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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 --€819€1,790€2,600€2,620
1838 - Narrow Shield --€3,980€8,300€15,900€19,600
1838 - Plain Edge ------
1839 --€1,170€2,260€3,280€3,820
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↓ ------
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ ------
1841 --€4,970€9,500€14,000€16,200
1841 - GRΛTIΛ --€4,210€8,700€14,300€17,000
1842 --€442€515€585€701
1842 - GRΛTIΛ --€515€890--
1842 - Open 2 --€442€442€644€755
1843 --€442€442€468€755
1843 - 3/2 --€442€655€983€1,150
1843 - Roman I --€632€1,170--
1843 - Narrow Shield --€4,330€8,700€14,500€17,300
1844 - Large 44 --€442€442€504€737
1844 - Small 44 ----€442€442
1844 - 4/Inverted 4 --€702€1,400€1,760€1,930
1845 --€442€667€692€714
1845 - 4/Inverted 4 --€702€1,400€1,760€1,930
1845 - Roman I --€679€1,310--
1846 - 4/Inverted 4 --€702€1,400--
1846 --€442€468€609€778
1846 - Roman I --€632€1,170--
1847 --€442€468€562€684
1847 - Inverted 1 ------
1847 - Roman I --€655€1,360--
1848 - 1st Head --€936€2,110€4,210€5,300
1848 - 2nd Head --€442€442€526€587
1849 --€442€442€457€616
1849 - Roman I --€632€1,170--
1850 --€442€468€486€631
1850 - Roman I --€632€1,170--
1850 - R/E in GRATIA ------
1850 - 8/5 ------
1850 - ⩝ictoria --€1,170---
1851 --€442€442€468€486
1852 --€442€442€442€534
1852 - Roman I --€632€1,170--
1853 - W.W. Incuse --€442€538€702€718
1853 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I --€632€1,170--
1853 - W.W. Raised --€442€442€465€534
1853 - W.W. Raised - F/E in DEF --€702€1,550--
1853 - W.W. Raised - ⩝ictoria --€1,170---
1854 - W.W. Raised --€442€445€832€848
1854 - W.W. Incuse --€442€442€468€485
1854 - W.W. Incuse - C/Rotated C --€702€1,550--
1855 - W.W. Incuse --€442€442€468€504
1855 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I --€609€1,360--
1855 - W.W. Raised --€442€442€527€586
1856 --€442€442€442€527
1857 --€442€442€442€499
1857 - ⩝ictoria --€1,170---
1857 - 7/5 -----€936
1857 - DEI GRΛ ------
1858 - 8/7 --€702---
1858 - Large Date --€442€442€492€527
1858 - Small Date --€442€442€492€515
1859 --€442€442€468€543
1859 - Ansell --€746€2,330€5,000€5,800
1860 --€442€442€442€455
1860 - Roman I --€609€1,360--
1860 - ⩝ictoria --€1,170€2,580--
1860 - DEI GRΛ --€609€1,400--
1860 - Large 0 --€442€442€468€527
1860 - O/C --€442€1,030--
1861 --€442€442€442€477
1861 - Roman I --€468€702--
1861 - C/Rotated C --€702€1,550--
1861 - T/V in Victoria --€442€702--
1861 - Repunched E & F ------
1861 - E/Rotated E --€702€1,550--
1861 - F/V in DEF --€468€1,170--
1862 - Wide date --€442€442€442€457
1862 - Narrow date --€442€442€442€457
1862 - Roman I --€468€913--
1862 - Wide date - F/⩝ --€468€1,170--
1862 - Narrow date - F/⩝ --€468€1,170--
1862 - R/E in BRIT --€702€1,550--
1862 - R/Inverted R in VICTORIA --€936€2,340--
1863 - With Die Number --€442€442€442€442
1863 - With Die Number - #827 and #22 --€4,390€7,700€10,800€12,300
1863 - With Die Number - #827 on Trun --€5,300€9,700€12,900€14,600
1863 - Without Die Number - Arabic 1 --€442€442€442€442
1863 - Without Die Number - Roman 1 --€468€913-€1,010
1864 - Roman I ------
1864 - Arabic 1 --€442€442€442€465
1865 --€442€442€442€468
1866 --€442€442€442€442
1866 - 6/5 --€442€468€585€644
1868 --€442€442€442€452
1869 --€442€442€442€459
1870 - W.W. Incuse --€442€442€442€457
1870 - W.W. Raised --€442€442€442€442
1871 - Shield --€442€442€442€442
1871 - St. George - Large BP --€442€442€442€442
1871 - St. George - Small BP --€442€442€442€442
1871 - St. George - Small BP - Plain Edge ------
1871 - St. George - Large BP - Plain Edge ------
1872 - Shield - With Die Number --€442€442€442€442
1872 - Shield - Without Die Number --€442€442€442€442
