Obverse
Reverse
Scarce 💧 Very Liquid
1 Sovereign - Victoria 1st portrait St George
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| Country | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Year | 1871–1885 |
| Denomination | 1 Sovereign |
| Face value | £24 |
| Mintage by year |
1871 8,767,250 · 1872 13,486,708 · 1873 2,368,215 · 1874 520,713 · 1876 3,319,000 · 1878 1,091,000 · 1879 20,000 · 1880 3,650,000 · 1884 1,770,000 · 1885 718,000
Scarcest year: 20,000 struck
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| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Series | Sovereign |
| Circulation | Circulating |
| Composition | Gold (.9167) (917/1000 fine) |
| Weight | 7.990g · 0.2355 t oz |
| Diameter | 22.0mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
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
Fine troy oz
0.2355
Melt value
£758.13
Premium over melt
£10,241.87
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Market Value
£2,079.41
▲ 50.3% 30d
Volume-weighted average across 32 verified sales in 12 grades.
Grade range
£668 – £17,000
Lowest grade
Highest grade
Last sale 11 days ago
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Market Data by Grade
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 | |
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| FDC | £11,000.00 🔒 | – | – | £11,000.00 – £11,000.00 | 0 | 1 | 06-12-2015 | |
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| UNC | £668.20 🔒 | – | – | £500.00 – £5,500.00 | 1 | 3 | 09-12-2025 | |
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| BU | £1,650.00 🔒 listed | £1,650.00 | – | £500.00 – £1,650.00 | 2 | 3 | 05-07-2026 | |
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| VF | £891.40 🔒 listed | £891.40 | – | £700.00 – £1,299.90 | 5 | 5 | 17-06-2026 | |
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| F | £900.00 🔒 | – | – | £900.00 – £900.00 | 0 | 1 | 07-06-2020 | |
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| AG | £845.00 🔒 listed | £845.00 | – | £845.00 – £845.00 | 1 | 1 | 24-06-2026 | |
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| AU-58 | £875.00 🔒 | – | – | £875.00 – £875.00 | 1 | 1 | 20-01-2026 | |
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| MS-62 | £1,050.00 🔒 listed | £1,050.00 | – | £1,050.00 – £1,258.23 | 2 | 2 | 27-07-2026 | |
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| MS-63 | £1,383.70 🔒 listed | £1,354.13 | ▲3.3% | £928.06 – £1,383.70 | 8 | 8 | 01-09-2026 | |
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| MS-64 | £2,352.70 🔒 listed | £2,352.70 | – | £750.00 – £2,352.70 | 4 | 5 | 01-09-2026 | |
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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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Pricing Data
12 grades · last updated unknown
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