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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 - ↑↓ -$758$758$1,190$1,480$1,770
1817 - ↑↑ --$1,190---
1818 - Descending colon --$908$1,780$3,640$4,560
1818 - Ascending colon --$854$1,670$3,450$4,330
1819 --$50,800$96,900$189,800$225,100
1820 - Roman I ------
1820 - Open 2 - Short Date --$758$912$1,540$1,850
1820 - Open 2 - Large Date --$758$776$1,150$1,660
1820 - Closed 2 --$758$830$1,390$1,670
1820 - Thin date ------
1821 --$758$892$1,220$1,560
1822 --$758$869$1,190$1,520
1823 --$1,080$1,810$4,900$6,600
1824 -$758$758$861$1,570$1,980
1825 - Laureate Head --$1,120$2,150$4,140$4,600
1825 - Bare Head --$758$765$1,260$1,610
1825 - Bare Head - Plain Edge ------
1826 --$758$758$1,210$1,330
1827 --$758$758$1,280$1,490
1828 --$6,000$14,900$23,500$27,800
1829 --$758$807$1,440$1,590
1830 - ↑↓ --$758$862$1,320$1,720
1830 - ↑↑ ------
1831 - 1st Head --$758$1,350$2,080$2,550
1831 - 1st Head - WW no stop --$976$1,950$3,010$3,540
1831 - 2nd Head --$6,500$13,000--
1832 - 1st Head --$868$1,740$2,310$3,480
1832 - 2nd Head --$758$941$1,570$2,140
1833 --$758$956$1,560$2,040
1835 --$758$1,020$1,660$2,240
1836 --$758$978$1,620$1,870
1836 - N in Shield --$4,340$10,300$15,900$18,000
1837 --$758$1,010$1,470$1,960
1837 - Tailed 8 --$758$1,080$1,900$2,300
1838 --$949$2,070$3,010$3,030
1838 - Narrow Shield --$4,610$10,300$18,400$22,700
1838 - Plain Edge ------
1839 --$1,360$2,620$3,800$4,420
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↓ ------
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ ------
1841 --$5,800$11,000$16,200$18,800
1841 - GRΛTIΛ --$4,880$10,100$16,500$19,700
1842 --$758$758$758$841
1842 - GRΛTIΛ --$758$1,030-$1,300
1842 - Open 2 --$758$758$758$874
1843 --$758$758$758$887
1843 - 3/2 --$758$759$1,140$1,330
1843 - Roman I --$758$1,360--
1843 - Narrow Shield --$5,000$10,100$16,700$20,100
1844 - Large 44 --$758$758$758$854
1844 - Small 44 ----$758$758
1844 - 4/Inverted 4 --$813$1,630$1,860$2,240
1845 --$758$758$758$758
1845 - 4/Inverted 4 --$813$1,630$2,030$2,240
1845 - Roman I --$786$1,520-$1,370
1846 - 4/Inverted 4 --$813$1,630-$1,690
1846 --$758$758$773$901
1846 - Roman I --$758$1,360--
1847 --$758$758$758$812
1847 - Inverted 1 ------
1847 - Roman I --$759$1,570--
1848 - 1st Head --$1,080$2,440$4,880$5,100
1848 - 2nd Head --$758$758$758$758
1849 --$758$758$758$758
1849 - Roman I --$758$1,360--
1850 --$758$758$758$758
1850 - Roman I --$758$1,360--
1850 - R/E in GRATIA ------
1850 - 8/5 ------
1850 - ⩝ictoria --$1,360--$2,730
1851 --$758$758$758$758
1852 --$758$758$758$758
1852 - Roman I --$758$1,360--
1853 - W.W. Incuse --$758$758$758$806
1853 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I --$758$1,360--
1853 - W.W. Raised --$758$758$758$758
1853 - W.W. Raised - F/E in DEF --$813$1,790--
1853 - W.W. Raised - ⩝ictoria --$1,360---
1854 - W.W. Raised --$758$758$964$982
1854 - W.W. Incuse --$758$758$758$758
1854 - W.W. Incuse - C/Rotated C --$813$1,790--
1855 - W.W. Incuse --$758$758$758$758
1855 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I --$758$1,570--
1855 - W.W. Raised --$758$758$758$758
1856 --$758$758$758$758
1857 --$758$758$758$758
1857 - ⩝ictoria --$1,360---
1857 - 7/5 -----$1,080
1857 - DEI GRΛ ------
1858 - 8/7 --$813---
1858 - Large Date --$758$758$758$758
1858 - Small Date --$758$758$758$758