1872 - St. George --€442€442€442€442
1873 - Shield --€442€442€442€442
1873 - St. George --€442€442€442€442
1874 - Shield --€1,680€4,250€6,200€8,100
1874 - St. George --€442€442€442€442
1876 --€442€442€442€442
1878 --€442€442€442€442
1879 --€559€1,290€2,850€3,640
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP --€442€442€442€442
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP - 8/7 --€442€442€442€442
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP --€442€442€442€442
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP - 8/7 --€442€442€442€442
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Buried --€442€442€442€442
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete --€442€442€442€442
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete - 8/7 --€442€442€442€442
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP --€442€442€442€442
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP - 8/7 ------
1884 - W.W. Buried --€442€442€442€442
1884 - W.W. Complete --€442€442€442€442
1885 - W.W. Buried --€442€442€442€442
1885 - W.W. Complete --€442€442€442€442
1887 - Small Close JEB --€442€644€673€726
1887 - Normal JEB - Far G --€442€442€442€442
1887 - Normal JEB - Near G ------
1887 - Small Wide (spread) JEB --€442€644€673€726
1888 - Far G --€443€644€673€702
1888 - Near G --€443€443€443€443
1889 - Far G ------
1889 - Near G --€443€443€443€443
1890 - Far G ---€443€445€503
1890 - Near G --€443€443€443€443
1891 - Short Tail --€562€923€1,500€1,690
1891 - Long Tail --€443€443€443€443
1892 --€443€443€443€443
1893 --€443€443€443€443
1894 --€443€443€443€443
1895 --€443€443€443€443
1896 --€443€443€443€443
1898 --€443€443€443€443
1899 --€443€443€443-
1900 --€443€443€443€443
1901 --€443€443€443€443
Variety MS-60 MS-62 MS-63 MS-64 MS-65 MS-66 MS-67
1838 €3,530€4,070€6,100€12,000€12,600--
1838 - Narrow Shield €23,400------
1838 - Plain Edge -------
1839 €4,360€7,100€9,800----
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↓ -------
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ -------
1841 €18,400€22,500€29,300----
1841 - GRΛTIΛ €19,700------
1842 €799€1,400€2,270€2,940---
1842 - GRΛTIΛ -------
1842 - Open 2 €866€1,350€1,830----
1843 €775€1,310€1,710€5,300---
1843 - 3/2 €1,310€1,990€2,670----
1843 - Roman I -------
1843 - Narrow Shield €20,200------
1844 - Large 44 €764€1,390€2,020€3,680€7,400--
1844 - Small 44 -€1,140€1,780----
1844 - 4/Inverted 4 €2,110------
1845 €843€1,470€2,110€3,660---
1845 - 4/Inverted 4 €2,110------
1845 - Roman I -------
1846 - 4/Inverted 4 -------
1846 €854€1,480€2,110€4,000---
1846 - Roman I -------
1847 €723€1,120€1,720€2,150€13,500--
1847 - Inverted 1 -------
1847 - Roman I -------
1848 - 1st Head €6,300------
1848 - 2nd Head €699€1,340€1,670€2,150€6,500€10,800-
1849 €831€2,010€2,970€8,800€14,500--
1849 - Roman I -------
1850 €694€1,330€1,970€3,150€5,200€6,600-
1850 - Roman I -€3,090-----
1850 - R/E in GRATIA -------
1850 - 8/5 -------
1850 - ⩝ictoria -------
1851 €550€970€1,190€1,410€4,740€5,800-
1852 €593€1,050€1,480€1,550€5,600€9,700-
1852 - Roman I -------
1853 - W.W. Incuse €761€1,280€1,870----
1853 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I -------
1853 - W.W. Raised €559€940€1,930€4,400€4,440€4,480€13,500
1853 - W.W. Raised - F/E in DEF -------
1853 - W.W. Raised - ⩝ictoria -------
1854 - W.W. Raised €863€1,480€2,100----
1854 - W.W. Incuse €571€958€1,540€5,300---
1854 - W.W. Incuse - C/Rotated C -------
1855 - W.W. Incuse €548€942€1,490€2,390---
1855 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I -------
1855 - W.W. Raised €699€993€1,290----
1856 €593€921€1,350€1,880---
1857 €549€838€1,740----
