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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 --$1,290$2,810$4,100$4,130
1838 - Narrow Shield --$6,300$14,100$25,000$31,000
1838 - Plain Edge ------
1839 --$1,850$3,560$5,200$6,000
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↓ ------
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ ------
1841 --$7,800$15,000$22,000$25,500
1841 - GRΛTIΛ --$6,600$13,700$22,500$26,800
1842 --$1,030$1,030$1,030$1,150
1842 - GRΛTIΛ --$1,030$1,400-$1,770
1842 - Open 2 --$1,030$1,030$1,030$1,190
1843 --$1,030$1,030$1,030$1,210
1843 - 3/2 --$1,030$1,030$1,550$1,810
1843 - Roman I --$1,030$1,850--
1843 - Narrow Shield --$6,800$13,700$22,800$27,300
1844 - Large 44 --$1,030$1,030$1,030$1,160
1844 - Small 44 ----$1,030$1,030
1844 - 4/Inverted 4 --$1,110$2,210$2,540$3,050
1845 --$1,030$1,030$1,030$1,030
1845 - 4/Inverted 4 --$1,110$2,210$2,770$3,050
1845 - Roman I --$1,070$2,070-$1,860
1846 - 4/Inverted 4 --$1,110$2,210-$2,300
1846 --$1,030$1,030$1,050$1,230
1846 - Roman I --$1,030$1,850--
1847 --$1,030$1,030$1,030$1,110
1847 - Inverted 1 ------
1847 - Roman I --$1,030$2,140--
1848 - 1st Head --$1,480$3,320$6,600$7,000
1848 - 2nd Head --$1,030$1,030$1,030$1,030
1849 --$1,030$1,030$1,030$1,030
1849 - Roman I --$1,030$1,850--
1850 --$1,030$1,030$1,030$1,030
1850 - Roman I --$1,030$1,850--
1850 - R/E in GRATIA ------
1850 - 8/5 ------
1850 - ⩝ictoria --$1,850--$3,720
1851 --$1,030$1,030$1,030$1,030
1852 --$1,030$1,030$1,030$1,030
1852 - Roman I --$1,030$1,850--
1853 - W.W. Incuse --$1,030$1,030$1,030$1,100
1853 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I --$1,030$1,850--
1853 - W.W. Raised --$1,030$1,030$1,030$1,030
1853 - W.W. Raised - F/E in DEF --$1,110$2,440--
1853 - W.W. Raised - ⩝ictoria --$1,850---
1854 - W.W. Raised --$1,030$1,030$1,310$1,340
1854 - W.W. Incuse --$1,030$1,030$1,030$1,030
1854 - W.W. Incuse - C/Rotated C --$1,110$2,440--
1855 - W.W. Incuse --$1,030$1,030$1,030$1,030
1855 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I --$1,030$2,140--
1855 - W.W. Raised --$1,030$1,030$1,030$1,030
1856 --$1,030$1,030$1,030$1,030
1857 --$1,030$1,030$1,030$1,030
1857 - ⩝ictoria --$1,850---
1857 - 7/5 -----$1,480
1857 - DEI GRΛ ------
1858 - 8/7 --$1,110---
1858 - Large Date --$1,030$1,030$1,030$1,030
1858 - Small Date --$1,030$1,030$1,030$1,030
1859 --$1,030$1,030$1,030$1,030
1859 - Ansell --$1,180$3,670$7,900$9,100
1860 --$1,030$1,030$1,030$1,030
1860 - Roman I --$1,030$2,140--
1860 - ⩝ictoria --$1,850$4,060-$3,150
1860 - DEI GRΛ --$1,030$2,210--
1860 - Large 0 --$1,030$1,030$1,030$1,030
1860 - O/C --$1,030$1,030-$1,370
1861 --$1,030$1,030$1,030$1,030
1861 - Roman I --$1,030$1,110-$1,510
1861 - C/Rotated C --$1,110$2,440--
1861 - T/V in Victoria --$1,030$1,110--
1861 - Repunched E & F -----$1,240
1861 - E/Rotated E --$1,110$2,440--
1861 - F/V in DEF --$1,030$1,850--
1862 - Wide date --$1,030$1,030$1,030$1,030
1862 - Narrow date --$1,030$1,030$1,030$1,030
1862 - Roman I --$1,030$1,440--
1862 - Wide date - F/⩝ --$1,030$1,850--
1862 - Narrow date - F/⩝ --$1,030$1,850--
1862 - R/E in BRIT --$1,110$2,440--
1862 - R/Inverted R in VICTORIA --$1,480$3,690--
