Sorry to tell you this if that is what you were looking for, but at least now you can stop looking, and think about an alternative.

1961 Gold Sovereigns Were Not Issued
Neither were half sovereigns.

Not every date exists for gold sovereigns. In fact gold sovereigns were not issued for circulation after 1932, although the Royal Mint resumed production in 1957 partly to meet world demand for gold bullion coins.
The only dates minted during this period were 1957 to 1959, and then 1962 to 1968.
A very few were produced 1953 for Elizabeth II, and these were not issued even for collectors.
You might, then, think it strange that we should publish a page specifically about a non-existent coin, but there is good reason for this. Several times each week we receive telephone calls asking for...
...a 1961 sovereign. We explain that we cannot supply one because it does not exist, and the next question we usually get is "why not?" If we were to ask the Royal Mint, I doubt that we would get an answer, yet our customers always expect us to have the answers. That's why we have taken this unusual step of answering the question before it even gets asked. If you found this page because you were looking for a 1961 sovereign, then we have just given you the answer you need, even if it is not the answer you wanted to hear!

What's the Alternative?
If you are a gold sovereign collector, there is no alternative, however if like many of our customers you are looking for an unusual gift, we do have a few suggestions:-

We may be able to find an 1861 sovereign for you. It's quite an early Victorian, so we can't be sure of always having one in stock, but we can try.

We have 1961 coin sets in stock. Prices vary according to condition.

We could try to locate a different gold coin for you, but we tend not to keep them in stock. Krugerrands did not appear until 1967.

Countries Issuing Alternative Gold Coins
Chile
Hungary
Iceland
Katanga
Kuwait
Lichtenstein
Peru
Rwanda
South Africa

Alternative World Gold Coins

Country	Denomination	Diameter	Weight	Alloy	AGW	Cat
Chile	100 Pesos	32	20.3397	.9000	.5886	$250
Hungary	500 Forint	39	38.3800	.986	1.2168	$550
Hungary	100 Forint	22	7.6760	.986	0.2431	$135
Hungary	50 Forint	19	3.8380	.986	0.1217	$85
Iceland	500 Kronur	22	8.9604	.900	0.2593	$175
Katanga	5 Francs	27	13.3300	.9000	0.3857	$200
Kuwait	5 Dinars		13.5720	.9166	0.4001	$300
Liechtenstein	20 Franken	20	6.4516	.9000	.1867	Rare
Liechtenstein	10 Franken	18	3.2258	.9000	.0933	Rare
Peru	5 Soles	14	2.3404	.900	0.0677	$35
Peru	10 Soles	17	4.6807	.900	0.1354	$60
Peru	20 Soles	23	9.3614	.900	0.2709	$125
Peru	50 Soles	30	23.4056	.900	0.6772	$300
Peru	100 Soles	36	46.8071	.900	1.3544	$550
Peru	1 Libra	22	7.9981	.9166	0.2354	$175
Peru	1/2 Libra	19	3.9940	.9166	0.1177	$125
Peru	1/5 Libra	14	1.5976	.9166	0.0471	$30
Rwanda	100 Francs	33	30.0000	.900	0.8681	$375
Rwanda	50 Francs		15.0000	.900	0.4340	$185
Rwanda	25 Francs		7.5000	.900	0.2470	$95
Rwanda	10 Francs	19	3.7000	.900	0.1085	$60
South Africa	2 Rand	22.05	7.9881	.9166	0.2354	$95
South Africa	1 Rand	19.30	3.9940	.9166	0.1177	$50

Key
Denomination = Face Value
Diameter = Approximate Diameter in millimetres.
Weight = Weight in grams.
Alloy = Fineness of gold.
AGW = Actual fine gold weight in troy ounces.
Cat = Catalogue Value in US Dollars.

We are sorry if we were not able to help you, but at least you are no longer searching for a non-existent date.

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