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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 --$874$1,900$2,770$2,790
1838 - Narrow Shield --$4,240$8,900$16,900$20,900
1838 - Plain Edge ------
1839 --$1,250$2,410$3,500$4,070
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↓ ------
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ ------
1841 --$5,300$10,100$14,900$17,300
1841 - GRΛTIΛ --$4,490$9,300$15,200$18,100
1842 --$471$549$624$748
1842 - GRΛTIΛ --$549$949--
1842 - Open 2 --$471$471$687$805
1843 --$471$471$499$805
1843 - 3/2 --$471$699$1,050$1,220
1843 - Roman I --$674$1,250--
1843 - Narrow Shield --$4,620$9,300$15,400$18,500
1844 - Large 44 --$471$471$537$787
1844 - Small 44 ----$471$471
1844 - 4/Inverted 4 --$749$1,500$1,870$2,060
1845 --$471$712$738$762
1845 - 4/Inverted 4 --$749$1,500$1,870$2,060
1845 - Roman I --$724$1,400--
1846 - 4/Inverted 4 --$749$1,500--
1846 --$471$499$649$830
1846 - Roman I --$674$1,250--
1847 --$471$499$599$730
1847 - Inverted 1 ------
1847 - Roman I --$699$1,450--
1848 - 1st Head --$999$2,250$4,490$5,600
1848 - 2nd Head --$471$471$561$626
1849 --$471$471$487$658
1849 - Roman I --$674$1,250--
1850 --$471$499$519$673
1850 - Roman I --$674$1,250--
1850 - R/E in GRATIA ------
1850 - 8/5 ------
1850 - ⩝ictoria --$1,250---
1851 --$471$471$499$518
1852 --$471$471$471$569
1852 - Roman I --$674$1,250--
1853 - W.W. Incuse --$471$574$749$766
1853 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I --$674$1,250--
1853 - W.W. Raised --$471$471$496$570
1853 - W.W. Raised - F/E in DEF --$749$1,650--
1853 - W.W. Raised - ⩝ictoria --$1,250---
1854 - W.W. Raised --$471$474$888$904
1854 - W.W. Incuse --$471$471$499$517
1854 - W.W. Incuse - C/Rotated C --$749$1,650--
1855 - W.W. Incuse --$471$471$499$538
1855 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I --$649$1,450--
1855 - W.W. Raised --$471$471$562$625
1856 --$471$471$471$563
1857 --$471$471$471$532
1857 - ⩝ictoria --$1,250---
1857 - 7/5 -----$999
1857 - DEI GRΛ ------
1858 - 8/7 --$749---
1858 - Large Date --$471$471$524$562
1858 - Small Date --$471$471$524$549
1859 --$471$471$499$579
1859 - Ansell --$796$2,480$5,300$6,100
1860 --$471$471$471$485
1860 - Roman I --$649$1,450--
1860 - ⩝ictoria --$1,250$2,750--
1860 - DEI GRΛ --$649$1,500--
1860 - Large 0 --$471$471$499$562
1860 - O/C --$471$1,100--
1861 --$471$471$471$509
1861 - Roman I --$499$749--
1861 - C/Rotated C --$749$1,650--
1861 - T/V in Victoria --$471$749--
1861 - Repunched E & F ------
1861 - E/Rotated E --$749$1,650--
1861 - F/V in DEF --$499$1,250--
1862 - Wide date --$471$471$471$487
1862 - Narrow date --$471$471$471$487
1862 - Roman I --$499$974--
1862 - Wide date - F/⩝ --$499$1,250--
1862 - Narrow date - F/⩝ --$499$1,250--
1862 - R/E in BRIT --$749$1,650--
1862 - R/Inverted R in VICTORIA --$999$2,500--
1863 - With Die Number --$471$471$471$471
1863 - With Die Number - #827 and #22 --$4,680$8,200$11,500$13,100
1863 - With Die Number - #827 on Trun --$5,600$10,300$13,700$15,600
1863 - Without Die Number - Arabic 1 --$471$471$471$471
1863 - Without Die Number - Roman 1 --$499$974-$1,080
1864 - Roman I ------
1864 - Arabic 1 --$471$471$471$496
1865 --$471$471$471$499
1866 --$471$471$471$471
1866 - 6/5 --$471$499$624$687
1868 --$471$471$471$483
1869 --$471$471$471$490
1870 - W.W. Incuse --$471$471$471$487
1870 - W.W. Raised --$471$471$471$471
1871 - Shield --$471$471$471$471
1871 - St. George - Large BP --$471$471$471$471
1871 - St. George - Small BP --$471$471$471$471
1871 - St. George - Small BP - Plain Edge ------
1871 - St. George - Large BP - Plain Edge ------
1872 - Shield - With Die Number --$471$471$471$471
1872 - Shield - Without Die Number --$471$471$471$471
