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UK coin market roundup 27 Apr – 3 May 2026: 1 Sovereign - Victoria 1st portrait; St George leads at £1,332

UK coin market roundup 27 Apr – 3 May 2026: 1 Sovereign - Victoria 1st portrait; St George leads at £1,332

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Published 4 May 2026 · Updated 7 May 2026

Top 10 highest-realised UK coin sales

Sales below are verified from auction-house records and eBay UK sold listings. Asking prices and active listings are excluded.

Rank Coin Year Grade Source Realised
1 1 Sovereign - Victoria 1st portrait; St George 1871 MS-63 NUMISBIDS £1,332
2 1 Sovereign - Charles III Bullion 2026 PR-65 EBAY UK £1,300
3 1 Sovereign - Charles III Bullion 2026 PR-70 EBAY UK £1,297
4 1 Sovereign - Victoria 1st portrait; St George 1871 MS-62 NUMISBIDS £1,258
5 1 Sovereign - George III 1817 BU COINCABINET £1,100
6 1 Sovereign - Elizabeth II 1st portrait 1957 MS-65 COINCABINET £1,050
7 1 Sovereign - Charles III Life of Queen Victoria; Gold Proof 2026 PR-70 NUMISBIDS £925
8 1 Sovereign - Charles III Life of Queen Victoria; Gold Proof 2026 PR-70 NUMISBIDS £925
9 1 Sovereign - Elizabeth II 5th portrait; Platinum Jubilee 2022 VF EBAY UK £865
10 1 Sovereign - Edward VII 1902 BU COINCABINET £825

Market signals this week

777 verified UK coin sales recorded between 27 Apr – 3 May 2026, totalling £32,576 in realised volume.

Source breakdown:

  • EBAY UK — 756 sales
  • COINCABINET — 17 sales
  • NUMISBIDS — 4 sales

What this means for collectors

Realised auction prices — what coins actually sell for at hammer — are the only data MyCoinage uses to value coins. Asking prices on eBay listings, dealer catalogues and forum chatter are excluded. Each coin in the table above links to its full grade-by-grade price history on MyCoinage.

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Realised auction figures sourced from Spink, Baldwin's, Noonans, Heritage, eBay UK verified sales and MyCoinage's verified user-submitted records. All prices in GBP at sale date.

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