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Sovereign - 1817 to 1887 - 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
1817 - ↑↓ -$755$755$1,190$1,470$1,770
1817 - ↑↑ --$1,190---
1818 - Descending colon --$905$1,780$3,630$4,550
1818 - Ascending colon --$851$1,670$3,430$4,320
1819 --$50,700$96,600$189,100$224,200
1820 - Roman I ------
1820 - Open 2 - Short Date --$755$908$1,530$1,850
1820 - Open 2 - Large Date --$755$773$1,150$1,650
1820 - Closed 2 --$755$827$1,390$1,670
1820 - Thin date ------
1821 --$755$889$1,210$1,560
1822 --$755$866$1,190$1,510
1823 --$1,080$1,800$4,880$6,600
1824 -$755$755$858$1,560$1,970
1825 - Laureate Head --$1,120$2,140$4,130$4,580
1825 - Bare Head --$755$763$1,260$1,600
1825 - Bare Head - Plain Edge ------
1826 --$755$755$1,210$1,320
1827 --$755$755$1,280$1,480
1828 --$5,900$14,900$23,400$27,700
1829 --$755$804$1,440$1,590
1830 - ↑↓ --$755$859$1,320$1,710
1830 - ↑↑ ------
1831 - 1st Head --$755$1,340$2,070$2,540
1831 - 1st Head - WW no stop --$973$1,950$3,000$3,530
1831 - 2nd Head --$6,500$13,000--
1832 - 1st Head --$865$1,730$2,300$3,470
1832 - 2nd Head --$755$937$1,570$2,130
1833 --$755$952$1,550$2,040
1835 --$755$1,020$1,650$2,230
1836 --$755$974$1,610$1,860
1836 - N in Shield --$4,320$10,300$15,800$18,000
1837 --$755$1,010$1,460$1,950
1837 - Tailed 8 --$755$1,080$1,890$2,300
1838 --$946$2,060$3,000$3,020
1838 - Narrow Shield --$4,590$10,300$18,300$22,700
1838 - Plain Edge ------
1839 --$1,350$2,610$3,780$4,410
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↓ ------
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ ------
1841 --$5,700$11,000$16,100$18,700
1841 - GRΛTIΛ --$4,860$10,000$16,500$19,600
1842 --$755$755$755$838
1842 - GRΛTIΛ --$755$1,030-$1,300
1842 - Open 2 --$755$755$755$871
1843 --$755$755$755$884
1843 - 3/2 --$755$756$1,130$1,320
1843 - Roman I --$755$1,350--
1843 - Narrow Shield --$5,000$10,100$16,700$20,000
1844 - Large 44 --$755$755$755$851
1844 - Small 44 ----$755$755
1844 - 4/Inverted 4 --$811$1,620$1,860$2,230
1845 --$755$755$755$755
1845 - 4/Inverted 4 --$811$1,620$2,030$2,230
1845 - Roman I --$783$1,510-$1,360
1846 - 4/Inverted 4 --$811$1,620-$1,690
1846 --$755$755$770$898
1846 - Roman I --$755$1,350--
1847 --$755$755$755$809
1847 - Inverted 1 ------
1847 - Roman I --$756$1,570--
1848 - 1st Head --$1,080$2,430$4,860$5,100
1848 - 2nd Head --$755$755$755$755
1849 --$755$755$755$755
1849 - Roman I --$755$1,350--
1850 --$755$755$755$755
1850 - Roman I --$755$1,350--
1850 - R/E in GRATIA ------
1850 - 8/5 ------
1850 - ⩝ictoria --$1,350--$2,720
1851 --$755$755$755$755
1852 --$755$755$755$755
1852 - Roman I --$755$1,350--
1853 - W.W. Incuse --$755$755$755$803
1853 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I --$755$1,350--
1853 - W.W. Raised --$755$755$755$755
1853 - W.W. Raised - F/E in DEF --$811$1,780--
1853 - W.W. Raised - ⩝ictoria --$1,350---
1854 - W.W. Raised --$755$755$960$978
1854 - W.W. Incuse --$755$755$755$755
1854 - W.W. Incuse - C/Rotated C --$811$1,780--
1855 - W.W. Incuse --$755$755$755$755
1855 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I --$755$1,570--
1855 - W.W. Raised --$755$755$755$755
1856 --$755$755$755$755
1857 --$755$755$755$755
1857 - ⩝ictoria --$1,350---
1857 - 7/5 -----$1,080
1857 - DEI GRΛ ------
1858 - 8/7 --$811---
1858 - Large Date --$755$755$755$755
1858 - Small Date --$755$755$755$755
1859 --$755$755$755$755
1859 - Ansell --$861$2,690$5,800$6,700
1860 --$755$755$755$755
