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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 - ↑↓ -€646€646€1,020€1,260€1,510
1817 - ↑↑ --€1,020---
1818 - Descending colon --€774€1,520€3,110€3,890
1818 - Ascending colon --€728€1,430€2,940€3,690
1819 --€43,300€82,600€161,800€191,900
1820 - Roman I ------
1820 - Open 2 - Short Date --€646€777€1,310€1,580
1820 - Open 2 - Large Date --€646€662€983€1,410
1820 - Closed 2 --€646€708€1,190€1,430
1820 - Thin date ------
1821 --€646€760€1,040€1,330
1822 --€646€741€1,020€1,290
1823 --€922€1,540€4,180€5,600
1824 -€646€646€734€1,330€1,680
1825 - Laureate Head --€955€1,830€3,530€3,920
1825 - Bare Head --€646€652€1,080€1,370
1825 - Bare Head - Plain Edge ------
1826 --€646€646€1,030€1,130
1827 --€646€646€1,090€1,270
1828 --€5,100€12,700€20,100€23,700
1829 --€646€688€1,230€1,360
1830 - ↑↓ --€646€735€1,130€1,460
1830 - ↑↑ ------
1831 - 1st Head --€646€1,150€1,770€2,170
1831 - 1st Head - WW no stop --€832€1,660€2,570€3,020
1831 - 2nd Head --€5,500€11,100--
1832 - 1st Head --€740€1,480€1,970€2,970
1832 - 2nd Head --€646€802€1,340€1,820
1833 --€646€815€1,330€1,740
1835 --€646€873€1,410€1,910
1836 --€646€833€1,380€1,590
1836 - N in Shield --€3,700€8,800€13,500€15,400
1837 --€646€864€1,250€1,670
1837 - Tailed 8 --€646€925€1,620€1,960
1838 --€809€1,760€2,570€2,590
1838 - Narrow Shield --€3,930€8,800€15,700€19,400
1838 - Plain Edge ------
1839 --€1,160€2,230€3,240€3,770
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↓ ------
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ ------
1841 --€4,910€9,400€13,800€16,000
1841 - GRΛTIΛ --€4,160€8,600€14,100€16,800
1842 --€646€646€646€717
1842 - GRΛTIΛ --€646€878-€1,110
1842 - Open 2 --€646€646€646€745
1843 --€646€646€646€756
1843 - 3/2 --€646€647€971€1,130
1843 - Roman I --€646€1,160--
1843 - Narrow Shield --€4,280€8,600€14,300€17,100
1844 - Large 44 --€646€646€646€728
1844 - Small 44 ----€646€646
1844 - 4/Inverted 4 --€693€1,390€1,590€1,910
1845 --€646€646€646€646
1845 - 4/Inverted 4 --€693€1,390€1,730€1,910
1845 - Roman I --€670€1,290-€1,160
1846 - 4/Inverted 4 --€693€1,390-€1,440
1846 --€646€646€659€768
1846 - Roman I --€646€1,160--
1847 --€646€646€646€692
1847 - Inverted 1 ------
1847 - Roman I --€647€1,340--
1848 - 1st Head --€925€2,080€4,160€4,380
1848 - 2nd Head --€646€646€646€646
1849 --€646€646€646€646
1849 - Roman I --€646€1,160--
1850 --€646€646€646€646
1850 - Roman I --€646€1,160--
1850 - R/E in GRATIA ------
1850 - 8/5 ------
1850 - ⩝ictoria --€1,160--€2,330
1851 --€646€646€646€646
1852 --€646€646€646€646
1852 - Roman I --€646€1,160--
1853 - W.W. Incuse --€646€646€646€687
1853 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I --€646€1,160--
1853 - W.W. Raised --€646€646€646€646
1853 - W.W. Raised - F/E in DEF --€693€1,530--
1853 - W.W. Raised - ⩝ictoria --€1,160---
1854 - W.W. Raised --€646€646€822€837
1854 - W.W. Incuse --€646€646€646€646
1854 - W.W. Incuse - C/Rotated C --€693€1,530--
1855 - W.W. Incuse --€646€646€646€646
1855 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I --€646€1,340--
1855 - W.W. Raised --€646€646€646€646
1856 --€646€646€646€646
1857 --€646€646€646€646
1857 - ⩝ictoria --€1,160---
1857 - 7/5 -----€925
1857 - DEI GRΛ ------
1858 - 8/7 --€693---
1858 - Large Date --€646€646€646€646
1858 - Small Date --€646€646€646€646
1859 --€646€646€646€646
