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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 --$1,310$2,850$4,150$4,180
1838 - Narrow Shield --$6,300$14,200$25,300$31,300
1838 - Plain Edge ------
1839 --$1,870$3,600$5,200$6,100
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↓ ------
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ ------
1841 --$7,900$15,200$22,300$25,900
1841 - GRΛTIΛ --$6,700$13,900$22,800$27,100
1842 --$1,040$1,040$1,040$1,160
1842 - GRΛTIΛ --$1,040$1,420-$1,790
1842 - Open 2 --$1,040$1,040$1,040$1,200
1843 --$1,040$1,040$1,040$1,220
1843 - 3/2 --$1,040$1,050$1,570$1,830
1843 - Roman I --$1,040$1,870--
1843 - Narrow Shield --$6,900$13,900$23,100$27,600
1844 - Large 44 --$1,040$1,040$1,040$1,180
1844 - Small 44 ----$1,040$1,040
1844 - 4/Inverted 4 --$1,120$2,240$2,570$3,080
1845 --$1,040$1,040$1,040$1,040
1845 - 4/Inverted 4 --$1,120$2,240$2,800$3,080
1845 - Roman I --$1,080$2,090-$1,880
1846 - 4/Inverted 4 --$1,120$2,240-$2,330
1846 --$1,040$1,040$1,060$1,240
1846 - Roman I --$1,040$1,870--
1847 --$1,040$1,040$1,040$1,120
1847 - Inverted 1 ------
1847 - Roman I --$1,050$2,170--
1848 - 1st Head --$1,490$3,360$6,700$7,100
1848 - 2nd Head --$1,040$1,040$1,040$1,040
1849 --$1,040$1,040$1,040$1,040
1849 - Roman I --$1,040$1,870--
1850 --$1,040$1,040$1,040$1,040
1850 - Roman I --$1,040$1,870--
1850 - R/E in GRATIA ------
1850 - 8/5 ------
1850 - ⩝ictoria --$1,870--$3,760
1851 --$1,040$1,040$1,040$1,040
1852 --$1,040$1,040$1,040$1,040
1852 - Roman I --$1,040$1,870--
1853 - W.W. Incuse --$1,040$1,040$1,040$1,110
1853 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I --$1,040$1,870--
1853 - W.W. Raised --$1,040$1,040$1,040$1,040
1853 - W.W. Raised - F/E in DEF --$1,120$2,460--
1853 - W.W. Raised - ⩝ictoria --$1,870---
1854 - W.W. Raised --$1,040$1,040$1,330$1,350
1854 - W.W. Incuse --$1,040$1,040$1,040$1,040
1854 - W.W. Incuse - C/Rotated C --$1,120$2,460--
1855 - W.W. Incuse --$1,040$1,040$1,040$1,040
1855 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I --$1,040$2,170--
1855 - W.W. Raised --$1,040$1,040$1,040$1,040
1856 --$1,040$1,040$1,040$1,040
1857 --$1,040$1,040$1,040$1,040
1857 - ⩝ictoria --$1,870---
1857 - 7/5 -----$1,490
1857 - DEI GRΛ ------
1858 - 8/7 --$1,120---
1858 - Large Date --$1,040$1,040$1,040$1,040
1858 - Small Date --$1,040$1,040$1,040$1,040
1859 --$1,040$1,040$1,040$1,040
1859 - Ansell --$1,190$3,720$8,000$9,200
1860 --$1,040$1,040$1,040$1,040
1860 - Roman I --$1,040$2,170--
1860 - ⩝ictoria --$1,870$4,110-$3,180
1860 - DEI GRΛ --$1,040$2,240--
1860 - Large 0 --$1,040$1,040$1,040$1,040
1860 - O/C --$1,040$1,040-$1,390
1861 --$1,040$1,040$1,040$1,040
1861 - Roman I --$1,040$1,120-$1,520
1861 - C/Rotated C --$1,120$2,460--
1861 - T/V in Victoria --$1,040$1,120--
1861 - Repunched E & F -----$1,250
1861 - E/Rotated E --$1,120$2,460--
1861 - F/V in DEF --$1,040$1,870--
1862 - Wide date --$1,040$1,040$1,040$1,040
1862 - Narrow date --$1,040$1,040$1,040$1,040
1862 - Roman I --$1,040$1,460--
1862 - Wide date - F/⩝ --$1,040$1,870--
1862 - Narrow date - F/⩝ --$1,040$1,870--
1862 - R/E in BRIT --$1,120$2,460--
1862 - R/Inverted R in VICTORIA --$1,490$3,730--
1863 - With Die Number --$1,040$1,040$1,040$1,040
1863 - With Die Number - #827 and #22 --$7,000$15,300$17,200$19,700