1860 - Roman I --$755$1,570--
1860 - ⩝ictoria --$1,350$2,970-$2,300
1860 - DEI GRΛ --$755$1,620--
1860 - Large 0 --$755$755$755$755
1860 - O/C --$755$755-$1,000
1861 --$755$755$755$755
1861 - Roman I --$755$811-$1,100
1861 - C/Rotated C --$811$1,780--
1861 - T/V in Victoria --$755$811--
1861 - Repunched E & F -----$908
1861 - E/Rotated E --$811$1,780--
1861 - F/V in DEF --$755$1,350--
1862 - Wide date --$755$755$755$755
1862 - Narrow date --$755$755$755$755
1862 - Roman I --$755$1,050--
1862 - Wide date - F/⩝ --$755$1,350--
1862 - Narrow date - F/⩝ --$755$1,350--
1862 - R/E in BRIT --$811$1,780--
1862 - R/Inverted R in VICTORIA --$1,080$2,700--
1863 - With Die Number --$755$755$755$755
1863 - With Die Number - #827 and #22 --$5,100$11,100$12,400$14,200
1863 - With Die Number - #827 on Trun --$6,100$11,100$14,900$16,900
1863 - Without Die Number - Arabic 1 --$755$755$755$755
1863 - Without Die Number - Roman 1 --$755$1,050-$1,170
1864 - Roman I ------
1864 - Arabic 1 --$755$755$755$755
1865 --$755$755$755$755
1866 --$755$755$755$755
1866 - 6/5 --$755$755$755$755
1868 --$755$755$755$755
1869 --$755$755$755$755
1870 - W.W. Incuse --$755$755$755$755
1870 - W.W. Raised --$755$755$755$755
1871 - Shield --$755$755$755$755
1871 - St. George - Large BP --$755$755$755$755
1871 - St. George - Small BP --$755$755$755$755
1871 - St. George - Small BP - Plain Edge ------
1871 - St. George - Large BP - Plain Edge ------
1872 - Shield - With Die Number --$755$755$755$755
1872 - Shield - Without Die Number --$755$755$755$755
1872 - St. George --$755$755$755$755
1873 - Shield --$755$755$755$755
1873 - St. George --$755$755$755$755
1874 - Shield --$1,940$4,910$7,200$9,300
1874 - St. George --$755$755$755$755
1876 --$755$755$755$755
1878 --$755$755$755$755
1879 --$755$1,490$3,290$4,200
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP --$755$755$755$755
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP - 8/7 --$755$755$755$755
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP --$755$755$755$755
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP - 8/7 --$755$755$755$755
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Buried --$755$755$755$755
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete --$755$755$755$755
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete - 8/7 --$755$755$755$755
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP --$755$755$755$755
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP - 8/7 ------
1884 - W.W. Buried --$755$755$755$755
1884 - W.W. Complete --$755$755$755$755
1885 - W.W. Buried --$755$755$755$755
1885 - W.W. Complete --$755$755$755$755
1887 - Small Close JEB --$755$755$755$755
1887 - Normal JEB - Far G --$755$755$755$755
1887 - Normal JEB - Near G ------
1887 - Small Wide (spread) JEB --$755$755$755$755
Variety MS-60 MS-62 MS-63 MS-64 MS-65 MS-66 MS-67
1817 - ↑↓ $2,060$3,430$5,200$11,700---
1817 - ↑↑ -------
1818 - Descending colon $5,500$9,100$9,600$23,100---
1818 - Ascending colon $5,200$6,700$8,200$16,600---
1819 $259,400------
1820 - Roman I -------
1820 - Open 2 - Short Date $2,340$3,310$4,460----
1820 - Open 2 - Large Date $1,780$3,270$4,570$13,500---
1820 - Closed 2 $1,950$3,460$4,190----
1820 - Thin date -------
1821 $1,730$2,890$4,100$4,740$15,800--
1822 $1,760$3,080$4,120$8,400--$32,300
1823 $8,300$13,800$20,500----
1824 $2,260$3,760$5,700$11,800---
1825 - Laureate Head $6,100$8,900$11,300----
1825 - Bare Head $1,720$2,610$4,370$6,400$22,100--
