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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 - ↑↓ -€648€648€1,020€1,270€1,520
1817 - ↑↑ --€1,020---
1818 - Descending colon --€777€1,520€3,120€3,900
1818 - Ascending colon --€730€1,430€2,950€3,710
1819 --€43,500€82,900€162,300€192,400
1820 - Roman I ------
1820 - Open 2 - Short Date --€648€780€1,320€1,590
1820 - Open 2 - Large Date --€648€664€986€1,420
1820 - Closed 2 --€648€710€1,190€1,430
1820 - Thin date ------
1821 --€648€763€1,040€1,340
1822 --€648€743€1,020€1,300
1823 --€925€1,550€4,190€5,600
1824 -€648€648€736€1,340€1,690
1825 - Laureate Head --€958€1,840€3,540€3,930
1825 - Bare Head --€648€655€1,080€1,380
1825 - Bare Head - Plain Edge ------
1826 --€648€648€1,040€1,140
1827 --€648€648€1,090€1,270
1828 --€5,100€12,800€20,100€23,800
1829 --€648€690€1,230€1,360
1830 - ↑↓ --€648€737€1,130€1,470
1830 - ↑↑ ------
1831 - 1st Head --€648€1,150€1,780€2,180
1831 - 1st Head - WW no stop --€835€1,670€2,570€3,030
1831 - 2nd Head --€5,600€11,100--
1832 - 1st Head --€742€1,480€1,980€2,980
1832 - 2nd Head --€648€804€1,340€1,830
1833 --€648€817€1,330€1,750
1835 --€648€875€1,420€1,920
1836 --€648€836€1,380€1,600
1836 - N in Shield --€3,710€8,800€13,600€15,400
1837 --€648€867€1,250€1,670
1837 - Tailed 8 --€648€927€1,620€1,970
1838 --€812€1,770€2,570€2,590
1838 - Narrow Shield --€3,940€8,800€15,700€19,400
1838 - Plain Edge ------
1839 --€1,160€2,240€3,250€3,780
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↓ ------
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ ------
1841 --€4,930€9,400€13,800€16,000
1841 - GRΛTIΛ --€4,170€8,600€14,100€16,800
1842 --€648€648€648€720
1842 - GRΛTIΛ --€648€881-€1,110
1842 - Open 2 --€648€648€648€748
1843 --€648€648€648€759
1843 - 3/2 --€648€649€974€1,140
1843 - Roman I --€648€1,160--
1843 - Narrow Shield --€4,290€8,600€14,300€17,200
1844 - Large 44 --€648€648€648€730
1844 - Small 44 ----€648€648
1844 - 4/Inverted 4 --€696€1,390€1,590€1,910
1845 --€648€648€648€648
1845 - 4/Inverted 4 --€696€1,390€1,740€1,910
1845 - Roman I --€672€1,300-€1,170
1846 - 4/Inverted 4 --€696€1,390-€1,450
1846 --€648€648€661€771
1846 - Roman I --€648€1,160--
1847 --€648€648€648€694
1847 - Inverted 1 ------
1847 - Roman I --€649€1,340--
1848 - 1st Head --€927€2,090€4,170€4,390
1848 - 2nd Head --€648€648€648€648
1849 --€648€648€648€648
1849 - Roman I --€648€1,160--
1850 --€648€648€648€648
1850 - Roman I --€648€1,160--
1850 - R/E in GRATIA ------
1850 - 8/5 ------
1850 - ⩝ictoria --€1,160--€2,340
1851 --€648€648€648€648
1852 --€648€648€648€648
1852 - Roman I --€648€1,160--
1853 - W.W. Incuse --€648€648€648€689
1853 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I --€648€1,160--
1853 - W.W. Raised --€648€648€648€648
1853 - W.W. Raised - F/E in DEF --€696€1,530--
1853 - W.W. Raised - ⩝ictoria --€1,160---
1854 - W.W. Raised --€648€648€824€840
1854 - W.W. Incuse --€648€648€648€648
1854 - W.W. Incuse - C/Rotated C --€696€1,530--
1855 - W.W. Incuse --€648€648€648€648
1855 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I --€648€1,340--
1855 - W.W. Raised --€648€648€648€648
1856 --€648€648€648€648
1857 --€648€648€648€648
1857 - ⩝ictoria --€1,160---
1857 - 7/5 -----€927
1857 - DEI GRΛ ------
1858 - 8/7 --€696---
1858 - Large Date --€648€648€648€648