1863 - With Die Number - #827 on Trun --$8,400$15,400$20,500$23,300
1863 - Without Die Number - Arabic 1 --$1,040$1,040$1,040$1,040
1863 - Without Die Number - Roman 1 --$1,040$1,460-$1,620
1864 - Roman I ------
1864 - Arabic 1 --$1,040$1,040$1,040$1,040
1865 --$1,040$1,040$1,040$1,040
1866 --$1,040$1,040$1,040$1,040
1866 - 6/5 --$1,040$1,040$1,040$1,040
1868 --$1,040$1,040$1,040$1,040
1869 --$1,040$1,040$1,040$1,040
1870 - W.W. Incuse --$1,040$1,040$1,040$1,040
1870 - W.W. Raised --$1,040$1,040$1,040$1,040
1871 - Shield --$1,040$1,040$1,040$1,040
1871 - St. George - Large BP --$1,040$1,040$1,040$1,040
1871 - St. George - Small BP --$1,040$1,040$1,040$1,040
1871 - St. George - Small BP - Plain Edge ------
1871 - St. George - Large BP - Plain Edge ------
1872 - Shield - With Die Number --$1,040$1,040$1,040$1,040
1872 - Shield - Without Die Number --$1,040$1,040$1,040$1,040
1872 - St. George --$1,040$1,040$1,040$1,040
1873 - Shield --$1,040$1,040$1,040$1,040
1873 - St. George --$1,040$1,040$1,040$1,040
1874 - Shield --$2,680$6,800$9,900$12,900
1874 - St. George --$1,040$1,040$1,040$1,040
1876 --$1,040$1,040$1,040$1,040
1878 --$1,040$1,040$1,040$1,040
1879 --$1,040$2,060$4,550$5,800
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP --$1,040$1,040$1,040$1,040
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP - 8/7 --$1,040$1,040$1,040$1,040
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP --$1,040$1,040$1,040$1,040
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP - 8/7 --$1,040$1,040$1,040$1,040
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Buried --$1,040$1,040$1,040$1,040
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete --$1,040$1,040$1,040$1,040
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete - 8/7 --$1,040$1,040$1,040$1,040
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP --$1,040$1,040$1,040$1,040
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP - 8/7 ------
1884 - W.W. Buried --$1,040$1,040$1,040$1,040
1884 - W.W. Complete --$1,040$1,040$1,040$1,040
1885 - W.W. Buried --$1,040$1,040$1,040$1,040
1885 - W.W. Complete --$1,040$1,040$1,040$1,040
1887 - Small Close JEB --$1,040$1,040$1,040$1,040
1887 - Normal JEB - Far G --$1,040$1,040$1,040$1,040
1887 - Normal JEB - Near G ------
1887 - Small Wide (spread) JEB --$1,040$1,040$1,040$1,040
1888 - Far G --$1,090$1,090$1,260$1,340
1888 - Near G --$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090
1889 - Far G ------
1889 - Near G --$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090
1890 - Far G ---$1,090$1,090$1,090
1890 - Near G --$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090
1891 - Short Tail --$1,090$1,470$2,390$2,690
1891 - Long Tail --$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090
1892 --$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090
1893 --$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090
1894 --$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090
1895 --$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090
1896 --$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090
1898 --$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090
1899 --$1,090$1,090$1,090-
1900 --$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090