1825 - Bare Head - Plain Edge -------
1826 $1,680$2,680$3,830$6,600$8,500--
1827 $1,770$2,950$4,240$6,300---
1828 $32,000------
1829 $2,150$3,510$4,270----
1830 - ↑↓ $2,220$3,350$4,550$11,500$18,400--
1830 - ↑↑ -------
1831 - 1st Head $3,010$4,280$5,700$14,500---
1831 - 1st Head - WW no stop $4,050$6,100$8,100----
1831 - 2nd Head -------
1832 - 1st Head $4,050$5,800$7,600----
1832 - 2nd Head $2,210$3,340$4,520$8,600---
1833 $2,400$4,330$4,900----
1835 $2,570$4,590$8,200----
1836 $2,350$3,520$4,930$5,200---
1836 - N in Shield $20,500------
1837 $2,600$3,790$5,300$14,200$23,100--
1837 - Tailed 8 $2,700------
1838 $4,070$4,700$7,100$14,600---
1838 - Narrow Shield $27,000------
1838 - Plain Edge -------
1839 $5,000$8,200$11,300----
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↓ -------
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ -------
1841 $21,300$26,000$33,800$71,400$108,900--
1841 - GRΛTIΛ $22,700------
1842 $922$1,610$2,690$3,390---
1842 - GRΛTIΛ -------
1842 - Open 2 $1,000$1,550$2,110----
1843 $895$1,510$2,450$6,100---
1843 - 3/2 $1,510$2,300$3,080----
1843 - Roman I -------
1843 - Narrow Shield $23,300------
1844 - Large 44 $881$1,610$2,330$4,250$9,700--
1844 - Small 44 -$1,320$2,050----
1844 - 4/Inverted 4 $2,430------
1845 $973$1,700$2,430$4,220$11,000$17,700-
1845 - 4/Inverted 4 $2,430------
1845 - Roman I -------
1846 - 4/Inverted 4 -------
1846 $986$1,710$2,430$4,830---
1846 - Roman I -------
1847 $834$1,300$1,980$3,690$15,500--
1847 - Inverted 1 -------
1847 - Roman I -------
1848 - 1st Head $7,300------
1848 - 2nd Head $807$1,550$1,930$2,480$7,500$16,500-
1849 $959$2,320$3,930$10,100$16,800--
1849 - Roman I -------
1850 $800$1,540$2,280$3,630$6,000$8,900-
1850 - Roman I -$3,570-----
1850 - R/E in GRATIA -------
1850 - 8/5 -------
1850 - ⩝ictoria -------
1851 $755$1,120$1,930$2,560$5,500$7,600-
1852 $755$1,210$1,710$1,790$10,600$11,200-
1852 - Roman I -------
1853 - W.W. Incuse $807$1,480$2,150----
1853 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I -------
1853 - W.W. Raised $755$1,090$2,220$5,100$5,100$5,200$15,600
1853 - W.W. Raised - F/E in DEF -------
1853 - W.W. Raised - ⩝ictoria -------
1854 - W.W. Raised $996$1,710$2,420----
1854 - W.W. Incuse $755$1,110$1,770$6,100$11,600--
1854 - W.W. Incuse - C/Rotated C -------
1855 - W.W. Incuse $755$1,270$1,720$2,760---
1855 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I -------
1855 - W.W. Raised $807$1,150$1,490----
1856 $755$1,060$1,840$2,170---
1857 $755$967$2,450----
1857 - ⩝ictoria -------
1857 - 7/5 -------
1857 - DEI GRΛ -------
1858 - 8/7 -------
1858 - Large Date $755$1,150$3,420----
1858 - Small Date $755$1,130$1,610----
1859 $1,040$1,170$1,550----
1859 - Ansell $8,900$11,600$14,600----
1860 $755$1,370$1,870$5,100$7,100--
1860 - Roman I -------
1860 - ⩝ictoria -------
1860 - DEI GRΛ -------
1860 - Large 0 $755$1,040$1,400----
1860 - O/C -------
1861 $755$859$1,190$4,280---
1861 - Roman I -------
1861 - C/Rotated C -------
1861 - T/V in Victoria ----$7,500--
1861 - Repunched E & F -------
1861 - E/Rotated E -------
1861 - F/V in DEF -------
1862 - Wide date $755$900$1,700----
1862 - Narrow date $755$936$1,360$1,960---
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 $755$820$935----
1863 - With Die Number - #827 and #22 $16,000------
1863 - With Die Number - #827 on Trun $18,900------
1863 - Without Die Number - Arabic 1 $755$906$1,350$12,300$23,100--
1863 - Without Die Number - Roman 1 --$2,730----
1864 - Roman I -------
