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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 --€820€1,790€2,600€2,620
1838 - Narrow Shield --€3,980€8,900€15,900€19,600
1838 - Plain Edge ------
1839 --€1,170€2,260€3,280€3,820
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↓ ------
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ ------
1841 --€4,980€9,500€14,000€16,200
1841 - GRΛTIΛ --€4,220€8,700€14,300€17,000
1842 --€654€654€654€727
1842 - GRΛTIΛ --€654€890-€1,120
1842 - Open 2 --€654€654€654€755
1843 --€654€654€654€766
1843 - 3/2 --€654€656€984€1,150
1843 - Roman I --€654€1,170--
1843 - Narrow Shield --€4,330€8,700€14,500€17,300
1844 - Large 44 --€654€654€654€738
1844 - Small 44 ----€654€654
1844 - 4/Inverted 4 --€703€1,410€1,610€1,930
1845 --€654€654€654€654
1845 - 4/Inverted 4 --€703€1,410€1,760€1,930
1845 - Roman I --€679€1,310-€1,180
1846 - 4/Inverted 4 --€703€1,410-€1,460
1846 --€654€654€668€778
1846 - Roman I --€654€1,170--
1847 --€654€654€654€701
1847 - Inverted 1 ------
1847 - Roman I --€656€1,360--
1848 - 1st Head --€937€2,110€4,220€4,430
1848 - 2nd Head --€654€654€654€654
1849 --€654€654€654€654
1849 - Roman I --€654€1,170--
1850 --€654€654€654€654
1850 - Roman I --€654€1,170--
1850 - R/E in GRATIA ------
1850 - 8/5 ------
1850 - ⩝ictoria --€1,170--€2,360
1851 --€654€654€654€654
1852 --€654€654€654€654
1852 - Roman I --€654€1,170--
1853 - W.W. Incuse --€654€654€654€696
1853 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I --€654€1,170--
1853 - W.W. Raised --€654€654€654€654
1853 - W.W. Raised - F/E in DEF --€703€1,550--
1853 - W.W. Raised - ⩝ictoria --€1,170---
1854 - W.W. Raised --€654€654€833€848
1854 - W.W. Incuse --€654€654€654€654
1854 - W.W. Incuse - C/Rotated C --€703€1,550--
1855 - W.W. Incuse --€654€654€654€654
1855 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I --€654€1,360--
1855 - W.W. Raised --€654€654€654€654
1856 --€654€654€654€654
1857 --€654€654€654€654
1857 - ⩝ictoria --€1,170---
1857 - 7/5 -----€937
1857 - DEI GRΛ ------
1858 - 8/7 --€703---
1858 - Large Date --€654€654€654€654
1858 - Small Date --€654€654€654€654
1859 --€654€654€654€654
1859 - Ansell --€747€2,330€5,000€5,800
1860 --€654€654€654€654
1860 - Roman I --€654€1,360--
1860 - ⩝ictoria --€1,170€2,580-€2,000
1860 - DEI GRΛ --€654€1,410--
1860 - Large 0 --€654€654€654€654
1860 - O/C --€654€654-€870
1861 --€654€654€654€654
1861 - Roman I --€654€703-€956
1861 - C/Rotated C --€703€1,550--
1861 - T/V in Victoria --€654€703--
1861 - Repunched E & F -----€787
1861 - E/Rotated E --€703€1,550--
1861 - F/V in DEF --€654€1,170--
1862 - Wide date --€654€654€654€654
1862 - Narrow date --€654€654€654€654
1862 - Roman I --€654€913--
1862 - Wide date - F/⩝ --€654€1,170--
1862 - Narrow date - F/⩝ --€654€1,170--
1862 - R/E in BRIT --€703€1,550--
1862 - R/Inverted R in VICTORIA --€937€2,340--
1863 - With Die Number --€654€654€654€654
1863 - With Die Number - #827 and #22 --€4,390€9,600€10,800€12,300
1863 - With Die Number - #827 on Trun --€5,300€9,700€12,900€14,600
1863 - Without Die Number - Arabic 1 --€654€654€654€654
1863 - Without Die Number - Roman 1 --€654€913-€1,010
1864 - Roman I ------
1864 - Arabic 1 --€654€654€654€654
1865 --€654€654€654€654
1866 --€654€654€654€654
1866 - 6/5 --€654€654€654€654
1868 --€654€654€654€654
1869 --€654€654€654€654
1870 - W.W. Incuse --€654€654€654€654
1870 - W.W. Raised --€654€654€654€654
1871 - Shield --€654€654€654€654
1871 - St. George - Large BP --€654€654€654€654
1871 - St. George - Small BP --€654€654€654€654
1871 - St. George - Small BP - Plain Edge ------
1871 - St. George - Large BP - Plain Edge ------
1872 - Shield - With Die Number --€654€654€654€654
1872 - Shield - Without Die Number --€654€654€654€654
1872 - St. George --€654€654€654€654
1873 - Shield --€654€654€654€654
1873 - St. George --€654€654€654€654