1859 - Ansell --€737€2,300€4,950€5,700
1860 --€646€646€646€646
1860 - Roman I --€646€1,340--
1860 - ⩝ictoria --€1,160€2,540-€1,970
1860 - DEI GRΛ --€646€1,390--
1860 - Large 0 --€646€646€646€646
1860 - O/C --€646€646-€858
1861 --€646€646€646€646
1861 - Roman I --€646€693-€943
1861 - C/Rotated C --€693€1,530--
1861 - T/V in Victoria --€646€693--
1861 - Repunched E & F -----€777
1861 - E/Rotated E --€693€1,530--
1861 - F/V in DEF --€646€1,160--
1862 - Wide date --€646€646€646€646
1862 - Narrow date --€646€646€646€646
1862 - Roman I --€646€901--
1862 - Wide date - F/⩝ --€646€1,160--
1862 - Narrow date - F/⩝ --€646€1,160--
1862 - R/E in BRIT --€693€1,530--
1862 - R/Inverted R in VICTORIA --€925€2,310--
1863 - With Die Number --€646€646€646€646
1863 - With Die Number - #827 and #22 --€4,330€9,500€10,600€12,200
1863 - With Die Number - #827 on Trun --€5,200€9,500€12,700€14,400
1863 - Without Die Number - Arabic 1 --€646€646€646€646
1863 - Without Die Number - Roman 1 --€646€901-€1,000
1864 - Roman I ------
1864 - Arabic 1 --€646€646€646€646
1865 --€646€646€646€646
1866 --€646€646€646€646
1866 - 6/5 --€646€646€646€646
1868 --€646€646€646€646
1869 --€646€646€646€646
1870 - W.W. Incuse --€646€646€646€646
1870 - W.W. Raised --€646€646€646€646
1871 - Shield --€646€646€646€646
1871 - St. George - Large BP --€646€646€646€646
1871 - St. George - Small BP --€646€646€646€646
1871 - St. George - Small BP - Plain Edge ------
1871 - St. George - Large BP - Plain Edge ------
1872 - Shield - With Die Number --€646€646€646€646
1872 - Shield - Without Die Number --€646€646€646€646
1872 - St. George --€646€646€646€646
1873 - Shield --€646€646€646€646
1873 - St. George --€646€646€646€646
1874 - Shield --€1,660€4,200€6,100€8,000
1874 - St. George --€646€646€646€646
1876 --€646€646€646€646
1878 --€646€646€646€646
1879 --€646€1,280€2,820€3,590
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP --€646€646€646€646
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP - 8/7 --€646€646€646€646
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP --€646€646€646€646
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP - 8/7 --€646€646€646€646
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Buried --€646€646€646€646
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete --€646€646€646€646
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete - 8/7 --€646€646€646€646
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP --€646€646€646€646
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP - 8/7 ------
1884 - W.W. Buried --€646€646€646€646
1884 - W.W. Complete --€646€646€646€646
1885 - W.W. Buried --€646€646€646€646
1885 - W.W. Complete --€646€646€646€646
1887 - Small Close JEB --€646€646€646€646
1887 - Normal JEB - Far G --€646€646€646€646
1887 - Normal JEB - Near G ------
1887 - Small Wide (spread) JEB --€646€646€646€646
Variety MS-60 MS-62 MS-63 MS-64 MS-65 MS-66 MS-67
1817 - ↑↓ €1,760€2,940€4,410€10,000---
1817 - ↑↑ -------
1818 - Descending colon €4,680€7,800€8,200€19,800---
1818 - Ascending colon €4,450€5,700€7,000€14,200---
1819 €221,900------
1820 - Roman I -------
1820 - Open 2 - Short Date €2,000€2,830€3,810----
1820 - Open 2 - Large Date €1,530€2,800€3,910€11,500---
1820 - Closed 2 €1,660€2,960€3,590----
1820 - Thin date -------
1821 €1,480€2,480€3,510€4,060€13,500--
