1913 FULL GEORGIVS V SOVEREIGN GOLD COIN US $421.00 (18 Bids) End Date: Sunday Feb-05-2012 12:00:01 PST Add to watch list

1903 FULL GEORGIVS V SOVEREIGN GOLD COIN US $405.00 (6 Bids) End Date: Sunday Feb-05-2012 12:18:43 PST Add to watch list

1981 Proof Sovereign Gold **8gr of .9167 pure gold** US $500.00 End Date: Sunday Feb-05-2012 16:12:03 PST Add to watch list

Set of 4 British Sovereign Gold Coins US $1,795.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Sunday Feb-05-2012 18:52:33 PST Add to watch list

1925 Great Britain Gold Sovereign - PCGS MS65+ 'Secure' US $420.00 (8 Bids) End Date: Sunday Feb-05-2012 19:49:13 PST Add to watch list

1925 Great Britain Gold Sovereign - PCGS MS65 'Secure' US $415.00 (7 Bids) End Date: Sunday Feb-05-2012 19:59:45 PST Add to watch list

1925 Great Britain Gold Sovereign - PCGS MS66 'Secure' US $425.00 (6 Bids) End Date: Sunday Feb-05-2012 20:01:57 PST Add to watch list

1968 Gold British Sovereign Coin 8 Grams 22KT Fine Gold 1 Cent Auction Start US $386.42 (8 Bids) End Date: Sunday Feb-05-2012 20:11:19 PST Add to watch list

1912 GEORGE V FULL SOVEREIGN GOLD COIN WORLD/FOREIGN COIN #DC112611 US $529.99 End Date: Tuesday Feb-07-2012 6:24:31 PST Add to watch list

1918-I India British Sovereign .2354 Troy Ounce Gold US $531.99 End Date: Wednesday Feb-08-2012 13:15:18 PST Add to watch list

2000 Great Britain 1st Strike 1/2 Sovereign GOLD coin graded MS - 67 by PCGS US $102.50 (10 Bids) End Date: Wednesday Feb-08-2012 16:17:21 PST Add to watch list

1912 Gold Sovereign G. Britain US $3.25 (5 Bids) End Date: Thursday Feb-09-2012 15:32:17 PST Add to watch list

1893 VICTORIA VEILED HEAD GOLD £2 DOUBLE SOVEREIGN COIN US $1,779.95 End Date: Saturday Feb-11-2012 16:22:30 PST Add to watch list

5 RARE EUROPEAN GOLD COINS SWISS FRENCH BRITISH HELVETIA ANGEL ROOSTER SOVEREIGN US $2,249.00 End Date: Saturday Feb-11-2012 19:00:31 PST Add to watch list

BU 1928-SA British Sovereign 0.2354 Troy Ounce Gold - South Africa Mint US $474.99 End Date: Monday Feb-13-2012 7:00:56 PST Add to watch list

1982 Gold Proof Great Britain Half Sovereign in Royal Mint Packaging - 0.118 AGW US $309.99 End Date: Monday Feb-13-2012 20:21:23 PST Add to watch list

1982 Gold Proof Great Britain Sovereign in Royal Mint Packaging - 0.235 AGW US $599.99 End Date: Tuesday Feb-14-2012 6:59:23 PST Add to watch list

1926 FULL GEORGIVS V SOVEREIGN GOLD COIN US $1.25 (2 Bids) End Date: Tuesday Feb-14-2012 11:52:34 PST Add to watch list

1922 FULL GEORGIVS V SOVEREIGN GOLD COIN US $0.99 (1 Bid) End Date: Tuesday Feb-14-2012 11:53:46 PST Add to watch list

1926 FULL GEORGIVS V SOVEREIGN GOLD COIN US $0.99 (1 Bid) End Date: Tuesday Feb-14-2012 11:56:44 PST Add to watch list

1908 FULL EDWARDS VII SOVEREIGN GOLD COIN US $0.99 (1 Bid) End Date: Tuesday Feb-14-2012 11:57:19 PST Add to watch list

1926 FULL GEORGIVS V SOVEREIGN GOLD COIN US $0.99 (1 Bid) End Date: Tuesday Feb-14-2012 12:00:22 PST Add to watch list

1915 FULL GEORGIVS V SOVEREIGN GOLD COIN US $1.25 (2 Bids) End Date: Tuesday Feb-14-2012 12:01:35 PST Add to watch list

1859-(SY) Australia Gold Sovereign - PCGS AU53 US $2,900.00 End Date: Wednesday Feb-15-2012 3:04:19 PST Add to watch list

