Show Us Your Sovereigns

After seeing @MikeKai 's beautiful gold coins tonight, it made me want to revisit and take better pictures of mine. I decided to start with the Sovereigns. They have one my favorite designs of St. George slaying the dragon on the reverse. So I will show you mine if you show me yours Let's see some Sovereigns!

1876, Mintage: 3,318,866


1878-M, Mintage: 2,171,457


1882-M, Mintage: 2,093,850


1889-S, Mintage: 3,262,000


1891, Mintage: 6,329,476


1898, Mintage: 4,361,347


1906-P, Mintage: 4,829,817


1910, Mintage: 22,379,624

 

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1915-S, Mintage: 1,346,000


1925, Mintage: 3,520,431 - though there are restrikes also


1930-P, Mintage: 1,915,352


1957, Mintage: 2,072,000

 

Nice! Beautiful coins!

 

Cool coins ! I like the dragon.

 

Great show. I currently own zero...

 

Love all things gold!

 

You need to fix that then

 

Color me green....

 

Beautifull examples furryfrog02!!!!!

Here are a few of mine....just won this one from WGI auction, AV 1/2 Sovereign 1825 Tower Mint/ George IV

 

That is amazing!

 

Thank you! Here are some more, wins from Heritage Auctions.

 

"No gold sovereigns were issued for circulation during the reign of George VI but bullion sovereigns were minted in 1949, 1951 and 1952 using 1925 dies in the name of George V and these are referred to as official restrikes. The word restrike is often euphemistically and dishonestly used for fakes but should not be confused. We believe that the restrikes can be distinguished from the originals by the more pronounced rim around the edge of the coin." -- https://www.chards.co.uk/blog/george-vi-gold-sovereign-information/147

 

2012 had a different version of Saint George slaying the dragon. Mintage was 250,000 + 5,000 in proof for KM1207.

What do you make of the alternative version?

 

I like it. I am fond of any version though lol.

 

Uh oh....here we go again

Here is a selection from my collection. Hope you like some of them.

1989 one year type 500th Anniversary of the Sovereign PF70UC. Mintage 23,471

 

1839 AU53.....mintage 503,695

 

1874 London mint St George and the Dragon MS61. Total mintage of both types (Shield and St George) 520,713 but Shield version is more scarce. Still looking for that one

 

1820 Sovereign, George III, mintage of 2,101,994 AU 50

 

1859 'Ansell' sovereign with double lines on the hairband, mintage 167,539, AU53. Only about 30 graded between NGC and PCGS to date.

 

Australia 1862 MS62