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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 - ↑↓ -€653€653€1,030€1,280€1,530
1817 - ↑↑ --€1,030---
1818 - Descending colon --€783€1,540€3,140€3,930
1818 - Ascending colon --€736€1,440€2,970€3,740
1819 --€43,800€83,600€163,600€194,000
1820 - Roman I ------
1820 - Open 2 - Short Date --€653€786€1,330€1,600
1820 - Open 2 - Large Date --€653€669€994€1,430
1820 - Closed 2 --€653€716€1,200€1,440
1820 - Thin date ------
1821 --€653€769€1,050€1,350
1822 --€653€749€1,030€1,310
1823 --€932€1,560€4,220€5,700
1824 -€653€653€742€1,350€1,700
1825 - Laureate Head --€965€1,860€3,570€3,970
1825 - Bare Head --€653€660€1,090€1,390
1825 - Bare Head - Plain Edge ------
1826 --€653€653€1,050€1,140
1827 --€653€653€1,100€1,280
1828 --€5,100€12,900€20,300€24,000
1829 --€653€695€1,240€1,370
1830 - ↑↓ --€653€743€1,140€1,480
1830 - ↑↑ ------
1831 - 1st Head --€653€1,160€1,790€2,200
1831 - 1st Head - WW no stop --€842€1,680€2,590€3,050
1831 - 2nd Head --€5,600€11,200--
1832 - 1st Head --€748€1,500€1,990€3,000
1832 - 2nd Head --€653€811€1,350€1,840
1833 --€653€824€1,340€1,760
1835 --€653€882€1,430€1,930
1836 --€653€843€1,400€1,610
1836 - N in Shield --€3,740€8,900€13,700€15,500
1837 --€653€874€1,260€1,690
1837 - Tailed 8 --€653€935€1,640€1,990
1838 --€818€1,780€2,600€2,610
1838 - Narrow Shield --€3,970€8,900€15,800€19,600
1838 - Plain Edge ------
1839 --€1,170€2,260€3,270€3,810
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↓ ------
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ ------
1841 --€4,970€9,500€14,000€16,200
1841 - GRΛTIΛ --€4,210€8,700€14,300€16,900
1842 --€653€653€653€725
1842 - GRΛTIΛ --€653€888-€1,120
1842 - Open 2 --€653€653€653€754
1843 --€653€653€653€765
1843 - 3/2 --€653€655€982€1,150
1843 - Roman I --€653€1,170--
1843 - Narrow Shield --€4,320€8,700€14,400€17,300
1844 - Large 44 --€653€653€653€736
1844 - Small 44 ----€653€653
1844 - 4/Inverted 4 --€701€1,400€1,610€1,930
1845 --€653€653€653€653
1845 - 4/Inverted 4 --€701€1,400€1,750€1,930
1845 - Roman I --€678€1,310-€1,180
1846 - 4/Inverted 4 --€701€1,400-€1,460
1846 --€653€653€666€777
1846 - Roman I --€653€1,170--
1847 --€653€653€653€700
1847 - Inverted 1 ------
1847 - Roman I --€655€1,360--
1848 - 1st Head --€935€2,100€4,210€4,430
1848 - 2nd Head --€653€653€653€653
1849 --€653€653€653€653
1849 - Roman I --€653€1,170--
1850 --€653€653€653€653
1850 - Roman I --€653€1,170--
1850 - R/E in GRATIA ------
1850 - 8/5 ------
1850 - ⩝ictoria --€1,170--€2,360
1851 --€653€653€653€653
1852 --€653€653€653€653
1852 - Roman I --€653€1,170--
1853 - W.W. Incuse --€653€653€653€695
1853 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I --€653€1,170--
1853 - W.W. Raised --€653€653€653€653
1853 - W.W. Raised - F/E in DEF --€701€1,540--
1853 - W.W. Raised - ⩝ictoria --€1,170---
1854 - W.W. Raised --€653€653€831€847
1854 - W.W. Incuse --€653€653€653€653
1854 - W.W. Incuse - C/Rotated C --€701€1,540--
1855 - W.W. Incuse --€653€653€653€653
1855 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I --€653€1,360--
1855 - W.W. Raised --€653€653€653€653
1856 --€653€653€653€653
1857 --€653€653€653€653
1857 - ⩝ictoria --€1,170---
1857 - 7/5 -----€935
1857 - DEI GRΛ ------
1858 - 8/7 --€701---
1858 - Large Date --€653€653€653€653
1858 - Small Date --€653€653€653€653
