1 Sovereign - Victoria 1st portrait St George

Name: 1 Sovereign - Victoria 1st portrait; St George
Brand: Royal Mint

CountryUK Year1871–1885 Denom1 Sovereign MintRoyal Mint MetalGold (.9167) Melt ~£872.18

Data verified by Connor Jones, Editor · realised auction prices only · last refreshed 3 June 2026.

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Obverse

Young uncrowned portrait ('Young Head') of Queen Victoria left, legend around. Script: Latin

Reverse

St George on horseback slaying the dragon right, date in exergue. Script: Latin

Gold content

Gross troy oz 0.2569

Purity unknown, melt value is approximate

Melt value (approx) £872.18

Premium over melt £10,127.82

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Market Value

£964.41

Volume-weighted avg across 58 sales Last sale 1 months ago

£80 – £17,000

13 grades with data

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Realised auction prices · ⭐ Pro Expand rows for individual sale records

	Grade	Latest	Avg (90d)	30d Δ	All-time range	Sales (1yr)	Total sales	Last sale
	FDC	£11,000.00 🔒	–	–	£11,000.00 – £11,000.00	0	1	06-12-2015
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	UNC	£5,500.00 🔒	–	–	£320.00 – £5,500.00	0	5	04-09-2022
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	BU	£410.00 🔒	–	–	£230.00 – £500.00	0	7	01-12-2024
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	EF	£400.00 🔒	–	–	£80.00 – £460.00	0	11	03-06-2019
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	VF	£313.00 🔒	–	–	£60.00 – £350.00	0	19	03-09-2023
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	F	£300.00 🔒	–	–	£200.00 – £900.00	0	4	06-03-2022
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	AG	£80.00 🔒	–	–	£80.00 – £80.00	0	1	03-03-2007
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	AU-58	£875.00 🔒	–	–	£875.00 – £875.00	1	1	20-01-2026
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	MS-62	£1,258.23 🔒	£1,258.23	–	£1,258.23 – £1,258.23	1	1	27-04-2026
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	MS-63	£1,332.25 🔒	£1,332.25	–	£928.06 – £1,332.25	4	4	27-04-2026
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	MS-64	£1,750.00 🔒	–	–	£750.00 – £1,750.00	1	2	17-02-2026
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	MS-65	£6,250.00 🔒	–	–	£6,250.00 – £6,250.00	1	1	20-01-2026
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	PR-64	£17,000.00 🔒	–	–	£17,000.00 – £17,000.00	0	1	06-09-2020
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