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Sovereign - 1861 to 1968 - Price Guide
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| Variety | VG-8 | F-12 | VF-20 | EF-40 | AU-50 | AU-55 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1902 | - | - | $473 | $473 | $473 | $473 |
| 1903 | - | - | $473 | $473 | $473 | $473 |
| 1904 | - | - | $473 | $473 | $473 | $473 |
| 1905 | - | - | $473 | $473 | $473 | $473 |
| 1906 | - | - | $473 | $473 | $473 | $473 |
| 1907 | - | - | $473 | $473 | $473 | $473 |
| 1908 | - | - | $473 | $473 | $473 | $473 |
| 1909 | - | - | $473 | $473 | $473 | $473 |
| 1910 | - | - | $473 | $473 | $473 | $473 |
| 1911 | - | - | $473 | $473 | $473 | $473 |
| 1911 - Matte | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1912 | - | - | $473 | $473 | $473 | $473 |
| 1913 | - | - | $473 | $473 | $473 | $473 |
| 1914 | - | - | $473 | $473 | $473 | $473 |
| 1915 | - | - | $473 | $473 | $473 | $473 |
| 1916 | - | - | $473 | $473 | $473 | $473 |
| 1917 | - | - | $5,500 | $15,000 | - | - |
| 1925 | - | - | $473 | $473 | $473 | $473 |
| 1937 - Edward VIII | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1937 - George VI | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1953 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1957 | - | - | $473 | $473 | $473 | $473 |
| 1958 | - | - | $473 | $473 | $473 | $473 |
| 1959 | - | - | $473 | $473 | $473 | $473 |
| 1962 | - | - | $473 | $473 | $473 | $473 |
| 1963 | - | - | $473 | $473 | $473 | $473 |
| 1964 | - | - | $473 | $473 | $473 | $473 |
| 1965 | - | - | $473 | $473 | $473 | $473 |
| 1966 | - | - | $473 | $473 | $473 | $473 |
| 1967 | - | - | $473 | $473 | $473 | $473 |
| 1968 | - | - | $473 | $473 | $473 | $473 |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - | - | - | - |
| 1902 | $473 | $511 | $549 | $1,330 | - | - | - |
| 1903 | $473 | $506 | $540 | $2,750 | $4,960 | - | - |
| 1904 | $473 | $533 | $593 | - | - | - | - |
| 1905 | $473 | $541 | $609 | - | - | - | - |
| 1906 | $473 | $522 | $571 | $2,090 | - | - | - |
| 1907 | $473 | $473 | $473 | $1,440 | - | - | - |
| 1908 | $473 | $473 | $473 | - | - | - | - |
| 1909 | $473 | $473 | $473 | $794 | $3,920 | - | - |
| 1910 | $473 | $473 | $473 | $897 | $1,760 | - | - |
| 1911 | $473 | $473 | $473 | $514 | $775 | $1,040 | - |
| 1911 - Matte | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1912 | $473 | $473 | $473 | $713 | $1,300 | - | - |
| 1913 | $473 | $473 | $473 | $602 | $2,060 | - | - |
| 1914 | $473 | $473 | $473 | $473 | $852 | - | - |
| 1915 | $473 | $473 | $473 | $518 | $807 | - | - |
| 1916 | $473 | $558 | $643 | $656 | $660 | - | - |
| 1917 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1925 | $473 | $473 | $473 | $484 | $498 | $733 | $940 |
| 1937 - Edward VIII | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1937 - George VI | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1953 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1957 | $473 | $473 | $473 | $480 | $708 | - | - |
| 1958 | $473 | $473 | $473 | $473 | $482 | $785 | - |
| 1959 | $473 | $473 | $473 | $502 | $653 | $805 | $1,050 |
| 1962 | $473 | $473 | $473 | $564 | $606 | - | - |
| 1963 | $473 | $473 | $473 | $473 | $646 | - | - |
| 1964 | $473 | $473 | $473 | $540 | $649 | - | - |
| 1965 | $473 | $473 | $473 | $473 | $531 | - | - |
| 1966 | $473 | $473 | $473 | $567 | $612 | - | - |
| 1967 | $473 | $473 | $473 | $473 | $630 | - | - |
| 1968 | $473 | $473 | $473 | $534 | $799 | $1,040 | - |
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.