1859 --€653€653€653€653
1859 - Ansell --€745€2,330€5,000€5,800
1860 --€653€653€653€653
1860 - Roman I --€653€1,360--
1860 - ⩝ictoria --€1,170€2,570-€1,990
1860 - DEI GRΛ --€653€1,400--
1860 - Large 0 --€653€653€653€653
1860 - O/C --€653€653-€868
1861 --€653€653€653€653
1861 - Roman I --€653€701-€954
1861 - C/Rotated C --€701€1,540--
1861 - T/V in Victoria --€653€701--
1861 - Repunched E & F -----€785
1861 - E/Rotated E --€701€1,540--
1861 - F/V in DEF --€653€1,170--
1862 - Wide date --€653€653€653€653
1862 - Narrow date --€653€653€653€653
1862 - Roman I --€653€912--
1862 - Wide date - F/⩝ --€653€1,170--
1862 - Narrow date - F/⩝ --€653€1,170--
1862 - R/E in BRIT --€701€1,540--
1862 - R/Inverted R in VICTORIA --€935€2,340--
1863 - With Die Number --€653€653€653€653
1863 - With Die Number - #827 and #22 --€4,380€9,600€10,800€12,300
1863 - With Die Number - #827 on Trun --€5,300€9,600€12,900€14,600
1863 - Without Die Number - Arabic 1 --€653€653€653€653
1863 - Without Die Number - Roman 1 --€653€912-€1,010
1864 - Roman I ------
1864 - Arabic 1 --€653€653€653€653
1865 --€653€653€653€653
1866 --€653€653€653€653
1866 - 6/5 --€653€653€653€653
1868 --€653€653€653€653
1869 --€653€653€653€653
1870 - W.W. Incuse --€653€653€653€653
1870 - W.W. Raised --€653€653€653€653
1871 - Shield --€653€653€653€653
1871 - St. George - Large BP --€653€653€653€653
1871 - St. George - Small BP --€653€653€653€653
1871 - St. George - Small BP - Plain Edge ------
1871 - St. George - Large BP - Plain Edge ------
1872 - Shield - With Die Number --€653€653€653€653
1872 - Shield - Without Die Number --€653€653€653€653
1872 - St. George --€653€653€653€653
1873 - Shield --€653€653€653€653
1873 - St. George --€653€653€653€653
1874 - Shield --€1,680€4,250€6,200€8,100
1874 - St. George --€653€653€653€653
1876 --€653€653€653€653
1878 --€653€653€653€653
1879 --€653€1,290€2,850€3,630
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP --€653€653€653€653
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP - 8/7 --€653€653€653€653
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP --€653€653€653€653
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP - 8/7 --€653€653€653€653
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Buried --€653€653€653€653
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete --€653€653€653€653
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete - 8/7 --€653€653€653€653
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP --€653€653€653€653
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP - 8/7 ------
1884 - W.W. Buried --€653€653€653€653
1884 - W.W. Complete --€653€653€653€653
1885 - W.W. Buried --€653€653€653€653
1885 - W.W. Complete --€653€653€653€653
1887 - Small Close JEB --€653€653€653€653
1887 - Normal JEB - Far G --€653€653€653€653
1887 - Normal JEB - Near G ------
1887 - Small Wide (spread) JEB --€653€653€653€653
Variety MS-60 MS-62 MS-63 MS-64 MS-65 MS-66 MS-67
1817 - ↑↓ €1,780€2,970€4,460€10,100---
1817 - ↑↑ -------
1818 - Descending colon €4,730€7,900€8,300€20,000---
1818 - Ascending colon €4,500€5,800€7,100€14,400---
1819 €224,400------
1820 - Roman I -------
1820 - Open 2 - Short Date €2,030€2,860€3,860----
1820 - Open 2 - Large Date €1,540€2,830€3,950€11,700---
1820 - Closed 2 €1,680€2,990€3,630----
1820 - Thin date -------