1901 --$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090
Variety MS-60 MS-62 MS-63 MS-64 MS-65 MS-66 MS-67
1838 $5,600$6,500$9,800$20,200---
1838 - Narrow Shield $37,300------
1838 - Plain Edge -------
1839 $7,000$11,300$15,600----
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↓ -------
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ -------
1841 $29,400$35,900$46,700$98,600$150,600--
1841 - GRΛTIΛ $31,400------
1842 $1,270$2,230$3,720$4,690---
1842 - GRΛTIΛ -------
1842 - Open 2 $1,380$2,150$2,910----
1843 $1,240$2,090$3,380$8,500---
1843 - 3/2 $2,090$3,170$4,260----
1843 - Roman I -------
1843 - Narrow Shield $32,200------
1844 - Large 44 $1,220$2,220$3,220$5,900$13,400--
1844 - Small 44 -$1,820$2,840----
1844 - 4/Inverted 4 $3,360------
1845 $1,340$2,350$3,360$5,800$15,200$24,500-
1845 - 4/Inverted 4 $3,360------
1845 - Roman I -------
1846 - 4/Inverted 4 -------
1846 $1,360$2,360$3,360$6,700---
1846 - Roman I -------
1847 $1,150$1,790$2,740$5,100$21,500--
1847 - Inverted 1 -------
1847 - Roman I -------
1848 - 1st Head $10,100------
1848 - 2nd Head $1,120$2,140$2,670$3,430$10,400$22,800-
1849 $1,330$3,210$5,400$14,000$23,200--
1849 - Roman I -------
1850 $1,110$2,130$3,150$5,000$8,300$12,300-
1850 - Roman I -$4,930-----
1850 - R/E in GRATIA -------
1850 - 8/5 -------
1850 - ⩝ictoria -------
1851 $1,040$1,550$2,670$3,540$7,600$10,500-
1852 $1,040$1,680$2,360$2,480$14,600$15,500-
1852 - Roman I -------
1853 - W.W. Incuse $1,120$2,050$2,980----
1853 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I -------
1853 - W.W. Raised $1,040$1,500$3,070$7,000$7,100$7,100$21,600
1853 - W.W. Raised - F/E in DEF -------
1853 - W.W. Raised - ⩝ictoria -------
1854 - W.W. Raised $1,380$2,360$3,340----
1854 - W.W. Incuse $1,040$1,530$2,450$8,400$16,000--
1854 - W.W. Incuse - C/Rotated C -------
1855 - W.W. Incuse $1,040$1,750$2,380$3,810---
1855 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I -------
1855 - W.W. Raised $1,120$1,580$2,050----
1856 $1,040$1,470$2,540$3,000---
1857 $1,040$1,340$3,390----
1857 - ⩝ictoria -------
1857 - 7/5 -------
1857 - DEI GRΛ -------
1858 - 8/7 -------
1858 - Large Date $1,040$1,580$4,720----
1858 - Small Date $1,040$1,570$2,220----
1859 $1,440$1,620$2,150----
1859 - Ansell $12,300$16,100$20,200----
1860 $1,040$1,890$2,590$7,000$9,800--
1860 - Roman I -------
1860 - ⩝ictoria -------
1860 - DEI GRΛ -------
1860 - Large 0 $1,040$1,440$1,940----
1860 - O/C -------
1861 $1,040$1,190$1,640$5,900---
1861 - Roman I -------
1861 - C/Rotated C -------
1861 - T/V in Victoria ----$10,400--
1861 - Repunched E & F -------
1861 - E/Rotated E -------
1861 - F/V in DEF -------
1862 - Wide date $1,040$1,240$2,340----
1862 - Narrow date $1,040$1,290$1,880$2,710---
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 $1,040$1,130$1,290----
1863 - With Die Number - #827 and #22 $22,100------
1863 - With Die Number - #827 on Trun $26,100------
1863 - Without Die Number - Arabic 1 $1,040$1,250$1,870$16,900$32,000--
1863 - Without Die Number - Roman 1 --$3,780----
1864 - Roman I -------
1864 - Arabic 1 $1,040$1,180$1,580$2,430$10,400--
1865 $1,040$1,390$2,580$5,700$9,000--
1866 $1,040$1,220$1,850$6,500---
1866 - 6/5 $1,120$1,680$2,240----
1868 $1,040$1,390$1,650----
