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Compare live Royal Mint Sovereign coin prices from trusted UK dealers — the full Sovereign coin range. Every Sovereign is Royal Mint output and exists only in coin form — the design has never been issued as a bar.
Why the Sovereign is coin-only
The Sovereign's tax efficiency depends on its £1 face value, which is what secures UK legal-tender status and the resulting CGT exemption. Bars carry no face value and no legal-tender status, so a bar-form Sovereign would lose the structural feature that defines the design as an investment vehicle for UK residents. The Royal Mint produces gold bars separately under the Britannia and Royal Mint Refinery brands, but the Sovereign design is reserved for legal-tender coinage.
The four Sovereign bullion sizes
Royal Mint Sovereign coins are produced in four bullion weights: Full (7.32g pure gold), Half (3.66g), Quarter (1.83g), and Quintuple (36.61g). Full and Half are the primary stocked formats in the UK market; Quarter and Quintuple are specialist issues, often produced as part of presentation sets or for collectors. All four share the 22-carat alloy specification.
Continuous production through monarchies
The Royal Mint produced Sovereigns continuously from 1817 to 1932, suspended bullion-grade production during the gold standard's collapse, and resumed in 1957. Coverage spans George III, George IV, William IV, Victoria, Edward VII, George V, Elizabeth II, and Charles III. Each monarch's obverse effigy is distinct; pre-1893 'shield reverse' Sovereigns additionally vary from the Pistrucci St George that dominates modern issues.
Tax efficiency
All Royal Mint Sovereign coins qualify for VAT exemption (investment gold under HMRC's Sovereign provision) and CGT exemption (UK legal tender). Treatment is identical across all weights and all years of issue, including branch-mint Sovereigns from the imperial period.
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