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July 2026 UK coin market recap: 1 Sovereign - Victoria 2nd portrait (1887) leads at £3,969

July 2026 UK coin market recap: 1 Sovereign - Victoria 2nd portrait (1887) leads at £3,969

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Published 5 August 2026

Top 20 verified UK coin sales in July 2026

Every figure below is a realised auction sale, what the coin actually sold for at hammer or in a verified eBay UK transaction. Asking prices, dealer catalogues and active listings are excluded throughout.

Rank Coin Year Grade Source Realised
1 1 Sovereign - Victoria 2nd portrait 1887 VF EBAY UK £3,969
2 1 Sovereign - George III 1817 EF EBAY UK £2,047
3 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Bank of England; Gold Proof 1994 PR-69 EBAY UK £1,996
4 1 Sovereign - Victoria 2nd portrait 1887 AU-58 EBAY UK £1,995
5 1 Sovereign - Elizabeth II Gold Sovereign Anniversary 1989 PR-69 EBAY UK £1,900
6 1 Sovereign - Charles III Coronation 2023 VF EBAY UK £1,843
7 1 Sovereign - Elizabeth II Gold Sovereign Anniversary 1989 PR-65 EBAY UK £1,843
8 1 Sovereign - Victoria 1st portrait; St George 1871 BU EBAY UK £1,650
9 ½ Sovereign - Edward VII 1902 PR-65 EBAY UK £1,600
10 1 Sovereign - Elizabeth II 5th portrait; Platinum Jubilee 2022 VF EBAY UK £1,537
11 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II The Queen's Beasts Completer; Silver Proof 2021 PR-70 EBAY UK £1,395
12 1 Sovereign - Victoria 1st portrait; St George 1871 MS-63 EBAY UK £1,384
13 1 Sovereign - George V 1911 MS-64 EBAY UK £1,317
14 1 Sovereign - Victoria 1st portrait; St George 1871 MS-63 EBAY UK £1,295
15 1 Sovereign - George VI 1937 FDC EBAY UK £1,240
16 1 Sovereign - George IV 1821 VF EBAY UK £1,240
17 1 Sovereign - George III 1817 VF EBAY UK £1,231
18 1 Sovereign - George III 1817 VF EBAY UK £1,151
19 1 Sovereign - Charles III 2023 BU EBAY UK £1,129
20 1 Sovereign - Charles III Bullion 2026 PR-65 EBAY UK £1,115

Most-traded UK coins in July 2026

Coins with the highest verified-sale frequency this month, useful as liquidity indicators for collectors thinking about exits.

Coin Denomination Sales Avg realised
50 Pence - Charles III Atlantic Salmon 50 Pence 55 £60
50 Pence - Elizabeth II 4th portrait; Kew Gardens 50 Pence 35 £94
50 Pence - Charles III Coronation 50 Pence 32 £7
50 Pence - Elizabeth II 5th portrait; Beatrix Potter 50 Pence 28 £7
50 Pence - Elizabeth II Beatrix Potter; Silver Proof 50 Pence 24 £74
50 Pence - Elizabeth II 5th portrait; Sir Isaac Newton 50 Pence 22 £6
50 Pence - Elizabeth II 5th portrait; Benjamin Bunny 50 Pence 22 £3
50 Pence - Elizabeth II 4th portrait; Judo 50 Pence 20 £9
50 Pence - Elizabeth II 4th portrait; Triathlon 50 Pence 20 £9
2 Pounds - Charles III 1 oz Fine Silver 2 Pounds 18 £62

Market signals

3317 verified UK coin sales recorded between 1 July and 31 July 2026, totalling £153,796 in realised volume. Average sale: £46.

Source breakdown by realised volume:

  • EBAY UK, 3317 sales, £153,796 realised

What this means for collectors

The top sale of July 2026 was the 1 Sovereign - Victoria 2nd portrait (1887) at £3,969. Each entry in the tables above links to the coin's full grade-by-grade price history, mintage and authentication notes on MyCoinage.

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All figures: realised sales only, GBP at sale date. Source mix: Spink, Baldwin's, Noonans, Heritage, eBay UK verified, plus MyCoinage's verified user-submitted records.

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