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GREAT BRITAIN, QUEEN ELIZABETH II GOLD SOVEREIGNS 1957-2009, CIRCULATION ISSUES

Category:  World Coins
Owner:  TMS Coins
Last Modified:  2/14/2024
Set Description
GT. BRITAIN, QUEEN ELIZABETH II GOLD SOVEREIGNS 1957-Date, Circulation Issues.

The Royal Mint struck its first gold sovereign in 1489 during the reign of Henry VII. This coin became known as a "sovereign" because the obverse design depicted the King enthroned in regal splendour. It was the first gold coin produced with a value of one pound or twenty shillings, it was the largest coin yet issued in England and also the most beautiful. The half-sovereign was introduced a few years after, during the reign of King Henry VIII (1509-1547), in the year 1544, nearly 300 years before the modern coinage period. The modern sovereign, smaller and featuring on the reverse the classic St. George and the dragon design by Benedetto Pistrucci and the half-sovereign featuring the Royal Arms were introduced in 1817, during the reign of King George III (1760-1820), taking the form in which we know them today.
Gold sovereigns continued to be issued by the Royal Mint in London for the reigns of King George IV (1821-1830), King William IV (1831-1837), Queen Victoria (1838-1901), King Edward VII (1902-1910), and King George V (1911-1936).
After 1925 currency gold sovereigns were not issued by the Royal Mint until 1957 when the first currency sovereign was struck during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II (1952-).

Queen Elizabeth II was born on 21 April 1926 and succeeded her father George VI after his death in 1952. To date we have seen five different busts of the Queen and all have been the work of excellent sculptors. The reverse for these five different issues all display Benedetto Pistrucci's St.George slaying the dragon. The first bust was introduced in 1953 and it was in fact a proof sovereign. The second bust (Laurate) issued in 1957 as a currency coin and continued to be issued until 1968. The third bust (Young Head) was issued again as a currency sovereign from 1974 to 1982. With the same third bust a series of proof sovereigns was issued from 1979 to 1984. In 1985 the fourth bust was introduced only as a proof issue and continued to be struck yearly until 1997. In 1998 the fifth bust (Wearing a tiara) was introduced again as a proof issue and continued to be issued yearly until today. With the same fifth bust in 2000, a bullion sovereign was issued and continued to be struck yearly until today.
In general Queen Elizabeth II sovereigns can be easily found in average grade, although some difficulty exists finding really choice examples.

REFERENCES:

COINS OF ENGLAND & THE UNITED KINGDOM, 45th Edition 2010, by SPINK.
THE GOLD SOVEREIGN, Golden Jubilee Edition 2002, by MICHAEL A. MARSH.

This present set contains examples of the currency-edition gold sovereigns of Queen Elizabeth II, minted by the Royal Mint 1957-2010.

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View Coin   GREAT BRITAIN 1902-70 1SOV 1957 G.britain NGC MS 64 GT. BRITAIN, ELIZABETH II (Second Issue) GOLD SOVEREIGN 1957
(Marsh 297; S 4125).

OBVERSE: Bare head of the Queen facing right with tie at the back of hair, the letters M.G. incuse at the bottom.
REVERSE: St. George with streamer flowing from helmet mounted and slaying the Dragon with a sword.
DESIGNERS: Obverse: Mary Gillick. Reverse: Benedetto Pistrucci.
DIAMETER: 22.05mm.
WEIGHT: 7.998 g.
FINENESS: 22 carat.
MILLESIMAL FINENESS: 916.66.
EDGE: Milled.
MINTAGE: 2,072,000
RATING: C (M.Marsh).

1957 GOLD SOVEREIGN MS 64

Solid and attractive example of this first sovereign of Queen Elizabeth II.
Bright, with good strike and full original luster.
View Coin   GREAT BRITAIN 1902-70 1SOV 1958 G.britain NGC MS 63 GT. BRITAIN, ELIZABETH II (Second Issue) GOLD SOVEREIGN 1958 (M.Marsh 298, S.4125).

