collection page with ideas on collection types

What to collect...

Sometimes its hard to know what to collet... When you're starting out on your investment journey knowing what to focus on can be tricky. So we're going to lay down a few ideas! Date runs, type sets, design and monarch changes, monarch specific... There a lot to cnsider.

Chief coin of the world

Dating back to 1489 and since its revival in 1817, the Sovereign has played its part as a circulating coin, a bullion coin and, most recently, a commemorative coin.

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Accessories 

We buy and sell  books, cases, holders, scales and anything sovereign related.

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Design and Monarch change type set

George III​

Type: Bare Head

Years: 1817 - 1820

Size:  1/2 | 1

Marsh Ref: 1 - 4F

George IV

Type: Laurette Head

Years: 1821 - 1825

Size:  1/2 | 1

Marsh Ref: 5 - 9A

George IV

Type: Bare Head​

Years: 1824 - 1830

Size:  1/2 | 1 | 2 | 5

Marsh Ref: 9B - 15B

William IV

Type: Bare Head

Years: 1830 - 1837

Size:  1/2 | 1 | 2

Marsh Ref: 15C - 21B

Victoria

Type: IA No Die Number

Years: 1837 - 1872

Size: 1/2 | 1 | 5

Marsh Ref: 21C - 47

Victoria

Type: IB Die Number

Years: 1863 - 1887

Size: 1/2 | 1

Marsh Ref: 48 - 58D

Victoria

Type: IIA St George

Years: 1871 - 1887

Size:  1/2 | 1

Marsh Ref: 84 - 93A

Victoria

Type: Jubilee Head

Years: 1887 - 1892

Size:  1/2 | 1 | 2 | 5

Marsh Ref: 125 - 130A

Victoria

Type: Veiled Head

Years: 1893 - 1901

Size:  1/2 | 1 | 2 | 5

Marsh Ref: 145 - 152

Edward VIII

Type: De Saulles Portrait

Years: 1902 - 1910

Size:  1/2 | 1 | 2 | 5

Marsh Ref: 174 - 182

George V

Type: Mackennal Portrait

Years: 1911 - 1925

Size:  1/2 | 1 | 2 | 5

Marsh Ref: 213 - 220

George VI

Type: Paget Portrait

Years: 1937

Size:  1/2 | 1 | 2 | 5

Marsh Ref: 296B - 296C

Elizabeth II

Type: Gillick Portrait

Years: 1957 - 1968

Size: 1

Marsh Ref: 297 - 306

Elizabeth II

Type:  Machin Portrait

Years: 1974 - 1984

Size:  1/2 | 1 | 2 | 5

Marsh Ref: 307 - 313C

Elizabeth II

Type:  500th Anniversary

Years: 1989

Size: 1/2 | 1 | 2 | 5

Marsh Ref: 313H

Elizabeth II

Type:  Maklouf Portrait

Years: 1985 - 1997

Size: 1/2 | 1 | 2 | 5

Marsh Ref: 313D - 313P

Elizabeth II

Type: Golden Jubilee

Years: 2002

Size:  1/4 | 1/2 | 1 | 2 | 5

Marsh Ref: 316 - 316A

Elizabeth II

Type:  T Noad Design

Years: 2005

Size:  1/4 | 1/2 | 1 | 2 | 5

Marsh Ref: 321 - 322

Elizabeth II

Type: Diamond Jubilee

Years: 2012

Size:  1/4 | 1/2 | 1 | 2 | 5

Marsh Ref: 335 - 336

Elizabeth II

Type: Broadley Portrait

Years: 1998 - 2015

Size:  1/4 | 1/2 | 1 | 2 | 5

Marsh Ref: 313Q - 342

Elizabeth II

Type: Butler Portrait

Years: 2016

Size:  1/4 | 1/2 | 1 | 2 | 5

Marsh Ref: 346

Elizabeth II

Type: 200th Anniversary

Years: 2017

Size:  1/4 | 1/2 | 1 | 2 | 5

Marsh Ref: 347 - 349

Elizabeth II

Type: Clark Portrait

Years: 2015 - 2021

Size:  1/4 | 1/2 | 1 | 2 | 5

Marsh Ref: 344 - 362

Elizabeth II

Type: Platinum Jubilee

Years: 2022

Size:  1/4 | 1/2 | 1 | 2 | 5

Marsh Ref: TBC

Charles III

Type: Memorial Edition

Years: 2022

Size:  1/4 | 1/2 | 1 | 2 | 5

Marsh Ref: TBC

Charles III

Type: Coronation

Years: 2023

Size:  1/4 | 1/2 | 1 | 2 | 5

Marsh Ref: TBC

Charles III

Type: Jennings Portrait

Years: 2024 - 2025

Size:  1/4 | 1/2 | 1 | 2 | 5

Marsh Ref: TBC

Charles III

Type: TBC

Years: TBC

Size:  1/4 | 1/2 | 1 | 2 | 5

Marsh Ref: TBC

The Modern Sovereign Collector​

1817.co.uk the "modern approach" to gold Sovereign coin ownership, we buy, sell and advise on all gold Sovereigns. Helping collectors, investors and gift purchasers source the very best, mainly top graded examples.

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We buy all modern gold sovereigns, from collectors, traders, investors and others.

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