1822 €1,500€2,630€3,520€7,200--€27,700
1823 €7,100€11,800€17,500----
1824 €1,940€3,220€4,870€10,100---
1825 - Laureate Head €5,200€7,600€9,700----
1825 - Bare Head €1,470€2,230€3,740€5,500€18,900--
1825 - Bare Head - Plain Edge -------
1826 €1,440€2,290€3,280€5,600€7,300--
1827 €1,520€2,530€3,630€5,400---
1828 €27,400------
1829 €1,840€3,000€3,650----
1830 - ↑↓ €1,900€2,860€3,890€9,800€15,800--
1830 - ↑↑ -------
1831 - 1st Head €2,570€3,660€4,880€12,400---
1831 - 1st Head - WW no stop €3,470€5,200€6,900----
1831 - 2nd Head -------
1832 - 1st Head €3,470€4,970€6,500----
1832 - 2nd Head €1,890€2,860€3,870€7,300---
1833 €2,050€3,710€4,190----
1835 €2,200€3,930€7,000----
1836 €2,010€3,010€4,220€4,440---
1836 - N in Shield €17,600------
1837 €2,220€3,240€4,540€12,200€19,800--
1837 - Tailed 8 €2,310------
1838 €3,490€4,020€6,000€12,500---
1838 - Narrow Shield €23,100------
1838 - Plain Edge -------
1839 €4,310€7,000€9,700----
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↓ -------
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ -------
1841 €18,200€22,200€28,900€61,000€93,200--
1841 - GRΛTIΛ €19,400------
1842 €789€1,380€2,300€2,900---
1842 - GRΛTIΛ -------
1842 - Open 2 €855€1,330€1,800----
1843 €766€1,290€2,090€5,200---
1843 - 3/2 €1,290€1,960€2,640----
1843 - Roman I -------
1843 - Narrow Shield €19,900------
1844 - Large 44 €754€1,370€1,990€3,640€8,300--
1844 - Small 44 -€1,130€1,760----
1844 - 4/Inverted 4 €2,080------
1845 €832€1,460€2,080€3,610€9,400€15,100-
1845 - 4/Inverted 4 €2,080------
1845 - Roman I -------
1846 - 4/Inverted 4 -------
1846 €844€1,460€2,080€4,140---
1846 - Roman I -------
1847 €714€1,110€1,700€3,150€13,300--
1847 - Inverted 1 -------
1847 - Roman I -------
1848 - 1st Head €6,200------
1848 - 2nd Head €691€1,320€1,650€2,120€6,400€14,100-
1849 €821€1,980€3,360€8,700€14,400--
1849 - Roman I -------
1850 €685€1,320€1,950€3,110€5,100€7,600-
1850 - Roman I -€3,050-----
1850 - R/E in GRATIA -------
1850 - 8/5 -------
1850 - ⩝ictoria -------
1851 €646€958€1,650€2,190€4,680€6,500-
1852 €646€1,040€1,460€1,530€9,000€9,600-
1852 - Roman I -------
1853 - W.W. Incuse €691€1,270€1,840----
1853 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I -------
1853 - W.W. Raised €646€928€1,900€4,340€4,380€4,420€13,400
1853 - W.W. Raised - F/E in DEF -------
1853 - W.W. Raised - ⩝ictoria -------
1854 - W.W. Raised €852€1,460€2,070----
1854 - W.W. Incuse €646€946€1,520€5,200€9,900--
1854 - W.W. Incuse - C/Rotated C -------
1855 - W.W. Incuse €646€1,080€1,470€2,360---
1855 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I -------
1855 - W.W. Raised €691€981€1,270----
1856 €646€909€1,570€1,850---
1857 €646€827€2,100----
1857 - ⩝ictoria -------
1857 - 7/5 -------
1857 - DEI GRΛ -------
1858 - 8/7 -------
1858 - Large Date €646€981€2,920----
1858 - Small Date €646€969€1,380----
1859 €893€1,000€1,330----
1859 - Ansell €7,600€9,900€12,500----
1860 €646€1,170€1,600€4,360€6,100--
1860 - Roman I -------
1860 - ⩝ictoria -------
1860 - DEI GRΛ -------
1860 - Large 0 €646€890€1,200----
1860 - O/C -------
1861 €646€735€1,010€3,660---
1861 - Roman I -------
1861 - C/Rotated C -------
1861 - T/V in Victoria ----€6,400--
1861 - Repunched E & F -------
1861 - E/Rotated E -------
1861 - F/V in DEF -------
1862 - Wide date €646€770€1,450----
