Sovereign - 1888 to 1968 - Price Guide
The immediate origins of both the image and legend of St George the Dragon Slayer on the Sovereign lie in Near Eastern survivals of Graeco-Roman culture where the hero/victor image of a mounted lancer was widely used on coins and reliefs and was also employed as an imperial sign of power.
By the thirteenth century St George the Dragon Slayer had gained the red cross of a crusader as part of his iconography and, representing the victory of good over evil, became one of medieval Europe's greatest legends. In England, he became the national patron saint, and the chivalric cult of St George culminated in the Order of the Garter founded, in 1348, by Edward III with its official sanctuary in the Chapel of St George at Windsor Castle, and with its insignia containing the badge or jewel of St George slaying the dragon. Read more »
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| Variety | VG-8 | F-12 | VF-20 | EF-40 | AU-50 | AU-55 |
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| 1888 - Far G | - | - | £583 | £583 | £675 | £716 |
| 1888 - Near G | - | - | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 |
| 1889 - Far G | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1889 - Near G | - | - | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 |
| 1890 - Far G | - | - | - | £583 | £583 | £583 |
| 1890 - Near G | - | - | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 |
| 1891 - Short Tail | - | - | £583 | £788 | £1,280 | £1,440 |
| 1891 - Long Tail | - | - | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 |
| 1892 | - | - | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 |
| 1893 | - | - | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 |
| 1894 | - | - | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 |
| 1895 | - | - | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 |
| 1896 | - | - | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 |
| 1898 | - | - | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 |
| 1899 | - | - | £583 | £583 | £583 | - |
| 1900 | - | - | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 |
| 1901 | - | - | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 |
| 1902 | - | - | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 |
| 1903 | - | - | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 |
| 1904 | - | - | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 |
| 1905 | - | - | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 |
| 1906 | - | - | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 |
| 1907 | - | - | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 |
| 1908 | - | - | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 |
| 1909 | - | - | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 |
| 1910 | - | - | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 |
| 1911 | - | - | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 |
| 1911 - Matte | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1912 | - | - | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 |
| 1913 | - | - | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 |
| 1914 | - | - | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 |
| 1915 | - | - | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 |
| 1916 | - | - | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 |
| 1917 | - | - | £4,400 | £12,000 | - | - |
| 1925 | - | - | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 |
| 1937 - Edward VIII | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1937 - George VI | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1937 - George IV - Matte | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1953 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1957 | - | - | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 |
| 1958 | - | - | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 |
| 1959 | - | - | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 |
| 1962 | - | - | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 |
| 1963 | - | - | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 |
| 1964 | - | - | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 |
| 1965 | - | - | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 |
| 1966 | - | - | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 |
| 1967 | - | - | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 |
| 1968 | - | - | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
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| 1888 - Far G | £730 | £798 | £963 | - | - | - | - |
| 1888 - Near G | £583 | £583 | £583 | £1,600 | - | - | - |
| 1889 - Far G | - | - | £686 | - | - | - | - |
| 1889 - Near G | £583 | £583 | £583 | - | - | - | - |
| 1890 - Far G | £583 | £640 | £800 | - | - | - | - |
| 1890 - Near G | £583 | £583 | £583 | £1,070 | - | - | - |
| 1891 - Short Tail | £1,560 | £1,650 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1891 - Long Tail | £583 | £583 | £583 | £1,600 | - | - | - |
| 1892 | £583 | £583 | £583 | £1,490 | - | - | - |
| 1893 | £583 | £583 | £583 | £1,750 | £2,180 | £2,610 | - |
| 1894 | £583 | £583 | £583 | - | - | - | - |
| 1895 | £583 | £583 | £583 | - | - | - | - |
| 1896 | £583 | £583 | £583 | £2,300 | - | - | - |
| 1898 | £583 | £583 | £583 | £1,340 | £2,280 | - | - |
| 1899 | £583 | £583 | £583 | £2,210 | - | - | - |
| 1900 | £583 | £583 | £583 | £1,060 | - | - | - |
| 1901 | £583 | £685 | £787 | - | - | - | - |
| 1902 | £583 | £583 | £583 | £1,290 | - | - | - |
| 1903 | £583 | £583 | £583 | £2,200 | £3,970 | - | - |
| 1904 | £583 | £583 | £583 | - | - | - | - |
| 1905 | £583 | £583 | £583 | £1,510 | - | - | - |
| 1906 | £583 | £583 | £583 | £1,440 | - | - | - |
| 1907 | £583 | £583 | £583 | £1,140 | - | - | - |
| 1908 | £583 | £583 | £583 | - | - | - | - |
| 1909 | £583 | £583 | £583 | £751 | £3,140 | - | - |
| 1910 | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 | £1,410 | - | - |
| 1911 | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 | £634 | £830 | - |
| 1911 - Matte | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1912 | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 | £1,040 | - | - |
| 1913 | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 | £1,650 | - | - |
| 1914 | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 | £682 | - | - |
| 1915 | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 | £646 | - | - |
| 1916 | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 | - | - | - |
| 1917 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1925 | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 | £916 |
| 1937 - Edward VIII | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1937 - George VI | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1937 - George IV - Matte | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1953 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1957 | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 | - | - |
| 1958 | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 | £629 | - |
| 1959 | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 | £645 | £843 |
| 1962 | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 | - | - |
| 1963 | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 | £2,290 | - |
| 1964 | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 | £808 | - | - |
| 1965 | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 | - | - | - |
| 1966 | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 | - | - |
| 1967 | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 | - | - |
| 1968 | £583 | £583 | £583 | £583 | £604 | £835 | - |
| Variety | PR-60 | PR-62 | PR-63 | PR-64 | PR-65 | PR-66 | PR-67 |
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| 1888 - Far G | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1888 - Near G | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1889 - Far G | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1889 - Near G | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1890 - Far G | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1890 - Near G | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1891 - Short Tail | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1891 - Long Tail | - | - | - | - | £54,000 | - | - |
| 1892 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1893 | - | £2,000 | - | £4,730 | £6,800 | £12,900 | - |
| 1894 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1895 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1896 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1898 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1899 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1900 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1901 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1902 | £583 | £760 | £816 | £1,800 | - | - | - |
| 1903 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1904 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1905 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1906 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1907 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1908 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1909 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1910 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1911 | - | - | £1,120 | £1,780 | £2,460 | £3,940 | £12,300 |
| 1911 - Matte | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1912 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1913 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1914 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1915 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1916 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1917 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1925 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1937 - Edward VIII | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1937 - George VI | - | £2,850 | £2,860 | £2,890 | £3,230 | £4,580 | £6,700 |
| 1937 - George IV - Matte | - | - | - | £57,600 | - | - | - |
| 1953 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1957 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1958 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1959 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1962 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1963 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1964 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1965 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1966 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1967 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1968 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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.
