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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 - ↑↓ -$757$757$1,190$1,480$1,770
1817 - ↑↑ --$1,190---
1818 - Descending colon --$907$1,780$3,640$4,560
1818 - Ascending colon --$853$1,670$3,440$4,330
1819 --$50,800$96,800$189,600$224,800
1820 - Roman I ------
1820 - Open 2 - Short Date --$757$911$1,540$1,850
1820 - Open 2 - Large Date --$757$775$1,150$1,660
1820 - Closed 2 --$757$829$1,390$1,670
1820 - Thin date ------
1821 --$757$891$1,220$1,560
1822 --$757$868$1,190$1,510
1823 --$1,080$1,800$4,890$6,600
1824 -$757$757$860$1,560$1,970
1825 - Laureate Head --$1,120$2,150$4,140$4,600
1825 - Bare Head --$757$765$1,260$1,610
1825 - Bare Head - Plain Edge ------
1826 --$757$757$1,210$1,330
1827 --$757$757$1,280$1,490
1828 --$6,000$14,900$23,500$27,800
1829 --$757$806$1,440$1,590
1830 - ↑↓ --$757$861$1,320$1,720
1830 - ↑↑ ------
1831 - 1st Head --$757$1,350$2,070$2,540
1831 - 1st Head - WW no stop --$975$1,950$3,010$3,530
1831 - 2nd Head --$6,500$13,000--
1832 - 1st Head --$867$1,730$2,310$3,480
1832 - 2nd Head --$757$940$1,570$2,130
1833 --$757$955$1,560$2,040
1835 --$757$1,020$1,650$2,240
1836 --$757$977$1,620$1,870
1836 - N in Shield --$4,330$10,300$15,800$18,000
1837 --$757$1,010$1,460$1,950
1837 - Tailed 8 --$757$1,080$1,900$2,300
1838 --$948$2,070$3,010$3,030
1838 - Narrow Shield --$4,600$10,300$18,300$22,700
1838 - Plain Edge ------
1839 --$1,350$2,610$3,790$4,420
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↓ ------
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ ------
1841 --$5,800$11,000$16,200$18,700
1841 - GRΛTIΛ --$4,870$10,100$16,500$19,600
1842 --$757$757$757$840
1842 - GRΛTIΛ --$757$1,030-$1,300
1842 - Open 2 --$757$757$757$873
1843 --$757$757$757$886
1843 - 3/2 --$757$758$1,140$1,330
1843 - Roman I --$757$1,350--
1843 - Narrow Shield --$5,000$10,100$16,700$20,000
1844 - Large 44 --$757$757$757$853
1844 - Small 44 ----$757$757
1844 - 4/Inverted 4 --$812$1,620$1,860$2,230
1845 --$757$757$757$757
1845 - 4/Inverted 4 --$812$1,620$2,030$2,230
1845 - Roman I --$785$1,520-$1,360
1846 - 4/Inverted 4 --$812$1,620-$1,690
1846 --$757$757$772$900
1846 - Roman I --$757$1,350--
1847 --$757$757$757$811
1847 - Inverted 1 ------
1847 - Roman I --$758$1,570--
1848 - 1st Head --$1,080$2,440$4,870$5,100
1848 - 2nd Head --$757$757$757$757
1849 --$757$757$757$757
1849 - Roman I --$757$1,350--
1850 --$757$757$757$757
1850 - Roman I --$757$1,350--
1850 - R/E in GRATIA ------
1850 - 8/5 ------
1850 - ⩝ictoria --$1,350--$2,730
1851 --$757$757$757$757
1852 --$757$757$757$757
1852 - Roman I --$757$1,350--
1853 - W.W. Incuse --$757$757$757$805
1853 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I --$757$1,350--
1853 - W.W. Raised --$757$757$757$757
1853 - W.W. Raised - F/E in DEF --$812$1,790--
1853 - W.W. Raised - ⩝ictoria --$1,350---
1854 - W.W. Raised --$757$757$963$981
1854 - W.W. Incuse --$757$757$757$757
1854 - W.W. Incuse - C/Rotated C --$812$1,790--
1855 - W.W. Incuse --$757$757$757$757
1855 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I --$757$1,570--
1855 - W.W. Raised --$757$757$757$757
1856 --$757$757$757$757
1857 --$757$757$757$757
1857 - ⩝ictoria --$1,350---
1857 - 7/5 -----$1,080
1857 - DEI GRΛ ------
1858 - 8/7 --$812---
1858 - Large Date --$757$757$757$757
