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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 - ↑↓ -€645€645€1,020€1,260€1,510
1817 - ↑↑ --€1,020---
1818 - Descending colon --€773€1,520€3,100€3,880
1818 - Ascending colon --€727€1,430€2,930€3,690
1819 --€43,300€82,500€161,600€191,600
1820 - Roman I ------
1820 - Open 2 - Short Date --€645€776€1,310€1,580
1820 - Open 2 - Large Date --€645€661€981€1,410
1820 - Closed 2 --€645€707€1,180€1,420
1820 - Thin date ------
1821 --€645€759€1,040€1,330
1822 --€645€740€1,020€1,290
1823 --€920€1,540€4,170€5,600
1824 -€645€645€733€1,330€1,680
1825 - Laureate Head --€953€1,830€3,530€3,920
1825 - Bare Head --€645€652€1,080€1,370
1825 - Bare Head - Plain Edge ------
1826 --€645€645€1,030€1,130
1827 --€645€645€1,090€1,270
1828 --€5,100€12,700€20,000€23,700
1829 --€645€687€1,230€1,360
1830 - ↑↓ --€645€734€1,130€1,460
1830 - ↑↑ ------
1831 - 1st Head --€645€1,150€1,770€2,170
1831 - 1st Head - WW no stop --€831€1,660€2,560€3,010
1831 - 2nd Head --€5,500€11,100--
1832 - 1st Head --€739€1,480€1,970€2,970
1832 - 2nd Head --€645€801€1,340€1,820
1833 --€645€814€1,330€1,740
1835 --€645€871€1,410€1,910
1836 --€645€832€1,380€1,590
1836 - N in Shield --€3,690€8,800€13,500€15,300
1837 --€645€863€1,250€1,670
1837 - Tailed 8 --€645€923€1,620€1,960
1838 --€808€1,760€2,560€2,580
1838 - Narrow Shield --€3,920€8,800€15,600€19,400
1838 - Plain Edge ------
1839 --€1,150€2,230€3,230€3,770
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 --€645€645€645€716
1842 - GRΛTIΛ --€645€877-€1,110
1842 - Open 2 --€645€645€645€744
1843 --€645€645€645€755
1843 - 3/2 --€645€646€969€1,130
1843 - Roman I --€645€1,150--
1843 - Narrow Shield --€4,270€8,600€14,300€17,100
1844 - Large 44 --€645€645€645€727
1844 - Small 44 ----€645€645
1844 - 4/Inverted 4 --€692€1,380€1,590€1,900
1845 --€645€645€645€645
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 --€645€645€658€767
1846 - Roman I --€645€1,150--
1847 --€645€645€645€691
1847 - Inverted 1 ------
1847 - Roman I --€646€1,340--
1848 - 1st Head --€923€2,080€4,150€4,370
1848 - 2nd Head --€645€645€645€645
1849 --€645€645€645€645
1849 - Roman I --€645€1,150--
1850 --€645€645€645€645
1850 - Roman I --€645€1,150--
1850 - R/E in GRATIA ------
1850 - 8/5 ------
1850 - ⩝ictoria --€1,150--€2,330
1851 --€645€645€645€645
1852 --€645€645€645€645
1852 - Roman I --€645€1,150--
1853 - W.W. Incuse --€645€645€645€686
1853 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I --€645€1,150--
1853 - W.W. Raised --€645€645€645€645
1853 - W.W. Raised - F/E in DEF --€692€1,520--
1853 - W.W. Raised - ⩝ictoria --€1,150---
1854 - W.W. Raised --€645€645€821€836
1854 - W.W. Incuse --€645€645€645€645
1854 - W.W. Incuse - C/Rotated C --€692€1,520--
1855 - W.W. Incuse --€645€645€645€645
1855 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I --€645€1,340--
1855 - W.W. Raised --€645€645€645€645
1856 --€645€645€645€645
1857 --€645€645€645€645
1857 - ⩝ictoria --€1,150---
1857 - 7/5 -----€923
1857 - DEI GRΛ ------
1858 - 8/7 --€692---
1858 - Large Date --€645€645€645€645
1858 - Small Date --€645€645€645€645
1859 --€645€645€645€645
1859 - Ansell --€736€2,300€4,940€5,700
1860 --€645€645€645€645
1860 - Roman I --€645€1,340--
1860 - ⩝ictoria --€1,150€2,540-€1,970
1860 - DEI GRΛ --€645€1,380--
1860 - Large 0 --€645€645€645€645
1860 - O/C --€645€645-€857
1861 --€645€645€645€645
1861 - Roman I --€645€692-€942
1861 - C/Rotated C --€692€1,520--
1861 - T/V in Victoria --€645€692--
1861 - Repunched E & F -----€776
1861 - E/Rotated E --€692€1,520--
1861 - F/V in DEF --€645€1,150--
1862 - Wide date --€645€645€645€645
1862 - Narrow date --€645€645€645€645
1862 - Roman I --€645€900--
1862 - Wide date - F/⩝ --€645€1,150--
1862 - Narrow date - F/⩝ --€645€1,150--
1862 - R/E in BRIT --€692€1,520--
1862 - R/Inverted R in VICTORIA --€923€2,310--
1863 - With Die Number --€645€645€645€645
1863 - With Die Number - #827 and #22 --€4,330€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 --€645€645€645€645