OBVERSE: Bare head of the Queen facing right with tie at the back of hair, the letters M.G. incuse at the bottom.
REVERSE: St. George with streamer flowing from helmet mounted and slaying the Dragon with a sword.
DESIGNERS: Obverse: Mary Gillick. Reverse: Benedetto Pistrucci.
DIAMETER: 22.05mm.
WEIGHT: 7.998 g.
FINENESS: 22 carat.
MILLESIMAL FINENESS: 916.66.
EDGE: Milled.
MINTAGE: 8,700,140
RATING:C (M.Marsh).

1958 GOLD SOVEREIGN MS 63

Beautiful and bright, with good strike on clear fields and satiny luster.
View Coin   GREAT BRITAIN 1902-70 1SOV 1959 G.britain NGC MS 66 GT. BRITAIN, ELIZABETH II (Second Issue) GOLD SOVEREIGN 1959 (Marsh 299; S 4125).

OBVERSE: Bare head of the Queen facing right with tie at the back of hair, the letters M.G. incuse at the bottom. REVERSE: St. George with streamer flowing from helmet mounted and slaying the Dragon with a sword.
DESIGNERS: Obverse: Mary Gillick. Reverse: Benedetto Pistrucci.
DIAMETER: 22.05mm.
WEIGHT: 7.998 g.
FINENESS: 22 carat.
MILLESIMAL FINENESS: 916.66.
EDGE: Milled.
MINTAGE: 1,385,228
RATING: N (M.Marsh).

1959 GOLD SOVEREIGN MS 66

A true GEM with strong strike, clear surfaces and full original luster.
View Coin   GREAT BRITAIN 1902-70 1SOV 1962 G.britain NGC MS 62 GT. BRITAIN, ELIZABETH II (Second Issue) GOLD SOVEREIGN 1962 (S.4125).

OBVERSE: Bare head of the Queen facing right with tie at the back of hair, the letters M.G. incuse at the bottom.
REVERSE: St. George with streamer flowing from helmet mounted and slaying the Dragon with a sword.
DESIGNERS: Obverse: Mary Gillick. Reverse: Benedetto Pistrucci.
DIAMETER: 22.05mm.
WEIGHT: 7.998 g.
FINENESS: 22 carat.
MILLESIMAL FINENESS: 916.66.
EDGE: Milled.
MINTAGE: 3,000,000
RATING: C (M.Marsh).

1962 GOLD SOVEREIGN MS 62

Very choice for the grade, with good strike and booming luster.




View Coin   GREAT BRITAIN 1902-70 1SOV 1963 G.britain NGC MS 63 GT. BRITAIN, ELIZABETH II (Second Issue) GOLD SOVEREIGN 1963 (S.4125).

OBVERSE: Bare head of the Queen facing right with tie at the back of hair, the letters M.G. incuse at the bottom.
REVERSE: St. George with streamer flowing from helmet mounted and slaying the Dragon with a sword.
DESIGNERS: Obverse: Mary Gillick. Reverse: Benedetto Pistrucci.
DIAMETER: 22.05mm.
WEIGHT: 7.998 g.
FINENESS: 22 carat.
MILLESIMAL FINENESS: 916.66.
EDGE: Milled.
MINTAGE: 7,400,000
RATING: C (M.Marsh).

1963 GOLD SOVEREIGN MS 63

A choice example with beautiful honey-gold color.
Features a good strike, clear surfaces and full original luster.










View Coin   GREAT BRITAIN 1902-70 1SOV 1964 G.britain NGC MS 63 GT. BRITAIN, ELIZABETH II (Second Issue) GOLD SOVEREIGN 1964 (S.4125).

OBVERSE: Bare head of the Queen facing right with tie at the back of hair, the letters M.G. incuse at the bottom.
REVERSE: St. George with streamer flowing from helmet mounted and slaying the Dragon with a sword.
DESIGNERS: Obverse: Mary Gillick. Reverse: Benedetto Pistrucci.
DIAMETER: 22.05mm.
WEIGHT: 7.998 g.
FINENESS: 22 carat.
MILLESIMAL FINENESS: 916.66.
EDGE: Milled.
MINTAGE: 3,000,000
RATING: C (M.Marsh).

