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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 - ↑↓ -€656€656€1,030€1,280€1,530
1817 - ↑↑ --€1,030---
1818 - Descending colon --€786€1,540€3,150€3,950
1818 - Ascending colon --€739€1,450€2,980€3,750
1819 --€44,000€83,900€164,300€194,800
1820 - Roman I ------
1820 - Open 2 - Short Date --€656€789€1,330€1,610
1820 - Open 2 - Large Date --€656€672€998€1,440
1820 - Closed 2 --€656€719€1,200€1,450
1820 - Thin date ------
1821 --€656€772€1,050€1,350
1822 --€656€752€1,030€1,310
1823 --€936€1,560€4,240€5,700
1824 -€656€656€745€1,360€1,710
1825 - Laureate Head --€969€1,860€3,590€3,980
1825 - Bare Head --€656€662€1,090€1,390
1825 - Bare Head - Plain Edge ------
1826 --€656€656€1,050€1,150
1827 --€656€656€1,110€1,290
1828 --€5,200€12,900€20,400€24,100
1829 --€656€698€1,250€1,380
1830 - ↑↓ --€656€746€1,140€1,490
1830 - ↑↑ ------
1831 - 1st Head --€656€1,170€1,800€2,200
1831 - 1st Head - WW no stop --€845€1,690€2,600€3,060
1831 - 2nd Head --€5,600€11,300--
1832 - 1st Head --€751€1,500€2,000€3,020
1832 - 2nd Head --€656€814€1,360€1,850
1833 --€656€827€1,350€1,770
1835 --€656€886€1,430€1,940
1836 --€656€846€1,400€1,620
1836 - N in Shield --€3,750€8,900€13,700€15,600
1837 --€656€877€1,270€1,690
1837 - Tailed 8 --€656€939€1,640€1,990
1838 --€821€1,790€2,610€2,620
1838 - Narrow Shield --€3,990€8,900€15,900€19,700
1838 - Plain Edge ------
1839 --€1,170€2,260€3,290€3,830
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↓ ------
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ ------
1841 --€4,990€9,500€14,000€16,200
1841 - GRΛTIΛ --€4,220€8,700€14,300€17,000
1842 --€656€656€656€728
1842 - GRΛTIΛ --€656€892-€1,130
1842 - Open 2 --€656€656€656€757
1843 --€656€656€656€768
1843 - 3/2 --€656€657€986€1,150
1843 - Roman I --€656€1,170--
1843 - Narrow Shield --€4,340€8,700€14,500€17,400
1844 - Large 44 --€656€656€656€739
1844 - Small 44 ----€656€656
1844 - 4/Inverted 4 --€704€1,410€1,610€1,940
1845 --€656€656€656€656
1845 - 4/Inverted 4 --€704€1,410€1,760€1,940
1845 - Roman I --€680€1,310-€1,180
1846 - 4/Inverted 4 --€704€1,410-€1,460
1846 --€656€656€669€780
1846 - Roman I --€656€1,170--
1847 --€656€656€656€703
1847 - Inverted 1 ------
1847 - Roman I --€657€1,360--
1848 - 1st Head --€939€2,110€4,220€4,440
1848 - 2nd Head --€656€656€656€656
1849 --€656€656€656€656
1849 - Roman I --€656€1,170--
1850 --€656€656€656€656
1850 - Roman I --€656€1,170--
1850 - R/E in GRATIA ------
1850 - 8/5 ------
1850 - ⩝ictoria --€1,170--€2,370
1851 --€656€656€656€656
1852 --€656€656€656€656
1852 - Roman I --€656€1,170--
1853 - W.W. Incuse --€656€656€656€697
1853 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I --€656€1,170--
1853 - W.W. Raised --€656€656€656€656
1853 - W.W. Raised - F/E in DEF --€704€1,550--
1853 - W.W. Raised - ⩝ictoria --€1,170---
1854 - W.W. Raised --€656€656€834€850
1854 - W.W. Incuse --€656€656€656€656
1854 - W.W. Incuse - C/Rotated C --€704€1,550--
1855 - W.W. Incuse --€656€656€656€656
1855 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I --€656€1,360--
1855 - W.W. Raised --€656€656€656€656
1856 --€656€656€656€656
1857 --€656€656€656€656
1857 - ⩝ictoria --€1,170---
1857 - 7/5 -----€939
1857 - DEI GRΛ ------
1858 - 8/7 --€704---
