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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 --£700£1,530£2,220£2,240
1838 - Narrow Shield --£3,400£7,600£13,600£16,800
1838 - Plain Edge ------
1839 --£1,000£1,930£2,800£3,260
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↓ ------
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ ------
1841 --£4,250£8,100£11,900£13,800
1841 - GRΛTIΛ --£3,600£7,400£12,200£14,500
1842 --£559£559£559£621
1842 - GRΛTIΛ --£559£760-£960
1842 - Open 2 --£559£559£559£645
1843 --£559£559£559£654
1843 - 3/2 --£559£560£840£980
1843 - Roman I --£559£1,000--
1843 - Narrow Shield --£3,700£7,500£12,400£14,800
1844 - Large 44 --£559£559£559£630
1844 - Small 44 ----£559£559
1844 - 4/Inverted 4 --£600£1,200£1,370£1,650
1845 --£559£559£559£559
1845 - 4/Inverted 4 --£600£1,200£1,500£1,650
1845 - Roman I --£580£1,120-£1,010
1846 - 4/Inverted 4 --£600£1,200-£1,250
1846 --£559£559£570£665
1846 - Roman I --£559£1,000--
1847 --£559£559£559£599
1847 - Inverted 1 ------
1847 - Roman I --£560£1,160--
1848 - 1st Head --£800£1,800£3,600£3,790
1848 - 2nd Head --£559£559£559£559
1849 --£559£559£559£559
1849 - Roman I --£559£1,000--
1850 --£559£559£559£559
1850 - Roman I --£559£1,000--
1850 - R/E in GRATIA ------
1850 - 8/5 ------
1850 - ⩝ictoria --£1,000--£2,020
1851 --£559£559£559£559
1852 --£559£559£559£559
1852 - Roman I --£559£1,000--
1853 - W.W. Incuse --£559£559£559£595
1853 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I --£559£1,000--
1853 - W.W. Raised --£559£559£559£559
1853 - W.W. Raised - F/E in DEF --£600£1,320--
1853 - W.W. Raised - ⩝ictoria --£1,000---
1854 - W.W. Raised --£559£559£711£724
1854 - W.W. Incuse --£559£559£559£559
1854 - W.W. Incuse - C/Rotated C --£600£1,320--
1855 - W.W. Incuse --£559£559£559£559
1855 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I --£559£1,160--
1855 - W.W. Raised --£559£559£559£559
1856 --£559£559£559£559
1857 --£559£559£559£559
1857 - ⩝ictoria --£1,000---
1857 - 7/5 -----£800
1857 - DEI GRΛ ------
1858 - 8/7 --£600---
1858 - Large Date --£559£559£559£559
1858 - Small Date --£559£559£559£559
1859 --£559£559£559£559
1859 - Ansell --£638£1,990£4,280£4,930
1860 --£559£559£559£559
1860 - Roman I --£559£1,160--
1860 - ⩝ictoria --£1,000£2,200-£1,700
1860 - DEI GRΛ --£559£1,200--
1860 - Large 0 --£559£559£559£559
1860 - O/C --£559£559-£743
1861 --£559£559£559£559
1861 - Roman I --£559£600-£816
1861 - C/Rotated C --£600£1,320--
1861 - T/V in Victoria --£559£600--
1861 - Repunched E & F -----£672
1861 - E/Rotated E --£600£1,320--
1861 - F/V in DEF --£559£1,000--
1862 - Wide date --£559£559£559£559
1862 - Narrow date --£559£559£559£559
1862 - Roman I --£559£780--
1862 - Wide date - F/⩝ --£559£1,000--
1862 - Narrow date - F/⩝ --£559£1,000--
1862 - R/E in BRIT --£600£1,320--
1862 - R/Inverted R in VICTORIA --£800£2,000--
1863 - With Die Number --£559£559£559£559
1863 - With Die Number - #827 and #22 --£3,750£8,200£9,200£10,500
1863 - With Die Number - #827 on Trun --£4,530£8,300£11,000£12,500
1863 - Without Die Number - Arabic 1 --£559£559£559£559
1863 - Without Die Number - Roman 1 --£559£780-£866
1864 - Roman I ------
1864 - Arabic 1 --£559£559£559£559
1865 --£559£559£559£559
1866 --£559£559£559£559
1866 - 6/5 --£559£559£559£559
1868 --£559£559£559£559
1869 --£559£559£559£559
1870 - W.W. Incuse --£559£559£559£559
1870 - W.W. Raised --£559£559£559£559
1871 - Shield --£559£559£559£559
1871 - St. George - Large BP --£559£559£559£559
1871 - St. George - Small BP --£559£559£559£559
