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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 --$942$2,050$2,990$3,010
1838 - Narrow Shield --$4,570$10,200$18,200$22,600
1838 - Plain Edge ------
1839 --$1,350$2,600$3,770$4,390
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↓ ------
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ ------
1841 --$5,700$10,900$16,100$18,600
1841 - GRΛTIΛ --$4,840$10,000$16,400$19,500
1842 --$752$752$752$835
1842 - GRΛTIΛ --$752$1,020-$1,290
1842 - Open 2 --$752$752$752$868
1843 --$752$752$752$880
1843 - 3/2 --$752$753$1,130$1,320
1843 - Roman I --$752$1,350--
1843 - Narrow Shield --$4,980$10,000$16,600$19,900
1844 - Large 44 --$752$752$752$847
1844 - Small 44 ----$752$752
1844 - 4/Inverted 4 --$807$1,610$1,850$2,220
1845 --$752$752$752$752
1845 - 4/Inverted 4 --$807$1,610$2,020$2,220
1845 - Roman I --$780$1,510-$1,360
1846 - 4/Inverted 4 --$807$1,610-$1,680
1846 --$752$752$767$894
1846 - Roman I --$752$1,350--
1847 --$752$752$752$806
1847 - Inverted 1 ------
1847 - Roman I --$753$1,560--
1848 - 1st Head --$1,080$2,420$4,840$5,100
1848 - 2nd Head --$752$752$752$752
1849 --$752$752$752$752
1849 - Roman I --$752$1,350--
1850 --$752$752$752$752
1850 - Roman I --$752$1,350--
1850 - R/E in GRATIA ------
1850 - 8/5 ------
1850 - ⩝ictoria --$1,350--$2,710
1851 --$752$752$752$752
1852 --$752$752$752$752
1852 - Roman I --$752$1,350--
1853 - W.W. Incuse --$752$752$752$800
1853 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I --$752$1,350--
1853 - W.W. Raised --$752$752$752$752
1853 - W.W. Raised - F/E in DEF --$807$1,780--
1853 - W.W. Raised - ⩝ictoria --$1,350---
1854 - W.W. Raised --$752$752$956$974
1854 - W.W. Incuse --$752$752$752$752
1854 - W.W. Incuse - C/Rotated C --$807$1,780--
1855 - W.W. Incuse --$752$752$752$752
1855 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I --$752$1,560--
1855 - W.W. Raised --$752$752$752$752
1856 --$752$752$752$752
1857 --$752$752$752$752
1857 - ⩝ictoria --$1,350---
1857 - 7/5 -----$1,080
1857 - DEI GRΛ ------
1858 - 8/7 --$807---
1858 - Large Date --$752$752$752$752
1858 - Small Date --$752$752$752$752
1859 --$752$752$752$752
1859 - Ansell --$857$2,680$5,800$6,600
1860 --$752$752$752$752
1860 - Roman I --$752$1,560--
1860 - ⩝ictoria --$1,350$2,960-$2,290
1860 - DEI GRΛ --$752$1,610--
1860 - Large 0 --$752$752$752$752
1860 - O/C --$752$752-$999
1861 --$752$752$752$752
1861 - Roman I --$752$807-$1,100
1861 - C/Rotated C --$807$1,780--
1861 - T/V in Victoria --$752$807--
1861 - Repunched E & F -----$904
1861 - E/Rotated E --$807$1,780--
1861 - F/V in DEF --$752$1,350--
1862 - Wide date --$752$752$752$752
1862 - Narrow date --$752$752$752$752
1862 - Roman I --$752$1,050--
1862 - Wide date - F/⩝ --$752$1,350--
1862 - Narrow date - F/⩝ --$752$1,350--
1862 - R/E in BRIT --$807$1,780--
1862 - R/Inverted R in VICTORIA --$1,080$2,690--
1863 - With Die Number --$752$752$752$752
1863 - With Die Number - #827 and #22 --$5,000$11,000$12,400$14,200
1863 - With Die Number - #827 on Trun --$6,100$11,100$14,800$16,800
1863 - Without Die Number - Arabic 1 --$752$752$752$752
1863 - Without Die Number - Roman 1 --$752$1,050-$1,170
1864 - Roman I ------
1864 - Arabic 1 --$752$752$752$752
1865 --$752$752$752$752
1866 --$752$752$752$752
1866 - 6/5 --$752$752$752$752
1868 --$752$752$752$752
1869 --$752$752$752$752
1870 - W.W. Incuse --$752$752$752$752
1870 - W.W. Raised --$752$752$752$752
1871 - Shield --$752$752$752$752
1871 - St. George - Large BP --$752$752$752$752
1871 - St. George - Small BP --$752$752$752$752
1871 - St. George - Small BP - Plain Edge ------
1871 - St. George - Large BP - Plain Edge ------
1872 - Shield - With Die Number --$752$752$752$752
1872 - Shield - Without Die Number --$752$752$752$752
1872 - St. George --$752$752$752$752
1873 - Shield --$752$752$752$752
