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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 --€807€1,760€2,560€2,580
1838 - Narrow Shield --€3,920€8,800€15,600€19,300
1838 - Plain Edge ------
1839 --€1,150€2,230€3,230€3,760
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↓ ------
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ ------
1841 --€4,900€9,400€13,800€16,000
1841 - GRΛTIΛ --€4,150€8,600€14,100€16,700
1842 --€644€644€644€716
1842 - GRΛTIΛ --€644€876-€1,110
1842 - Open 2 --€644€644€644€744
1843 --€644€644€644€754
1843 - 3/2 --€644€646€969€1,130
1843 - Roman I --€644€1,150--
1843 - Narrow Shield --€4,270€8,600€14,200€17,100
1844 - Large 44 --€644€644€644€726
1844 - Small 44 ----€644€644
1844 - 4/Inverted 4 --€692€1,380€1,580€1,900
1845 --€644€644€644€644
1845 - 4/Inverted 4 --€692€1,380€1,730€1,900
1845 - Roman I --€669€1,290-€1,160
1846 - 4/Inverted 4 --€692€1,380-€1,440
1846 --€644€644€657€766
1846 - Roman I --€644€1,150--
1847 --€644€644€644€690
1847 - Inverted 1 ------
1847 - Roman I --€646€1,340--
1848 - 1st Head --€922€2,080€4,150€4,370
1848 - 2nd Head --€644€644€644€644
1849 --€644€644€644€644
1849 - Roman I --€644€1,150--
1850 --€644€644€644€644
1850 - Roman I --€644€1,150--
1850 - R/E in GRATIA ------
1850 - 8/5 ------
1850 - ⩝ictoria --€1,150--€2,320
1851 --€644€644€644€644
1852 --€644€644€644€644
1852 - Roman I --€644€1,150--
1853 - W.W. Incuse --€644€644€644€685
1853 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I --€644€1,150--
1853 - W.W. Raised --€644€644€644€644
1853 - W.W. Raised - F/E in DEF --€692€1,520--
1853 - W.W. Raised - ⩝ictoria --€1,150---
1854 - W.W. Raised --€644€644€820€835
1854 - W.W. Incuse --€644€644€644€644
1854 - W.W. Incuse - C/Rotated C --€692€1,520--
1855 - W.W. Incuse --€644€644€644€644
1855 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I --€644€1,340--
1855 - W.W. Raised --€644€644€644€644
1856 --€644€644€644€644
1857 --€644€644€644€644
1857 - ⩝ictoria --€1,150---
1857 - 7/5 -----€922
1857 - DEI GRΛ ------
1858 - 8/7 --€692---
1858 - Large Date --€644€644€644€644
1858 - Small Date --€644€644€644€644
1859 --€644€644€644€644
1859 - Ansell --€735€2,290€4,940€5,700
1860 --€644€644€644€644
1860 - Roman I --€644€1,340--
1860 - ⩝ictoria --€1,150€2,540-€1,970
1860 - DEI GRΛ --€644€1,380--
1860 - Large 0 --€644€644€644€644
1860 - O/C --€644€644-€856
1861 --€644€644€644€644
1861 - Roman I --€644€692-€941
1861 - C/Rotated C --€692€1,520--
1861 - T/V in Victoria --€644€692--
1861 - Repunched E & F -----€775
1861 - E/Rotated E --€692€1,520--
1861 - F/V in DEF --€644€1,150--
1862 - Wide date --€644€644€644€644
1862 - Narrow date --€644€644€644€644
1862 - Roman I --€644€899--
1862 - Wide date - F/⩝ --€644€1,150--
1862 - Narrow date - F/⩝ --€644€1,150--
1862 - R/E in BRIT --€692€1,520--
1862 - R/Inverted R in VICTORIA --€922€2,310--
1863 - With Die Number --€644€644€644€644
1863 - With Die Number - #827 and #22 --€4,320€9,500€10,600€12,100
1863 - With Die Number - #827 on Trun --€5,200€9,500€12,700€14,400
1863 - Without Die Number - Arabic 1 --€644€644€644€644
1863 - Without Die Number - Roman 1 --€644€899-€999
1864 - Roman I ------
1864 - Arabic 1 --€644€644€644€644
1865 --€644€644€644€644
1866 --€644€644€644€644
1866 - 6/5 --€644€644€644€644
1868 --€644€644€644€644
1869 --€644€644€644€644
1870 - W.W. Incuse --€644€644€644€644
1870 - W.W. Raised --€644€644€644€644
1871 - Shield --€644€644€644€644
1871 - St. George - Large BP --€644€644€644€644
1871 - St. George - Small BP --€644€644€644€644
1871 - St. George - Small BP - Plain Edge ------
1871 - St. George - Large BP - Plain Edge ------
1872 - Shield - With Die Number --€644€644€644€644
1872 - Shield - Without Die Number --€644€644€644€644
1872 - St. George --€644€644€644€644
1873 - Shield --€644€644€644€644
1873 - St. George --€644€644€644€644
