I also echo dicker’s comment. Make sure to look at both the obverse and reverse closely, paying particular attention to ‘A for V’ in the earlier Victoria sovereigns and double stuck or error numbers in the date which are just two examples. Of course, many errors lay unknown so ask here if you think you may have found one.

@GoldPurse you would be better to sell them individually on the forum. If someone wants to buy numerous coins, they can. Good luck with however you decide to sell them and a very wise move not to sell on eBay. Sadly there are far too many charlatan’s on there for my liking.

You won’t go wrong with either sovereigns or half sovereigns. They’re the most commonly traded gold coin on the forum. There is also the rarity of both sovereigns and half sovereigns and the numismatist route to buying truly rare coins. If you don’t yet have any gold, I’d recommend buying both a bullion sovereign and a bullion half sovereign. Familiarise yourself with them. Just to warn you, if you buy a half first, when you buy a sovereign, the sovereign will look huge, if you buy them in the other order, the half sovereign will look very small. As the gold price does rise, I think half sovereigns will grow in popularity.