1964 GOLD SOVEREIGN MS 63

A choice UNC with good strike, clear surfaces and full luster.




View Coin   GREAT BRITAIN 1902-70 1SOV 1965 G.britain NGC MS 64 GT. BRITAIN, ELIZABETH II (Second Issue) GOLD SOVEREIGN 1965 (S.4125).

OBVERSE: Bare head of the Queen facing right with tie at the back of hair, the letters M.G. incuse at the bottom.
REVERSE: St. George with streamer flowing from helmet mounted and slaying the Dragon with a sword.
DESIGNERS: Obverse: Mary Gillick. Reverse: Benedetto Pistrucci.
DIAMETER: 22.05mm.
WEIGHT: 7.998 g.
FINENESS: 22 carat.
MILLESIMAL FINENESS: 916.66.
EDGE: Milled.
MINTAGE: 3,800,000
RATING: N (M.Marsh).

1965 GOLD SOVEREIGN MS 64

Choice uncirculated, fully struck and fully lustrus.
View Coin   GREAT BRITAIN 1902-70 1SOV 1966 G.britain NGC MS 63 GT. BRITAIN, ELIZABETH II (Second Issue) GOLD SOVEREIGN 1966 (S.4125).

OBVERSE: Bare head of the Queen facing right with tie at the back of hair, the letters M.G. incuse at the bottom.
REVERSE: St. George with streamer flowing from helmet mounted and slaying the Dragon with a sword.
DESIGNERS: Obverse: Mary Gillick. Reverse: Benedetto Pistrucci.
DIAMETER: 22.05mm.
WEIGHT: 7.998 g.
FINENESS: 22 carat.
MILLESIMAL FINENESS: 916.66.
EDGE: Milled.
MINTAGE: 7,050,000
RATING: C (M.Marsh).

1966 GOLD SOVEREIGN MS 63

Choice uncirculated, fully struck and fully lustrus.
View Coin   GREAT BRITAIN 1902-70 1SOV 1967 G.britain NGC MS 63 GT. BRITAIN, ELIZABETH II (Second Issue) GOLD SOVEREIGN 1967 (S.4125).

OBVERSE: Bare head of the Queen facing right with tie at the back of hair, the letters M.G. incuse at the bottom.
REVERSE: St. George with streamer flowing from helmet mounted and slaying the Dragon with a sword.
DESIGNERS: Obverse: Mary Gillick. Reverse: Benedetto Pistrucci.
DIAMETER: 22.05mm.
WEIGHT: 7.998 g.
FINENESS: 22 carat.
MILLESIMAL FINENESS: 916.66.
EDGE: Milled.
MINTAGE: 5,000,000
RATING: C (M.Marsh).

1967 GOLD SOVEREIGN MS 63

Choice uncirculated, fully struck and fully lustrus.
View Coin   GREAT BRITAIN 1902-70 1SOV 1968 G.britain NGC MS 65 GT. BRITAIN, ELIZABETH II (Second Issue), GOLD SOVEREIGN 1968
(Marsh 306; S 4125).

OBVERSE: Bare head of the Queen facing right with tie at the back of hair, the letters M.G. incuse at the bottom.
REVERSE: St. George with streamer flowing from helmet mounted and slaying the Dragon with a sword.
DESIGNERS: Obverse: Mary Gillick. Reverse: Benedetto Pistrucci.
DIAMETER: 22.05mm.
WEIGHT: 7.988 g.
FINENESS: 22 carat.
MILLESIMAL FINENESS: 916.66.
EDGE: Milled.
MINTAGE: 4,203,000
RATING: C (M.Marsh).

ELIZABETH II, SOVEREIGN, 1968.