1874 - Shield --€1,650€4,190€6,100€8,000
1874 - St. George --€644€644€644€644
1876 --€644€644€644€644
1878 --€644€644€644€644
1879 --€644€1,270€2,810€3,580
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP --€644€644€644€644
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP - 8/7 --€644€644€644€644
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP --€644€644€644€644
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP - 8/7 --€644€644€644€644
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Buried --€644€644€644€644
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete --€644€644€644€644
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete - 8/7 --€644€644€644€644
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP --€644€644€644€644
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP - 8/7 ------
1884 - W.W. Buried --€644€644€644€644
1884 - W.W. Complete --€644€644€644€644
1885 - W.W. Buried --€644€644€644€644
1885 - W.W. Complete --€644€644€644€644
1887 - Small Close JEB --€644€644€644€644
1887 - Normal JEB - Far G --€644€644€644€644
1887 - Normal JEB - Near G ------
1887 - Small Wide (spread) JEB --€644€644€644€644
1888 - Far G --€673€673€778€826
1888 - Near G --€673€673€673€673
1889 - Far G ------
1889 - Near G --€673€673€673€673
1890 - Far G ---€673€673€673
1890 - Near G --€673€673€673€673
1891 - Short Tail --€673€909€1,480€1,660
1891 - Long Tail --€673€673€673€673
1892 --€673€673€673€673
1893 --€673€673€673€673
1894 --€673€673€673€673
1895 --€673€673€673€673
1896 --€673€673€673€673
1898 --€673€673€673€673
1899 --€673€673€673-
1900 --€673€673€673€673
1901 --€673€673€673€673
Variety MS-60 MS-62 MS-63 MS-64 MS-65 MS-66 MS-67
1838 €3,480€4,010€6,000€12,500---
1838 - Narrow Shield €23,100------
1838 - Plain Edge -------
1839 €4,300€7,000€9,600----
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↓ -------
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ -------
1841 €18,200€22,200€28,800€60,900€93,000--
1841 - GRΛTIΛ €19,400------
1842 €787€1,380€2,300€2,900---
1842 - GRΛTIΛ -------
1842 - Open 2 €853€1,330€1,800----
1843 €764€1,290€2,090€5,200---
1843 - 3/2 €1,290€1,960€2,630----
1843 - Roman I -------
1843 - Narrow Shield €19,900------
1844 - Large 44 €752€1,370€1,990€3,630€8,300--
1844 - Small 44 -€1,130€1,750----
1844 - 4/Inverted 4 €2,080------
1845 €830€1,450€2,080€3,610€9,400€15,100-
1845 - 4/Inverted 4 €2,080------
1845 - Roman I -------
1846 - 4/Inverted 4 -------
1846 €842€1,460€2,080€4,130---
1846 - Roman I -------
1847 €712€1,110€1,690€3,150€13,300--
1847 - Inverted 1 -------
1847 - Roman I -------
1848 - 1st Head €6,200------
1848 - 2nd Head €689€1,320€1,650€2,120€6,400€14,100-
1849 €819€1,980€3,350€8,600€14,300--
1849 - Roman I -------
1850 €683€1,310€1,940€3,100€5,100€7,600-
1850 - Roman I -€3,050-----
1850 - R/E in GRATIA -------
1850 - 8/5 -------
1850 - ⩝ictoria -------
1851 €644€956€1,650€2,190€4,670€6,500-
1852 €644€1,040€1,460€1,530€9,000€9,600-
1852 - Roman I -------
1853 - W.W. Incuse €689€1,260€1,840----
1853 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I -------
1853 - W.W. Raised €644€926€1,900€4,330€4,370€4,410€13,300
1853 - W.W. Raised - F/E in DEF -------
1853 - W.W. Raised - ⩝ictoria -------
1854 - W.W. Raised €850€1,460€2,060----
1854 - W.W. Incuse €644€944€1,510€5,200€9,900--
1854 - W.W. Incuse - C/Rotated C -------
1855 - W.W. Incuse €644€1,080€1,470€2,350---
1855 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I -------
1855 - W.W. Raised €689€979€1,270----
1856 €644€907€1,570€1,850---
1857 €644€825€2,090----
1857 - ⩝ictoria -------
1857 - 7/5 -------
1857 - DEI GRΛ -------
1858 - 8/7 -------
1858 - Large Date €644€979€2,920----
1858 - Small Date €644€967€1,370----
1859 €891€1,000€1,330----
1859 - Ansell €7,600€9,900€12,500----
1860 €644€1,170€1,600€4,350€6,100--