1863 - With Die Number --$1,030$1,030$1,030$1,030
1863 - With Die Number - #827 and #22 --$6,900$15,100$17,000$19,400
1863 - With Die Number - #827 on Trun --$8,400$15,200$20,300$23,100
1863 - Without Die Number - Arabic 1 --$1,030$1,030$1,030$1,030
1863 - Without Die Number - Roman 1 --$1,030$1,440-$1,600
1864 - Roman I ------
1864 - Arabic 1 --$1,030$1,030$1,030$1,030
1865 --$1,030$1,030$1,030$1,030
1866 --$1,030$1,030$1,030$1,030
1866 - 6/5 --$1,030$1,030$1,030$1,030
1868 --$1,030$1,030$1,030$1,030
1869 --$1,030$1,030$1,030$1,030
1870 - W.W. Incuse --$1,030$1,030$1,030$1,030
1870 - W.W. Raised --$1,030$1,030$1,030$1,030
1871 - Shield --$1,030$1,030$1,030$1,030
1871 - St. George - Large BP --$1,030$1,030$1,030$1,030
1871 - St. George - Small BP --$1,030$1,030$1,030$1,030
1871 - St. George - Small BP - Plain Edge ------
1871 - St. George - Large BP - Plain Edge ------
1872 - Shield - With Die Number --$1,030$1,030$1,030$1,030
1872 - Shield - Without Die Number --$1,030$1,030$1,030$1,030
1872 - St. George --$1,030$1,030$1,030$1,030
1873 - Shield --$1,030$1,030$1,030$1,030
1873 - St. George --$1,030$1,030$1,030$1,030
1874 - Shield --$2,650$6,700$9,800$12,800
1874 - St. George --$1,030$1,030$1,030$1,030
1876 --$1,030$1,030$1,030$1,030
1878 --$1,030$1,030$1,030$1,030
1879 --$1,030$2,040$4,500$5,700
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP --$1,030$1,030$1,030$1,030
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP - 8/7 --$1,030$1,030$1,030$1,030
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP --$1,030$1,030$1,030$1,030
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP - 8/7 --$1,030$1,030$1,030$1,030
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Buried --$1,030$1,030$1,030$1,030
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete --$1,030$1,030$1,030$1,030
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete - 8/7 --$1,030$1,030$1,030$1,030
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP --$1,030$1,030$1,030$1,030
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP - 8/7 ------
1884 - W.W. Buried --$1,030$1,030$1,030$1,030
1884 - W.W. Complete --$1,030$1,030$1,030$1,030
1885 - W.W. Buried --$1,030$1,030$1,030$1,030
1885 - W.W. Complete --$1,030$1,030$1,030$1,030
1887 - Small Close JEB --$1,030$1,030$1,030$1,030
1887 - Normal JEB - Far G --$1,030$1,030$1,030$1,030
1887 - Normal JEB - Near G ------
1887 - Small Wide (spread) JEB --$1,030$1,030$1,030$1,030
1888 - Far G --$1,080$1,080$1,250$1,320
1888 - Near G --$1,080$1,080$1,080$1,080
1889 - Far G ------
1889 - Near G --$1,080$1,080$1,080$1,080
1890 - Far G ---$1,080$1,080$1,080
1890 - Near G --$1,080$1,080$1,080$1,080
1891 - Short Tail --$1,080$1,450$2,360$2,660
1891 - Long Tail --$1,080$1,080$1,080$1,080
1892 --$1,080$1,080$1,080$1,080
1893 --$1,080$1,080$1,080$1,080
1894 --$1,080$1,080$1,080$1,080
1895 --$1,080$1,080$1,080$1,080
1896 --$1,080$1,080$1,080$1,080
1898 --$1,080$1,080$1,080$1,080
1899 --$1,080$1,080$1,080-
1900 --$1,080$1,080$1,080$1,080
1901 --$1,080$1,080$1,080$1,080
Variety MS-60 MS-62 MS-63 MS-64 MS-65 MS-66 MS-67
1838 $5,600$6,400$9,600$20,000---