1858 - Small Date --€648€648€648€648
1859 --€648€648€648€648
1859 - Ansell --€739€2,310€4,960€5,700
1860 --€648€648€648€648
1860 - Roman I --€648€1,340--
1860 - ⩝ictoria --€1,160€2,550-€1,980
1860 - DEI GRΛ --€648€1,390--
1860 - Large 0 --€648€648€648€648
1860 - O/C --€648€648-€861
1861 --€648€648€648€648
1861 - Roman I --€648€696-€946
1861 - C/Rotated C --€696€1,530--
1861 - T/V in Victoria --€648€696--
1861 - Repunched E & F -----€779
1861 - E/Rotated E --€696€1,530--
1861 - F/V in DEF --€648€1,160--
1862 - Wide date --€648€648€648€648
1862 - Narrow date --€648€648€648€648
1862 - Roman I --€648€904--
1862 - Wide date - F/⩝ --€648€1,160--
1862 - Narrow date - F/⩝ --€648€1,160--
1862 - R/E in BRIT --€696€1,530--
1862 - R/Inverted R in VICTORIA --€927€2,320--
1863 - With Die Number --€648€648€648€648
1863 - With Die Number - #827 and #22 --€4,350€9,500€10,700€12,200
1863 - With Die Number - #827 on Trun --€5,200€9,600€12,800€14,500
1863 - Without Die Number - Arabic 1 --€648€648€648€648
1863 - Without Die Number - Roman 1 --€648€904-€1,000
1864 - Roman I ------
1864 - Arabic 1 --€648€648€648€648
1865 --€648€648€648€648
1866 --€648€648€648€648
1866 - 6/5 --€648€648€648€648
1868 --€648€648€648€648
1869 --€648€648€648€648
1870 - W.W. Incuse --€648€648€648€648
1870 - W.W. Raised --€648€648€648€648
1871 - Shield --€648€648€648€648
1871 - St. George - Large BP --€648€648€648€648
1871 - St. George - Small BP --€648€648€648€648
1871 - St. George - Small BP - Plain Edge ------
1871 - St. George - Large BP - Plain Edge ------
1872 - Shield - With Die Number --€648€648€648€648
1872 - Shield - Without Die Number --€648€648€648€648
1872 - St. George --€648€648€648€648
1873 - Shield --€648€648€648€648
1873 - St. George --€648€648€648€648
1874 - Shield --€1,660€4,210€6,100€8,000
1874 - St. George --€648€648€648€648
1876 --€648€648€648€648
1878 --€648€648€648€648
1879 --€648€1,280€2,830€3,600
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP --€648€648€648€648
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP - 8/7 --€648€648€648€648
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP --€648€648€648€648
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP - 8/7 --€648€648€648€648
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Buried --€648€648€648€648
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete --€648€648€648€648
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete - 8/7 --€648€648€648€648
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP --€648€648€648€648
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP - 8/7 ------
1884 - W.W. Buried --€648€648€648€648
1884 - W.W. Complete --€648€648€648€648
1885 - W.W. Buried --€648€648€648€648
1885 - W.W. Complete --€648€648€648€648
1887 - Small Close JEB --€648€648€648€648
1887 - Normal JEB - Far G --€648€648€648€648
1887 - Normal JEB - Near G ------
1887 - Small Wide (spread) JEB --€648€648€648€648
Variety MS-60 MS-62 MS-63 MS-64 MS-65 MS-66 MS-67
1817 - ↑↓ €1,770€2,950€4,430€10,000---
1817 - ↑↑ -------
1818 - Descending colon €4,700€7,800€8,200€19,900---
1818 - Ascending colon €4,460€5,700€7,000€14,200---
1819 €222,600------
1820 - Roman I -------
1820 - Open 2 - Short Date €2,010€2,840€3,830----
1820 - Open 2 - Large Date €1,530€2,810€3,920€11,600---