1873 - St. George --$752$752$752$752
1874 - Shield --$1,930$4,890$7,100$9,300
1874 - St. George --$752$752$752$752
1876 --$752$752$752$752
1878 --$752$752$752$752
1879 --$752$1,490$3,280$4,180
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP --$752$752$752$752
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP - 8/7 --$752$752$752$752
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP --$752$752$752$752
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP - 8/7 --$752$752$752$752
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Buried --$752$752$752$752
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete --$752$752$752$752
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete - 8/7 --$752$752$752$752
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP --$752$752$752$752
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP - 8/7 ------
1884 - W.W. Buried --$752$752$752$752
1884 - W.W. Complete --$752$752$752$752
1885 - W.W. Buried --$752$752$752$752
1885 - W.W. Complete --$752$752$752$752
1887 - Small Close JEB --$752$752$752$752
1887 - Normal JEB - Far G --$752$752$752$752
1887 - Normal JEB - Near G ------
1887 - Small Wide (spread) JEB --$752$752$752$752
1888 - Far G --$785$785$908$963
1888 - Near G --$785$785$785$785
1889 - Far G ------
1889 - Near G --$785$785$785$785
1890 - Far G ---$785$785$785
1890 - Near G --$785$785$785$785
1891 - Short Tail --$785$1,060$1,720$1,940
1891 - Long Tail --$785$785$785$785
1892 --$785$785$785$785
1893 --$785$785$785$785
1894 --$785$785$785$785
1895 --$785$785$785$785
1896 --$785$785$785$785
1898 --$785$785$785$785
1899 --$785$785$785-
1900 --$785$785$785$785
1901 --$785$785$785$785
Variety MS-60 MS-62 MS-63 MS-64 MS-65 MS-66 MS-67
1838 $4,060$4,680$7,000$14,600---
1838 - Narrow Shield $26,900------
1838 - Plain Edge -------
1839 $5,000$8,100$11,200----
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↓ -------
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ -------
1841 $21,200$25,900$33,600$71,000$108,500--
1841 - GRΛTIΛ $22,600------
1842 $918$1,610$2,680$3,380---
1842 - GRΛTIΛ -------
1842 - Open 2 $995$1,550$2,100----
1843 $891$1,510$2,430$6,100---
1843 - 3/2 $1,510$2,290$3,070----
1843 - Roman I -------
1843 - Narrow Shield $23,200------
1844 - Large 44 $878$1,600$2,320$4,230$9,700--
1844 - Small 44 -$1,310$2,040----
1844 - 4/Inverted 4 $2,420------
1845 $968$1,690$2,420$4,210$10,900$17,600-
1845 - 4/Inverted 4 $2,420------
1845 - Roman I -------
1846 - 4/Inverted 4 -------
1846 $982$1,700$2,420$4,810---
1846 - Roman I -------
1847 $831$1,290$1,970$3,670$15,500--
1847 - Inverted 1 -------
1847 - Roman I -------
1848 - 1st Head $7,300------
1848 - 2nd Head $804$1,540$1,920$2,470$7,500$16,400-
1849 $955$2,310$3,910$10,100$16,700--
1849 - Roman I -------
1850 $797$1,530$2,270$3,610$6,000$8,900-
1850 - Roman I -$3,550-----
1850 - R/E in GRATIA -------
1850 - 8/5 -------
1850 - ⩝ictoria -------
1851 $752$1,120$1,920$2,550$5,400$7,600-
1852 $752$1,210$1,700$1,780$10,500$11,100-
1852 - Roman I -------
1853 - W.W. Incuse $804$1,470$2,150----
1853 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I -------
1853 - W.W. Raised $752$1,080$2,210$5,100$5,100$5,100$15,500
1853 - W.W. Raised - F/E in DEF -------
1853 - W.W. Raised - ⩝ictoria -------
1854 - W.W. Raised $992$1,700$2,410----
1854 - W.W. Incuse $752$1,100$1,770$6,100$11,500--
1854 - W.W. Incuse - C/Rotated C -------
1855 - W.W. Incuse $752$1,260$1,710$2,740---
1855 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I -------
1855 - W.W. Raised $804$1,140$1,480----
1856 $752$1,060$1,830$2,160---
1857 $752$963$2,440----
1857 - ⩝ictoria -------
1857 - 7/5 -------
1857 - DEI GRΛ -------
1858 - 8/7 -------
1858 - Large Date $752$1,140$3,400----
1858 - Small Date $752$1,130$1,600----
1859 $1,040$1,170$1,550----