1858 - Small Date --$757$757$757$757
1859 --$757$757$757$757
1859 - Ansell --$863$2,690$5,800$6,700
1860 --$757$757$757$757
1860 - Roman I --$757$1,570--
1860 - ⩝ictoria --$1,350$2,980-$2,310
1860 - DEI GRΛ --$757$1,620--
1860 - Large 0 --$757$757$757$757
1860 - O/C --$757$757-$1,010
1861 --$757$757$757$757
1861 - Roman I --$757$812-$1,100
1861 - C/Rotated C --$812$1,790--
1861 - T/V in Victoria --$757$812--
1861 - Repunched E & F -----$910
1861 - E/Rotated E --$812$1,790--
1861 - F/V in DEF --$757$1,350--
1862 - Wide date --$757$757$757$757
1862 - Narrow date --$757$757$757$757
1862 - Roman I --$757$1,060--
1862 - Wide date - F/⩝ --$757$1,350--
1862 - Narrow date - F/⩝ --$757$1,350--
1862 - R/E in BRIT --$812$1,790--
1862 - R/Inverted R in VICTORIA --$1,080$2,710--
1863 - With Die Number --$757$757$757$757
1863 - With Die Number - #827 and #22 --$5,100$11,100$12,500$14,300
1863 - With Die Number - #827 on Trun --$6,100$11,200$14,900$16,900
1863 - Without Die Number - Arabic 1 --$757$757$757$757
1863 - Without Die Number - Roman 1 --$757$1,060-$1,170
1864 - Roman I ------
1864 - Arabic 1 --$757$757$757$757
1865 --$757$757$757$757
1866 --$757$757$757$757
1866 - 6/5 --$757$757$757$757
1868 --$757$757$757$757
1869 --$757$757$757$757
1870 - W.W. Incuse --$757$757$757$757
1870 - W.W. Raised --$757$757$757$757
1871 - Shield --$757$757$757$757
1871 - St. George - Large BP --$757$757$757$757
1871 - St. George - Small BP --$757$757$757$757
1871 - St. George - Small BP - Plain Edge ------
1871 - St. George - Large BP - Plain Edge ------
1872 - Shield - With Die Number --$757$757$757$757
1872 - Shield - Without Die Number --$757$757$757$757
1872 - St. George --$757$757$757$757
1873 - Shield --$757$757$757$757
1873 - St. George --$757$757$757$757
1874 - Shield --$1,940$4,920$7,200$9,400
1874 - St. George --$757$757$757$757
1876 --$757$757$757$757
1878 --$757$757$757$757
1879 --$757$1,500$3,300$4,210
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP --$757$757$757$757
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP - 8/7 --$757$757$757$757
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP --$757$757$757$757
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP - 8/7 --$757$757$757$757
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Buried --$757$757$757$757
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete --$757$757$757$757
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete - 8/7 --$757$757$757$757
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP --$757$757$757$757
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP - 8/7 ------
1884 - W.W. Buried --$757$757$757$757
1884 - W.W. Complete --$757$757$757$757
1885 - W.W. Buried --$757$757$757$757
1885 - W.W. Complete --$757$757$757$757
1887 - Small Close JEB --$757$757$757$757
1887 - Normal JEB - Far G --$757$757$757$757
1887 - Normal JEB - Near G ------
1887 - Small Wide (spread) JEB --$757$757$757$757
Variety MS-60 MS-62 MS-63 MS-64 MS-65 MS-66 MS-67
1817 - ↑↓ $2,070$3,440$5,200$11,700---
1817 - ↑↑ -------
1818 - Descending colon $5,500$9,200$9,600$23,200---
1818 - Ascending colon $5,200$6,700$8,200$16,600---
1819 $260,000------
1820 - Roman I -------
1820 - Open 2 - Short Date $2,350$3,320$4,470----
1820 - Open 2 - Large Date $1,790$3,280$4,580$13,500---