1872 - St. George --$471$471$471$471
1873 - Shield --$471$471$471$471
1873 - St. George --$471$471$471$471
1874 - Shield --$1,790$4,540$6,600$8,600
1874 - St. George --$471$471$471$471
1876 --$471$471$471$471
1878 --$471$471$471$471
1879 --$596$1,380$3,040$3,880
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP --$471$471$471$471
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP - 8/7 --$471$471$471$471
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP --$471$471$471$471
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP - 8/7 --$471$471$471$471
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Buried --$471$471$471$471
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete --$471$471$471$471
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete - 8/7 --$471$471$471$471
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP --$471$471$471$471
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP - 8/7 ------
1884 - W.W. Buried --$471$471$471$471
1884 - W.W. Complete --$471$471$471$471
1885 - W.W. Buried --$471$471$471$471
1885 - W.W. Complete --$471$471$471$471
1887 - Small Close JEB --$471$687$718$774
1887 - Normal JEB - Far G --$471$471$471$471
1887 - Normal JEB - Near G ------
1887 - Small Wide (spread) JEB --$471$687$718$774
1888 - Far G --$473$687$718$749
1888 - Near G --$473$473$473$473
1889 - Far G ------
1889 - Near G --$473$473$473$473
1890 - Far G ---$473$474$537
1890 - Near G --$473$473$473$473
1891 - Short Tail --$599$984$1,600$1,800
1891 - Long Tail --$473$473$473$473
1892 --$473$473$473$473
1893 --$473$473$473$473
1894 --$473$473$473$473
1895 --$473$473$473$473
1896 --$473$473$473$473
1898 --$473$473$473$473
1899 --$473$473$473-
1900 --$473$473$473$473
1901 --$473$473$473$473
Variety MS-60 MS-62 MS-63 MS-64 MS-65 MS-66 MS-67
1838 $3,760$4,340$6,500$12,800$13,500--
1838 - Narrow Shield $25,000------
1838 - Plain Edge -------
1839 $4,650$7,500$10,400----
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↓ -------
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ -------
1841 $19,700$24,000$31,200----
1841 - GRΛTIΛ $21,000------
1842 $852$1,490$2,420$3,140---
1842 - GRΛTIΛ -------
1842 - Open 2 $924$1,440$1,950----
1843 $827$1,400$1,820$5,700---
1843 - 3/2 $1,400$2,120$2,850----
1843 - Roman I -------
1843 - Narrow Shield $21,500------
1844 - Large 44 $815$1,480$2,150$3,930$7,900--
1844 - Small 44 -$1,220$1,900----
1844 - 4/Inverted 4 $2,250------
1845 $899$1,570$2,250$3,900---
1845 - 4/Inverted 4 $2,250------
1845 - Roman I -------
1846 - 4/Inverted 4 -------
1846 $911$1,580$2,250$4,270---
1846 - Roman I -------
1847 $771$1,200$1,830$2,290$14,400--
1847 - Inverted 1 -------
1847 - Roman I -------
1848 - 1st Head $6,700------
1848 - 2nd Head $746$1,430$1,790$2,290$6,900$11,600-
1849 $886$2,140$3,170$9,300$15,500--
1849 - Roman I -------
1850 $740$1,420$2,100$3,360$5,600$7,000-
1850 - Roman I -$3,300-----
1850 - R/E in GRATIA -------
1850 - 8/5 -------
1850 - ⩝ictoria -------
1851 $587$1,040$1,270$1,500$5,100$6,200-
1852 $633$1,120$1,580$1,660$6,000$10,300-
1852 - Roman I -------
1853 - W.W. Incuse $812$1,370$1,990----
1853 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I -------
1853 - W.W. Raised $596$1,000$2,060$4,690$4,730$4,780$14,400
1853 - W.W. Raised - F/E in DEF -------
1853 - W.W. Raised - ⩝ictoria -------
1854 - W.W. Raised $921$1,580$2,230----
1854 - W.W. Incuse $609$1,020$1,640$5,600---
1854 - W.W. Incuse - C/Rotated C -------
1855 - W.W. Incuse $584$1,000$1,590$2,550---
1855 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I -------
1855 - W.W. Raised $746$1,060$1,370----
1856 $633$982$1,440$2,000---
1857 $586$894$1,860----