1869 $1,040$1,130$1,820$2,600$4,560--
1870 - W.W. Incuse $1,040$1,300$1,830----
1870 - W.W. Raised $1,040$1,380$1,600----
1871 - Shield $1,040$1,150$1,260$1,900$5,200--
1871 - St. George - Large BP $1,040$1,280$1,520$3,440---
1871 - St. George - Small BP $1,040$1,100$1,170$1,790$4,750--
1871 - St. George - Small BP - Plain Edge -------
1871 - St. George - Large BP - Plain Edge -------
1872 - Shield - With Die Number $1,040$1,130$1,210$1,520$3,790--
1872 - Shield - Without Die Number $1,040$1,090$1,130$2,290---
1872 - St. George $1,040$1,140$1,240$1,550$5,700$7,900-
1873 - Shield $1,040$1,500$1,960----
1873 - St. George $1,040$1,180$1,310----
1874 - Shield $14,800$26,600-----
1874 - St. George $1,040$1,140$1,250----
1876 $1,040$1,110$1,180$3,200$3,280--
1878 $1,040$1,140$1,250----
1879 $7,000$31,200$55,400----
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP $1,040$1,130$1,260----
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP - 8/7 $1,040$1,580$1,640----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP $1,040$1,070$1,090----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP - 8/7 $1,040$1,230$1,420----
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Buried $1,040$1,100$1,160----
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete $1,040$1,070$1,090$7,800---
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete - 8/7 $1,040$1,230$1,420----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP $1,040$1,070$1,090----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP - 8/7 -------
1884 - W.W. Buried $1,040$1,170$1,190$1,210---
1884 - W.W. Complete $1,040$1,040$1,040$2,440---
1885 - W.W. Buried $1,040$1,120$1,200----
1885 - W.W. Complete $1,040$1,140$1,190----
1887 - Small Close JEB $1,180$1,490$1,800$4,710---
1887 - Normal JEB - Far G $1,040$1,040$1,040$1,240$2,510--
1887 - Normal JEB - Near G -$918-$1,180$22,900$44,700-
1887 - Small Wide (spread) JEB $1,180$1,340$1,400$1,770$2,280--
1888 - Far G $1,360$1,490$1,800----
1888 - Near G $1,090$1,090$1,090$2,980---
1889 - Far G --$1,280----
1889 - Near G $1,090$1,090$1,090----
1890 - Far G $1,090$1,200$1,490----
1890 - Near G $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,990---
1891 - Short Tail $2,910$3,080-----
1891 - Long Tail $1,090$1,090$1,090$2,980---
1892 $1,090$1,090$1,090$2,780---
1893 $1,090$1,090$1,090$3,270$4,070$4,870-
1894 $1,090$1,090$1,090----
1895 $1,090$1,090$1,090----
1896 $1,090$1,090$1,090$4,300---
1898 $1,090$1,090$1,090$2,500$4,260--
1899 $1,090$1,090$1,090$4,130---
1900 $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,970---
1901 $1,090$1,280$1,470----
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 - ↑↓ ---$46,600---
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ ---$52,500$75,200--
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 ----$75,600--
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 --$70,600----
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 ---$42,500$43,900--
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 -$5,200$8,200$12,000$12,100--
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 ----$100,800--
1892 -------
1893 -$3,730-$8,800$12,800$24,100-
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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