1821 €1,500€2,500€3,550€4,100€13,700--
1822 €1,520€2,660€3,560€7,300--€28,000
1823 €7,200€12,000€17,700----
1824 €1,960€3,250€4,920€10,200---
1825 - Laureate Head €5,300€7,700€9,800----
1825 - Bare Head €1,490€2,260€3,780€5,600€19,100--
1825 - Bare Head - Plain Edge -------
1826 €1,460€2,320€3,310€5,700€7,400--
1827 €1,530€2,550€3,670€5,500---
1828 €27,700------
1829 €1,860€3,040€3,690----
1830 - ↑↓ €1,920€2,900€3,940€9,900€15,900--
1830 - ↑↑ -------
1831 - 1st Head €2,600€3,700€4,930€12,600---
1831 - 1st Head - WW no stop €3,510€5,300€7,000----
1831 - 2nd Head -------
1832 - 1st Head €3,510€5,000€6,500----
1832 - 2nd Head €1,910€2,890€3,910€7,400---
1833 €2,070€3,750€4,240----
1835 €2,220€3,970€7,100----
1836 €2,030€3,050€4,260€4,490---
1836 - N in Shield €17,800------
1837 €2,250€3,280€4,600€12,300€20,000--
1837 - Tailed 8 €2,340------
1838 €3,520€4,070€6,100€12,700---
1838 - Narrow Shield €23,400------
1838 - Plain Edge -------
1839 €4,350€7,100€9,800----
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↓ -------
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ -------
1841 €18,400€22,500€29,200€61,700€94,300--
1841 - GRΛTIΛ €19,600------
1842 €798€1,400€2,330€2,940---
1842 - GRΛTIΛ -------
1842 - Open 2 €865€1,340€1,820----
1843 €774€1,310€2,120€5,300---
1843 - 3/2 €1,310€1,990€2,660----
1843 - Roman I -------
1843 - Narrow Shield €20,200------
1844 - Large 44 €763€1,390€2,020€3,680€8,400--
1844 - Small 44 -€1,140€1,780----
1844 - 4/Inverted 4 €2,100------
1845 €842€1,470€2,100€3,660€9,500€15,300-
1845 - 4/Inverted 4 €2,100------
1845 - Roman I -------
1846 - 4/Inverted 4 -------
1846 €853€1,480€2,100€4,180---
1846 - Roman I -------
1847 €722€1,120€1,710€3,190€13,400--
1847 - Inverted 1 -------
1847 - Roman I -------
1848 - 1st Head €6,300------
1848 - 2nd Head €698€1,340€1,670€2,140€6,500€14,200-
1849 €830€2,010€3,400€8,700€14,500--
1849 - Roman I -------
1850 €693€1,330€1,970€3,140€5,200€7,700-
1850 - Roman I -€3,090-----
1850 - R/E in GRATIA -------
1850 - 8/5 -------
1850 - ⩝ictoria -------
1851 €653€969€1,670€2,220€4,730€6,600-
1852 €653€1,050€1,480€1,550€9,100€9,700-
1852 - Roman I -------
1853 - W.W. Incuse €698€1,280€1,860----
1853 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I -------
1853 - W.W. Raised €653€939€1,920€4,390€4,430€4,470€13,500
1853 - W.W. Raised - F/E in DEF -------
1853 - W.W. Raised - ⩝ictoria -------
1854 - W.W. Raised €862€1,480€2,090----
1854 - W.W. Incuse €653€957€1,540€5,300€10,000--
1854 - W.W. Incuse - C/Rotated C -------
1855 - W.W. Incuse €653€1,100€1,490€2,380---
1855 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I -------
1855 - W.W. Raised €698€992€1,290----
1856 €653€919€1,590€1,870---
1857 €653€837€2,120----
1857 - ⩝ictoria -------
1857 - 7/5 -------
1857 - DEI GRΛ -------
1858 - 8/7 -------
1858 - Large Date €653€992€2,960----
1858 - Small Date €653€980€1,390----
1859 €904€1,020€1,340----
1859 - Ansell €7,700€10,100€12,600----
1860 €653€1,180€1,620€4,410€6,200--
1860 - Roman I -------
1860 - ⩝ictoria -------
1860 - DEI GRΛ -------
1860 - Large 0 €653€900€1,220----
1860 - O/C -------
1861 €653€743€1,030€3,700---
1861 - Roman I -------
1861 - C/Rotated C -------
1861 - T/V in Victoria ----€6,500--
1861 - Repunched E & F -------
1861 - E/Rotated E -------
1861 - F/V in DEF -------