1874 - Shield --€1,680€4,260€6,200€8,100
1874 - St. George --€654€654€654€654
1876 --€654€654€654€654
1878 --€654€654€654€654
1879 --€654€1,290€2,860€3,640
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP --€654€654€654€654
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP - 8/7 --€654€654€654€654
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP --€654€654€654€654
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP - 8/7 --€654€654€654€654
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Buried --€654€654€654€654
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete --€654€654€654€654
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete - 8/7 --€654€654€654€654
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP --€654€654€654€654
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP - 8/7 ------
1884 - W.W. Buried --€654€654€654€654
1884 - W.W. Complete --€654€654€654€654
1885 - W.W. Buried --€654€654€654€654
1885 - W.W. Complete --€654€654€654€654
1887 - Small Close JEB --€654€654€654€654
1887 - Normal JEB - Far G --€654€654€654€654
1887 - Normal JEB - Near G ------
1887 - Small Wide (spread) JEB --€654€654€654€654
1888 - Far G --€683€683€791€839
1888 - Near G --€683€683€683€683
1889 - Far G ------
1889 - Near G --€683€683€683€683
1890 - Far G ---€683€683€683
1890 - Near G --€683€683€683€683
1891 - Short Tail --€683€923€1,500€1,690
1891 - Long Tail --€683€683€683€683
1892 --€683€683€683€683
1893 --€683€683€683€683
1894 --€683€683€683€683
1895 --€683€683€683€683
1896 --€683€683€683€683
1898 --€683€683€683€683
1899 --€683€683€683-
1900 --€683€683€683€683
1901 --€683€683€683€683
Variety MS-60 MS-62 MS-63 MS-64 MS-65 MS-66 MS-67
1838 €3,530€4,070€6,100€12,700---
1838 - Narrow Shield €23,400------
1838 - Plain Edge -------
1839 €4,360€7,100€9,800----
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↓ -------
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ -------
1841 €18,400€22,500€29,300€61,900€94,400--
1841 - GRΛTIΛ €19,700------
1842 €799€1,400€2,330€2,940---
1842 - GRΛTIΛ -------
1842 - Open 2 €867€1,350€1,830----
1843 €776€1,310€2,120€5,300---
1843 - 3/2 €1,310€1,990€2,670----
1843 - Roman I -------
1843 - Narrow Shield €20,200------
1844 - Large 44 €764€1,390€2,020€3,690€8,400--
1844 - Small 44 -€1,140€1,780----
1844 - 4/Inverted 4 €2,110------
1845 €843€1,480€2,110€3,660€9,500€15,300-
1845 - 4/Inverted 4 €2,110------
1845 - Roman I -------
1846 - 4/Inverted 4 -------
1846 €855€1,480€2,110€4,190---
1846 - Roman I -------
1847 €723€1,120€1,720€3,200€13,500--
1847 - Inverted 1 -------
1847 - Roman I -------
1848 - 1st Head €6,300------
1848 - 2nd Head €700€1,340€1,680€2,150€6,500€14,300-
1849 €831€2,010€3,410€8,800€14,600--
1849 - Roman I -------
1850 €694€1,330€1,970€3,150€5,200€7,700-
1850 - Roman I -€3,090-----
1850 - R/E in GRATIA -------
1850 - 8/5 -------
1850 - ⩝ictoria -------
1851 €654€971€1,670€2,220€4,740€6,600-
1852 €654€1,050€1,480€1,550€9,100€9,700-
1852 - Roman I -------
1853 - W.W. Incuse €700€1,280€1,870----
1853 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I -------
1853 - W.W. Raised €654€941€1,930€4,400€4,440€4,480€13,500
1853 - W.W. Raised - F/E in DEF -------
1853 - W.W. Raised - ⩝ictoria -------
1854 - W.W. Raised €864€1,480€2,100----
1854 - W.W. Incuse €654€959€1,540€5,300€10,000--
1854 - W.W. Incuse - C/Rotated C -------
1855 - W.W. Incuse €654€1,100€1,490€2,390---
1855 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I -------
1855 - W.W. Raised €700€994€1,290----
1856 €654€921€1,590€1,880---
1857 €654€838€2,130----
1857 - ⩝ictoria -------
1857 - 7/5 -------
1857 - DEI GRΛ -------
1858 - 8/7 -------
1858 - Large Date €654€994€2,960----
1858 - Small Date €654€982€1,390----
1859 €905€1,020€1,350----
1859 - Ansell €7,700€10,100€12,600----
1860 €654€1,180€1,620€4,420€6,200--