1857 - ⩝ictoria -------
1857 - 7/5 -------
1857 - DEI GRΛ -------
1858 - 8/7 -------
1858 - Large Date $634$1,060$2,430----
1858 - Small Date $609$1,050$1,490----
1859 $609$1,080$1,440----
1859 - Ansell $8,200$10,700$13,500----
1860 $499$1,110$1,730$4,710$6,600--
1860 - Roman I -------
1860 - ⩝ictoria -------
1860 - DEI GRΛ -------
1860 - Large 0 $624$961$1,300----
1860 - O/C -------
1861 $515$794$1,100$3,960---
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 $503$832$1,370----
1862 - Narrow date $503$865$1,260$1,810---
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 $471$758$864----
1863 - With Die Number - #827 and #22 $14,800------
1863 - With Die Number - #827 on Trun $17,500------
1863 - Without Die Number - Arabic 1 $478$838$1,250----
1863 - Without Die Number - Roman 1 --$2,530----
1864 - Roman I -------
1864 - Arabic 1 $515$787$1,060$1,620$7,000--
1865 $537$929$1,610$2,970$6,000--
1866 $515$817$1,240$3,150---
1866 - 6/5 $749$1,120$1,500----
1868 $503$777$1,100----
1869 $503$743$1,180$1,740$3,050--
1870 - W.W. Incuse $515$868$1,220----
1870 - W.W. Raised $490$792$1,070----
1871 - Shield $471$596$789$1,150$2,980--
1871 - St. George - Large BP $471$581$833$2,300---
1871 - St. George - Small BP $471$576$779$1,210$3,060--
1871 - St. George - Small BP - Plain Edge -------
1871 - St. George - Large BP - Plain Edge -------
1872 - Shield - With Die Number $471$594$775$959$1,790--
1872 - Shield - Without Die Number $471$602$755$782---
1872 - St. George $471$627$822$1,040$2,280$5,300-
1873 - Shield $471$678$824----
1873 - St. George $471$581$874----
1874 - Shield $9,900$17,800-----
1874 - St. George $471$581$833----
1876 $471$558$790$1,580$2,190--
1878 $471$585$833----
1879 $4,710$20,900$37,100----
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP $471$552$841----
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP - 8/7 $471$1,050$1,100----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP $471$527$727----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP - 8/7 $471$710$949----
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Buried $471$552$777----
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete $471$559$727----
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete - 8/7 $471$687$949----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP $471$712$727----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP - 8/7 -------
1884 - W.W. Buried $471$639$726$812---
1884 - W.W. Complete $471$557$690$1,630---
1885 - W.W. Buried $471$570$802----
1885 - W.W. Complete $471$743$792----
1887 - Small Close JEB $790$996$1,200----
1887 - Normal JEB - Far G $471$528$585$831$1,680--
1887 - Normal JEB - Near G ---$787$15,300$29,900-
1887 - Small Wide (spread) JEB $790$867$905$1,180$1,520--
1888 - Far G $790$996$1,200----
1888 - Near G $473$526$605$1,990---
1889 - Far G --$856----
1889 - Near G $473$488$504----
1890 - Far G $599$799$999----
1890 - Near G $473$478$479$1,440---
1891 - Short Tail $1,910$1,960-----
1891 - Long Tail $473$483$493$1,990---
1892 $473$473$473$1,860---
1893 $476$499$521$1,060$2,050$3,260-
1894 $473$473$473----
1895 $473$473$473----
1896 $473$559$645$2,870---
1898 $473$492$510$1,670$2,850--
1899 $473$542$612$3,130---
1900 $473$479$484$1,320---
1901 $473$728$982----
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 ----$50,600--
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 --$47,200----
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 -------
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 ----$67,400--
1892 -------
1893 -$2,490-$4,810$8,500$16,100-
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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