1857 - ⩝ictoria -------
1857 - 7/5 -------
1857 - DEI GRΛ -------
1858 - 8/7 -------
1858 - Large Date €594€993€2,280----
1858 - Small Date €571€982€1,390----
1859 €571€1,020€1,350----
1859 - Ansell €7,700€10,100€12,600----
1860 €468€1,040€1,620€4,410€6,200--
1860 - Roman I -------
1860 - ⩝ictoria -------
1860 - DEI GRΛ -------
1860 - Large 0 €585€901€1,220----
1860 - O/C -------
1861 €483€744€1,030€3,710---
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 €471€780€1,290----
1862 - Narrow date €471€811€1,180€1,700---
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 €442€711€810----
1863 - With Die Number - #827 and #22 €13,900------
1863 - With Die Number - #827 on Trun €16,400------
1863 - Without Die Number - Arabic 1 €448€785€1,170----
1863 - Without Die Number - Roman 1 --€2,370----
1864 - Roman I -------
1864 - Arabic 1 €483€738€991€1,520€6,500--
1865 €503€871€1,510€2,790€5,700--
1866 €483€766€1,160€2,950---
1866 - 6/5 €702€1,050€1,400----
1868 €471€728€1,030----
1869 €471€696€1,100€1,630€2,860--
1870 - W.W. Incuse €483€814€1,140----
1870 - W.W. Raised €459€742€1,000----
1871 - Shield €442€559€739€1,080€2,800--
1871 - St. George - Large BP €442€544€781€2,150---
1871 - St. George - Small BP €442€540€730€1,140€2,870--
1871 - St. George - Small BP - Plain Edge -------
1871 - St. George - Large BP - Plain Edge -------
1872 - Shield - With Die Number €442€557€726€899€1,680--
1872 - Shield - Without Die Number €442€565€708€733---
1872 - St. George €442€587€771€973€2,140€4,940-
1873 - Shield €442€636€773----
1873 - St. George €442€544€819----
1874 - Shield €9,200€16,700-----
1874 - St. George €442€544€781----
1876 €442€523€741€1,480€2,060--
1878 €442€549€781----
1879 €4,420€19,600€34,700----
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP €442€518€789----
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP - 8/7 €442€989€1,030----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP €442€495€682----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP - 8/7 €442€666€890----
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Buried €442€518€729----
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete €442€524€682----
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete - 8/7 €442€644€890----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP €442€668€682----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP - 8/7 -------
1884 - W.W. Buried €442€600€681€762---
1884 - W.W. Complete €442€523€646€1,530---
1885 - W.W. Buried €442€534€752----
1885 - W.W. Complete €442€697€743----
1887 - Small Close JEB €740€933€1,130----
1887 - Normal JEB - Far G €442€495€549€779€1,570--
1887 - Normal JEB - Near G ---€737€14,400€28,000-
1887 - Small Wide (spread) JEB €740€812€849€1,110€1,430--
1888 - Far G €740€933€1,130----
1888 - Near G €443€493€567€1,870---
1889 - Far G --€803----
1889 - Near G €443€458€473----
1890 - Far G €562€749€936----
1890 - Near G €443€448€449€1,350---
1891 - Short Tail €1,790€1,840-----
1891 - Long Tail €443€453€462€1,870---
1892 €443€443€443€1,740---
1893 €446€467€489€997€1,920€3,050-
1894 €443€443€443----
1895 €443€443€443----
1896 €443€524€605€2,690---
1898 €443€461€478€1,570€2,670--
1899 €443€508€574€2,940---
1900 €443€449€454€1,240---
1901 €443€682€921----
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 ----€47,400--
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 --€44,200----
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 -------
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 ----€63,200--
1892 -------
1893 -€2,340-€4,510€8,000€15,100-
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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