1838 - Narrow Shield $36,900------
1838 - Plain Edge -------
1839 $6,900$11,100$15,400----
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↓ -------
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ -------
1841 $29,100$35,500$46,100$97,500$148,800--
1841 - GRΛTIΛ $31,000------
1842 $1,260$2,200$3,670$4,640---
1842 - GRΛTIΛ -------
1842 - Open 2 $1,370$2,120$2,880----
1843 $1,220$2,070$3,340$8,400---
1843 - 3/2 $2,070$3,140$4,210----
1843 - Roman I -------
1843 - Narrow Shield $31,800------
1844 - Large 44 $1,200$2,190$3,180$5,800$13,300--
1844 - Small 44 -$1,800$2,810----
1844 - 4/Inverted 4 $3,320------
1845 $1,330$2,330$3,320$5,800$15,000$24,200-
1845 - 4/Inverted 4 $3,320------
1845 - Roman I -------
1846 - 4/Inverted 4 -------
1846 $1,350$2,330$3,320$6,600---
1846 - Roman I -------
1847 $1,140$1,770$2,710$5,000$21,200--
1847 - Inverted 1 -------
1847 - Roman I -------
1848 - 1st Head $10,000------
1848 - 2nd Head $1,100$2,110$2,640$3,390$10,200$22,500-
1849 $1,310$3,170$5,400$13,800$22,900--
1849 - Roman I -------
1850 $1,090$2,100$3,110$4,960$8,200$12,100-
1850 - Roman I -$4,870-----
1850 - R/E in GRATIA -------
1850 - 8/5 -------
1850 - ⩝ictoria -------
1851 $1,030$1,530$2,640$3,500$7,500$10,400-
1852 $1,030$1,660$2,340$2,450$14,400$15,300-
1852 - Roman I -------
1853 - W.W. Incuse $1,100$2,020$2,940----
1853 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I -------
1853 - W.W. Raised $1,030$1,480$3,040$6,900$7,000$7,100$21,300
1853 - W.W. Raised - F/E in DEF -------
1853 - W.W. Raised - ⩝ictoria -------
1854 - W.W. Raised $1,360$2,330$3,300----
1854 - W.W. Incuse $1,030$1,510$2,420$8,300$15,800--
1854 - W.W. Incuse - C/Rotated C -------
1855 - W.W. Incuse $1,030$1,730$2,350$3,760---
1855 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I -------
1855 - W.W. Raised $1,100$1,570$2,030----
1856 $1,030$1,450$2,510$2,960---
1857 $1,030$1,320$3,350----
1857 - ⩝ictoria -------
1857 - 7/5 -------
1857 - DEI GRΛ -------
1858 - 8/7 -------
1858 - Large Date $1,030$1,570$4,670----
1858 - Small Date $1,030$1,550$2,200----
1859 $1,430$1,600$2,120----
1859 - Ansell $12,100$15,900$19,900----
1860 $1,030$1,870$2,560$7,000$9,700--
1860 - Roman I -------
1860 - ⩝ictoria -------
1860 - DEI GRΛ -------
1860 - Large 0 $1,030$1,420$1,920----
1860 - O/C -------
1861 $1,030$1,170$1,620$5,800---
1861 - Roman I -------
1861 - C/Rotated C -------
1861 - T/V in Victoria ----$10,200--
1861 - Repunched E & F -------
1861 - E/Rotated E -------
1861 - F/V in DEF -------
1862 - Wide date $1,030$1,230$2,320----
1862 - Narrow date $1,030$1,280$1,860$2,680---
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 $1,030$1,120$1,280----
1863 - With Die Number - #827 and #22 $21,900------
1863 - With Die Number - #827 on Trun $25,800------
1863 - Without Die Number - Arabic 1 $1,030$1,240$1,850$16,700$31,600--
1863 - Without Die Number - Roman 1 --$3,730----
1864 - Roman I -------
1864 - Arabic 1 $1,030$1,160$1,560$2,400$10,300--
1865 $1,030$1,370$2,550$5,600$8,900--
1866 $1,030$1,210$1,830$6,400---
1866 - 6/5 $1,110$1,660$2,210----
1868 $1,030$1,370$1,630----
1869 $1,030$1,110$1,800$2,570$4,510--
1870 - W.W. Incuse $1,030$1,280$1,800----