1860 - Roman I -------
1860 - ⩝ictoria -------
1860 - DEI GRΛ -------
1860 - Large 0 €654€902€1,220----
1860 - O/C -------
1861 €654€745€1,030€3,710---
1861 - Roman I -------
1861 - C/Rotated C -------
1861 - T/V in Victoria ----€6,500--
1861 - Repunched E & F -------
1861 - E/Rotated E -------
1861 - F/V in DEF -------
1862 - Wide date €654€780€1,470----
1862 - Narrow date €654€812€1,180€1,700---
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 €654€711€810----
1863 - With Die Number - #827 and #22 €13,900------
1863 - With Die Number - #827 on Trun €16,400------
1863 - Without Die Number - Arabic 1 €654€786€1,170€10,600€20,100--
1863 - Without Die Number - Roman 1 --€2,370----
1864 - Roman I -------
1864 - Arabic 1 €654€738€992€1,520€6,500--
1865 €654€872€1,620€3,570€5,700--
1866 €654€767€1,160€4,070---
1866 - 6/5 €703€1,050€1,410----
1868 €654€869€1,030----
1869 €654€706€1,140€1,630€2,860--
1870 - W.W. Incuse €654€814€1,140----
1870 - W.W. Raised €654€867€1,000----
1871 - Shield €654€721€788€1,190€3,290--
1871 - St. George - Large BP €654€803€952€2,150---
1871 - St. George - Small BP €654€693€731€1,120€2,980--
1871 - St. George - Small BP - Plain Edge -------
1871 - St. George - Large BP - Plain Edge -------
1872 - Shield - With Die Number €654€706€757€953€2,370--
1872 - Shield - Without Die Number €654€681€708€1,440---
1872 - St. George €654€715€776€973€3,550€4,940-
1873 - Shield €654€941€1,230----
1873 - St. George €654€737€820----
1874 - Shield €9,300€16,700-----
1874 - St. George €654€718€782----
1876 €654€698€741€2,010€2,060--
1878 €654€718€782----
1879 €4,420€19,600€34,800----
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP €654€711€789----
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP - 8/7 €654€990€1,030----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP €654€668€682----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP - 8/7 €654€772€890----
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Buried €654€692€729----
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete €654€668€682€4,900---
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete - 8/7 €654€772€890----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP €654€668€682----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP - 8/7 -------
1884 - W.W. Buried €654€734€748€762---
1884 - W.W. Complete €654€654€654€1,530---
1885 - W.W. Buried €654€703€752----
1885 - W.W. Complete €654€712€743----
1887 - Small Close JEB €741€934€1,130€2,950---
1887 - Normal JEB - Far G €654€654€654€780€1,570--
1887 - Normal JEB - Near G -€575-€738€14,400€28,000-
1887 - Small Wide (spread) JEB €741€843€878€1,110€1,430--
1888 - Far G €855€934€1,130----
1888 - Near G €683€683€683€1,870---
1889 - Far G --€803----
1889 - Near G €683€683€683----
1890 - Far G €683€750€937----
1890 - Near G €683€683€683€1,250---
1891 - Short Tail €1,830€1,930-----
1891 - Long Tail €683€683€683€1,870---
1892 €683€683€683€1,740---
1893 €683€683€683€2,050€2,550€3,050-
1894 €683€683€683----
1895 €683€683€683----
1896 €683€683€683€2,700---
1898 €683€683€683€1,570€2,670--
1899 €683€683€683€2,590---
1900 €683€683€683€1,240---
1901 €683€802€921----
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 - ↑↓ ---€29,200---
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ ---€32,900€47,200--
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 ----€47,400--
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 --€44,300----
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 ---€26,700€27,500--
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 -€3,240€5,200€7,500€7,600--
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 ----€63,200--
1892 -------
1893 -€2,340-€5,500€8,000€15,100-
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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