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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 --€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
1888 - Far G --€684€684€792€840
1888 - Near G --€684€684€684€684
1889 - Far G ------
1889 - Near G --€684€684€684€684
1890 - Far G ---€684€684€684
1890 - Near G --€684€684€684€684
1891 - Short Tail --€684€925€1,500€1,690
1891 - Long Tail --€684€684€684€684
1892 --€684€684€684€684
1893 --€684€684€684€684
1894 --€684€684€684€684
1895 --€684€684€684€684
1896 --€684€684€684€684
1898 --€684€684€684€684
1899 --€684€684€684-
1900 --€684€684€684€684
1901 --€684€684€684€684
Variety MS-60 MS-62 MS-63 MS-64 MS-65 MS-66 MS-67
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--
1888 - Far G €856€936€1,130----
1888 - Near G €684€684€684€1,870---
1889 - Far G --€805----
1889 - Near G €684€684€684----
1890 - Far G €684€751€939----
1890 - Near G €684€684€684€1,250---
1891 - Short Tail €1,830€1,940-----
1891 - Long Tail €684€684€684€1,870---
1892 €684€684€684€1,750---
1893 €684€684€684€2,050€2,560€3,060-
1894 €684€684€684----
1895 €684€684€684----
1896 €684€684€684€2,700---
1898 €684€684€684€1,570€2,680--
1899 €684€684€684€2,600---
1900 €684€684€684€1,240---
1901 €684€804€923----
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 - ↑↓ ---€29,300---
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 -------
1888 - Far G -------
1888 - Near G -------
1889 - Far G -------
1889 - Near G -------
1890 - Far G -------
1890 - Near G -------
1891 - Short Tail -------
1891 - Long Tail ----€63,400--
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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