$1,050$1,050
1863 - Without Die Number - Roman 1 --$1,050$1,460-$1,630
1864 - Roman I ------
1864 - Arabic 1 --$1,050$1,050$1,050$1,050
1865 --$1,050$1,050$1,050$1,050
1866 --$1,050$1,050$1,050$1,050
1866 - 6/5 --$1,050$1,050$1,050$1,050
1868 --$1,050$1,050$1,050$1,050
1869 --$1,050$1,050$1,050$1,050
1870 - W.W. Incuse --$1,050$1,050$1,050$1,050
1870 - W.W. Raised --$1,050$1,050$1,050$1,050
1871 - Shield --$1,050$1,050$1,050$1,050
1871 - St. George - Large BP --$1,050$1,050$1,050$1,050
1871 - St. George - Small BP --$1,050$1,050$1,050$1,050
1871 - St. George - Small BP - Plain Edge ------
1871 - St. George - Large BP - Plain Edge ------
1872 - Shield - With Die Number --$1,050$1,050$1,050$1,050
1872 - Shield - Without Die Number --$1,050$1,050$1,050$1,050
1872 - St. George --$1,050$1,050$1,050$1,050
1873 - Shield --$1,050$1,050$1,050$1,050
1873 - St. George --$1,050$1,050$1,050$1,050
1874 - Shield --$2,690$6,800$9,900$13,000
1874 - St. George --$1,050$1,050$1,050$1,050
1876 --$1,050$1,050$1,050$1,050
1878 --$1,050$1,050$1,050$1,050
1879 --$1,050$2,070$4,570$5,800
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP --$1,050$1,050$1,050$1,050
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP - 8/7 --$1,050$1,050$1,050$1,050
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP --$1,050$1,050$1,050$1,050
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP - 8/7 --$1,050$1,050$1,050$1,050
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Buried --$1,050$1,050$1,050$1,050
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete --$1,050$1,050$1,050$1,050
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete - 8/7 --$1,050$1,050$1,050$1,050
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP --$1,050$1,050$1,050$1,050
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP - 8/7 ------
1884 - W.W. Buried --$1,050$1,050$1,050$1,050
1884 - W.W. Complete --$1,050$1,050$1,050$1,050
1885 - W.W. Buried --$1,050$1,050$1,050$1,050
1885 - W.W. Complete --$1,050$1,050$1,050$1,050
1887 - Small Close JEB --$1,050$1,050$1,050$1,050
1887 - Normal JEB - Far G --$1,050$1,050$1,050$1,050
1887 - Normal JEB - Near G ------
1887 - Small Wide (spread) JEB --$1,050$1,050$1,050$1,050
1888 - Far G --$1,090$1,090$1,270$1,340
1888 - Near G --$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090
1889 - Far G ------
1889 - Near G --$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090
1890 - Far G ---$1,090$1,090$1,090
1890 - Near G --$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090
1891 - Short Tail --$1,090$1,480$2,400$2,700
1891 - Long Tail --$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090
1892 --$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090
1893 --$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090
1894 --$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090
1895 --$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090
1896 --$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090
1898 --$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090
1899 --$1,090$1,090$1,090-
1900 --$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090
1901 --$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090
Variety MS-60 MS-62 MS-63 MS-64 MS-65 MS-66 MS-67
1838 $5,700$6,500$9,800$20,300---
1838 - Narrow Shield $37,500------
1838 - Plain Edge -------
1839 $7,000$11,300$15,700----
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↓ -------
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ -------
1841 $29,500$36,100$46,900$99,100$151,300--
1841 - GRΛTIΛ $31,500------
1842 $1,280$2,240$3,730$4,710---
1842 - GRΛTIΛ -------
1842 - Open 2 $1,390$2,160$2,930----
1843 $1,240$2,100$3,400$8,500---
1843 - 3/2 $2,100$3,190$4,280----
1843 - Roman I -------
1843 - Narrow Shield $32,400------
1844 - Large 44 $1,220$2,230$3,240$5,900$13,500--
1844 - Small 44 -$1,830$2,850----
1844 - 4/Inverted 4 $3,380------
1845 $1,350$2,360$3,380$5,900$15,200$24,600-
1845 - 4/Inverted 4 $3,380------
1845 - Roman I -------
1846 - 4/Inverted 4 -------
1846 $1,370$2,370$3,380$6,700---
1846 - Roman I -------
1847 $1,160$1,800$2,750$5,100$21,600--
1847 - Inverted 1 -------
1847 - Roman I -------
1848 - 1st Head $10,100------
1848 - 2nd Head $1,120$2,150$2,680$3,440$10,400$22,900-
1849 $1,330$3,220$5,500$14,000$23,300--
1849 - Roman I -------
1850 $1,110$2,140$3,160$5,000$8,400$12,300-
1850 - Roman I -$4,950-----
1850 - R/E in GRATIA -------
1850 - 8/5 -------
1850 - ⩝ictoria -------
