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.

1973 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, 1962 to 1968, then 1974, 1976, and 1978 to date, although some of these are available as proofs only.
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. Every few weeks we receive telephone calls asking for...
...a 1973 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 1973 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 1873 sovereign for you. It's a young head Victorian, and is available with St. George and Dragon, or Shield reverse. We usually have one or both in stock.

We have 1973 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 were produced in 1973, quite a quantity at 853,000, but this is a date which doesn't turn up frequently. The mintage of 1974 krugers, for example was 3,200,000. Only the one ounce version was made, fractional sizes did not start until 1980.

Countries Issuing Alternative Gold Coins
Bahamas
Malta
South Africa

Alternative World Gold Coins

Country	Denomination	Diameter	Weight	Alloy	AGW
Bahamas	$200	28.5	10.9200	.9166	0.3219
Bahamas	$150	24	8.1900	.9166	0.2414
Bahamas	$100	27.5	14.5400	.750	0.3506
Bahamas	$100	27.5	14.5400	.585	0.2735
Bahamas	$50	29.5	15.6448	.500	0.2515
Bahamas	$50	22	7.2700	.750	0.1753
Bahamas	$50	22	7.2700	.585	0.1367
Bahamas	$20	19.5	2.900	.750	0.0699
Bahamas	$20	19.5	2.900	.585	0.0545
Bahamas	$10	15	1.4500	.750	0.0349
Bahamas	$10	15	1.4500	.585	0.0349
Chile	100 Pesos	32	20.3397	.9000	.5886
Colombia	2,000 Pesos	26	12.9000	.9000	.3733
Colombia	1,500 Pesos	24	8.6000	.9000	.2488
Colombia	1,000 Pesos	20	4.3000	.9000	.1244
Egypt	5 Pounds	36	42.5000	.8750	1.1957
Egypt	1 Pound	23	8.5000	.8750	0.2391
Ghana	2 Pounds	29	15.9800	.9166	0.4711
Haiti	1,000 Gourdes	32	14.5600	.9000	0.4213
Haiti	500 Gourdes	24	7.2800	.9000	0.2106
Haiti	200 Gourdes	17.5	2.9100	.9000	0.8420
Haiti	100 Gourdes	14	1.4500	.9000	0.0419
Isle of Man	5 Pounds	36	39.9500	.9166	1.2588
Isle of Man	2 Pounds	29	15.9253	.9166	0.4695
Isle of Man	Sovereign	22	7.9881	.9166	0.2355
Isle of Man	Half Sovereign	19	3.98131	.9166	0.1173
Israel	200 Lirot	32	27.0000	.900	0.7813
Israel	100 Lirot	26.5	13.5000	.900	0.3906
Israel	50 Lirot	22	7.0000	.9000	0.2025
Malta	£50	28	15.0000	.9166	0.4418
Malta	£20	22	6.0000	.9166	0.1767
Malta	£10	19	3.0000	.9166	0.0883
Nepal		1 Rupee	27
Nepal		Half Rupee
Nepal		Quarter Rupee
Paraguay	4500 Guaranies	40	31.9000	.9000	0.9231
Paraguay	3000 Guaranies	33	21.3000	.9000	0.6164
Paraguay	1500 Guaranies		10.7000	.9000	0.3096
South Africa	One Ounce Kruger-rand	32.7	33.93	.9166	1.00
South Africa	2 Rand	22.05	7.9881	.9166	0.2354
South Africa	1 Rand	19.30	3.9940	.9166	0.1177

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.

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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