1820 - Closed 2 €1,670€2,970€3,600----
1820 - Thin date -------
1821 €1,480€2,480€3,520€4,070€13,600--
1822 €1,510€2,640€3,530€7,200--€27,800
1823 €7,100€11,900€17,600----
1824 €1,940€3,230€4,880€10,200---
1825 - Laureate Head €5,200€7,600€9,700----
1825 - Bare Head €1,480€2,240€3,750€5,500€18,900--
1825 - Bare Head - Plain Edge -------
1826 €1,440€2,300€3,290€5,600€7,300--
1827 €1,520€2,530€3,640€5,400---
1828 €27,500------
1829 €1,840€3,010€3,660----
1830 - ↑↓ €1,900€2,870€3,900€9,800€15,800--
1830 - ↑↑ -------
1831 - 1st Head €2,580€3,670€4,890€12,500---
1831 - 1st Head - WW no stop €3,480€5,200€7,000----
1831 - 2nd Head -------
1832 - 1st Head €3,480€4,980€6,500----
1832 - 2nd Head €1,900€2,870€3,880€7,400---
1833 €2,060€3,720€4,200----
1835 €2,200€3,940€7,000----
1836 €2,020€3,020€4,230€4,450---
1836 - N in Shield €17,600------
1837 €2,230€3,250€4,560€12,200€19,900--
1837 - Tailed 8 €2,320------
1838 €3,500€4,030€6,100€12,600---
1838 - Narrow Shield €23,200------
1838 - Plain Edge -------
1839 €4,320€7,000€9,700----
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↓ -------
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ -------
1841 €18,300€22,300€29,000€61,200€93,500--
1841 - GRΛTIΛ €19,500------
1842 €791€1,380€2,310€2,910---
1842 - GRΛTIΛ -------
1842 - Open 2 €858€1,330€1,810----
1843 €768€1,300€2,100€5,300---
1843 - 3/2 €1,300€1,970€2,640----
1843 - Roman I -------
1843 - Narrow Shield €20,000------
1844 - Large 44 €756€1,380€2,000€3,650€8,300--
1844 - Small 44 -€1,130€1,760----
1844 - 4/Inverted 4 €2,090------
1845 €835€1,460€2,090€3,630€9,400€15,200-
1845 - 4/Inverted 4 €2,090------
1845 - Roman I -------
1846 - 4/Inverted 4 -------
1846 €846€1,470€2,090€4,150---
1846 - Roman I -------
1847 €716€1,110€1,700€3,160€13,300--
1847 - Inverted 1 -------
1847 - Roman I -------
1848 - 1st Head €6,300------
1848 - 2nd Head €693€1,330€1,660€2,130€6,400€14,100-
1849 €823€1,990€3,370€8,700€14,400--
1849 - Roman I -------
1850 €687€1,320€1,950€3,120€5,200€7,600-
1850 - Roman I -€3,060-----
1850 - R/E in GRATIA -------
1850 - 8/5 -------
1850 - ⩝ictoria -------
1851 €648€961€1,660€2,200€4,690€6,500-
1852 €648€1,040€1,470€1,540€9,100€9,600-
1852 - Roman I -------
1853 - W.W. Incuse €693€1,270€1,850----
1853 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I -------
1853 - W.W. Raised €648€931€1,910€4,350€4,390€4,430€13,400
1853 - W.W. Raised - F/E in DEF -------
1853 - W.W. Raised - ⩝ictoria -------
1854 - W.W. Raised €855€1,470€2,080----
1854 - W.W. Incuse €648€949€1,520€5,200€9,900--
1854 - W.W. Incuse - C/Rotated C -------
1855 - W.W. Incuse €648€1,090€1,480€2,370---
1855 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I -------
1855 - W.W. Raised €693€984€1,280----
1856 €648€912€1,580€1,860---
1857 €648€830€2,110----
1857 - ⩝ictoria -------
1857 - 7/5 -------
1857 - DEI GRΛ -------
1858 - 8/7 -------
1858 - Large Date €648€984€2,930----
1858 - Small Date €648€972€1,380----
1859 €896€1,010€1,330----
1859 - Ansell €7,600€10,000€12,500----
1860 €648€1,170€1,610€4,370€6,100--
1860 - Roman I -------
1860 - ⩝ictoria -------
1860 - DEI GRΛ -------
1860 - Large 0 €648€893€1,210----
1860 - O/C -------
1861 €648€737€1,020€3,670---
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 €648€772€1,460----
