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
Sovereign	1884	S Shield	AUNC		£1,250.00	Buy
Sovereign	1885	M G+D (...	GEF-AUNC	sl. e/k	£550.00	Buy
Sovereign	1885	M G+D (...	MS-61		£950.00	Buy
Sovereign	1885	M Shield	AUNC	attractive	£1,500.00	Buy
Sovereign	1885	S Shield Slabbed ...	MS-62		£1,100.00	Buy
Sovereign	1885	S Shield Slabbed ...	MS-62		£1,100.00	Buy
Sovereign	1886	M G+D	NEF		£475.00	Buy
Sovereign	1886	S Shield Slabbed ...	AU-58		£795.00	Buy
Model Sovereign	1887	JH G+D ...	AUNC		£29.50	Buy
Model Sovereign	1887	JH G+D ...	VF		£12.50	Buy
Model Sovereign	1887	JH Lauer G+...	EF		£19.50	Buy
Model Sovereign	1887	JH Lauer Shield	AUNC		£44.00	Buy
Sovereign	1887	JH M Small ...	GEF-AUNC		£1,250.00	Buy
Sovereign	1887	JH S slabbed ...	AU-58		£1,500.00	Buy
Sovereign	1887	Proof	Abt.FDC		£3,500.00	Buy
Sovereign	1888	Forgery	GVF-NEF		£32.50	Buy
Gold model money	1889	Ed.VII (10mm)	AUNC		£29.50	Buy
Gold model money	1889	Geo.V (10mm)	AUNC		£29.50	Buy
Gold model money	1889	JH (10mm)	AUNC		£32.50	Buy
Gold model money	1889	OH (10mm)	EF		£29.50	Buy
Sovereign	1893	OH M	EF+		£475.00	Buy
Gold model money	1893	OH Undated (10mm)	AUNC		£29.50	Buy
Model Sovereign	1897	JH Lauer	EF		£19.50	Buy
Sovereign	1899		ABU		£495.00	Buy
Sovereign	1899	P slabbed but ...	AUNC		£1,100.00	Buy
Sovereign	1899	P Slabbed by ...	AU-58		£1,400.00	Buy
Sovereign	1899	P Slabbed by ...	AU-55		£950.00	Buy
Sovereign	1900	forgery	AUNC	loop above head	£25.00	Buy
Model Sovereign	1902	Lauer	GEF		£25.00	Buy
Sovereign	1911	Edward VII Copper ...	NF		£9.50	Buy
Gold model money	1911	Geo.V Undated (10...	AUNC		£29.50	Buy
Sovereign	1911	Proof	AFDC		£1,600.00	Buy
Sovereign	1914	C	AUNC		£1,600.00	Buy
Sovereign	1919	M	AUNC		£750.00	Buy
Sovereign	1923	S	AUNC		£22,500.00	Buy
Sovereign	1925		Abt.BU		£475.00	Buy
Sovereign	1926	P	GEF		£1,500.00	Buy
Sovereign	1926	P Slabbed by ...	MS-62		£2,250.00	Buy
Sovereign	1927	P	AUNC		£650.00	Buy
Sovereign	1927	SA	UNC		£495.00	Buy
Sovereign	1930	SA	GEF-AUNC		£475.00	Buy
Sovereign	1931	SA	AUNC		£495.00	Buy
Sovereign	1959		UNC		£475.00	Buy
Gold model money	1965	(10mm)	AUNC		£29.50	Buy
Sovereign	1977	Undated 9ct Commemorative ...	UNC	in COI	£125.00	Buy
Sovereign	1979	Proof	FDC		£595.00	Buy
Sovereign	1980	Proof	FDC	in COI	£475.00	Buy
Sovereign	1983	Proof	FDC	in COI	£695.00	Buy
Sovereign	1984	Proof	FDC	in COI	£695.00	Buy
Sovereign	1985	Proof	FDC	in COI	£695.00	Buy
Sovereign	1986	Proof	FDC	in COI	£695.00	Buy
Sovereign	1987	Proof	FDC	in COI	£695.00	Buy
Sovereign	1988	Proof	FDC	in COI	£650.00	Buy
Sovereign	1990	Proof	FDC	in COI	£950.00	Buy
Sovereign	1991	Proof	FDC	in COI	£895.00	Buy
Sovereign	1994	Proof	FDC	in COI	£795.00	Buy
Sovereign	1995	Proof	FDC	in COI	£795.00	Buy
Sovereign	1996	Proof	FDC	in COI	£750.00	Buy
Sovereign	1997	Proof	FDC	in COI	£795.00	Buy
Sovereign	1998	Proof	FDC	in COI	£650.00	Buy
Sovereign	1999	Proof	FDC	in COI	£650.00	Buy
Sovereign	2000	Proof	FDC	in COI	£595.00	Buy
Sovereign	2001	Proof	FDC	in COI	£595.00	Buy
Sovereign	2002	Proof	FDC	in COI	£750.00	Buy
Sovereign	2004		BU		£475.00	Buy
Sovereign	2005		BU		£475.00	Buy
Sovereign	2006		FDC	uncased	£550.00	Buy
Sovereign	2006	Proof	FDC	in COI	£595.00	Buy
Sovereign	2006	Proof	FDC	in COI	£595.00	Buy
Sovereign	2008	Proof	FDC	in COI	£595.00	Buy
Sovereign	2009	Proof	FDC	in COI	£595.00	Buy
Sovereign	2010	Proof	FDC	in COI	£550.00	Buy
Sovereign	2011	Proof	FDC	in COI	£595.00	Buy
Sovereign	2013	Proof	FDC	in COI	£650.00	Buy
Sovereign	2015	JC 5th portrait ...	FDC	in COI	£650.00	Buy
Sovereign	2016	Struck on June 11	UNC	in COI	£750.00	Buy
Sovereign	2017	Piedfort	FDC	in COI	£1,600.00	Buy
Sovereign	2018	Proof	FDC	in COI	£595.00	Buy
Sovereign	2019	Proof	FDC	in COI	£550.00	Buy
Sovereign	2019	Victoria struck on 24 ...	UNC	in COI	£895.00	Buy
Sovereign	2020	Proof	FDC	in COI	£595.00	Buy
Sovereign	2020	VE Day Struck ...	UNC	in COI	£850.00	Buy
Sovereign	2022	Piedfort	FDC	in COI	£1,400.00	Buy
Sovereign	2022	Proof	FDC	in COI	£1,100.00	Buy