Sovereign Rarity / Price Guide Book

[dicker]

Hi All,

I wonder if anyone could recommend a book that covers:

(1) Sovereign rarity / availability (Not just mintage numbers but coins that are actually seen in the wild - noting that some Sovs were melted and the mintage numbers dont correspond with rarity)

(2) Current Sovereign guide prices

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Dicker

[silverdocket]

The one I use is 5 years old.

Doesn't give a mintage.

I also need to convert the gold price to today's price. Usually spot on.

 

[dicker]

@silverdocket

Many thanks for the suggestion.

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Dicker

[silverdocket]

4 minutes ago, dicker said:

@silverdocket

Many thanks for the suggestion.

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Dicker

I'm sure there's a newer version out 

[Stuntman]

I've got the 2020 version - bought from here:

https://www.coingallery.co.uk/collectors-coins-2020-gb-decimal-pre-decimal-coins-price-guide-1760---1970-9717-p.asp

[silverdocket]

14 minutes ago, Stuntman said:

I've got the 2020 version - bought from here:

https://www.coingallery.co.uk/collectors-coins-2020-gb-decimal-pre-decimal-coins-price-guide-1760---1970-9717-p.asp

Any chance of taking a photo of every page and putting it up lol 😂

Everybody likes a free book 😉

[Stuntman]

Just been looking at the same page as your 2015 book - the prices are pretty much the same. .

Edit: apart from the EF Edward VII sovereigns, they've got these at £280 and UNC at £330 (but see below).
The 2020 book is using the bullion value of a sovereign as being £265.77, in November 2019.

So you can probably add £60-£75 to the prices in your book and you'd be in the right ballpark.  
Apart from the very rarest coins, I don't think there has been much change in  popularity/market demand to drive a change in sovereign prices versus 2015.

[silverdocket]

14 minutes ago, Stuntman said:

Just been looking at the same page as your 2015 book - the prices are pretty much the same. .

Edit: apart from the EF Edward VII sovereigns, they've got these at £280 and UNC at £330 (but see below).
The 2020 book is using the bullion value of a sovereign as being £265.77, in November 2019.

So you can probably add £60-£75 to the prices in your book and you'd be in the right ballpark.  
Apart from the very rarest coins, I don't think there has been much change in  popularity/market demand to drive a change in sovereign prices versus 2015.

Brilliant cheers for that.

What I was doing was going back 2014/ 2015 price of the gold then adding today's price.

The book seems to be fairly spot on.

[Booky586]

It's blindingly obvious and I assume you already have a copy, but I have to recommend this one,  "The Gold Sovereign" by Michael A Marsh, 2017 edition revised by Steve Hill.

You get a price guide included, based on a spot price on 1st August 2017, so it's out of date, but it can still be used by comparison.

Varieties, mintage figures (where known) and a scarcity rating are included. It's a great guide, although not comprehensive, but a book every sovereign collector should have.

[dicker]

Thanks yes - I have the last couple of editions of Marsh.  
 

Great books and very good references.  
 

Just wanted to see if there are any other guides out there.  
 

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Dicker

[Nick1368]

On 18/06/2020 at 10:13, Booky586 said:

It's blindingly obvious and I assume you already have a copy, but I have to recommend this one,  "The Gold Sovereign" by Michael A Marsh, 2017 edition revised by Steve Hill.

You get a price guide included, based on a spot price on 1st August 2017, so it's out of date, but it can still be used by comparison.

Varieties, mintage figures (where known) and a scarcity rating are included. It's a great guide, although not comprehensive, but a book every sovereign collector should have.

hi, do you know where I can purchase one of these please ? and how much are they ?

[dicker]

I got the latest copy from Amazon - watch out for the new version coming out.

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Dicker

[SilverApe]

Why not use the follwing?

http://www.cruzis-coins.com/sovs/Sovmintage.html

[Booky586]

On 19/06/2020 at 15:35, Nick1368 said:

hi, do you know where I can purchase one of these please ? and how much are they ?

Purchased online from here, https://www.bookdepository.com/ last year for £22.75.