How much is a 1820 George Sovereign Worth?

[Guest Chris_Lander]

Hi everyone!

I am interested in purchasing a 1820 King George III Sovereign in fine condition. I wondered how much would you expect to pay for one?

Thanks,

[Master Jmd]

Chris_Lander,

there are 5 diferent types of 1820 sovereign;

1820 Roman I

1820 Small O

1820

1820 short date

1820 large date open 2

..for the above, they are each around £200 - £300 in Fine...

hope this helps

Edited May 9, 2004 by Master J.M.D

[Emperor Oli]

Be that as it may however those are only the book prices. On Ebay you could probably expect to pay 80% of those IMHO.

[Half Penny Jon]

Yes. Ebay usually achieves just under Spink prices.

[Master Jmd]

Yes. Ebay usually achieves just under Spink prices.

just under! more like 30 - 40% less...

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[Half Penny Jon]

It does surprise me sometimes how little collectors ae willing to pay for good coins.

[Emperor Oli]

It is a good place to buy but there are some fraudsters on there. I've been had once into buying some farthings which were definitely not what the pictures were!

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[Half Penny Jon]

I don't mind buying off Ebay however, there is an element of risk involved. I alo like byingfrom dealers which carry little or no risk at all.

[Guest Guest]

Can i ask what is the difference between, long date, short date, and even roman?

Does it signifcantly affect the price?

[Emperor Oli]

Well the Roman is the type of number I think used in the date. Instead of a "1" as would normally be used, a "I" would be used instead. I'd hazard a guess and say the short date has the numbers bunched together more than norm, and the large date has them spread out more.

The prices do differ quite a lot:

1820 Sovereign (All in Fine)

Roman I - £300

Small O - £250

1820 Proof FDC - £6000

Normal - £200

Short date - £250

Large date - £275

[Chris Perkins]

In other words, you really need to know the difference, and it's probably the most common type. You also have to get the grade verified by someone in the know if you're not absolutely sure it's a fine Chris.

I sold an 1820 Sov EF with lustre for £850 on the last newsletter, the normal 'most common' type.

[Guest Chris_Lander]

Thanks for your replies everyone!

I have won the auction for the coin for £143.09

If your interested in further details of the coin, and you think it was worth it, the coin can be found here:

http://tinyurl.com/2lghl

BTW, they never stated the condition on the coin, i estimated from the scan it was 'fine'

[Emperor Oli]

You call that fine? I'd call it fair personally

[william]

You call that fine? I'd call it fair personally

I would also call it fair, cos the lettering is pretty flat and the hair isn't brilliant either. Also, you can only recognise the important details of George and the Dragon, which is why it would be fair...

[Chris Perkins]

No, that certainly isn't fine. And the uneven wear arround the edge probably indicates it was used as jewellery and probably held loosly in an enclosed ring (there is a name for what I'm thinking of).

You paid the market value, but it certainly wasn't a snip.

[Emperor Oli]

(there is a name for what I'm thinking of)

Mounting

[Chris Perkins]

Yes, well done Oli!!

But it's the name for the mounting type that I was thinking of.

[kuhli]

Yes, well done Oli!!

But it's the name for the mounting type that I was thinking of.

It's called a "bezel".

[Chris Perkins]

That's the one! A Bezel, like the Bezel on some watches. Thanks kuhli