1851 $1,050$1,560$2,680$3,560$7,600$10,500-
1852 $1,050$1,690$2,370$2,490$14,700$15,500-
1852 - Roman I -------
1853 - W.W. Incuse $1,120$2,060$2,990----
1853 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I -------
1853 - W.W. Raised $1,050$1,510$3,090$7,000$7,100$7,200$21,700
1853 - W.W. Raised - F/E in DEF -------
1853 - W.W. Raised - ⩝ictoria -------
1854 - W.W. Raised $1,380$2,370$3,360----
1854 - W.W. Incuse $1,050$1,540$2,460$8,500$16,100--
1854 - W.W. Incuse - C/Rotated C -------
1855 - W.W. Incuse $1,050$1,760$2,390$3,830---
1855 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I -------
1855 - W.W. Raised $1,120$1,590$2,060----
1856 $1,050$1,480$2,550$3,010---
1857 $1,050$1,340$3,410----
1857 - ⩝ictoria -------
1857 - 7/5 -------
1857 - DEI GRΛ -------
1858 - 8/7 -------
1858 - Large Date $1,050$1,590$4,740----
1858 - Small Date $1,050$1,570$2,230----
1859 $1,450$1,630$2,160----
1859 - Ansell $12,300$16,100$20,300----
1860 $1,050$1,900$2,600$7,100$9,900--
1860 - Roman I -------
1860 - ⩝ictoria -------
1860 - DEI GRΛ -------
1860 - Large 0 $1,050$1,440$1,950----
1860 - O/C -------
1861 $1,050$1,190$1,650$5,900---
1861 - Roman I -------
1861 - C/Rotated C -------
1861 - T/V in Victoria ----$10,400--
1861 - Repunched E & F -------
1861 - E/Rotated E -------
1861 - F/V in DEF -------
1862 - Wide date $1,050$1,250$2,350----
1862 - Narrow date $1,050$1,300$1,890$2,720---
1862 - Roman I -------
1862 - Wide date - F/⩝ -------
1862 - Narrow date - F/⩝ -------
1862 - R/E in BRIT -------
1862 - R/Inverted R in VICTORIA -------
1863 - With Die Number $1,050$1,140$1,300----
1863 - With Die Number - #827 and #22 $22,200------
1863 - With Die Number - #827 on Trun $26,300------
1863 - Without Die Number - Arabic 1 $1,050$1,260$1,880$17,000$32,100--
1863 - Without Die Number - Roman 1 --$3,800----
1864 - Roman I -------
1864 - Arabic 1 $1,050$1,180$1,590$2,440$10,500--
1865 $1,050$1,400$2,600$5,700$9,100--
1866 $1,050$1,230$1,860$6,500---
1866 - 6/5 $1,130$1,690$2,250----
1868 $1,050$1,390$1,650----
1869 $1,050$1,130$1,830$2,610$4,580--
1870 - W.W. Incuse $1,050$1,300$1,830----
1870 - W.W. Raised $1,050$1,390$1,610----
1871 - Shield $1,050$1,160$1,260$1,900$5,300--
1871 - St. George - Large BP $1,050$1,290$1,530$3,450---
1871 - St. George - Small BP $1,050$1,110$1,170$1,800$4,770--
1871 - St. George - Small BP - Plain Edge -------
1871 - St. George - Large BP - Plain Edge -------
1872 - Shield - With Die Number $1,050$1,130$1,210$1,530$3,800--
1872 - Shield - Without Die Number $1,050$1,090$1,130$2,300---
1872 - St. George $1,050$1,150$1,240$1,560$5,700$7,900-
1873 - Shield $1,050$1,510$1,970----
1873 - St. George $1,050$1,180$1,310----
1874 - Shield $14,800$26,700-----
1874 - St. George $1,050$1,150$1,250----
1876 $1,050$1,120$1,190$3,220$3,290--
1878 $1,050$1,150$1,250----
1879 $7,100$31,400$55,700----
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP $1,050$1,140$1,260----
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP - 8/7 $1,050$1,590$1,650----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP $1,050$1,070$1,090----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP - 8/7 $1,050$1,240$1,430----
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Buried $1,050$1,110$1,170----
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete $1,050$1,070$1,090$7,800---
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete - 8/7 $1,050$1,240$1,430----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP $1,050$1,070$1,090----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP - 8/7 -------
1884 - W.W. Buried $1,050$1,170$1,200$1,220---
1884 - W.W. Complete $1,050$1,050$1,050$2,450---
1885 - W.W. Buried $1,050$1,130$1,210----
1885 - W.W. Complete $1,050$1,140$1,190----
1887 - Small Close JEB $1,190$1,500$1,810$4,730---
1887 - Normal JEB - Far G $1,050$1,050$1,050$1,250$2,520--
1887 - Normal JEB - Near G -$922-$1,180$23,000$44,900-
1887 - Small Wide (spread) JEB $1,190$1,350$1,410$1,780$2,290--
1888 - Far G $1,370$1,500$1,810----
1888 - Near G $1,090$1,090$1,090$2,990---
1889 - Far G --$1,290----
1889 - Near G $1,090$1,090$1,090----
1890 - Far G $1,090$1,200$1,500----
1890 - Near G $1,090$1,090$1,090$2,000---
1891 - Short Tail $2,930$3,090-----
1891 - Long Tail $1,090$1,090$1,090$2,990---
1892 $1,090$1,090$1,090$2,790---
1893 $1,090$1,090$1,090$3,280$4,090$4,890-
1894 $1,090$1,090$1,090----
1895 $1,090$1,090$1,090----
1896 $1,090$1,090$1,090$4,320---
1898 $1,090$1,090$1,090$2,510$4,280--
