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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£7,100£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£7,500£12,200£14,500
1842 --£378£440£500£599
1842 - GRΛTIΛ --£440£760--
1842 - Open 2 --£378£378£550£645
1843 --£378£378£400£645
1843 - 3/2 --£378£560£840£980
1843 - Roman I --£540£1,000--
1843 - Narrow Shield --£3,700£7,500£12,400£14,800
1844 - Large 44 --£378£378£430£630
1844 - Small 44 ----£378£378
1844 - 4/Inverted 4 --£600£1,200£1,500£1,650
1845 --£378£570£592£610
1845 - 4/Inverted 4 --£600£1,200£1,500£1,650
1845 - Roman I --£580£1,120--
1846 - 4/Inverted 4 --£600£1,200--
1846 --£378£400£520£665
1846 - Roman I --£540£1,000--
1847 --£378£400£480£585
1847 - Inverted 1 ------
1847 - Roman I --£560£1,160--
1848 - 1st Head --£800£1,800£3,600£4,500
1848 - 2nd Head --£378£378£449£502
1849 --£378£378£390£527
1849 - Roman I --£540£1,000--
1850 --£378£400£415£539
1850 - Roman I --£540£1,000--
1850 - R/E in GRATIA ------
1850 - 8/5 ------
1850 - ⩝ictoria --£1,000---
1851 --£378£378£400£415
1852 --£378£378£378£456
1852 - Roman I --£540£1,000--
1853 - W.W. Incuse --£378£460£600£614
1853 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I --£540£1,000--
1853 - W.W. Raised --£378£378£397£456
1853 - W.W. Raised - F/E in DEF --£600£1,320--
1853 - W.W. Raised - ⩝ictoria --£1,000---
1854 - W.W. Raised --£378£380£711£724
1854 - W.W. Incuse --£378£378£400£414
1854 - W.W. Incuse - C/Rotated C --£600£1,320--
1855 - W.W. Incuse --£378£378£400£431
1855 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I --£520£1,160--
1855 - W.W. Raised --£378£378£450£501
1856 --£378£378£378£451
1857 --£378£378£378£426
1857 - ⩝ictoria --£1,000---
1857 - 7/5 -----£800
1857 - DEI GRΛ ------
1858 - 8/7 --£600---
1858 - Large Date --£378£378£420£450
1858 - Small Date --£378£378£420£440
1859 --£378£378£400£464
1859 - Ansell --£638£1,990£4,280£4,930
1860 --£378£378£378£389
1860 - Roman I --£520£1,160--
1860 - ⩝ictoria --£1,000£2,200--
1860 - DEI GRΛ --£520£1,200--
1860 - Large 0 --£378£378£400£450
1860 - O/C --£378£880--
1861 --£378£378£378£408
1861 - Roman I --£400£600--
1861 - C/Rotated C --£600£1,320--
1861 - T/V in Victoria --£378£600--
1861 - Repunched E & F ------
1861 - E/Rotated E --£600£1,320--
1861 - F/V in DEF --£400£1,000--
1862 - Wide date --£378£378£378£390
1862 - Narrow date --£378£378£378£390
1862 - Roman I --£400£780--
1862 - Wide date - F/⩝ --£400£1,000--
1862 - Narrow date - F/⩝ --£400£1,000--
1862 - R/E in BRIT --£600£1,320--
1862 - R/Inverted R in VICTORIA --£800£2,000--
1863 - With Die Number --£378£378£378£378
1863 - With Die Number - #827 and #22 --£3,750£6,600£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 --£378£378£378£378
1863 - Without Die Number - Roman 1 --£400£780-£866
1864 - Roman I ------
1864 - Arabic 1 --£378£378£378£397
1865 --£378£378£378£400
1866 --£378£378£378£378
1866 - 6/5 --£378£400£500£550
1868 --£378£378£378£387
1869 --£378£378£378£392
1870 - W.W. Incuse --£378£378£378£390
1870 - W.W. Raised --£378£378£378£378
1871 - Shield --£378£378£378£378
1871 - St. George - Large BP --£378£378£378£378
1871 - St. George - Small BP --£378£378£378£378
1871 - St. George - Small BP - Plain Edge ------
1871 - St. George - Large BP - Plain Edge ------
1872 - Shield - With Die Number --£378£378£378£378
1872 - Shield - Without Die Number --£378£378£378£378
1872 - St. George --£378£378£378£378
1873 - Shield --£378£378£378£378
1873 - St. George --£378£378£378£378
1874 - Shield --£1,440£3,630£5,300£6,900
1874 - St. George --£378£378£378£378
1876 --£378£378£378£378
1878 --£378£378£378£378
1879 --£478£1,100£2,440£3,110
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP --£378£378£378£378
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP - 8/7 --£378£378£378£378
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP --£378£378£378£378
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP - 8/7 --£378£378£378£378
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Buried --£378£378£378£378
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete --£378£378£378£378
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete - 8/7 --£378£378£378£378
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP --£378£378£378£378
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP - 8/7 ------
1884 - W.W. Buried --£378£378£378£378
1884 - W.W. Complete --£378£378£378£378
1885 - W.W. Buried --£378£378£378£378
1885 - W.W. Complete --£378£378£378£378
1887 - Small Close JEB --£378£550£575£620
1887 - Normal JEB - Far G --£378£378£378£378
1887 - Normal JEB - Near G ------
1887 - Small Wide (spread) JEB --£378£550£575£620
1888 - Far G --£379£550£575£600
1888 - Near G --£379£379£379£379
1889 - Far G ------
1889 - Near G --£379£379£379£379
1890 - Far G ---£379£380£430
1890 - Near G --£379£379£379£379
1891 - Short Tail --£480£788£1,280£1,440
1891 - Long Tail --£379£379£379£379
1892 --£379£379£379£379
1893 --£379£379£379£379
1894 --£379£379£379£379
1895 --£379£379£379£379
1896 --£379£379£379£379
