The sovereign is a Gold coin; it has a nominal value of One pound Sterling but in practice is used as a bullion coin.

It was named after the hammered Sovereign which was last minted in 1604, the name was revived with the Great Recoinage of 1816. The minting of these began in 1817, they have weighed around 8 grams to this day. Sovereigns were minted in the United Kingdom from 1817 to 1917 from 1925 and from 1957.

The Royal mint has issued proof issues aimed at collectors since 1979 and Australia, India, Canada, and South Africa have also occasionally minted the coins.

Please see our Sovereign Coins for sale below:

Sovereigns

Item	Date	Description	Grade	Additional Desc	Price
Hanover Token	1869	"Queen of Great ...	NEF		£19.50	Buy
Sovereign	1869	Die No.21 Slabbed ...	MS-61		£850.00	Buy
Sovereign	1869	Die No.60	Abt.EF		£495.00	Buy
Sovereign	1871	Die No.29 Shield ...	AU-58		£750.00	Buy
Sovereign	1871	G+D	NEF		£475.00	Buy
Sovereign	1871	S G+D ...	AU-55	scarce	£1,600.00	Buy
Sovereign	1871	S G+D ...	AU-58		£1,500.00	Buy
Sovereign	1871	Shield S Slabbed ...	AU-55		£1,100.00	Buy
Sovereign	1872	Die No.71 Shield ...	MS-61		£850.00	Buy
Sovereign	1872	M G+D	NEF	scarce	£650.00	Buy
Sovereign	1872	M Shield	EF		£495.00	Buy
Sovereign	1872	S Shield Slabbed ...	AU-58		£750.00	Buy
Sovereign	1872	Shield no Die ...	NEF		£475.00	Buy
Sovereign	1873	Die No.13 Shield ...	MS-61		£895.00	Buy
Sovereign	1874	Die No.32 Shield ...	AU-55		£10,950.00	Buy
Sovereign	1876	M G+D	GEF-AUNC	sl. scuffs	£550.00	Buy
Sovereign	1879	G+D	AVF/VF		£2,950.00	Buy
Sovereign	1879	G+D S ...	AU-53		£750.00	Buy
Sovereign	1879	G+D Slabbed ...	XF-45		£3,750.00	Buy
Sovereign	1879	S G+D ...	AU-50		£695.00	Buy
Sovereign	1879	S Shield Slabbed ...	AU-55		£650.00	Buy
Sovereign	1879	S Shield Slabbed ...	AU-53		£595.00	Buy
Sovereign	1880	G+D 8/7 No ...	VF+	scarce	£650.00	Buy
Sovereign	1880	G+D Slabbed ...	MS-61		£750.00	Buy
Sovereign	1880	M Shield Slabbed ...	XF-45		£1,950.00	Buy
Sovereign	1880	S Shield Inverted ...	AU-55		£3,500.00	Buy
Sovereign	1881	M Shield Slabbed ...	AU-58		£950.00	Buy
Sovereign	1881	S Shield	AUNC		£750.00	Buy
Sovereign	1883	S Shield Slabbed ...	MS-61		£1,100.00	Buy
Sovereign	1883	S Shield Slabbed ...	MS-62		£1,250.00	Buy