1871 - St. George - Small BP - Plain Edge ------
1871 - St. George - Large BP - Plain Edge ------
1872 - Shield - With Die Number --£559£559£559£559
1872 - Shield - Without Die Number --£559£559£559£559
1872 - St. George --£559£559£559£559
1873 - Shield --£559£559£559£559
1873 - St. George --£559£559£559£559
1874 - Shield --£1,440£3,630£5,300£6,900
1874 - St. George --£559£559£559£559
1876 --£559£559£559£559
1878 --£559£559£559£559
1879 --£559£1,100£2,440£3,110
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP --£559£559£559£559
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP - 8/7 --£559£559£559£559
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP --£559£559£559£559
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP - 8/7 --£559£559£559£559
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Buried --£559£559£559£559
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete --£559£559£559£559
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete - 8/7 --£559£559£559£559
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP --£559£559£559£559
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP - 8/7 ------
1884 - W.W. Buried --£559£559£559£559
1884 - W.W. Complete --£559£559£559£559
1885 - W.W. Buried --£559£559£559£559
1885 - W.W. Complete --£559£559£559£559
1887 - Small Close JEB --£559£559£559£559
1887 - Normal JEB - Far G --£559£559£559£559
1887 - Normal JEB - Near G ------
1887 - Small Wide (spread) JEB --£559£559£559£559
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
Variety MS-60 MS-62 MS-63 MS-64 MS-65 MS-66 MS-67
1838 £3,020£3,480£5,200£10,800---
1838 - Narrow Shield £20,000------
1838 - Plain Edge -------
1839 £3,730£6,000£8,400----
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↓ -------
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ -------
1841 £15,800£19,300£25,000£52,800£80,600--
1841 - GRΛTIΛ £16,800------
1842 £683£1,190£1,990£2,510---
1842 - GRΛTIΛ -------
1842 - Open 2 £740£1,150£1,560----
1843 £663£1,120£1,810£4,540---
1843 - 3/2 £1,120£1,700£2,280----
1843 - Roman I -------
1843 - Narrow Shield £17,300------
1844 - Large 44 £653£1,190£1,730£3,150£7,200--
1844 - Small 44 -£977£1,520----
1844 - 4/Inverted 4 £1,800------
1845 £720£1,260£1,800£3,130£8,100£13,100-
1845 - 4/Inverted 4 £1,800------
1845 - Roman I -------
1846 - 4/Inverted 4 -------
1846 £730£1,260£1,800£3,580---
1846 - Roman I -------
1847 £618£959£1,470£2,730£11,500--
1847 - Inverted 1 -------
1847 - Roman I -------
1848 - 1st Head £5,400------
1848 - 2nd Head £598£1,140£1,430£1,830£5,500£12,200-
1849 £710£1,720£2,910£7,500£12,400--
1849 - Roman I -------
1850 £593£1,140£1,690£2,690£4,450£6,600-
1850 - Roman I -£2,640-----
1850 - R/E in GRATIA -------
1850 - 8/5 -------
1850 - ⩝ictoria -------
1851 £559£829£1,430£1,900£4,050£5,600-
1852 £559£899£1,270£1,330£7,800£8,300-
1852 - Roman I -------
1853 - W.W. Incuse £598£1,100£1,600----
1853 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I -------
1853 - W.W. Raised £559£803£1,650£3,760£3,790£3,830£11,600
1853 - W.W. Raised - F/E in DEF -------
1853 - W.W. Raised - ⩝ictoria -------
1854 - W.W. Raised £738£1,260£1,790----
1854 - W.W. Incuse £559£819£1,310£4,520£8,600--
1854 - W.W. Incuse - C/Rotated C -------
1855 - W.W. Incuse £559£937£1,270£2,040---
1855 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I -------
1855 - W.W. Raised £598£849£1,100----
1856 £559£786£1,360£1,600---
1857 £559£716£1,820----
1857 - ⩝ictoria -------
1857 - 7/5 -------
1857 - DEI GRΛ -------
1858 - 8/7 -------