Queen Elizabeth II has ruled for sixty years in 2012 and is the second-longest reigning monarch in British history after Queen Victoria. If she rules beyond the 10 September 2015, Queen Elizabeth will become the longest reigning British monarch. In her long reign Queen Elizabeth’s coinage has been through several portrait changes, more so since decimalisation in February 1971. The young head portrait by Gillick continued on most issues until the 1967 dated coins, with one last final issue for a commemorative 1970 proof set. The Maundy coinage presented each Maundy Thursday continues to carry this young head portrait to the present time. It has become rather worn and touched up on the master tools and famously in 2002 when issued in gold for the Golden Jubilee proof sets, some of the Maundy Twopences literally had no nose on the portrait as the dies were engraved so weakly and shallow. The first Sovereign of the reign was an excessively rare 1953 proof Sovereign as part of a set of record for Institutional collections only, consisting of a gold Five Pounds, Two Pounds, Sovereign and Half-Sovereign. One set was sold some decades ago by one of the Institutional owners, and has since been broken up into individual coins and sold. At least two extra single proof Sovereigns are in private hands, though one of these was stolen and presumably melted many years ago. If one should ever come up for sale it would be one of the most valuable modern British gold Sovereigns.

QUEEN ELIZABETH II

The Reign of Queen Elizabeth II (House of Windsor) : 1952- .
Born: 21 April 1926.
Accession: 6 February 1952.
Married: Philip of Greece and Denmark, 20 November 1947.
Coronation: Tuesday, 2 June 1953.
Children: three sons, one daughter.
Celebrating her Diamond Jubilee Year 2012.

1968 GOLD SOVEREIGN MS 65

A fresh original GEM uncirculated example, fully struck and fully lustrus.
NGC: Pop 6 with none grading higher.
Purchased from ebay 28 June 2011.
View Coin   GREAT BRITAIN - DECIMAL 1SOV 1974 G.britain NGC MS 66 GT. BRITAIN, ELIZABETH II (Third Issue) GOLD SOVEREIGN 1974 (S4204).

OBVERSE: Bust of the Queen facing right and wearing a coronet.
REVERSE: St. George with streamer flowing from helmet mounted and slaying the Dragon with a sword.
DESIGNERS: Obverse: Arnold Machin. Reverse: Benedetto Pistrucci.
DIAMETER: 22.05mm.
WEIGHT: 7.998 g.
FINENESS: 22 carat.
MILLESIMAL FINENESS: 916.66.
EDGE: Milled.
MINTAGE: 5,002,566
RATING: C (M.Marsh).

1974 GOLD SOVEREIGN MS 66
NGC 6632287-003

Beautiful and bright GEM, with sharp strike clear surfaces and original luster.

The 1974 Elizabeth II Sovereign
The First Sovereign Struck After Decimalisation
The second definitive coinage portrait of Queen Elizabeth II was created by Arnold Machin and appeared on the United Kingdom’s new decimal coinage in 1968.
The first Sovereign to feature the new coinage portrait was not struck until 1974, making it the first Sovereign of the decimal era, and a 1974 Sovereign was the very last coin to be struck at our facility in Tower Hill, London.
View Coin   GREAT BRITAIN - DECIMAL 1SOV 1976 G.britain NGC MS 66 GT. BRITAIN, ELIZABETH II (Third Issue) GOLD SOVEREIGN 1976 (S4204).

OBVERSE: Bust of the Queen facing right and wearing a coronet.
REVERSE: St. George with streamer flowing from helmet mounted and slaying the Dragon with a sword.
DESIGNERS: Obverse: Arnold Machin. Reverse: Benedetto Pistrucci.
DIAMETER: 22.05mm.
WEIGHT: 7.998 g.
FINENESS: 22 carat.
MILLESIMAL FINENESS: 916.66.
EDGE: Milled.
MINTAGE:
RATING: C (M.Marsh).

1976 GOLD SOVEREIGN MS 66
View Coin   GREAT BRITAIN - DECIMAL 1SOV 1978 G.britain NGC MS 64 GT. BRITAIN, ELIZABETH II (Third Issue) GOLD SOVEREIGN 1978 (S4204).