1859 - Ansell $8,800$11,600$14,500----
1860 $752$1,360$1,860$5,100$7,100--
1860 - Roman I -------
1860 - ⩝ictoria -------
1860 - DEI GRΛ -------
1860 - Large 0 $752$1,040$1,400----
1860 - O/C -------
1861 $752$855$1,180$4,260---
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 $752$896$1,690----
1862 - Narrow date $752$932$1,360$1,950---
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 $752$817$931----
1863 - With Die Number - #827 and #22 $15,900------
1863 - With Die Number - #827 on Trun $18,800------
1863 - Without Die Number - Arabic 1 $752$903$1,350$12,200$23,000--
1863 - Without Die Number - Roman 1 --$2,720----
1864 - Roman I -------
1864 - Arabic 1 $752$848$1,140$1,750$7,500--
1865 $752$1,000$1,860$4,100$6,500--
1866 $752$881$1,330$4,680---
1866 - 6/5 $807$1,210$1,610----
1868 $752$998$1,190----
1869 $752$811$1,310$1,870$3,290--
1870 - W.W. Incuse $752$935$1,310----
1870 - W.W. Raised $752$995$1,150----
1871 - Shield $752$829$905$1,370$3,780--
1871 - St. George - Large BP $752$923$1,090$2,470---
1871 - St. George - Small BP $752$795$839$1,290$3,420--
1871 - St. George - Small BP - Plain Edge -------
1871 - St. George - Large BP - Plain Edge -------
1872 - Shield - With Die Number $752$810$869$1,100$2,730--
1872 - Shield - Without Die Number $752$782$813$1,650---
1872 - St. George $752$821$891$1,120$4,080$5,700-
1873 - Shield $752$1,080$1,410----
1873 - St. George $752$847$942----
1874 - Shield $10,600$19,200-----
1874 - St. George $752$825$898----
1876 $752$801$851$2,310$2,360--
1878 $752$825$898----
1879 $5,100$22,500$39,900----
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP $752$816$906----
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP - 8/7 $752$1,140$1,180----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP $752$768$784----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP - 8/7 $752$887$1,020----
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Buried $752$794$837----
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete $752$768$784$5,600---
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete - 8/7 $752$887$1,020----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP $752$767$784----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP - 8/7 -------
1884 - W.W. Buried $752$842$859$875---
1884 - W.W. Complete $752$752$752$1,760---
1885 - W.W. Buried $752$808$864----
1885 - W.W. Complete $752$818$854----
1887 - Small Close JEB $851$1,070$1,290$3,390---
1887 - Normal JEB - Far G $752$752$752$896$1,810--
1887 - Normal JEB - Near G -$661-$847$16,500$32,200-
1887 - Small Wide (spread) JEB $851$968$1,010$1,270$1,640--
1888 - Far G $982$1,070$1,290----
1888 - Near G $785$785$785$2,150---
1889 - Far G --$923----
1889 - Near G $785$785$785----
1890 - Far G $785$861$1,080----
1890 - Near G $785$785$785$1,430---
1891 - Short Tail $2,100$2,220-----
1891 - Long Tail $785$785$785$2,150---
1892 $785$785$785$2,000---
1893 $785$785$785$2,350$2,930$3,510-
1894 $785$785$785----
1895 $785$785$785----
1896 $785$785$785$3,100---
1898 $785$785$785$1,800$3,070--
1899 $785$785$785$2,980---
1900 $785$785$785$1,420---
1901 $785$921$1,060----
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 - ↑↓ ---$33,600---
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ ---$37,800$54,200--
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 ----$54,500--
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 --$50,800----
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 ---$30,600$31,600--
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 -$3,720$5,900$8,600$8,700--
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 ----$72,600--
1892 -------
1893 -$2,680-$6,400$9,200$17,400-
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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