1858 - Large Date £559£849£2,530----
1858 - Small Date £559£839£1,190----
1859 £773£869£1,150----
1859 - Ansell £6,600£8,600£10,800----
1860 £559£1,010£1,390£3,770£5,300--
1860 - Roman I -------
1860 - ⩝ictoria -------
1860 - DEI GRΛ -------
1860 - Large 0 £559£770£1,040----
1860 - O/C -------
1861 £559£636£878£3,170---
1861 - Roman I -------
1861 - C/Rotated C -------
1861 - T/V in Victoria ----£5,500--
1861 - Repunched E & F -------
1861 - E/Rotated E -------
1861 - F/V in DEF -------
1862 - Wide date £559£666£1,260----
1862 - Narrow date £559£693£1,010£1,450---
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 £559£607£692----
1863 - With Die Number - #827 and #22 £11,900------
1863 - With Die Number - #827 on Trun £14,000------
1863 - Without Die Number - Arabic 1 £559£671£1,000£9,100£17,100--
1863 - Without Die Number - Roman 1 --£2,020----
1864 - Roman I -------
1864 - Arabic 1 £559£630£847£1,300£5,600--
1865 £559£744£1,380£3,050£4,830--
1866 £559£655£991£3,480---
1866 - 6/5 £600£900£1,200----
1868 £559£742£881----
1869 £559£603£974£1,390£2,440--
1870 - W.W. Incuse £559£695£978----
1870 - W.W. Raised £559£740£857----
1871 - Shield £559£616£673£1,010£2,810--
1871 - St. George - Large BP £559£686£813£1,840---
1871 - St. George - Small BP £559£591£624£958£2,540--
1871 - St. George - Small BP - Plain Edge -------
1871 - St. George - Large BP - Plain Edge -------
1872 - Shield - With Die Number £559£602£646£814£2,030--
1872 - Shield - Without Die Number £559£582£605£1,230---
1872 - St. George £559£611£663£831£3,030£4,220-
1873 - Shield £559£803£1,050----
1873 - St. George £559£629£700----
1874 - Shield £7,900£14,300-----
1874 - St. George £559£613£668----
1876 £559£596£633£1,720£1,760--
1878 £559£613£668----
1879 £3,780£16,700£29,700----
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP £559£607£674----
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP - 8/7 £559£845£880----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP £559£571£583----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP - 8/7 £559£659£760----
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Buried £559£591£623----
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete £559£571£583£4,180---
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete - 8/7 £559£659£760----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP £559£570£583----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP - 8/7 -------
1884 - W.W. Buried £559£626£638£651---
1884 - W.W. Complete £559£559£559£1,300---
1885 - W.W. Buried £559£601£643----
1885 - W.W. Complete £559£608£635----
1887 - Small Close JEB £633£798£963£2,520---
1887 - Normal JEB - Far G £559£559£559£666£1,340--
1887 - Normal JEB - Near G -£491-£630£12,300£23,900-
1887 - Small Wide (spread) JEB £633£720£750£947£1,220--
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----
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 - ↑↓ ---£25,000---
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ ---£28,100£40,300--
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 ----£40,500--
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 --£37,800----
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 ---£22,800£23,500--
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 -£2,760£4,400£6,400£6,500--
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 ----£54,000--
1892 -------
1893 -£2,000-£4,730£6,800£12,900-
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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