1898 --£379£379£379£379
1899 --£379£379£379-
1900 --£379£379£379£379
1901 --£379£379£379£379
Variety MS-60 MS-62 MS-63 MS-64 MS-65 MS-66 MS-67
1838 £3,020£3,480£5,200£10,300£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----
1841 - GRΛTIΛ £16,800------
1842 £683£1,190£1,940£2,510---
1842 - GRΛTIΛ -------
1842 - Open 2 £740£1,150£1,560----
1843 £663£1,120£1,460£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£6,300--
1844 - Small 44 -£977£1,520----
1844 - 4/Inverted 4 £1,800------
1845 £720£1,260£1,800£3,130---
1845 - 4/Inverted 4 £1,800------
1845 - Roman I -------
1846 - 4/Inverted 4 -------
1846 £730£1,260£1,800£3,420---
1846 - Roman I -------
1847 £618£959£1,470£1,840£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£9,300-
1849 £710£1,720£2,540£7,500£12,400--
1849 - Roman I -------
1850 £593£1,140£1,690£2,690£4,450£5,600-
1850 - Roman I -£2,640-----
1850 - R/E in GRATIA -------
1850 - 8/5 -------
1850 - ⩝ictoria -------
1851 £470£829£1,020£1,200£4,050£4,970-
1852 £507£899£1,270£1,330£4,810£8,300-
1852 - Roman I -------
1853 - W.W. Incuse £650£1,100£1,600----
1853 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I -------
1853 - W.W. Raised £478£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 £488£819£1,310£4,520---
1854 - W.W. Incuse - C/Rotated C -------
1855 - W.W. Incuse £468£805£1,270£2,040---
1855 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I -------
1855 - W.W. Raised £598£849£1,100----
1856 £507£786£1,150£1,600---
1857 £469£716£1,490----
1857 - ⩝ictoria -------
1857 - 7/5 -------
1857 - DEI GRΛ -------
1858 - 8/7 -------
1858 - Large Date £508£849£1,950----
1858 - Small Date £488£839£1,190----
1859 £488£869£1,150----
1859 - Ansell £6,600£8,600£10,800----
1860 £400£893£1,390£3,770£5,300--
1860 - Roman I -------
1860 - ⩝ictoria -------
1860 - DEI GRΛ -------
1860 - Large 0 £500£770£1,040----
1860 - O/C -------
1861 £413£636£878£3,170---
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 £403£666£1,100----
1862 - Narrow date £403£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 £378£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 £383£671£1,000----
1863 - Without Die Number - Roman 1 --£2,020----
1864 - Roman I -------
1864 - Arabic 1 £413£630£847£1,300£5,600--
1865 £430£744£1,290£2,380£4,830--
1866 £413£655£991£2,520---
1866 - 6/5 £600£900£1,200----
1868 £403£622£881----
1869 £403£595£943£1,390£2,440--
1870 - W.W. Incuse £413£695£978----
1870 - W.W. Raised £393£634£857----
1871 - Shield £378£477£632£922£2,390--
1871 - St. George - Large BP £378£465£668£1,840---
1871 - St. George - Small BP £378£461£624£971£2,450--
1871 - St. George - Small BP - Plain Edge -------
1871 - St. George - Large BP - Plain Edge -------
1872 - Shield - With Die Number £378£476£621£768£1,430--
1872 - Shield - Without Die Number £378£482£605£626---
1872 - St. George £378£502£659£831£1,830£4,220-
1873 - Shield £378£543£660----
1873 - St. George £378£465£700----
1874 - Shield £7,900£14,300-----
1874 - St. George £378£465£668----
1876 £378£447£633£1,260£1,760--
1878 £378£469£668----
1879 £3,780£16,700£29,700----
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP £378£443£674----
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP - 8/7 £378£845£880----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP £378£423£583----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP - 8/7 £378£569£760----
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Buried £378£443£623----
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete £378£448£583----
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete - 8/7 £378£550£760----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP £378£570£583----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP - 8/7 -------
1884 - W.W. Buried £378£512£581£651---
1884 - W.W. Complete £378£446£552£1,300---
1885 - W.W. Buried £378£456£643----
1885 - W.W. Complete £378£595£635----
1887 - Small Close JEB £633£798£963----
1887 - Normal JEB - Far G £378£423£469£666£1,340--
1887 - Normal JEB - Near G ---£630£12,300£23,900-
1887 - Small Wide (spread) JEB £633£694£725£947£1,220--
1888 - Far G £633£798£963----
1888 - Near G £379£421£485£1,600---
1889 - Far G --£686----
1889 - Near G £379£391£404----
1890 - Far G £480£640£800----
1890 - Near G £379£383£384£1,150---
1891 - Short Tail £1,530£1,570-----
1891 - Long Tail £379£387£395£1,600---
1892 £379£379£379£1,490---
1893 £381£399£417£852£1,640£2,610-
1894 £379£379£379----
1895 £379£379£379----
1896 £379£448£517£2,300---
1898 £379£394£409£1,340£2,280--
1899 £379£434£490£2,510---
1900 £379£383£388£1,060---
1901 £379£583£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 - ↑↓ -------
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ -------
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 -------
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 -------
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-£3,860£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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