1899 $1,090$1,090$1,090$4,150---
1900 $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,980---
1901 $1,090$1,280$1,480----
Variety PR-60 PR-62 PR-63 PR-64 PR-65 PR-66 PR-67
1838 -------
1838 - Narrow Shield -------
1838 - Plain Edge -------
1839 -------
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↓ ---$46,800---
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ ---$52,700$75,600--
1841 -------
1841 - GRΛTIΛ -------
1842 -------
1842 - GRΛTIΛ -------
1842 - Open 2 -------
1843 -------
1843 - 3/2 -------
1843 - Roman I -------
1843 - Narrow Shield -------
1844 - Large 44 -------
1844 - Small 44 -------
1844 - 4/Inverted 4 -------
1845 -------
1845 - 4/Inverted 4 -------
1845 - Roman I -------
1846 - 4/Inverted 4 -------
1846 -------
1846 - Roman I -------
1847 -------
1847 - Inverted 1 -------
1847 - Roman I -------
1848 - 1st Head -------
1848 - 2nd Head -------
1849 -------
1849 - Roman I -------
1850 -------
1850 - Roman I -------
1850 - R/E in GRATIA -------
1850 - 8/5 -------
1850 - ⩝ictoria -------
1851 -------
1852 -------
1852 - Roman I -------
1853 - W.W. Incuse ----$76,000--
1853 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I -------
1853 - W.W. Raised -------
1853 - W.W. Raised - F/E in DEF -------
1853 - W.W. Raised - ⩝ictoria -------
1854 - W.W. Raised -------
1854 - W.W. Incuse -------
1854 - W.W. Incuse - C/Rotated C -------
1855 - W.W. Incuse -------
1855 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I -------
1855 - W.W. Raised -------
1856 -------
1857 -------
1857 - ⩝ictoria -------
1857 - 7/5 -------
1857 - DEI GRΛ -------
1858 - 8/7 -------
1858 - Large Date -------
1858 - Small Date -------
1859 -------
1859 - Ansell -------
1860 -------
1860 - Roman I -------
1860 - ⩝ictoria -------
1860 - DEI GRΛ -------
1860 - Large 0 -------
1860 - O/C -------
1861 -------
1861 - Roman I -------
1861 - C/Rotated C -------
1861 - T/V in Victoria -------
1861 - Repunched E & F -------
1861 - E/Rotated E -------
1861 - F/V in DEF -------
1862 - Wide date -------
1862 - Narrow date -------
1862 - Roman I -------
1862 - Wide date - F/⩝ -------
1862 - Narrow date - F/⩝ -------
1862 - R/E in BRIT -------
1862 - R/Inverted R in VICTORIA -------
1863 - With Die Number -------
1863 - With Die Number - #827 and #22 -------
1863 - With Die Number - #827 on Trun -------
1863 - Without Die Number - Arabic 1 -------
1863 - Without Die Number - Roman 1 -------
1864 - Roman I -------
1864 - Arabic 1 -------
1865 -------
1866 -------
1866 - 6/5 -------
1868 -------
1869 --$70,900----
1870 - W.W. Incuse -------
1870 - W.W. Raised -------
1871 - Shield -------
1871 - St. George - Large BP -------
1871 - St. George - Small BP -------
1871 - St. George - Small BP - Plain Edge -------
1871 - St. George - Large BP - Plain Edge ---$42,700$44,100--
1872 - Shield - With Die Number -------
1872 - Shield - Without Die Number -------
1872 - St. George -------
1873 - Shield -------
1873 - St. George -------
1874 - Shield -------
1874 - St. George -------
1876 -------
1878 -------
1879 -------
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP -------
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP - 8/7 -------
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP -------
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP - 8/7 -------
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Buried -------
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete -------
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete - 8/7 -------
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP -------
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP - 8/7 -------
1884 - W.W. Buried -------
1884 - W.W. Complete -------
1885 - W.W. Buried -------
1885 - W.W. Complete -------
1887 - Small Close JEB -------
1887 - Normal JEB - Far G -------
1887 - Normal JEB - Near G -$5,200$8,300$12,000$12,200--
1887 - Small Wide (spread) JEB -------
1888 - Far G -------
1888 - Near G -------
1889 - Far G -------
1889 - Near G -------
1890 - Far G -------
1890 - Near G -------
1891 - Short Tail -------
1891 - Long Tail ----$101,300--
1892 -------
1893 -$3,740-$8,900$12,800$24,200-
1894 -------
1895 -------
1896 -------
1898 -------
1899 -------
1900 -------
1901 -------

Proof (PR): Planchets of these coins (not intended for circulation) were polished before struck (usually struck twice for higher quality). The field of Proof coins wear a cameo aspect.

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