1858 - Large Date --€656€656€656€656
1858 - Small Date --€656€656€656€656
1859 --€656€656€656€656
1859 - Ansell --€748€2,330€5,000€5,800
1860 --€656€656€656€656
1860 - Roman I --€656€1,360--
1860 - ⩝ictoria --€1,170€2,580-€2,000
1860 - DEI GRΛ --€656€1,410--
1860 - Large 0 --€656€656€656€656
1860 - O/C --€656€656-€871
1861 --€656€656€656€656
1861 - Roman I --€656€704-€957
1861 - C/Rotated C --€704€1,550--
1861 - T/V in Victoria --€656€704--
1861 - Repunched E & F -----€788
1861 - E/Rotated E --€704€1,550--
1861 - F/V in DEF --€656€1,170--
1862 - Wide date --€656€656€656€656
1862 - Narrow date --€656€656€656€656
1862 - Roman I --€656€915--
1862 - Wide date - F/⩝ --€656€1,170--
1862 - Narrow date - F/⩝ --€656€1,170--
1862 - R/E in BRIT --€704€1,550--
1862 - R/Inverted R in VICTORIA --€939€2,350--
1863 - With Die Number --€656€656€656€656
1863 - With Die Number - #827 and #22 --€4,400€9,600€10,800€12,300
1863 - With Die Number - #827 on Trun --€5,300€9,700€12,900€14,700
1863 - Without Die Number - Arabic 1 --€656€656€656€656
1863 - Without Die Number - Roman 1 --€656€915-€1,020
1864 - Roman I ------
1864 - Arabic 1 --€656€656€656€656
1865 --€656€656€656€656
1866 --€656€656€656€656
1866 - 6/5 --€656€656€656€656
1868 --€656€656€656€656
1869 --€656€656€656€656
1870 - W.W. Incuse --€656€656€656€656
1870 - W.W. Raised --€656€656€656€656
1871 - Shield --€656€656€656€656
1871 - St. George - Large BP --€656€656€656€656
1871 - St. George - Small BP --€656€656€656€656
1871 - St. George - Small BP - Plain Edge ------
1871 - St. George - Large BP - Plain Edge ------
1872 - Shield - With Die Number --€656€656€656€656
1872 - Shield - Without Die Number --€656€656€656€656
1872 - St. George --€656€656€656€656
1873 - Shield --€656€656€656€656
1873 - St. George --€656€656€656€656
1874 - Shield --€1,680€4,260€6,200€8,100
1874 - St. George --€656€656€656€656
1876 --€656€656€656€656
1878 --€656€656€656€656
1879 --€656€1,300€2,860€3,640
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP --€656€656€656€656
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP - 8/7 --€656€656€656€656
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP --€656€656€656€656
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP - 8/7 --€656€656€656€656
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Buried --€656€656€656€656
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete --€656€656€656€656
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete - 8/7 --€656€656€656€656
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP --€656€656€656€656
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP - 8/7 ------
1884 - W.W. Buried --€656€656€656€656
1884 - W.W. Complete --€656€656€656€656
1885 - W.W. Buried --€656€656€656€656
1885 - W.W. Complete --€656€656€656€656
1887 - Small Close JEB --€656€656€656€656
1887 - Normal JEB - Far G --€656€656€656€656
1887 - Normal JEB - Near G ------
1887 - Small Wide (spread) JEB --€656€656€656€656
Variety MS-60 MS-62 MS-63 MS-64 MS-65 MS-66 MS-67
1817 - ↑↓ €1,790€2,980€4,480€10,200---
1817 - ↑↑ -------
1818 - Descending colon €4,750€7,900€8,300€20,100---
1818 - Ascending colon €4,520€5,800€7,100€14,400---
1819 €225,300------
1820 - Roman I -------
1820 - Open 2 - Short Date €2,030€2,870€3,870----