1863 - Without Die Number - Roman 1 --€645€900-€1,000
1864 - Roman I ------
1864 - Arabic 1 --€645€645€645€645
1865 --€645€645€645€645
1866 --€645€645€645€645
1866 - 6/5 --€645€645€645€645
1868 --€645€645€645€645
1869 --€645€645€645€645
1870 - W.W. Incuse --€645€645€645€645
1870 - W.W. Raised --€645€645€645€645
1871 - Shield --€645€645€645€645
1871 - St. George - Large BP --€645€645€645€645
1871 - St. George - Small BP --€645€645€645€645
1871 - St. George - Small BP - Plain Edge ------
1871 - St. George - Large BP - Plain Edge ------
1872 - Shield - With Die Number --€645€645€645€645
1872 - Shield - Without Die Number --€645€645€645€645
1872 - St. George --€645€645€645€645
1873 - Shield --€645€645€645€645
1873 - St. George --€645€645€645€645
1874 - Shield --€1,660€4,190€6,100€8,000
1874 - St. George --€645€645€645€645
1876 --€645€645€645€645
1878 --€645€645€645€645
1879 --€645€1,280€2,810€3,590
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP --€645€645€645€645
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP - 8/7 --€645€645€645€645
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP --€645€645€645€645
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP - 8/7 --€645€645€645€645
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Buried --€645€645€645€645
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete --€645€645€645€645
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete - 8/7 --€645€645€645€645
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP --€645€645€645€645
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP - 8/7 ------
1884 - W.W. Buried --€645€645€645€645
1884 - W.W. Complete --€645€645€645€645
1885 - W.W. Buried --€645€645€645€645
1885 - W.W. Complete --€645€645€645€645
1887 - Small Close JEB --€645€645€645€645
1887 - Normal JEB - Far G --€645€645€645€645
1887 - Normal JEB - Near G ------
1887 - Small Wide (spread) JEB --€645€645€645€645
Variety MS-60 MS-62 MS-63 MS-64 MS-65 MS-66 MS-67
1817 - ↑↓ €1,760€2,930€4,410€10,000---
1817 - ↑↑ -------
1818 - Descending colon €4,670€7,800€8,200€19,800---
1818 - Ascending colon €4,440€5,700€7,000€14,200---
1819 €221,600------
1820 - Roman I -------
1820 - Open 2 - Short Date €2,000€2,830€3,810----
1820 - Open 2 - Large Date €1,520€2,790€3,900€11,500---
1820 - Closed 2 €1,660€2,950€3,580----
1820 - Thin date -------
1821 €1,480€2,470€3,500€4,050€13,500--
1822 €1,500€2,630€3,520€7,200--€27,600
1823 €7,100€11,800€17,500----
1824 €1,930€3,210€4,860€10,100---
1825 - Laureate Head €5,200€7,600€9,700----
1825 - Bare Head €1,470€2,230€3,730€5,500€18,800--
1825 - Bare Head - Plain Edge -------
1826 €1,440€2,290€3,270€5,600€7,300--
1827 €1,510€2,520€3,630€5,400---
1828 €27,400------
1829 €1,830€3,000€3,650----
1830 - ↑↓ €1,890€2,860€3,890€9,800€15,700--
1830 - ↑↑ -------
1831 - 1st Head €2,570€3,660€4,870€12,400---
1831 - 1st Head - WW no stop €3,460€5,200€6,900----
1831 - 2nd Head -------
1832 - 1st Head €3,460€4,960€6,500----
1832 - 2nd Head €1,890€2,850€3,870€7,300---
1833 €2,050€3,700€4,180----
1835 €2,190€3,920€7,000----
1836 €2,010€3,010€4,210€4,430---
1836 - N in Shield €17,500------
1837 €2,220€3,240€4,540€12,200€19,800--
1837 - Tailed 8 €2,310------
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€28,900€61,000€93,100--
1841 - GRΛTIΛ €19,400------
1842 €788€1,380€2,300€2,900---
1842 - GRΛTIΛ -------
1842 - Open 2 €854€1,330€1,800----
1843 €765€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 €753€1,370€1,990€3,630€8,300--
1844 - Small 44 -€1,130€1,750----
1844 - 4/Inverted 4 €2,080------
1845 €831€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 €713€1,110€1,690€3,150€13,300--
1847 - Inverted 1 -------
1847 - Roman I -------
1848 - 1st Head €6,200------
1848 - 2nd Head €690€1,320€1,650€2,120€6,400€14,100-
1849 €819€1,980€3,360€8,600€14,300--
1849 - Roman I -------
1850 €684€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 €645€957€1,650€2,190€4,670€6,500-
1852 €645€1,040€1,460€1,530€9,000€9,600-
1852 - Roman I -------
