Half Sovereign.

The Mint has sold out of all their Proof coins so they have now released the bullion or Brilliant Uncirculated examples. We were able to get an early strike choice examples to offer our collectors. Each of the BU coins is struck to the high standard that we have come to expect from Royal Mint coins. They are struck in 22ct gold and they are well worth having. We know you will be pleased with the quality.

After finally taking delivery of the King Charles III Sovereign, we are now also able to offer, you the very first King Charles Half Sovereign. As with the Full Sovereign, these were issued to honour his late Mother Queen Elizabeth II. As many of you will know the Mint had a few problems getting the gold blanks to strike them and has just released the first wholesale quantities. Each Half Sovereign is struck in Choice Brilliant Uncirculated condition. These are early strikes and just beautiful examples. Once again we have added just 15% to our wholesale cost to cover overheads. We understand just how important these first-ever King Charles III Gold coins are to our collectors both in the UK and overseas. Remember you are getting early strikes in superb condition. We will no doubt get more Sovereigns and Half Sovereigns later, but please remember that they won’t necessarily be early strikes. Get them now, remember that this is the first King Charles III Gold Half Sovereign EVER. We still have a very small number of First strike Sovereigns for those of you who missed out last time or were waiting to order both Sovereign and Half Sovereign together.

We bought a nice group of the scarce 2004 Half Sovereigns in Proof condition. They are still sealed in the Royal Mint packaging. They come in the original Royal Mint case with the Royal Mint certificate. These are struck in Proof 22ct Gold and weigh about 4 grams. Today the Royal Mint wants £250.00 for a Half Sovereign in proof. These are older but still in their original Royal Mint packaging and at an attractive price.

We have own 300 pieces of the 2005 Half Sovereign in BU condition, 1% of the mintage, and they were put away the year they were issued 17 years ago. Every time we sell 100 pieces we are going to put the price up, we are never going to reduce the price. We want to be honest with you so you know exactly what we are offering and what the rules are. When we start to run out of any item we tend to raise the price. After all, in old coins and notes, you can only have what's been made. Get them while they last…

Uncirculated condion struck in 22ct gold.

Gold Half-Sovereign dated 2011 in Brilliant Uncirculated condition

We have a very short amount of the 2022 Half Sovereign in Brilliant Uncirculated condition. It features the last portrait by Jody Clark and the one-off reverse for the Diamond Jubilee in 2022. The last issue of the late Queen's Half Sovereign...

Gold Half-Sovereign dated 2002 in Uncirculated condition.

In the reign of King George V the gold Half Sovereign was only issued from 1911 until 1915. The Half Sovereign has always been a more difficult coin to obtain than the Sovereign. Mainly because they always made far fewer half-sovereigns than full sovereigns. In this case, they only issued this coin for five years. We can offer nice examples in Extremely Fine condition. And if you order two coins we will make sure you get two different dates. A coin that is missing from many collections and this is your chance to change all that.

Even after 67 years in coins we are still proud to say that we learn something new every day. Recently, a dealer was offering us a rather nice lot of high grade of 1887 Jubilee Head Half Sovereigns. We have sold a large number of the later dates of Jubilee Half Sovereigns of late, we were helping a friend distribute a parcel that he found on the Continent. These coins are the first year of issue and in a much nicer grade than they normally come in. But then he told me that the 1887 Half Sovereign is a one-year type coin. It seems that the Mint in 1887 used silver to mix with the gold and the colour of the gold coin is slightly different than all the other years. We didn’t know that. You learn something new every day…

1887 Jubilee Head Half Sovereign About Unc.

1887 Jubilee Head Half Sovereign Extremely Fine.

The British Half Sovereign is much more difficult to get than the full Sovereign, that is because they made far fewer Half Sovereigns than Sovereigns. The first half sovereign was struck under George III when they changed from the Guinea to the Sovereign. Our wholesalers at the bullion houses are out of stock of most of these types, but we have this Victorian Jubilee Head Half Sovereign in Extremly Fine available for you to purchase now!