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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 --$1,200$2,620$3,820$3,840
1838 - Narrow Shield --$5,800$12,200$23,300$28,800
1838 - Plain Edge ------
1839 --$1,720$3,320$4,810$5,600
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↓ ------
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ ------
1841 --$7,300$14,000$20,500$23,800
1841 - GRΛTIΛ --$6,200$12,800$21,000$24,900
1842 --$649$756$859$1,030
1842 - GRΛTIΛ --$756$1,310--
1842 - Open 2 --$649$649$945$1,110
1843 --$649$649$687$1,110
1843 - 3/2 --$649$962$1,440$1,680
1843 - Roman I --$928$1,720--
1843 - Narrow Shield --$6,400$12,800$21,200$25,400
1844 - Large 44 --$649$649$740$1,080
1844 - Small 44 ----$649$649
1844 - 4/Inverted 4 --$1,030$2,060$2,580$2,840
1845 --$649$979$1,020$1,050
1845 - 4/Inverted 4 --$1,030$2,060$2,580$2,840
1845 - Roman I --$997$1,920--
1846 - 4/Inverted 4 --$1,030$2,060--
1846 --$649$687$894$1,140
1846 - Roman I --$928$1,720--
1847 --$649$687$825$1,000
1847 - Inverted 1 ------
1847 - Roman I --$962$1,990--
1848 - 1st Head --$1,370$3,090$6,200$7,700
1848 - 2nd Head --$649$649$772$862
1849 --$649$649$671$905
1849 - Roman I --$928$1,720--
1850 --$649$687$714$926
1850 - Roman I --$928$1,720--
1850 - R/E in GRATIA ------
1850 - 8/5 ------
1850 - ⩝ictoria --$1,720---
1851 --$649$649$687$714
1852 --$649$649$649$784
1852 - Roman I --$928$1,720--
1853 - W.W. Incuse --$649$790$1,030$1,050
1853 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I --$928$1,720--
1853 - W.W. Raised --$649$649$683$784
1853 - W.W. Raised - F/E in DEF --$1,030$2,270--
1853 - W.W. Raised - ⩝ictoria --$1,720---
1854 - W.W. Raised --$649$653$1,220$1,240
1854 - W.W. Incuse --$649$649$687$712
1854 - W.W. Incuse - C/Rotated C --$1,030$2,270--
1855 - W.W. Incuse --$649$649$687$740
1855 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I --$894$1,990--
1855 - W.W. Raised --$649$649$773$860
1856 --$649$649$649$774
1857 --$649$649$649$732
1857 - ⩝ictoria --$1,720---
1857 - 7/5 -----$1,370
1857 - DEI GRΛ ------
1858 - 8/7 --$1,030---
1858 - Large Date --$649$649$722$773
1858 - Small Date --$649$649$722$756
1859 --$649$649$687$797
1859 - Ansell --$1,100$3,420$7,400$8,500
1860 --$649$649$649$668
1860 - Roman I --$894$1,990--
1860 - ⩝ictoria --$1,720$3,780--
1860 - DEI GRΛ --$894$2,060--
1860 - Large 0 --$649$649$687$773
1860 - O/C --$649$1,510--
1861 --$649$649$649$700
1861 - Roman I --$687$1,030--
1861 - C/Rotated C --$1,030$2,270--
1861 - T/V in Victoria --$649$1,030--
1861 - Repunched E & F ------
1861 - E/Rotated E --$1,030$2,270--
1861 - F/V in DEF --$687$1,720--
1862 - Wide date --$649$649$649$670
1862 - Narrow date --$649$649$649$670
1862 - Roman I --$687$1,340--
1862 - Wide date - F/⩝ --$687$1,720--
1862 - Narrow date - F/⩝ --$687$1,720--
1862 - R/E in BRIT --$1,030$2,270--
1862 - R/Inverted R in VICTORIA --$1,370$3,440--
1863 - With Die Number --$649$649$649$649
1863 - With Die Number - #827 and #22 --$6,400$11,300$15,800$18,100
1863 - With Die Number - #827 on Trun --$7,800$14,200$18,900$21,500
1863 - Without Die Number - Arabic 1 --$649$649$649$649
1863 - Without Die Number - Roman 1 --$687$1,340-$1,490
1864 - Roman I ------
1864 - Arabic 1 --$649$649$649$682
1865 --$649$649$649$687
1866 --$649$649$649$649
1866 - 6/5 --$649$687$859$945
1868 --$649$649$649$664
1869 --$649$649$649$674
1870 - W.W. Incuse --$649$649$649$670
1870 - W.W. Raised --$649$649$649$649
1871 - Shield --$649$649$649$649
1871 - St. George - Large BP --$649$649$649$649
1871 - St. George - Small BP --$649$649$649$649
1871 - St. George - Small BP - Plain Edge ------
1871 - St. George - Large BP - Plain Edge ------
1872 - Shield - With Die Number --$649$649$649$649
1872 - Shield - Without Die Number --$649$649$649$649
1872 - St. George --$649$649$649$649