1820 - Open 2 - Large Date €1,550€2,840€3,970€11,700---
1820 - Closed 2 €1,690€3,000€3,640----
1820 - Thin date -------
1821 €1,500€2,510€3,560€4,120€13,700--
1822 €1,530€2,670€3,580€7,300--€28,100
1823 €7,200€12,000€17,800----
1824 €1,970€3,270€4,940€10,300---
1825 - Laureate Head €5,300€7,700€9,800----
1825 - Bare Head €1,500€2,260€3,790€5,600€19,200--
1825 - Bare Head - Plain Edge -------
1826 €1,460€2,330€3,330€5,700€7,400--
1827 €1,540€2,560€3,690€5,500---
1828 €27,800------
1829 €1,870€3,050€3,710----
1830 - ↑↓ €1,920€2,910€3,950€10,000€16,000--
1830 - ↑↑ -------
1831 - 1st Head €2,610€3,720€4,950€12,600---
1831 - 1st Head - WW no stop €3,520€5,300€7,000----
1831 - 2nd Head -------
1832 - 1st Head €3,520€5,000€6,600----
1832 - 2nd Head €1,920€2,900€3,930€7,500---
1833 €2,080€3,760€4,250----
1835 €2,230€3,990€7,100----
1836 €2,040€3,060€4,280€4,500---
1836 - N in Shield €17,800------
1837 €2,260€3,290€4,610€12,400€20,100--
1837 - Tailed 8 €2,350------
1838 €3,540€4,080€6,100€12,700---
1838 - Narrow Shield €23,500------
1838 - Plain Edge -------
1839 €4,370€7,100€9,800----
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↓ -------
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ -------
1841 €18,500€22,600€29,300€62,000€94,600--
1841 - GRΛTIΛ €19,700------
1842 €801€1,400€2,340€2,950---
1842 - GRΛTIΛ -------
1842 - Open 2 €868€1,350€1,830----
1843 €777€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 €766€1,390€2,020€3,690€8,400--
1844 - Small 44 -€1,150€1,780----
1844 - 4/Inverted 4 €2,110------
1845 €845€1,480€2,110€3,670€9,500€15,400-
1845 - 4/Inverted 4 €2,110------
1845 - Roman I -------
1846 - 4/Inverted 4 -------
1846 €856€1,480€2,110€4,200---
1846 - Roman I -------
1847 €724€1,120€1,720€3,200€13,500--
1847 - Inverted 1 -------
1847 - Roman I -------
1848 - 1st Head €6,300------
1848 - 2nd Head €701€1,340€1,680€2,150€6,500€14,300-
1849 €833€2,010€3,410€8,800€14,600--
1849 - Roman I -------
1850 €695€1,340€1,980€3,150€5,200€7,700-
1850 - Roman I -€3,100-----
1850 - R/E in GRATIA -------
1850 - 8/5 -------
1850 - ⩝ictoria -------
1851 €656€973€1,680€2,230€4,750€6,600-
1852 €656€1,050€1,480€1,560€9,200€9,700-
1852 - Roman I -------
1853 - W.W. Incuse €701€1,290€1,870----
1853 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I -------
1853 - W.W. Raised €656€942€1,930€4,410€4,450€4,490€13,600
1853 - W.W. Raised - F/E in DEF -------
1853 - W.W. Raised - ⩝ictoria -------
1854 - W.W. Raised €865€1,480€2,100----
1854 - W.W. Incuse €656€961€1,540€5,300€10,100--
1854 - W.W. Incuse - C/Rotated C -------
1855 - W.W. Incuse €656€1,100€1,490€2,390---
1855 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I -------
1855 - W.W. Raised €701€996€1,290----
1856 €656€923€1,590€1,880---
1857 €656€840€2,130----
1857 - ⩝ictoria -------
1857 - 7/5 -------
1857 - DEI GRΛ -------
1858 - 8/7 -------
1858 - Large Date €656€996€2,970----
1858 - Small Date €656€984€1,400----
1859 €907€1,020€1,350----
1859 - Ansell €7,700€10,100€12,700----
1860 €656€1,190€1,620€4,420€6,200--
1860 - Roman I -------
1860 - ⩝ictoria -------
1860 - DEI GRΛ -------
1860 - Large 0 €656€903€1,220----
1860 - O/C -------
1861 €656€746€1,030€3,720---
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 €656€781€1,470----