1864 - Arabic 1 $755$851$1,140$1,760$7,500--
1865 $755$1,010$1,870$4,120$6,500--
1866 $755$885$1,340$4,700---
1866 - 6/5 $811$1,220$1,620----
1868 $755$1,000$1,190----
1869 $755$815$1,320$1,880$3,300--
1870 - W.W. Incuse $755$939$1,320----
1870 - W.W. Raised $755$1,000$1,160----
1871 - Shield $755$832$909$1,370$3,800--
1871 - St. George - Large BP $755$927$1,100$2,490---
1871 - St. George - Small BP $755$799$843$1,290$3,440--
1871 - St. George - Small BP - Plain Edge -------
1871 - St. George - Large BP - Plain Edge -------
1872 - Shield - With Die Number $755$814$873$1,100$2,740--
1872 - Shield - Without Die Number $755$786$817$1,660---
1872 - St. George $755$825$895$1,120$4,090$5,700-
1873 - Shield $755$1,090$1,420----
1873 - St. George $755$850$946----
1874 - Shield $10,700$19,300-----
1874 - St. George $755$828$902----
1876 $755$805$855$2,320$2,370--
1878 $755$828$902----
1879 $5,100$22,600$40,100----
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP $755$820$910----
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP - 8/7 $755$1,140$1,190----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP $755$771$787----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP - 8/7 $755$891$1,030----
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Buried $755$798$841----
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete $755$771$787$5,600---
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete - 8/7 $755$891$1,030----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP $755$770$787----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP - 8/7 -------
1884 - W.W. Buried $755$846$863$879---
1884 - W.W. Complete $755$755$755$1,760---
1885 - W.W. Buried $755$811$868----
1885 - W.W. Complete $755$821$857----
1887 - Small Close JEB $854$1,080$1,300$3,400---
1887 - Normal JEB - Far G $755$755$755$899$1,810--
1887 - Normal JEB - Near G -$664-$851$16,600$32,300-
1887 - Small Wide (spread) JEB $854$973$1,010$1,280$1,650--
Variety PR-60 PR-62 PR-63 PR-64 PR-65 PR-66 PR-67
1817 - ↑↓ --$47,300----
1817 - ↑↑ -------
1818 - Descending colon -------
1818 - Ascending colon -------
1819 -------
1820 - Roman I -------
1820 - Open 2 - Short Date -------
1820 - Open 2 - Large Date -------
1820 - Closed 2 -------
1820 - Thin date -------
1821 -$13,000-----
1822 -------
1823 -------
1824 -------
1825 - Laureate Head -------
1825 - Bare Head -$15,400$23,700----
1825 - Bare Head - Plain Edge -$21,600$27,100----
1826 --$10,700$15,800---
1827 -------
1828 -------
1829 -------
1830 - ↑↓ -------
1830 - ↑↑ -------
1831 - 1st Head -------
1831 - 1st Head - WW no stop -------
1831 - 2nd Head --$19,100-$37,300$38,500-
1832 - 1st Head -------
1832 - 2nd Head -------
1833 -------
1835 -------
1836 -------
1836 - N in Shield -------
1837 -------
1837 - Tailed 8 -------
1838 -------
1838 - Narrow Shield -------
1838 - Plain Edge -------
1839 -------
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↓ ---$33,700---
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ ---$38,000$54,400--
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 ----$54,700--
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 --$51,100----
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 ---$30,800$31,700--
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 -$3,730$5,900$8,700$8,800--
1887 - Small Wide (spread) JEB -------

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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