1873 - Shield --$649$649$649$649
1873 - St. George --$649$649$649$649
1874 - Shield --$2,470$6,200$9,100$11,900
1874 - St. George --$649$649$649$649
1876 --$649$649$649$649
1878 --$649$649$649$649
1879 --$821$1,900$4,190$5,300
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP --$649$649$649$649
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP - 8/7 --$649$649$649$649
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP --$649$649$649$649
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP - 8/7 --$649$649$649$649
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Buried --$649$649$649$649
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete --$649$649$649$649
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete - 8/7 --$649$649$649$649
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP --$649$649$649$649
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP - 8/7 ------
1884 - W.W. Buried --$649$649$649$649
1884 - W.W. Complete --$649$649$649$649
1885 - W.W. Buried --$649$649$649$649
1885 - W.W. Complete --$649$649$649$649
1887 - Small Close JEB --$649$945$988$1,070
1887 - Normal JEB - Far G --$649$649$649$649
1887 - Normal JEB - Near G ------
1887 - Small Wide (spread) JEB --$649$945$988$1,070
1888 - Far G --$651$945$988$1,030
1888 - Near G --$651$651$651$651
1889 - Far G ------
1889 - Near G --$651$651$651$651
1890 - Far G ---$651$653$739
1890 - Near G --$651$651$651$651
1891 - Short Tail --$825$1,350$2,200$2,470
1891 - Long Tail --$651$651$651$651
1892 --$651$651$651$651
1893 --$651$651$651$651
1894 --$651$651$651$651
1895 --$651$651$651$651
1896 --$651$651$651$651
1898 --$651$651$651$651
1899 --$651$651$651-
1900 --$651$651$651$651
1901 --$651$651$651$651
Variety MS-60 MS-62 MS-63 MS-64 MS-65 MS-66 MS-67
1838 $5,200$6,000$9,000$17,700$18,500--
1838 - Narrow Shield $34,400------
1838 - Plain Edge -------
1839 $6,400$10,400$14,300----
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↓ -------
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ -------
1841 $27,100$33,100$43,000----
1841 - GRΛTIΛ $28,900------
1842 $1,170$2,050$3,330$4,320---
1842 - GRΛTIΛ -------
1842 - Open 2 $1,270$1,980$2,680----
1843 $1,140$1,930$2,510$7,800---
1843 - 3/2 $1,920$2,920$3,920----
1843 - Roman I -------
1843 - Narrow Shield $29,600------
1844 - Large 44 $1,120$2,040$2,960$5,400$10,800--
1844 - Small 44 -$1,680$2,610----
1844 - 4/Inverted 4 $3,090------
1845 $1,240$2,170$3,090$5,400---
1845 - 4/Inverted 4 $3,090------
1845 - Roman I -------
1846 - 4/Inverted 4 -------
1846 $1,250$2,170$3,090$5,900---
1846 - Roman I -------
1847 $1,060$1,650$2,520$3,150$19,800--
1847 - Inverted 1 -------
1847 - Roman I -------
1848 - 1st Head $9,300------
1848 - 2nd Head $1,030$1,970$2,460$3,150$9,500$15,900-
1849 $1,220$2,950$4,360$12,900$21,400--
1849 - Roman I -------
1850 $1,020$1,960$2,900$4,620$7,700$9,600-
1850 - Roman I -$4,540-----
1850 - R/E in GRATIA -------
1850 - 8/5 -------
1850 - ⩝ictoria -------
1851 $808$1,420$1,750$2,070$7,000$8,500-
1852 $871$1,550$2,170$2,280$8,300$14,200-
1852 - Roman I -------
1853 - W.W. Incuse $1,120$1,880$2,740----
1853 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I -------
1853 - W.W. Raised $821$1,380$2,830$6,500$6,500$6,600$19,900
1853 - W.W. Raised - F/E in DEF -------
1853 - W.W. Raised - ⩝ictoria -------
1854 - W.W. Raised $1,270$2,170$3,080----
1854 - W.W. Incuse $838$1,410$2,260$7,800---
1854 - W.W. Incuse - C/Rotated C -------
1855 - W.W. Incuse $804$1,380$2,190$3,510---
1855 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I -------
1855 - W.W. Raised $1,030$1,460$1,890----
1856 $871$1,350$1,980$2,760---
1857 $806$1,230$2,560----
1857 - ⩝ictoria -------
1857 - 7/5 -------
1857 - DEI GRΛ -------
1858 - 8/7 -------
1858 - Large Date $872$1,460$3,340----
1858 - Small Date $838$1,440$2,040----