1860 - Roman I -------
1860 - ⩝ictoria -------
1860 - DEI GRΛ -------
1860 - Large 0 €644€888€1,200----
1860 - O/C -------
1861 €644€733€1,010€3,650---
1861 - Roman I -------
1861 - C/Rotated C -------
1861 - T/V in Victoria ----€6,400--
1861 - Repunched E & F -------
1861 - E/Rotated E -------
1861 - F/V in DEF -------
1862 - Wide date €644€768€1,450----
1862 - Narrow date €644€799€1,160€1,670---
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 €644€700€798----
1863 - With Die Number - #827 and #22 €13,700------
1863 - With Die Number - #827 on Trun €16,100------
1863 - Without Die Number - Arabic 1 €644€774€1,160€10,500€19,800--
1863 - Without Die Number - Roman 1 --€2,330----
1864 - Roman I -------
1864 - Arabic 1 €644€727€977€1,500€6,400--
1865 €644€858€1,600€3,510€5,600--
1866 €644€755€1,140€4,010---
1866 - 6/5 €692€1,040€1,380----
1868 €644€856€1,020----
1869 €644€696€1,120€1,610€2,820--
1870 - W.W. Incuse €644€801€1,130----
1870 - W.W. Raised €644€853€989----
1871 - Shield €644€710€776€1,170€3,240--
1871 - St. George - Large BP €644€791€937€2,120---
1871 - St. George - Small BP €644€682€719€1,100€2,930--
1871 - St. George - Small BP - Plain Edge -------
1871 - St. George - Large BP - Plain Edge -------
1872 - Shield - With Die Number €644€695€745€939€2,340--
1872 - Shield - Without Die Number €644€671€697€1,420---
1872 - St. George €644€704€764€958€3,490€4,870-
1873 - Shield €644€926€1,210----
1873 - St. George €644€726€807----
1874 - Shield €9,100€16,400-----
1874 - St. George €644€707€770----
1876 €644€687€730€1,980€2,020--
1878 €644€707€770----
1879 €4,350€19,300€34,200----
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP €644€700€777----
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP - 8/7 €644€974€1,010----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP €644€658€672----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP - 8/7 €644€760€876----
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Buried €644€681€718----
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete €644€658€672€4,820---
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete - 8/7 €644€760€876----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP €644€658€672----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP - 8/7 -------
1884 - W.W. Buried €644€722€736€750---
1884 - W.W. Complete €644€644€644€1,500---
1885 - W.W. Buried €644€693€741----
1885 - W.W. Complete €644€701€732----
1887 - Small Close JEB €729€920€1,110€2,910---
1887 - Normal JEB - Far G €644€644€644€768€1,550--
1887 - Normal JEB - Near G -€567-€726€14,200€27,600-
1887 - Small Wide (spread) JEB €729€830€865€1,090€1,410--
1888 - Far G €842€920€1,110----
1888 - Near G €673€673€673€1,840---
1889 - Far G --€791----
1889 - Near G €673€673€673----
1890 - Far G €673€738€922----
1890 - Near G €673€673€673€1,230---
1891 - Short Tail €1,800€1,900-----
1891 - Long Tail €673€673€673€1,840---
1892 €673€673€673€1,720---
1893 €673€673€673€2,020€2,510€3,010-
1894 €673€673€673----
1895 €673€673€673----
1896 €673€673€673€2,650---
1898 €673€673€673€1,540€2,630--
1899 €673€673€673€2,550---
1900 €673€673€673€1,220---
1901 €673€790€907----
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 - ↑↓ ---€28,800---
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ ---€32,400€46,500--
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 ----€46,700--
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 --€43,600----
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 ---€26,300€27,100--
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 -€3,190€5,100€7,400€7,500--
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 ----€62,300--
1892 -------
1893 -€2,300-€5,500€7,900€14,900-
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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