1913 - BRITISH SOVEREIGN COIN - 0.235421 OUNCES GOLD US $304.92 (2 Bids) End Date: Saturday Sep-04-2010 17:02:27 PDT Add to watch list

1919 S - BRITISH SOVEREIGN COIN - 0.235421 OUNCE GOLD US $318.00 (3 Bids) End Date: Saturday Sep-04-2010 19:07:02 PDT Add to watch list

1912 BRITISH GOLD SOVEREIGN ~ BRILIANT UNCIRCULATED US $333.00 (10 Bids) End Date: Saturday Sep-04-2010 20:24:18 PDT Add to watch list

1927 SOUTH AFRICA GOLD SOVEREIGN, BRILIANT UNCIRCULATED US $305.99 (7 Bids) End Date: Saturday Sep-04-2010 20:35:19 PDT Add to watch list

1911 GEORGE V FULL SOVEREIGN XF .2355 AGW US $350.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Saturday Sep-04-2010 21:38:27 PDT Add to watch list

1931 SA - BRITISH SOVEREIGN COIN - 0.235421 OUNCES GOLD US $304.92 (2 Bids) End Date: Sunday Sep-05-2010 17:00:43 PDT Add to watch list

1932 SA - BRITISH SOVEREIGN - 0.235421 OUNCES GOLD US $304.92 (2 Bids) End Date: Sunday Sep-05-2010 19:01:09 PDT Add to watch list

1904 GOLD BRITISH SOVEREIGN IN 14K BEZEL NICE & NO RS US $305.00 (12 Bids) End Date: Monday Sep-06-2010 8:01:40 PDT Add to watch list

1892 VICTORIA BRITANNIA HALF SOVEREIGN GOLD COIN US $249.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Monday Sep-06-2010 9:37:12 PDT Add to watch list

1966 British Gold Sovereign Coin - Young Elizabeth II US $221.50 (5 Bids) End Date: Wednesday Sep-08-2010 17:30:30 PDT Add to watch list

1986 UK GREAT BRITAIN GOLD HALF SOVEREIGN PROOF COIN US $1.29 (3 Bids) End Date: Wednesday Sep-08-2010 19:42:26 PDT Add to watch list

1986 UK GREAT BRITAIN GOLD SOVEREIGN * PROOF * COIN US $1.04 (2 Bids) End Date: Wednesday Sep-08-2010 19:45:13 PDT Add to watch list

4 1/2 Sovereign Gold Coins in Gate Bracelet with Clasp US $560.00 (6 Bids) End Date: Wednesday Sep-08-2010 22:50:15 PDT Add to watch list

2006 GOLD PROOF SOVEREIGN Presentation Case Proof Gem US $600.00 End Date: Thursday Sep-09-2010 16:43:06 PDT Add to watch list

1925 BRITISH GOLD SOVEREIGN NGC MS-63 "RARE" THIS NICE! US $499.95 End Date: Thursday Sep-09-2010 23:51:49 PDT Add to watch list

★1927 & 1959 GOLD SOVEREIGN BEAUTIES (.4708 AGW)★ US $102.50 (3 Bids) End Date: Friday Sep-10-2010 8:06:43 PDT Add to watch list

1967 GOLD GREAT BRITAIN FULL SOVEREIGN NEAR MELT US $339.95 End Date: Tuesday Sep-14-2010 16:46:23 PDT Add to watch list

1984 GOLD Proof HALF SOVEREIGN Original Royal Mint Box US $250.00 End Date: Sunday Sep-19-2010 17:16:54 PDT Add to watch list

1 Gold British Sovereign Coin - SPECIAL INVESTOR - 1979 US $377.77 End Date: Saturday Sep-25-2010 16:28:37 PDT Add to watch list

1985 Proof Gold Sovereign w/Box & COA Beautiful Coin US $366.00 End Date: Friday Oct-01-2010 21:59:23 PDT Add to watch list

1984 Proof Gold Sovereign w/Box & COA Beautiful Coin US $366.00 End Date: Friday Oct-01-2010 21:59:29 PDT Add to watch list

1927 SOUTH AFRICA GOLD 1 SOVEREIGN MS64 NGC !!! US $395.00 End Date: Saturday Oct-02-2010 9:50:32 PDT Add to watch list

1927 SOUTH AFRICA GOLD 1 SOVEREIGN MS64 PCGS !!! US $395.00 End Date: Saturday Oct-02-2010 10:13:50 PDT Add to watch list

George V GOLD Sovereign MINT Set 1911-32 1.6478 oz US $2,750.00 End Date: Sunday Oct-03-2010 15:48:50 PDT Add to watch list

UK Gold Sovereign coins were first minted in 1489 for Henry VII of England. These coins contained pure gold and had face values of only £1 or 20 shillings. However, these coins did not contain any imprint stating their value as they were considered official bullion. In 1604, the production of such Gold Sovereigns was stopped and replaced by Laurels although their minting was restarted again in 1817.

The gold sovereigns were made from 23 karat gold and had a half troy ounce or 96% pure gold content. The purity of these gold coins was reduced from 23 karats to 22 karats by King Henry VIII, which then went on to become the defining standard for all common gold bullion coins in both the U.S. and the UK. Today, the amount of gold content in these coins remains fixed at 7.322 grams or 0.2354.

There have been other denominations of these gold sovereign coins released by the British Royal Mint such as half sovereigns which have a face value of 10 shillings, double sovereigns which are worth £2 and quintuple sovereigns having a £5 value. These UK sovereigns were minted as normal bullion until 1982, after which they were only struck as proof coins for collectors. These gold coins are favored by collectors on account of their rarity as they have great numismatic value.

Before the First World War, UK Sovereigns were being produced in large quantities; however, after the war, British pounds were removed from the gold standard. It was only in 1957 that minting of such gold sovereign coins was started once again to prevent any attempts at counterfeiting. All these UK Gold Sovereign coins are marked with a nominal legal tender value, but the current bullion markets prices determine the actual value and price of the gold in the coins.