1859 $838$1,490$1,980----
1859 - Ansell $11,300$14,800$18,600----
1860 $687$1,530$2,380$6,500$9,100--
1860 - Roman I -------
1860 - ⩝ictoria -------
1860 - DEI GRΛ -------
1860 - Large 0 $859$1,320$1,790----
1860 - O/C -------
1861 $709$1,090$1,510$5,400---
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 $692$1,140$1,890----
1862 - Narrow date $692$1,190$1,730$2,490---
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 $649$1,040$1,190----
1863 - With Die Number - #827 and #22 $20,400------
1863 - With Die Number - #827 on Trun $24,100------
1863 - Without Die Number - Arabic 1 $657$1,150$1,720----
1863 - Without Die Number - Roman 1 --$3,480----
1864 - Roman I -------
1864 - Arabic 1 $709$1,080$1,460$2,240$9,600--
1865 $739$1,280$2,210$4,090$8,300--
1866 $709$1,130$1,700$4,330---
1866 - 6/5 $1,030$1,550$2,060----
1868 $692$1,070$1,510----
1869 $692$1,020$1,620$2,390$4,200--
1870 - W.W. Incuse $709$1,190$1,680----
1870 - W.W. Raised $674$1,090$1,470----
1871 - Shield $649$820$1,090$1,580$4,100--
1871 - St. George - Large BP $649$799$1,150$3,160---
1871 - St. George - Small BP $649$793$1,070$1,670$4,220--
1871 - St. George - Small BP - Plain Edge -------
1871 - St. George - Large BP - Plain Edge -------
1872 - Shield - With Die Number $649$817$1,070$1,320$2,460--
1872 - Shield - Without Die Number $649$829$1,040$1,080---
1872 - St. George $649$862$1,130$1,430$3,140$7,300-
1873 - Shield $649$933$1,130----
1873 - St. George $649$799$1,200----
1874 - Shield $13,600$24,500-----
1874 - St. George $649$799$1,150----
1876 $649$768$1,090$2,170$3,020--
1878 $649$806$1,150----
1879 $6,500$28,700$51,000----
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP $649$760$1,160----
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP - 8/7 $649$1,450$1,510----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP $649$726$1,000----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP - 8/7 $649$977$1,310----
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Buried $649$760$1,070----
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete $649$769$1,000----
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete - 8/7 $649$945$1,310----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP $649$980$1,000----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP - 8/7 -------
1884 - W.W. Buried $649$880$999$1,120---
1884 - W.W. Complete $649$767$949$2,240---
1885 - W.W. Buried $649$784$1,100----
1885 - W.W. Complete $649$1,020$1,090----
1887 - Small Close JEB $1,090$1,370$1,650----
1887 - Normal JEB - Far G $649$727$805$1,140$2,310--
1887 - Normal JEB - Near G ---$1,080$21,100$41,100-
1887 - Small Wide (spread) JEB $1,090$1,190$1,250$1,630$2,100--
1888 - Far G $1,090$1,370$1,650----
1888 - Near G $651$724$833$2,740---
1889 - Far G --$1,180----
1889 - Near G $651$672$694----
1890 - Far G $825$1,100$1,370----
1890 - Near G $651$658$659$1,980---
1891 - Short Tail $2,630$2,700-----
1891 - Long Tail $651$665$679$2,740---
1892 $651$651$651$2,560---
1893 $655$686$717$1,460$2,830$4,480-
1894 $651$651$651----
1895 $651$651$651----
1896 $651$769$888$3,960---
1898 $651$677$702$2,300$3,920--
1899 $651$747$842$4,310---
1900 $651$659$666$1,820---
1901 $651$1,000$1,350----
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 - ↑↓ -------
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ -------
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 ----$69,600--
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 --$65,000----
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 -------
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 -------
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 ----$92,800--
1892 -------
1893 -$3,430-$6,600$11,800$22,200-
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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