OBVERSE: Bust of the Queen facing right and wearing a coronet.
REVERSE: St. George with streamer flowing from helmet mounted and slaying the Dragon with a sword.
DESIGNERS: Obverse: Arnold Machin. Reverse: Benedetto Pistrucci.
DIAMETER: 22.05mm.
WEIGHT: 7.998 g.
FINENESS: 22 carat.
MILLESIMAL FINENESS: 916.66.
EDGE: Milled.
MINTAGE: 6,555,000
RATING: C (M.Marsh).

1978 GOLD SOVEREIGN MS 64

Choice uncirculated, fully struck and fully lustrus.
View Coin   GREAT BRITAIN - DECIMAL 1SOV 1979 G.britain NGC MS 65 GT. BRITAIN, ELIZABETH II (Third Issue) GOLD SOVEREIGN 1979 (S4204).

OBVERSE: Bust of the Queen facing right and wearing a coronet.
REVERSE: St. George with streamer flowing from helmet mounted and slaying the Dragon with a sword.
DESIGNERS: Obverse: Arnold Machin. Reverse: Benedetto Pistrucci.
DIAMETER: 22.05mm.
WEIGHT: 7.998 g.
FINENESS: 22 carat.
MILLESIMAL FINENESS: 916.66.
EDGE: Milled.
MINTAGE: 9,100,000
RATING: C (M.Marsh).

1979 GOLD SOVEREIGN MS 65

Beautiful GEM with bold strike, clear surfaces and lovely gold color.
View Coin   GREAT BRITAIN - DECIMAL 1SOV 1980 G.britain NGC MS 67 GT, BRITAIN, QUEEN ELIZABETH II GOLD SOVEREIGN 1980, (S4204).

OBVERSE: Bust of the Queen facing right and wearing a coronet.
REVERSE: St. George with streamer flowing from helmet, mounted and slaying Dragon with sword. Date below exergue line with small letters B.P. to right.
DESIGNERS: Obverse: Arnold Machin. Reverse: Benedetto Pistrucci.
DIAMETER: 22.05mm.
WEIGHT: 7.998 g.
FINENESS: 22 carat.
MILLESIMAL FINENESS: 916.66.
EDGE: Milled.
MINTAGE: 5,000,100
RATING: C (M.Marsh).

1980 GOLD SOVEREIGN MS 67
View Coin   GREAT BRITAIN - DECIMAL 1SOV 1981 G.britain NGC MS 66 GT. BRITAIN, ELIZABETH II (Third Issue) GOLD SOVEREIGN 1981
(Marsh 312; S 4204).

OBVERSE: Bust of the Queen facing right and wearing a coronet.
REVERSE: St. George with streamer flowing from helmet mounted and slaying the Dragon with a sword.
DESIGNERS: Obverse: Arnold Machin. Reverse: Benedetto Pistrucci.
DIAMETER: 22.05mm.
WEIGHT: 7.988g.
FINENESS: 22ct.
EDGE: Milled.
MINTAGE: 5,000,000
RATING: C (M.Marsh).

1981 GOLD SOVEREIGN MS 66

A wonderful brilliant coin, essentially a GEM.
Features a bold strike clear surfaces and booming luster. The deep gold color creats elegant eye appeal.
NGC: Pop of two with one grading higher.
ex J. Welsh Coins, Burton-On-Trent, Staffs, England, purchased 26 November 2008. Self submitted.
View Coin   GREAT BRITAIN - DECIMAL 1SOV 1982 G.britain NGC MS 67 GT. BRITAIN, ELIZABETH II (Third Issue) GOLD SOVEREIGN 1982
(Marsh 312; S 4204).

OBVERSE: Bust of the Queen facing right and wearing a coronet.
REVERSE: St. George with streamer flowing from helmet mounted and slaying the Dragon with a sword.
DESIGNERS: Obverse: Arnold Machin. Reverse: Benedetto Pistrucci.
DIAMETER: 22.05mm.
WEIGHT: 7.988g.
FINENESS: 22ct.
EDGE: Milled.
MINTAGE: 5,000,000
RATING: C (M.Marsh).