Gold Sovereign Coin King George V 22K fine Gold 7.988gr US $475.00 End Date: Thursday Feb-16-2012 8:03:00 PST Add to watch list

1910 AU+ Great Britain Gold Sovereign, 0.2355AGW; KM#805 US $515.00 End Date: Monday Feb-20-2012 2:17:03 PST Add to watch list

1918-I KING GEORGE V GOLD FULL SOVEREIGN COIN PCGS MS63 BOMBAY MINT US $879.95 End Date: Tuesday Feb-21-2012 15:18:03 PST Add to watch list

1895 BRITISH GOLD SOVEREIGN-EXCELLENT OLD GOLD TO COLLECT-.2354 GOLD WT US $535.00 End Date: Wednesday Feb-22-2012 6:19:13 PST Add to watch list

1896 BRITISH GOLD SOVEREIGN-EXCELLENT OLD GOLD TO COLLECT-.2354 GOLD WT US $535.00 End Date: Wednesday Feb-22-2012 6:19:29 PST Add to watch list

1896 BRITISH GOLD SOVEREIGN-EXCELLENT OLD GOLD TO COLLECT-.2354 GOLD WT US $535.00 End Date: Wednesday Feb-22-2012 6:19:43 PST Add to watch list

1897 BRITISH GOLD SOVEREIGN-EXCELLENT OLD GOLD TO COLLECT-.2354 GOLD WT US $535.00 End Date: Wednesday Feb-22-2012 6:20:00 PST Add to watch list

1898 BRITISH GOLD SOVEREIGN-EXCELLENT OLD GOLD TO COLLECT-.2354 GOLD WT US $535.00 End Date: Wednesday Feb-22-2012 6:20:16 PST Add to watch list

1958 BRITISH GOLD SOVEREIGN-NICE UNC PIECE-.2354 GOLD WT US $520.00 End Date: Wednesday Feb-22-2012 6:20:32 PST Add to watch list

1958 BRITISH GOLD SOVEREIGN-NICE UNC PIECE-.2354 GOLD WT US $520.00 End Date: Wednesday Feb-22-2012 6:20:48 PST Add to watch list

Gold Sovereign Coin King Edward VII 22K fine Gold US $475.00 End Date: Friday Feb-24-2012 9:18:27 PST Add to watch list

Gold Sovereign Coin Queen Elizabeth II 22K fine Gold US $475.00 End Date: Saturday Feb-25-2012 13:44:21 PST Add to watch list

12 BU QUEEN ELIZABETH GOLD SOVEREIGN BRILLIANT UNCIRCULATED US $5,979.00 End Date: Sunday Feb-26-2012 18:00:37 PST Add to watch list

10 BRITISH KING GEORGE PRE-1933 BU GOLD SOVEREIGN COINS US $5,029.00 End Date: Monday Feb-27-2012 18:30:33 PST Add to watch list

10 BRITISH KING EDWARD PRE-1933 BU GOLD SOVEREIGN COINS US $5,029.00 End Date: Monday Feb-27-2012 18:35:33 PST Add to watch list

1999 GOLD PROOF 22K HALF SOVEREIGN COIN BOX COA STILL MINT SEALED US $599.95 End Date: Wednesday Feb-29-2012 13:06:55 PST Add to watch list

10 PRE1933 BU BRITISH QUEEN VICTORIA GOLD SOVEREIGN COINS BRILLIANT UNCIRCULATED US $5,279.00 End Date: Thursday Mar-01-2012 18:25:42 PST 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.