1862 - Narrow date €646€801€1,160€1,680---
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 €646€702€800----
1863 - With Die Number - #827 and #22 €13,700------
1863 - With Die Number - #827 on Trun €16,200------
1863 - Without Die Number - Arabic 1 €646€775€1,160€10,500€19,800--
1863 - Without Die Number - Roman 1 --€2,340----
1864 - Roman I -------
1864 - Arabic 1 €646€728€979€1,500€6,400--
1865 €646€860€1,600€3,520€5,600--
1866 €646€757€1,150€4,020---
1866 - 6/5 €693€1,040€1,390----
1868 €646€858€1,020----
1869 €646€697€1,130€1,610€2,820--
1870 - W.W. Incuse €646€803€1,130----
1870 - W.W. Raised €646€855€991----
1871 - Shield €646€712€778€1,170€3,250--
1871 - St. George - Large BP €646€793€940€2,130---
1871 - St. George - Small BP €646€683€721€1,110€2,940--
1871 - St. George - Small BP - Plain Edge -------
1871 - St. George - Large BP - Plain Edge -------
1872 - Shield - With Die Number €646€696€747€941€2,340--
1872 - Shield - Without Die Number €646€672€699€1,420---
1872 - St. George €646€706€766€961€3,500€4,880-
1873 - Shield €646€929€1,210----
1873 - St. George €646€727€809----
1874 - Shield €9,100€16,500-----
1874 - St. George €646€709€771----
1876 €646€689€731€1,980€2,030--
1878 €646€709€771----
1879 €4,360€19,300€34,300----
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP €646€702€779----
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP - 8/7 €646€977€1,020----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP €646€660€673----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP - 8/7 €646€762€878----
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Buried €646€683€719----
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete €646€660€673€4,830---
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete - 8/7 €646€762€878----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP €646€659€673----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP - 8/7 -------
1884 - W.W. Buried €646€724€738€752---
1884 - W.W. Complete €646€646€646€1,510---
1885 - W.W. Buried €646€694€743----
1885 - W.W. Complete €646€703€734----
1887 - Small Close JEB €731€922€1,110€2,910---
1887 - Normal JEB - Far G €646€646€646€770€1,550--
1887 - Normal JEB - Near G -€568-€728€14,200€27,700-
1887 - Small Wide (spread) JEB €731€832€867€1,090€1,410--
Variety PR-60 PR-62 PR-63 PR-64 PR-65 PR-66 PR-67
1817 - ↑↓ --€40,500----
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 -€11,100-----
1822 -------
1823 -------
1824 -------
1825 - Laureate Head -------
1825 - Bare Head -€13,200€20,200----
1825 - Bare Head - Plain Edge -€18,400€23,200----
1826 --€9,200€13,500---
1827 -------
1828 -------
1829 -------
1830 - ↑↓ -------
1830 - ↑↑ -------
1831 - 1st Head -------
1831 - 1st Head - WW no stop -------
1831 - 2nd Head --€16,300-€32,000€32,900-
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 - ↑↓ ---€28,800---
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ ---€32,500€46,600--
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 ----€46,800--
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 --€43,700----
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 ---€26,300€27,200--
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 -€3,200€5,100€7,400€7,500--
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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