1862 - Narrow date €656€813€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 €656€712€812----
1863 - With Die Number - #827 and #22 €13,900------
1863 - With Die Number - #827 on Trun €16,400------
1863 - Without Die Number - Arabic 1 €656€787€1,180€10,600€20,100--
1863 - Without Die Number - Roman 1 --€2,370----
1864 - Roman I -------
1864 - Arabic 1 €656€739€994€1,530€6,500--
1865 €656€873€1,620€3,580€5,700--
1866 €656€768€1,160€4,080---
1866 - 6/5 €704€1,060€1,410----
1868 €656€871€1,030----
1869 €656€708€1,140€1,630€2,870--
1870 - W.W. Incuse €656€815€1,150----
1870 - W.W. Raised €656€868€1,010----
1871 - Shield €656€723€790€1,190€3,300--
1871 - St. George - Large BP €656€805€954€2,160---
1871 - St. George - Small BP €656€694€732€1,120€2,980--
1871 - St. George - Small BP - Plain Edge -------
1871 - St. George - Large BP - Plain Edge -------
1872 - Shield - With Die Number €656€707€758€955€2,380--
1872 - Shield - Without Die Number €656€683€709€1,440---
1872 - St. George €656€716€777€975€3,560€4,950-
1873 - Shield €656€943€1,230----
1873 - St. George €656€738€821----
1874 - Shield €9,300€16,700-----
1874 - St. George €656€719€783----
1876 €656€699€742€2,010€2,060--
1878 €656€719€783----
1879 €4,430€19,600€34,800----
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP €656€712€791----
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP - 8/7 €656€991€1,030----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP €656€669€683----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP - 8/7 €656€774€892----
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Buried €656€693€730----
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete €656€669€683€4,900---
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete - 8/7 €656€774€892----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP €656€669€683----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP - 8/7 -------
1884 - W.W. Buried €656€735€749€763---
1884 - W.W. Complete €656€656€656€1,530---
1885 - W.W. Buried €656€705€754----
1885 - W.W. Complete €656€713€745----
1887 - Small Close JEB €742€936€1,130€2,960---
1887 - Normal JEB - Far G €656€656€656€781€1,570--
1887 - Normal JEB - Near G -€577-€739€14,400€28,100-
1887 - Small Wide (spread) JEB €742€845€880€1,110€1,430--
Variety PR-60 PR-62 PR-63 PR-64 PR-65 PR-66 PR-67
1817 - ↑↓ --€41,100----
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 -€11,300-----
1822 -------
1823 -------
1824 -------
1825 - Laureate Head -------
1825 - Bare Head -€13,400€20,600----
1825 - Bare Head - Plain Edge -€18,700€23,500----
1826 --€9,300€13,700---
1827 -------
1828 -------
1829 -------
1830 - ↑↓ -------
1830 - ↑↑ -------
1831 - 1st Head -------
1831 - 1st Head - WW no stop -------
1831 - 2nd Head --€16,600-€32,400€33,400-
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 - ↑↓ ---€29,300---
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ ---€33,000€47,300--
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 ----€47,500--
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€27,600--
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 -------

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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