UK coin market roundup 6 Jul – 12 Jul 2026: 1 Sovereign - George III leads at £1,231

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Published 13 July 2026 · Updated 6 September 2026
George III pattern sovereign with St George and the dragon reverse, from a museum collection
A George III pattern sovereign with the St George reverse.Image: George III pattern sovereign with St. George reverse MET DP 100375 by Benedetto Pistrucci / Royal Mint, Wikimedia Commons, CC0

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 - George III 1817 VF EBAY UK £1,231
2 5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Diana, Princess of Wales; Silver Proof 1999 PR-65 EBAY UK £43
3 1 Pound - Elizabeth II Scottish Thistle; Silver Proof 1984 PR-65 EBAY UK £28
4 5 Pounds - Victoria 2nd portrait 1887 VF EBAY UK £22
5 50 Pence - Elizabeth II 4th portrait; Kew Gardens 2009 UNC EBAY UK £20
6 5 Pounds - Edward VII 1902 VF EBAY UK £18
7 5 Pounds - Elizabeth II 4th portrait; Diana, Princess of Wales 1999 UNC EBAY UK £8
8 5 Shillings - George VI Festival of Britain 1951 UNC EBAY UK £8
9 5 Shillings - George VI Festival of Britain 1951 VF EBAY UK £7
10 5 Shillings - Elizabeth II Coronation 1953 VF EBAY UK £6

Market signals this week

Museum sovereign case, a holder for gold sovereign coins, shown as a related object
A case designed to hold gold sovereigns.Image: Case, Sovereign by Auckland Museum Collections from Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand, Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY 2.0

13 verified UK coin sales recorded between 6 Jul – 12 Jul 2026, totalling £1,402 in realised volume.

Source breakdown:

  • EBAY UK, 13 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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Reverse of a 2020 gold sovereign
The reverse of a 2020 gold sovereign.Image: 2020 Sovereign Reverse by LordHarris for image. Benedetto Pistrucci for coin., Wikimedia Commons, Public domain

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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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