1982 GOLD SOVEREIGN MS 67

A wonderful brilliant coin. Absolute top grade.
Features a bold strike, superb mark-free surfaces and full shimmering luster. The deep gold color creates elegant eye appeal.
NGC: Pop of three with none grading higher.
View Coin   GREAT BRITAIN - DECIMAL 1SOV 2000 G.britain PCGS MS 68 GT. BRITAIN, QUEEN ELIZABETH II GOLD SOVEREIGN 2000 (S4430).

OBVERSE: Bust of the Queen facing right and wearing a tiara, the letters I R B below the truncation.
REVERSE: St. George with streamer flowing from helmet, mounted and slaying Dragon with a sword. Date below exergue line with small letters B.P. to right.
DESIGN: Obverse by Ian Rank-Broadley. Reverse by Benedetto Pistrucci.
DIAMETER: 22.05mm.
WEIGHT: 7.998 g.
FINENESS: 22 carat.
MILLESIMAL FINENESS: 916.66.
EDGE: Milled.
MINTAGE: 129,069
RATING: C

2000 GOLD SOVEREIGN MS 68 (Millenium First Strike).

A wonderful coin of superb quality.
Brilliant with very bold strike, perfect surfaces and full shimmering luster.
View Coin   GREAT BRITAIN - DECIMAL 1SOV 2001 G.britain NGC MS 68 GT. BRITAIN, ELIZABETH II (Fifth Issue) GOLD SOVEREIGN 2001
(Marsh 315; S 4430).

OBVERSE: Bust of the Queen facing right and wearing a tiara, the letters I R B below the truncation.
REVERSE: St. George with streamer flowing from helmet, mounted and slaying Dragon with a sword. Date below exergue line with small letters B.P. to right.
DESIGN: Obverse by Ian Rank-Broadley. Reverse by Benedetto Pistrucci.
DIAMETER: 22.05mm.
WEIGHT: 7.998 g.
FINENESS: 22 carat.
MILLESIMAL FINENESS: 916.66.
EDGE: Milled.
MINTAGE: 49,462
RATING: C

2001 GOLD SOVEREIGN MS 68

A wonderful coin with gorgeous eye appeal.
Features a very sharp strike, perfect surfaces and strong original luster.
NGC: Equal finest example of the date. Pop 2.
Purchased from ebay 28 August 2011.
View Coin   GREAT BRITAIN - DECIMAL 1SOV 2002 G.britain GOLDEN JUBILEE NGC MS 64 GT. BRITAIN, QUEEN ELIZABETH II GOLD SOVEREIGN 2002 (S4431).

OBVERSE: Bust of the Queen facing right and wearing a tiara, the letters I R B below the truncation.
REVERSE: A beautifully adapted design of the Victorian shield reverse sovereign with the date 2002 below the design.
DESIGN: Obverse by Ian Rank-Broadley. Reverse by Timothy Martin Noad.
DIAMETER: 22.05mm.
WEIGHT: 7.998 g.
FINENESS: 22 carat.
MILLESIMAL FINENESS: 916.66.
EDGE: Milled.
MINTAGE:75,264
RATING: N (M.Marsh).

2002 GOLD SOVEREIGN MS 64

Choice example with bold strike and full original luster.
View Coin   GREAT BRITAIN - DECIMAL 1SOV 2003 G.britain NGC MS 67 GT. BRITAIN, QUEEN ELIZABETH II GOLD SOVEREIGN 2003 (S4430).

OBVERSE: Bust of the Queen facing right and wearing a tiara, the letters I R B below the truncation.
REVERSE: St. George with streamer flowing from helmet, mounted and slaying Dragon with a sword. Date below exergue line with small letters B.P. to right.
DESIGN: Obverse by Ian Rank-Broadley. Reverse by Benedetto Pistrucci.
DIAMETER: 22.05mm.
WEIGHT: 7.998 g.
FINENESS: 22 carat.
MILLESIMAL FINENESS: 916.66.
EDGE: Milled.
MINTAGE: 43,230
RATING: C

2003 GOLD SOVEREIGN MS 67

Among the finest examples with shiny luster and very sharp strike.
View Coin   GREAT BRITAIN - DECIMAL 1SOV 2005 G.britain NGC MS 68 GT. BRITAIN, QUEEN ELIZABETH II GOLD SOVEREIGN 2005 (S4432).

