Edward VII Sovereign Information
Author: Lawrence Chard - Director and Expert Numismatist
Published: 13 Feb 2018
Last Updated: 3 Apr 2020
Synopsis
Edward VII Gold Sovereign coins were introduced in 1902 yet remained in circulation for many years, making a high quality Edward VII soverign hard to come by.If your looking to buy Edward VII sovereigns please click this link
Although Edward VII acceded to the throne in 1901, he was not crowned until 1902, and the first coins issued for him were dated 1902, all 1901 dated coins continuing to bear Queen Victoria's head. As sovereigns remained in circulation as pound coins until the first world war, most Edward sovereigns are quite worn. This means higher grades are quite rare, more valuable and collectable and if you are lucky enough to find one from the Ottawa mint you have stumbled on quite a rare specimen. The Canadian Mint in Ottawa (mintmark “C”) opened for sovereign production in 1908 and continued through to 1919.
Full List of Dates and Mintmarks
| Date | Mintage* | |||||
| London | Melbourne | Sydney | Perth | Canada | Total | |
| 1902 | Exists | Exists | Exists | Exists | None | 16,107,000 |
| 1903 | Exists | Exists | Exists | Exists | None | 19,890,000 |
| 1904 | Exists | Exists | Exists | Exists | None | 21,276,000 |
| 1905 | Exists | Exists | Exists | Exists | None | 16,437,343 |
| 1906 | Exists | Exists | Exists | Exists | None | 21,746,651 |
| 1907 | Exists | Exists | Exists | Exists | None | 29,302,643 |
| 1908 | Exists | Exists | Exists | Exists | Exists | 21,702,217 |
| 1909 | Exists | Exists | Exists | Exists | Exists | 21,784,178 |
| 1910 | Exists | Exists | Exists | Exists | Exists | 32,287,816 |
Key to Mintmarks
C = Ottawa, Canada
L = London, no mintmark.
M = Melbourne, Australia
P = Perth, Australia
S = Sydney, Australia
SA = Pretoria, South Africa
Where we do not specify a mint mark, we are offering an unspecified mint of our choice.
Type Sets
If you are interested in buying a type set of Edward VII sovereigns please get in touch on 01253 343 081
Guarentee
All our coins are guaranteed genuine, and we try to grade reasonably conservatively. For customers ordering by post, we want you to be delighted when you receive your coin. We thrive on repeat business and recommendation.
Further Reading
The Coins of Queen Victoria - The Jubilee Head Portrait
Sculptors Artists & Engravers of British Coins