1859 --$758$758$758$758
1859 - Ansell --$864$2,700$5,800$6,700
1860 --$758$758$758$758
1860 - Roman I --$758$1,570--
1860 - ⩝ictoria --$1,360$2,980-$2,310
1860 - DEI GRΛ --$758$1,630--
1860 - Large 0 --$758$758$758$758
1860 - O/C --$758$758-$1,010
1861 --$758$758$758$758
1861 - Roman I --$758$813-$1,110
1861 - C/Rotated C --$813$1,790--
1861 - T/V in Victoria --$758$813--
1861 - Repunched E & F -----$911
1861 - E/Rotated E --$813$1,790--
1861 - F/V in DEF --$758$1,360--
1862 - Wide date --$758$758$758$758
1862 - Narrow date --$758$758$758$758
1862 - Roman I --$758$1,060--
1862 - Wide date - F/⩝ --$758$1,360--
1862 - Narrow date - F/⩝ --$758$1,360--
1862 - R/E in BRIT --$813$1,790--
1862 - R/Inverted R in VICTORIA --$1,080$2,710--
1863 - With Die Number --$758$758$758$758
1863 - With Die Number - #827 and #22 --$5,100$11,100$12,500$14,300
1863 - With Die Number - #827 on Trun --$6,100$11,200$14,900$16,900
1863 - Without Die Number - Arabic 1 --$758$758$758$758
1863 - Without Die Number - Roman 1 --$758$1,060-$1,170
1864 - Roman I ------
1864 - Arabic 1 --$758$758$758$758
1865 --$758$758$758$758
1866 --$758$758$758$758
1866 - 6/5 --$758$758$758$758
1868 --$758$758$758$758
1869 --$758$758$758$758
1870 - W.W. Incuse --$758$758$758$758
1870 - W.W. Raised --$758$758$758$758
1871 - Shield --$758$758$758$758
1871 - St. George - Large BP --$758$758$758$758
1871 - St. George - Small BP --$758$758$758$758
1871 - St. George - Small BP - Plain Edge ------
1871 - St. George - Large BP - Plain Edge ------
1872 - Shield - With Die Number --$758$758$758$758
1872 - Shield - Without Die Number --$758$758$758$758
1872 - St. George --$758$758$758$758
1873 - Shield --$758$758$758$758
1873 - St. George --$758$758$758$758
1874 - Shield --$1,950$4,930$7,200$9,400
1874 - St. George --$758$758$758$758
1876 --$758$758$758$758
1878 --$758$758$758$758
1879 --$758$1,500$3,310$4,210
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP --$758$758$758$758
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP - 8/7 --$758$758$758$758
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP --$758$758$758$758
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP - 8/7 --$758$758$758$758
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Buried --$758$758$758$758
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete --$758$758$758$758
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete - 8/7 --$758$758$758$758
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP --$758$758$758$758
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP - 8/7 ------
1884 - W.W. Buried --$758$758$758$758
1884 - W.W. Complete --$758$758$758$758
1885 - W.W. Buried --$758$758$758$758
1885 - W.W. Complete --$758$758$758$758
1887 - Small Close JEB --$758$758$758$758
1887 - Normal JEB - Far G --$758$758$758$758
1887 - Normal JEB - Near G ------
1887 - Small Wide (spread) JEB --$758$758$758$758
Variety MS-60 MS-62 MS-63 MS-64 MS-65 MS-66 MS-67
1817 - ↑↓ $2,070$3,450$5,200$11,700---
1817 - ↑↑ -------
1818 - Descending colon $5,500$9,200$9,600$23,200---
1818 - Ascending colon $5,200$6,700$8,200$16,700---
1819 $260,300------
1820 - Roman I -------
1820 - Open 2 - Short Date $2,350$3,320$4,470----
1820 - Open 2 - Large Date $1,790$3,280$4,590$13,500---
1820 - Closed 2 $1,950$3,470$4,210----
1820 - Thin date -------
1821 $1,740$2,910$4,110$4,760$15,900--