1820 - Closed 2 $1,950$3,470$4,200----
1820 - Thin date -------
1821 $1,730$2,900$4,110$4,750$15,800--
1822 $1,760$3,080$4,130$8,400--$32,400
1823 $8,300$13,900$20,500----
1824 $2,270$3,770$5,700$11,900---
1825 - Laureate Head $6,100$8,900$11,400----
1825 - Bare Head $1,730$2,610$4,380$6,400$22,100--
1825 - Bare Head - Plain Edge -------
1826 $1,690$2,680$3,840$6,600$8,500--
1827 $1,780$2,960$4,250$6,300---
1828 $32,100------
1829 $2,150$3,520$4,280----
1830 - ↑↓ $2,220$3,360$4,560$11,500$18,500--
1830 - ↑↑ -------
1831 - 1st Head $3,010$4,290$5,700$14,600---
1831 - 1st Head - WW no stop $4,060$6,100$8,100----
1831 - 2nd Head -------
1832 - 1st Head $4,060$5,800$7,600----
1832 - 2nd Head $2,220$3,350$4,540$8,600---
1833 $2,400$4,340$4,910----
1835 $2,570$4,600$8,200----
1836 $2,360$3,530$4,940$5,200---
1836 - N in Shield $20,600------
1837 $2,610$3,800$5,300$14,300$23,200--
1837 - Tailed 8 $2,710------
1838 $4,080$4,710$7,100$14,700---
1838 - Narrow Shield $27,100------
1838 - Plain Edge -------
1839 $5,000$8,200$11,300----
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↓ -------
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ -------
1841 $21,300$26,100$33,900$71,500$109,200--
1841 - GRΛTIΛ $22,700------
1842 $924$1,620$2,700$3,400---
1842 - GRΛTIΛ -------
1842 - Open 2 $1,000$1,560$2,110----
1843 $897$1,520$2,450$6,100---
1843 - 3/2 $1,520$2,300$3,090----
1843 - Roman I -------
1843 - Narrow Shield $23,400------
1844 - Large 44 $884$1,610$2,340$4,260$9,700--
1844 - Small 44 -$1,320$2,060----
1844 - 4/Inverted 4 $2,440------
1845 $975$1,710$2,440$4,230$11,000$17,700-
1845 - 4/Inverted 4 $2,440------
1845 - Roman I -------
1846 - 4/Inverted 4 -------
1846 $989$1,710$2,440$4,850---
1846 - Roman I -------
1847 $836$1,300$1,990$3,690$15,600--
1847 - Inverted 1 -------
1847 - Roman I -------
1848 - 1st Head $7,300------
1848 - 2nd Head $809$1,550$1,940$2,480$7,500$16,500-
1849 $961$2,320$3,940$10,100$16,800--
1849 - Roman I -------
1850 $802$1,540$2,280$3,640$6,000$8,900-
1850 - Roman I -$3,580-----
1850 - R/E in GRATIA -------
1850 - 8/5 -------
1850 - ⩝ictoria -------
1851 $757$1,120$1,930$2,570$5,500$7,600-
1852 $757$1,220$1,710$1,800$10,600$11,200-
1852 - Roman I -------
1853 - W.W. Incuse $809$1,480$2,160----
1853 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I -------
1853 - W.W. Raised $757$1,090$2,230$5,100$5,100$5,200$15,700
1853 - W.W. Raised - F/E in DEF -------
1853 - W.W. Raised - ⩝ictoria -------
1854 - W.W. Raised $999$1,710$2,420----
1854 - W.W. Incuse $757$1,110$1,780$6,100$11,600--
1854 - W.W. Incuse - C/Rotated C -------
1855 - W.W. Incuse $757$1,270$1,720$2,760---
1855 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I -------
1855 - W.W. Raised $809$1,150$1,490----
1856 $757$1,060$1,840$2,170---
1857 $757$969$2,460----
1857 - ⩝ictoria -------
1857 - 7/5 -------
1857 - DEI GRΛ -------
1858 - 8/7 -------
1858 - Large Date $757$1,150$3,430----
1858 - Small Date $757$1,140$1,610----
1859 $1,050$1,180$1,560----
1859 - Ansell $8,900$11,600$14,600----
1860 $757$1,370$1,880$5,100$7,100--
1860 - Roman I -------
1860 - ⩝ictoria -------
1860 - DEI GRΛ -------
1860 - Large 0 $757$1,040$1,410----
1860 - O/C -------
1861 $757$861$1,190$4,290---
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 $757$902$1,700----
