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v48 7th September 2022
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History of Two Guineas and Double Sovereign
Pictures of Two Guineas and Double Sovereign
Two Guineas
Charles II, James II,
William & Mary, William III, Anne,
George I, George II,
George III
Two Pounds:
George III, George IV,
William IV, Victoria, Edward VII,
George V, George VI, Elizabeth II
It is stressed that the following prices are a guide only, and in
UK pounds. They represent what you might have to pay a dealer,
rather than what you might be able to sell them for.
I can take no personal responsibility for their accuracy, although every effort
has been made to ensure that they have been copied correctly. In addition it
should be noted that the price of gold coins is very dependent on the bullion
value of gold.
Live bullion values may be available on my Bullion Value page.
The information has generally been taken from the UK monthly magazine
Coin News,
and is reproduced by the kind permission of
Token Publishing Ltd, 40 Southernhay East, Exeter, EX1 1PE
The headings F, VF, EF and Unc refer to the condition grades of the coins. A guide to
evaluating grades is found on my UK Coin Values Index page.
Proof coins relatively often found are listed, but the absence of a mention does not mean that
a proof of that year does not exist.
Values of hammered coins are not available.
First Bust
Year F VF EF 1664 2500 6500 22000 1664el 2400 5500 18000 1665 extremely rare 1669 extremely rare 1671 3500 8000 35000 1673 extremely rareSecond Bust
1675 2500 6000 18000 1676 2500 6500 24000 1676ec 2500 6500 24000 1677 2500 6500 22000 1677ec extremely rare 1678/7 2500 6000 20000 1678el extremely rare 1678ec 2600 6000 28000 1679 2600 6000 25000 1680 2600 5500 26000 1681 2600 5000 26000 1682 2500 5000 26000 1682ec 2500 6500 27500 1683 2500 5000 28000 1683ec 2500 6000 30000 1684 2500 6000 28000 1684ec 2500 6500 35000 el: elephant below bust ec: elephant and castle below bust
Year F VF EF 1687 3000 9000 32000 1688/7 3250 8500 33000
Year F VF EF 1691ec extremely rare 1693 2200 7000 24000 1693ec 2500 7000 27500 1694/3 2200 5500 25000 1694ec 2400 6000 25000 ec: elephant and castle below busts
Year F VF EF 1701 2500 7500 27500
Year F VF EF 1709 1800 5000 22000 1711 1750 5000 20000 1713 1750 5000 20000 1714/3 1750 5000 23000
Year F VF EF 1717 1750 5500 17000 1720 1750 5500 17000 1720/17 1850 5500 17000 1726 1600 5750 18000
Young head, first reverse
Year F VF EF 1733 proof ex rare 1734/3 2500 6000Young head, second reverse
1735 2500 6000 14000 1738 950 3000 6500 1739yh 950 3000 6000Intermediate head
1739ih 950 3000 8000 1740 900 2000 8000 1740/39 900 2000 8000Old head
1748 1100 2300 8000 1753 1300 3200 9000
1768 pattern ex rare 1773 pattern ex rare 1777 pattern ex rare
Extracted from Coin News January 2022
Year F VF EF Unc 1820 pattern ex rare
Year F VF EF Unc 1823 800 1100 2500 4250 1824 proof ex rare 1825 proof ex rare 1826 proof 20000
1831 proof 18500
Jubilee Issue
Year F VF EF Unc 1887 675 950 1350 1900 1887 proof 3250 1887S Ex rare S: Sydney MintOld Head Issue
1893 800 1100 2000 3000 1893 proof 5500
Year F VF EF Unc 1902 650 800 1200 2000 1902 proof 1800 1902S ex rare S: Sydney Mint
Year F VF EF Unc 1911 proof 2750
Year F VF EF Unc 1937 proof 2750
Extracted from Coin News December 2019
St.George reverse type
First Portrait
Year F VF EF Unc 1953 proof Ex rare
Second Portrait
Year F VF EF Unc 1980 proof 500 1982 proof 500 1983 proof 450
Third (Maklouf) Portrait, St.George Reverse
Year F VF EF Unc 1985 proof 500
Commonwealth Games Reverse
Year F VF EF Unc 1986 proof 500
St George Reverse again
Year F VF EF Unc 1987 proof 450 1988 proof 450
Sovereign Anniversary Type
Year F VF EF Unc 1989 proof 500
St George Reverse again
Year F VF EF Unc 1990 proof 500 1991 proof 500 1992 proof 500 1993 proof 500 1996 proof 500
Fourth Portrait
Year F VF EF Unc 1998 proof 525 2000 proof 500 2002s proof 550 2003 proof 550 2004 proof 550 2005n proof 600 2006 proof 575 2007 proof 550 2008 proof 550 2009 proof 550 s: shield reverse n: Noad reverse design
Values of Two Pound coins extracted from Coin News August 2010
Missing dates from 1994 onwards were issued in gold versions of the decimal commemorative two pound coins.
See links below for decimal two pound coins, and their gold versions.
Two Guineas
Charles II, James II,
William & Mary, William III, Anne,
George I, George II,
George III
Two Pounds:
George III, George IV,
William IV, Victoria, Edward VII,
George V, George VI, Elizabeth II
The lack of a value for a grade means that the coin is rarely found in that grade. The bullion value of double sovereigns on 7th September 2022 was about £698 (US$803). Current bullion values may be available on my Bullion Value page.
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Decimal Two Pound coin values
Post 1971 Gold coin values
History of Two Guineas and Double Sovereigns
History of Decimal Two Pounds
Pictures of Two Pounds and Guineas.
Pictures of Decimal Two Pounds.
Values Index
History Index
Pictures Index
UK Coin Values - Two Pounds
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