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1896 Gold Sovereigns
The following list of sovereigns is for coins in stock as at our last update of this page. It is best to check availability before ordering or give alternatives.
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.

Victoria Old Head
Sovereigns were issued for Queen Victoria in almost every year from 1838 to 1901. There were three main obverse (head) designs, and two reverse designs. The old head, also known as veiled or widow head, was produced from 1893 to 1901 inclusive.

1896 Sovereigns Mintage
MintmarkMintMintage
LLondon3,334,065
MMelbourne, Australia4,456,932
SSydney, Australia2,544,000
  Total10,334,997

Designs & Description
All Victoria Old Head sovereigns from 1893 to 1901 share the same obverse (head) design. The reverse is the familiar St. George & Dragon design originally engraved by Benedetto Pistrucci about 1817.

Mints
In 1896, The Royal Mint in London, and the Australian mints in Melbourne and Sydney, all issued sovereigns. You can visit our Mints & Mintmarks page for further information.

Availability
As with many older sovereigns, availability can be quite variable, particularly in better condition. Often we come across small batches of sovereigns, all of a particular date and mintmark, so that we have an abundant supply while stocks last, then we may not see another similar batch for years.


The following list of sovereigns is for coins in stock as at our last update of this page.
It is best to check prices and availability before ordering or give alternatives.
The US $ prices in the this table may be out of date due to currency fluctuations.
DateGradeStockPrice £Price $
1896Lalmost EFYes£355$570
1896Malmost UncYes£375$600
1896Malmost EFYes£355$570
1896Salmost EFYes£365$585
1896*good FineYes£315$505

Notes
* = Our Choice of Mintmark

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Obverse of 1896 Sovereign
Obverse of 1896 Sovereign

Reverse of 1896 London Mint Sovereign
Reverse of 1896 London Mint Sovereign

Reverse of 1896 Melbourne Mint Sovereign
Reverse of 1896 Melbourne Mint Sovereign

Reverse of 1896 Sydney Mint Sovereign
Reverse of 1896 Sydney Mint Sovereign

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