The Half Sovereign is a Gold coin with a face value of half a pound sterling, ten Shillings, or 120 old Pence. Since the end of the Gold standard it has been issued only in limited quantities as a commemorative coin.

The Half Sovereign was first introduced in 1544 as a hammered coin and after 1604 it was discontinued until 1817. Production of the Half Sovereign continued until 1926 and with a few exceptions was not restarted until 1980. 

Please see our Half Sovereign Coins for sale below:

Half-Sovereigns

Item	Date	Description	Grade	Additional Desc	Price
Half-Sovereign	1817		AUNC		£1,400.00	Buy
Half-Sovereign	1818		AUNC	prooflike	£1,750.00	Buy
Half-Sovereign	1820	Slabbed by NGC	MS-62		£1,600.00	Buy
Model Half-Sovereign	1838	Vic. YH Undated ...	AUNC		£19.50	Buy
Model Half-Sovereign	1838	Vic. YH Undated ...	EF		£15.00	Buy
Model Half-Sovereign	1838	Vic. YH Undated ...	VF		£15.00	Buy
Half-Sovereign	1842		AUNC	scarce	£1,400.00	Buy
Half-Sovereign	1842		AUNC	few marks behind bust	£1,100.00	Buy
Half-Sovereign	1845		VF	scr. Obv.	£550.00	Buy
Half-Sovereign	1846	Slabbed by NGC	AU-58		£1,100.00	Buy
Half-Sovereign	1850	Forgery (1.61g)	AVF	sl. crimped	£22.50	Buy
Half-Sovereign	1850	Slabbed by NGC	XF-45	scarce	£1,400.00	Buy
Half-Sovereign	1852		Abt.EF		£495.00	Buy
Half-Sovereign	1853		GEF-AUNC		£795.00	Buy
Half-Sovereign	1853		EF		£550.00	Buy
Half-Sovereign	1855		EF	few minor marks	£550.00	Buy
Half-Sovereign	1859		EF/GEF		£450.00	Buy
Half-Sovereign	1861		AUNC		£950.00	Buy
Half-Sovereign	1863	No die No.	NEF	scr. Obv.	£350.00	Buy
Half-Sovereign	1864	Die No.27	GEF		£450.00	Buy
Half-Sovereign forgery	1864	Die No.28 (1.62g)	VF		£22.50	Buy
Half-Sovereign	1866	Die No.32 Slabbed ...	AU-70		£850.00	Buy
Half-Sovereign	1870	Die No.42	AUNC		£950.00	Buy
Half-Sovereign	1871	Die No.37	NEF		£350.00	Buy
Half-Sovereign	1871	Die No.58 Nose ...	GVF-NEF		£1,100.00	Buy
Half-Sovereign	1871	S Slabbed by ...	AU-50		£1,250.00	Buy
Half-Sovereign	1871	S Slabbed by ...	XF-45	RARE	£1,100.00	Buy
Half-Sovereign	1872	Die No.145	GEF-AUNC		£450.00	Buy
Half-Sovereign	1874	Die No.32	Abt.EF		£350.00	Buy
Half-Sovereign	1876	Die No.63 Slabbed ...	AU-58		£595.00	Buy