1862 - Wide date €653€778€1,470----
1862 - Narrow date €653€810€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 €653€710€809----
1863 - With Die Number - #827 and #22 €13,900------
1863 - With Die Number - #827 on Trun €16,400------
1863 - Without Die Number - Arabic 1 €653€784€1,170€10,600€20,000--
1863 - Without Die Number - Roman 1 --€2,370----
1864 - Roman I -------
1864 - Arabic 1 €653€737€990€1,520€6,500--
1865 €653€870€1,620€3,560€5,600--
1866 €653€765€1,160€4,060---
1866 - 6/5 €701€1,050€1,400----
1868 €653€867€1,030----
1869 €653€705€1,140€1,630€2,860--
1870 - W.W. Incuse €653€812€1,140----
1870 - W.W. Raised €653€865€1,000----
1871 - Shield €653€720€787€1,190€3,280--
1871 - St. George - Large BP €653€802€950€2,150---
1871 - St. George - Small BP €653€691€729€1,120€2,970--
1871 - St. George - Small BP - Plain Edge -------
1871 - St. George - Large BP - Plain Edge -------
1872 - Shield - With Die Number €653€704€755€952€2,370--
1872 - Shield - Without Die Number €653€680€707€1,440---
1872 - St. George €653€714€774€971€3,540€4,930-
1873 - Shield €653€939€1,220----
1873 - St. George €653€736€818----
1874 - Shield €9,200€16,700-----
1874 - St. George €653€717€780----
1876 €653€696€740€2,010€2,050--
1878 €653€717€780----
1879 €4,410€19,600€34,700----
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP €653€709€788----
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP - 8/7 €653€988€1,030----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP €653€667€681----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP - 8/7 €653€771€888----
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Buried €653€690€728----
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete €653€667€681€4,890---
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete - 8/7 €653€771€888----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP €653€667€681----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP - 8/7 -------
1884 - W.W. Buried €653€732€746€760---
1884 - W.W. Complete €653€653€653€1,530---
1885 - W.W. Buried €653€702€751----
1885 - W.W. Complete €653€711€742----
1887 - Small Close JEB €739€932€1,120€2,950---
1887 - Normal JEB - Far G €653€653€653€778€1,570--
1887 - Normal JEB - Near G -€574-€736€14,400€28,000-
1887 - Small Wide (spread) JEB €739€842€877€1,110€1,430--
Variety PR-60 PR-62 PR-63 PR-64 PR-65 PR-66 PR-67
1817 - ↑↓ --€41,000----
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 -€11,300-----
1822 -------
1823 -------
1824 -------
1825 - Laureate Head -------
1825 - Bare Head -€13,300€20,500----
1825 - Bare Head - Plain Edge -€18,700€23,500----
1826 --€9,300€13,700---
1827 -------
1828 -------
1829 -------
1830 - ↑↓ -------
1830 - ↑↑ -------
1831 - 1st Head -------
1831 - 1st Head - WW no stop -------
1831 - 2nd Head --€16,500-€32,300€33,300-
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 - ↑↓ ---€29,200---
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ ---€32,900€47,100--
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 ----€47,300--
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 ---€26,600€27,500--
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 -€3,230€5,100€7,500€7,600--
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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