1822 $1,760$3,090$4,130$8,500--$32,500
1823 $8,300$13,900$20,500----
1824 $2,270$3,770$5,700$11,900---
1825 - Laureate Head $6,100$8,900$11,400----
1825 - Bare Head $1,730$2,620$4,380$6,500$22,100--
1825 - Bare Head - Plain Edge -------
1826 $1,690$2,690$3,840$6,600$8,500--
1827 $1,780$2,960$4,260$6,400---
1828 $32,100------
1829 $2,160$3,520$4,280----
1830 - ↑↓ $2,220$3,360$4,570$11,500$18,500--
1830 - ↑↑ -------
1831 - 1st Head $3,020$4,300$5,700$14,600---
1831 - 1st Head - WW no stop $4,070$6,100$8,100----
1831 - 2nd Head -------
1832 - 1st Head $4,070$5,800$7,600----
1832 - 2nd Head $2,220$3,350$4,540$8,600---
1833 $2,410$4,350$4,910----
1835 $2,580$4,610$8,200----
1836 $2,360$3,530$4,950$5,200---
1836 - N in Shield $20,600------
1837 $2,610$3,800$5,300$14,300$23,200--
1837 - Tailed 8 $2,710------
1838 $4,090$4,720$7,100$14,700---
1838 - Narrow Shield $27,100------
1838 - Plain Edge -------
1839 $5,100$8,200$11,300----
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↓ -------
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ -------
1841 $21,400$26,100$33,900$71,600$109,300--
1841 - GRΛTIΛ $22,800------
1842 $925$1,620$2,700$3,410---
1842 - GRΛTIΛ -------
1842 - Open 2 $1,000$1,560$2,120----
1843 $898$1,520$2,450$6,100---
1843 - 3/2 $1,520$2,300$3,090----
1843 - Roman I -------
1843 - Narrow Shield $23,400------
1844 - Large 44 $885$1,610$2,340$4,270$9,700--
1844 - Small 44 -$1,320$2,060----
1844 - 4/Inverted 4 $2,440------
1845 $976$1,710$2,440$4,240$11,000$17,800-
1845 - 4/Inverted 4 $2,440------
1845 - Roman I -------
1846 - 4/Inverted 4 -------
1846 $990$1,710$2,440$4,850---
1846 - Roman I -------
1847 $837$1,300$1,990$3,700$15,600--
1847 - Inverted 1 -------
1847 - Roman I -------
1848 - 1st Head $7,300------
1848 - 2nd Head $810$1,550$1,940$2,490$7,500$16,500-
1849 $963$2,330$3,940$10,100$16,900--
1849 - Roman I -------
1850 $803$1,540$2,280$3,640$6,000$8,900-
1850 - Roman I -$3,580-----
1850 - R/E in GRATIA -------
1850 - 8/5 -------
1850 - ⩝ictoria -------
1851 $758$1,120$1,940$2,570$5,500$7,600-
1852 $758$1,220$1,720$1,800$10,600$11,200-
1852 - Roman I -------
1853 - W.W. Incuse $810$1,490$2,160----
1853 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I -------
1853 - W.W. Raised $758$1,090$2,230$5,100$5,100$5,200$15,700
1853 - W.W. Raised - F/E in DEF -------
1853 - W.W. Raised - ⩝ictoria -------
1854 - W.W. Raised $1,000$1,710$2,430----
1854 - W.W. Incuse $758$1,110$1,780$6,100$11,600--
1854 - W.W. Incuse - C/Rotated C -------
1855 - W.W. Incuse $758$1,270$1,730$2,770---
1855 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I -------
1855 - W.W. Raised $810$1,150$1,490----
1856 $758$1,070$1,840$2,170---
1857 $758$970$2,460----
1857 - ⩝ictoria -------
1857 - 7/5 -------
1857 - DEI GRΛ -------
1858 - 8/7 -------
1858 - Large Date $758$1,150$3,430----
1858 - Small Date $758$1,140$1,610----
1859 $1,050$1,180$1,560----
1859 - Ansell $8,900$11,700$14,600----
1860 $758$1,370$1,880$5,100$7,100--
1860 - Roman I -------
1860 - ⩝ictoria -------
1860 - DEI GRΛ -------
1860 - Large 0 $758$1,040$1,410----
1860 - O/C -------
1861 $758$862$1,190$4,300---
1861 - Roman I -------
1861 - C/Rotated C -------
1861 - T/V in Victoria ----$7,500--
1861 - Repunched E & F -------
1861 - E/Rotated E -------
1861 - F/V in DEF -------
1862 - Wide date $758$903$1,700----