OBVERSE: Bust of the Queen facing right and wearing a tiara, the letters I R B below the truncation.
REVERSE: St. George slaying the Dragon with a sword, (Modern design).
DESIGNERS: Ian Rank-Broadley and Timothy Noad.
DIAMETER: 22.05mm.
WEIGHT: 7.998 g.
FINENESS: 22 carat.
MILLESIMAL FINENESS: 916.66.
EDGE: Milled.
MINTAGE: 45,542
RATING: C

2005 GOLD SOVEREIGN MS 68

A superb coin with gorgeous eye appeal.
Among the finest examples with very sharp strike, perfect surfaces and full shimmering luster.
View Coin   GREAT BRITAIN - DECIMAL 1SOV 2006 G.britain NGC MS 62 GT. BRITAIN, QUEEN ELIZABETH II GOLD SOVEREIGN 2006 (S4430).

OBVERSE: Bust of the Queen facing right and wearing a tiara, the letters I R B below the truncation.
REVERSE: St. George with streamer flowing from helmet, mounted and slaying Dragon with a sword. Date below exergue line with small letters B.P. to right.
DESIGN: Obverse by Ian Rank-Broadley. Reverse by Benedetto Pistrucci.
EDGE: Milled.
MINTAGE:
RATING: C

2006 GOLD SOVEREIGN MS 62
View Coin   GREAT BRITAIN - DECIMAL 1SOV 2007 G.britain NGC MS 64 GT. BRITAIN, QUEEN ELIZABETH II GOLD SOVEREIGN 2007 (S4430).

OBVERSE: Bust of the Queen facing right and wearing a tiara, the letters I R B below the truncation.
REVERSE: St. George with streamer flowing from helmet, mounted and slaying Dragon with a sword. Date below exergue line with small letters B.P. to right.
DESIGN: Obverse by Ian Rank-Broadley. Reverse by Benedetto Pistrucci.
DIAMETER: 22.05mm.
WEIGHT: 7.998 g.
FINENESS: 22 carat.
MILLESIMAL FINENESS: 916.66.
EDGE: Milled.
MINTAGE: 75,000
RATING: C

2007 GOLD SOVEREIGN MS 64

Choice example of this "shallow relief" date.




View Coin   GREAT BRITAIN - DECIMAL 1SOV 2008 G.britain NGC MS 63 GT. BRITAIN, QUEEN ELIZABETH II GOLD SOVEREIGN 2008 (S4430).

OBVERSE: Bust of the Queen facing right and wearing a tiara, the letters I R B below the truncation.
REVERSE: St. George with streamer flowing from helmet, mounted and slaying Dragon with a sword. Date below exergue line with small letters B.P. to right.
DESIGN: Obverse by Ian Rank-Broadley. Reverse by Benedetto Pistrucci.
EDGE: Milled.
MINTAGE:
RATING: C

2008 GOLD SOVEREIGN MS 63
View Coin   GREAT BRITAIN - DECIMAL 1SOV 2009 G.britain NGC MS 67 GT. BRITAIN, QUEEN ELIZABETH II GOLD SOVEREIGN 2009 (S4433) .

OBVERSE: Bust of the Queen facing right and wearing a tiara, the letters I R B below the truncation.
REVERSE: St.George based on the original design of 1820 with the plumed helmet without its streamer. Date below exergue line.
DESIGN: Obverse by Ian Rank-Broadley. Reverse by Benedetto Pistrucci.
DIAMETER: 22.05mm.
WEIGHT: 7.998 g.
FINENESS: 22 carat.
MILLESIMAL FINENESS: 916.66.
EDGE: Milled.
MINTAGE: 75,000
RATING: C

2009 GOLD SOVEREIGN MS 67

Among the finest examples, with sharp strike, perfect surfaces and full shiny luster.

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