1853 - W.W. Incuse €690€1,270€1,840----
1853 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I -------
1853 - W.W. Raised €645€927€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 €851€1,460€2,070----
1854 - W.W. Incuse €645€945€1,520€5,200€9,900--
1854 - W.W. Incuse - C/Rotated C -------
1855 - W.W. Incuse €645€1,080€1,470€2,350---
1855 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I -------
1855 - W.W. Raised €690€980€1,270----
1856 €645€908€1,570€1,850---
1857 €645€826€2,100----
1857 - ⩝ictoria -------
1857 - 7/5 -------
1857 - DEI GRΛ -------
1858 - 8/7 -------
1858 - Large Date €645€980€2,920----
1858 - Small Date €645€968€1,370----
1859 €892€1,000€1,330----
1859 - Ansell €7,600€9,900€12,500----
1860 €645€1,170€1,600€4,350€6,100--
1860 - Roman I -------
1860 - ⩝ictoria -------
1860 - DEI GRΛ -------
1860 - Large 0 €645€889€1,200----
1860 - O/C -------
1861 €645€734€1,010€3,660---
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 €645€769€1,450----
1862 - Narrow date €645€800€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 €645€701€799----
1863 - With Die Number - #827 and #22 €13,700------
1863 - With Die Number - #827 on Trun €16,200------
1863 - Without Die Number - Arabic 1 €645€774€1,160€10,500€19,800--
1863 - Without Die Number - Roman 1 --€2,340----
1864 - Roman I -------
1864 - Arabic 1 €645€727€978€1,500€6,400--
1865 €645€859€1,600€3,520€5,600--
1866 €645€756€1,140€4,010---
1866 - 6/5 €692€1,040€1,380----
1868 €645€856€1,020----
1869 €645€696€1,120€1,610€2,820--
1870 - W.W. Incuse €645€802€1,130----
1870 - W.W. Raised €645€854€990----
1871 - Shield €645€711€777€1,170€3,240--
1871 - St. George - Large BP €645€792€938€2,120---
1871 - St. George - Small BP €645€682€720€1,110€2,940--
1871 - St. George - Small BP - Plain Edge -------
1871 - St. George - Large BP - Plain Edge -------
1872 - Shield - With Die Number €645€695€746€940€2,340--
1872 - Shield - Without Die Number €645€671€698€1,420---
1872 - St. George €645€705€765€959€3,500€4,870-
1873 - Shield €645€927€1,210----
1873 - St. George €645€726€808----
1874 - Shield €9,100€16,500-----
1874 - St. George €645€708€770----
1876 €645€688€730€1,980€2,030--
1878 €645€708€770----
1879 €4,360€19,300€34,300----
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP €645€701€778----
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP - 8/7 €645€975€1,020----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP €645€659€672----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP - 8/7 €645€761€877----
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Buried €645€682€718----
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete €645€659€672€4,820---
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete - 8/7 €645€761€877----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP €645€658€672----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP - 8/7 -------
1884 - W.W. Buried €645€723€737€751---
1884 - W.W. Complete €645€645€645€1,510---
1885 - W.W. Buried €645€693€741----
1885 - W.W. Complete €645€702€732----
1887 - Small Close JEB €730€920€1,110€2,910---
1887 - Normal JEB - Far G €645€645€645€768€1,550--
1887 - Normal JEB - Near G -€567-€727€14,200€27,600-
1887 - Small Wide (spread) JEB €730€831€866€1,090€1,410--
Variety PR-60 PR-62 PR-63 PR-64 PR-65 PR-66 PR-67
1817 - ↑↓ --€40,400----
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 -€11,100-----
1822 -------
1823 -------
1824 -------
1825 - Laureate Head -------
1825 - Bare Head -€13,100€20,200----
1825 - Bare Head - Plain Edge -€18,400€23,200----
1826 --€9,200€13,500---
1827 -------
1828 -------
1829 -------
1830 - ↑↓ -------
1830 - ↑↑ -------
1831 - 1st Head -------
1831 - 1st Head - WW no stop -------
1831 - 2nd Head --€16,300-€31,900€32,900-
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 - ↑↓ ---€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 -------

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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