1862 - Narrow date $757$938$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 $757$822$937----
1863 - With Die Number - #827 and #22 $16,000------
1863 - With Die Number - #827 on Trun $19,000------
1863 - Without Die Number - Arabic 1 $757$909$1,360$12,300$23,200--
1863 - Without Die Number - Roman 1 --$2,740----
1864 - Roman I -------
1864 - Arabic 1 $757$854$1,150$1,760$7,600--
1865 $757$1,010$1,870$4,130$6,500--
1866 $757$887$1,340$4,710---
1866 - 6/5 $812$1,220$1,620----
1868 $757$1,000$1,190----
1869 $757$817$1,320$1,890$3,310--
1870 - W.W. Incuse $757$941$1,320----
1870 - W.W. Raised $757$1,000$1,160----
1871 - Shield $757$834$912$1,370$3,810--
1871 - St. George - Large BP $757$929$1,100$2,490---
1871 - St. George - Small BP $757$801$845$1,300$3,440--
1871 - St. George - Small BP - Plain Edge -------
1871 - St. George - Large BP - Plain Edge -------
1872 - Shield - With Die Number $757$816$875$1,100$2,750--
1872 - Shield - Without Die Number $757$788$819$1,660---
1872 - St. George $757$827$897$1,130$4,100$5,700-
1873 - Shield $757$1,090$1,420----
1873 - St. George $757$852$948----
1874 - Shield $10,700$19,300-----
1874 - St. George $757$830$904----
1876 $757$807$857$2,320$2,380--
1878 $757$830$904----
1879 $5,100$22,700$40,200----
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP $757$822$913----
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP - 8/7 $757$1,140$1,190----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP $757$773$789----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP - 8/7 $757$893$1,030----
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Buried $757$800$843----
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete $757$773$789$5,700---
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete - 8/7 $757$893$1,030----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP $757$772$789----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP - 8/7 -------
1884 - W.W. Buried $757$848$865$881---
1884 - W.W. Complete $757$757$757$1,770---
1885 - W.W. Buried $757$813$870----
1885 - W.W. Complete $757$823$859----
1887 - Small Close JEB $856$1,080$1,300$3,410---
1887 - Normal JEB - Far G $757$757$757$902$1,820--
1887 - Normal JEB - Near G -$665-$853$16,600$32,400-
1887 - Small Wide (spread) JEB $856$975$1,020$1,280$1,650--
Variety PR-60 PR-62 PR-63 PR-64 PR-65 PR-66 PR-67
1817 - ↑↓ --$47,400----
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 -$13,000-----
1822 -------
1823 -------
1824 -------
1825 - Laureate Head -------
1825 - Bare Head -$15,400$23,700----
1825 - Bare Head - Plain Edge -$21,600$27,200----
1826 --$10,800$15,800---
1827 -------
1828 -------
1829 -------
1830 - ↑↓ -------
1830 - ↑↑ -------
1831 - 1st Head -------
1831 - 1st Head - WW no stop -------
1831 - 2nd Head --$19,100-$37,400$38,600-
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 - ↑↓ ---$33,800---
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ ---$38,100$54,600--
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 ----$54,800--
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 --$51,200----
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$31,800--
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 -$3,740$6,000$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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