1870 - W.W. Raised $1,030$1,370$1,580----
1871 - Shield $1,030$1,140$1,240$1,870$5,200--
1871 - St. George - Large BP $1,030$1,270$1,500$3,400---
1871 - St. George - Small BP $1,030$1,090$1,150$1,770$4,690--
1871 - St. George - Small BP - Plain Edge -------
1871 - St. George - Large BP - Plain Edge -------
1872 - Shield - With Die Number $1,030$1,110$1,190$1,500$3,740--
1872 - Shield - Without Die Number $1,030$1,070$1,120$2,270---
1872 - St. George $1,030$1,130$1,220$1,530$5,600$7,800-
1873 - Shield $1,030$1,480$1,930----
1873 - St. George $1,030$1,160$1,290----
1874 - Shield $14,600$26,300-----
1874 - St. George $1,030$1,130$1,230----
1876 $1,030$1,100$1,170$3,170$3,240--
1878 $1,030$1,130$1,230----
1879 $7,000$30,900$54,800----
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP $1,030$1,120$1,240----
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP - 8/7 $1,030$1,560$1,620----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP $1,030$1,050$1,080----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP - 8/7 $1,030$1,220$1,400----
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Buried $1,030$1,090$1,150----
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete $1,030$1,050$1,080$7,700---
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete - 8/7 $1,030$1,220$1,400----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP $1,030$1,050$1,080----
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP - 8/7 -------
1884 - W.W. Buried $1,030$1,160$1,180$1,200---
1884 - W.W. Complete $1,030$1,030$1,030$2,410---
1885 - W.W. Buried $1,030$1,110$1,190----
1885 - W.W. Complete $1,030$1,120$1,170----
1887 - Small Close JEB $1,170$1,470$1,780$4,650---
1887 - Normal JEB - Far G $1,030$1,030$1,030$1,230$2,480--
1887 - Normal JEB - Near G -$907-$1,160$22,700$44,200-
1887 - Small Wide (spread) JEB $1,170$1,330$1,380$1,750$2,250--
1888 - Far G $1,350$1,470$1,780----
1888 - Near G $1,080$1,080$1,080$2,940---
1889 - Far G --$1,270----
1889 - Near G $1,080$1,080$1,080----
1890 - Far G $1,080$1,180$1,480----
1890 - Near G $1,080$1,080$1,080$1,970---
1891 - Short Tail $2,880$3,040-----
1891 - Long Tail $1,080$1,080$1,080$2,940---
1892 $1,080$1,080$1,080$2,750---
1893 $1,080$1,080$1,080$3,230$4,020$4,810-
1894 $1,080$1,080$1,080----
1895 $1,080$1,080$1,080----
1896 $1,080$1,080$1,080$4,250---
1898 $1,080$1,080$1,080$2,470$4,210--
1899 $1,080$1,080$1,080$4,080---
1900 $1,080$1,080$1,080$1,950---
1901 $1,080$1,260$1,450----
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 - ↑↓ ---$46,100---
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ ---$51,900$74,400--
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 ----$74,700--
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 --$69,800----
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 ---$42,000$43,400--
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 -$5,100$8,100$11,800$12,000--
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 ----$99,700--
1892 -------
1893 -$3,680-$8,700$12,600$23,800-
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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