1862 - Narrow date €648€803€1,170€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 €648€704€802----
1863 - With Die Number - #827 and #22 €13,700------
1863 - With Die Number - #827 on Trun €16,200------
1863 - Without Die Number - Arabic 1 €648€778€1,160€10,500€19,900--
1863 - Without Die Number - Roman 1 --€2,350----
1864 - Roman I -------
1864 - Arabic 1 €648€731€982€1,510€6,500--
1865 €648€863€1,600€3,530€5,600--
1866 €648€759€1,150€4,030---
1866 - 6/5 €696€1,040€1,390----
1868 €648€860€1,020----
1869 €648€699€1,130€1,610€2,830--
1870 - W.W. Incuse €648€806€1,130----
1870 - W.W. Raised €648€858€994----
1871 - Shield €648€714€780€1,180€3,260--
1871 - St. George - Large BP €648€795€943€2,130---
1871 - St. George - Small BP €648€686€723€1,110€2,950--
1871 - St. George - Small BP - Plain Edge -------
1871 - St. George - Large BP - Plain Edge -------
1872 - Shield - With Die Number €648€698€749€944€2,350--
1872 - Shield - Without Die Number €648€674€701€1,420---
1872 - St. George €648€708€768€963€3,510€4,890-
1873 - Shield €648€931€1,210----
1873 - St. George €648€730€812----
1874 - Shield €9,200€16,500-----
1874 - St. George €648€711€774----
1876 €648€691€734€1,990€2,040--
1878 €648€711€774----
1879 €4,380€19,400€34,400----
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP €648€704€781----
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP - 8/7 €648€980€1,020----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP €648€662€675----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP - 8/7 €648€764€881----
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Buried €648€685€722----
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete €648€662€675€4,850---
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete - 8/7 €648€764€881----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP €648€661€675----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP - 8/7 -------
1884 - W.W. Buried €648€726€740€754---
1884 - W.W. Complete €648€648€648€1,510---
1885 - W.W. Buried €648€696€745----
1885 - W.W. Complete €648€705€736----
1887 - Small Close JEB €733€925€1,120€2,920---
1887 - Normal JEB - Far G €648€648€648€772€1,560--
1887 - Normal JEB - Near G -€570-€730€14,200€27,800-
1887 - Small Wide (spread) JEB €733€835€869€1,100€1,410--
Variety PR-60 PR-62 PR-63 PR-64 PR-65 PR-66 PR-67
1817 - ↑↓ --€40,600----
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 -€11,200-----
1822 -------
1823 -------
1824 -------
1825 - Laureate Head -------
1825 - Bare Head -€13,200€20,300----
1825 - Bare Head - Plain Edge -€18,500€23,300----
1826 --€9,200€13,600---
1827 -------
1828 -------
1829 -------
1830 - ↑↓ -------
1830 - ↑↑ -------
1831 - 1st Head -------
1831 - 1st Head - WW no stop -------
1831 - 2nd Head --€16,400-€32,100€33,000-
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 - ↑↓ ---€28,900---
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ ---€32,600€46,700--
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 ----€47,000--
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 --€43,800----
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 ---€26,400€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 -€3,210€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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