But on the bullion market a Sovereign sells for £240. The latest coin is a 'proof' which means it has been struck with a highly polished die. It has a sharper mirror-like surface than other ...

FIVE hundred gold sovereign coins will be struck by the Royal Mint ... with a consistent, polished finish.

A rare early Victorian coin less than a millimetre thick sold at auction for a "phenomenal" £1,600, auctioneers said. The 1838 gold half sovereign, with a diameter of 19.3mm, was handed for sale ...

These more expensive Sovereign proofs have been struck with a highly polished die (a type of metal press). The coins have a sharply defined mirror-like surface and have never been in circulation.

We may have just been introduced to the design for a new 12-sided £1 coin, but you may want to keep an eye out for this old design when it comes to raking it in FEELING a little skint after ...

Three rare British coins have sold for a staggering £1.14million between them. The historic pieces included a Henry VII fine gold Sovereign of 20 shillings. The 1492 coin displays the monarch ...

It is one of only two ‘proof’ gold coins that were struck ahead of the production of commemorative sovereign coins to mark the king’s coronation in 1937. But in December 1936 Edward ...

London Mint sovereigns could be worth as much as £25,000 in the right hands One of the rarest old coins in Britain, the London Mint sovereign, could be worth up to £25,000 in the right hands.