1862 - Narrow date $758$940$1,370$1,970---
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 $758$823$938----
1863 - With Die Number - #827 and #22 $16,100------
1863 - With Die Number - #827 on Trun $19,000------
1863 - Without Die Number - Arabic 1 $758$910$1,360$12,300$23,200--
1863 - Without Die Number - Roman 1 --$2,740----
1864 - Roman I -------
1864 - Arabic 1 $758$855$1,150$1,760$7,600--
1865 $758$1,010$1,880$4,130$6,600--
1866 $758$888$1,340$4,710---
1866 - 6/5 $813$1,220$1,630----
1868 $758$1,010$1,190----
1869 $758$818$1,320$1,890$3,310--
1870 - W.W. Incuse $758$942$1,330----
1870 - W.W. Raised $758$1,000$1,160----
1871 - Shield $758$835$913$1,380$3,810--
1871 - St. George - Large BP $758$930$1,100$2,490---
1871 - St. George - Small BP $758$802$846$1,300$3,450--
1871 - St. George - Small BP - Plain Edge -------
1871 - St. George - Large BP - Plain Edge -------
1872 - Shield - With Die Number $758$817$876$1,100$2,750--
1872 - Shield - Without Die Number $758$789$820$1,660---
1872 - St. George $758$828$898$1,130$4,110$5,700-
1873 - Shield $758$1,090$1,420----
1873 - St. George $758$853$949----
1874 - Shield $10,700$19,300-----
1874 - St. George $758$831$905----
1876 $758$808$858$2,330$2,380--
1878 $758$831$905----
1879 $5,100$22,700$40,200----
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP $758$823$914----
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP - 8/7 $758$1,150$1,190----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP $758$774$790----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP - 8/7 $758$894$1,030----
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Buried $758$801$844----
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete $758$774$790$5,700---
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete - 8/7 $758$894$1,030----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP $758$773$790----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP - 8/7 -------
1884 - W.W. Buried $758$849$866$882---
1884 - W.W. Complete $758$758$758$1,770---
1885 - W.W. Buried $758$814$871----
1885 - W.W. Complete $758$824$860----
1887 - Small Close JEB $858$1,080$1,300$3,420---
1887 - Normal JEB - Far G $758$758$758$903$1,820--
1887 - Normal JEB - Near G -$666-$854$16,700$32,500-
1887 - Small Wide (spread) JEB $858$976$1,020$1,280$1,650--
Variety PR-60 PR-62 PR-63 PR-64 PR-65 PR-66 PR-67
1817 - ↑↓ --$47,500----
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 -$13,100-----
1822 -------
1823 -------
1824 -------
1825 - Laureate Head -------
1825 - Bare Head -$15,400$23,800----
1825 - Bare Head - Plain Edge -$21,600$27,200----
1826 --$10,800$15,900---
1827 -------
1828 -------
1829 -------
1830 - ↑↓ -------
1830 - ↑↑ -------
1831 - 1st Head -------
1831 - 1st Head - WW no stop -------
1831 - 2nd Head --$19,200-$37,500$38,600-
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 - ↑↓ ---$33,800---
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ ---$38,100$54,600--
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 ----$54,900--
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 --$51,200----
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 ---$30,900$31,900--
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 -$3,750$6,000$8,700$8,800--
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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