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.

1970 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 1970 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 1970 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 1870 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 1970 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 1970, quite a quantity at 544,000, 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
Jamaica
Malta
South Africa

Alternative World Gold Coins

Country	Denomination	Diameter	Weight	Alloy	AGW	Cat
Albania	500 Leke	57	98.7400	.9000	2.8574	$1700
Albania	200 Leke	45	39.4900	.9000	1.1427	$575
Albania	100 Leke	31	19.7500	.9000	0.5715	$300
Albania	50 Leke	25	9.8700	.9000	0.2856	$175
Albania	20 Leke	21	3.9500	.9000	0.1143	$100
Anguilla	$100	49	49.3700	.9000	1.4287	$800
Anguilla	$20	23	9.8700	.9000	0.2856	$180
Anguilla	$10	18	4.9300	.9000	0.1426	$90
Anguilla	$5	13	2.4600	.9000	0.0711	$50
Bermuda	$20	22	7.9881	.9166	0.2355	$350
Bhutan	2 Sertums	22	7.9800	.9166	0.2352	$125
Burma*	4 Mu	28	8.000	0.9999	0.2572	$750
Burma*	2 Mu	21	4.000	0.9999	0.1286	$400
Burma*	1 Mu	14.5	2.000	0.9999	0.0643	$75
Cameroon	20,000 Francs	39	70.0000	.9000	2.0257	$850
Cameroon	10,000 Francs	31	35.0000	.9000	1.0128	$425
Cameroon	5,000 Francs	22.5	17.5000	.9000	0.5064	$220
Cameroon	3,000 Francs	29	10.5000	.9000	0.3038	$125
Cameroon	1,000 Francs	18	3.5000	.9000	0.1012	$45
Central African Republic	20,000 Francs	39	70.0000	.9000	2.0257	$950
Central African Republic	10,000 Francs	31	35.0000	.9000	1.0128	$450
Central African Republic	5,000 Francs	22.5	17.5000	.9000	0.5064	$250
Central African Republic	3,000 Francs	29	10.5000	.9000	0.3038	$150
Central African Republic	1,000 Francs	18	3.5000	.9000	0.1012	$55
Chad	20,000 Francs	39	70.0000	.9000	2.0257	$1,250
Chad	10,000 Francs	31	35.0000	.9000	1.0128	$650
Chad	5,000 Francs	22.5	17.5000	.9000	0.5064	$325
Chad	3,000 Francs	29	10.5000	.9000	0.3038	$200
Chad	1,000 Francs	18	3.5000	.9000	0.1012	$60
Chile	100 Pesos	32	20.3397	.9000	.5886	$250
Congo	50 Makutas			.9000		$300
Congo	25 Makutas			.9000		$150
Congo	10 Sengi			.9000		$75
Costa Rica	1000 Colones	59	194.0400	.9000	5.6153	$2,750
Costa Rica	500 Colones	53	74.5200	.9000	2.1565	$1,150
Costa Rica	200 Colones	40	29.8000	.9000	0.8623	$450
Costa Rica	100 Colones	29	19.9000	.9000	0.4311	$260
Costa Rica	50 Colones	23	7.4500	.9000	0.2155	$140
Egypt	5 Pounds	36	42.5000	.8750	1.1957	$375
Egypt	1 Pound	23	8.5000	.8750	0.2391	$150
Equatorial Guinea	5000 Pesetas		70.5200	.9000	2.0407	$1,150
Equatorial Guinea	1000 Pesetas		14.1000	.9000	0.4080	$250
Equatorial Guinea	750 Pesetas		10.5700	.9000	0.3058	$185
Equatorial Guinea	500 Pesetas	23	7.0500	.9000	0.2040	$125
Equatorial Guinea	250 Pesetas		3.5200	.9000	0.1018	$70
Guinea	5,000 Francs	32	20.0000	.9000	0.5787	$300
Guinea	2,000 Francs	23	8.0000	.9000	0.2315	$125
Haiti	1,000 Gourdes	55	197.4800	.9000	5.7148	$2,750
Haiti	200 Gourdes	39.5	39.4900	.9000	1.1427	$550
Haiti	100 Gourdes	29	19.7500	.9000	0.5715	$325
Haiti	60 Gourdes	33	18.2200	.5850	0.3427	$300
Haiti	50 Gourdes	22	9.8700	.9000	0.2856	$175
Haiti	40 Gourdes	27	12.1500	.5850	0.2285	$175
Haiti	30 Gourdes	21	9.1100	.5850	0.1713	$125
Haiti	20 Gourdes	17.5	3.9500	.5850	0.1143	$75
Indonesia	25,000 Rupiah	54	61.7100	.9000	1.7858	$1,100
Indonesia	10,000 Rupiah	38	24.6800	.9000	0.7142	$450
Indonesia	5,000 Rupiah	29	12.3400	.9000	0.3571	$225
Indonesia	2,000 Rupiah	17	4.9300	.9000	0.1426	$100
Indonesia	25 Rupiah	27		.9000		$250
Liberia	$25	30	23.3120	.9000	0.6746	$300
Peru	100 Soles	36	46.8071	.900	1.3544	$1000
Philippines	5,000 Pisos	51	68.7400	.900	1.9893	$1000
Somalia	500 Shillings	49	70.0000	.9000	2.0257	$1,000
Somalia	200 Shillings	37.5	28.0000	.9000	0.8102	$400
Somalia	200 Shillings	27	14.0000	.9000	0.4051	$200
Somalia	50 Shillings	24	7.0000	.9000	0.2025	$100
Somalia	20 Shillings	17	2.8000	.9000	0.0810	$50
South Africa	One Ounce Kruger-rand	32.7	33.93	.9166	1.00	Bullion
South Africa	2 Rand	22.05	7.9881	.9166	0.2354	95
South Africa	1 Rand	19.30	3.9940	.9166	0.1177	50
South Korea	25,000 Won	59	96.8000	.9000	2.8012	$10,000
South Korea	20,000 Won	54	77.4000	.9000	2.2398	$5,500
South Korea	10,000 Won	39	38.7200	.9000	1.1205	$4,500
South Korea	5,000 Won	32	19.3600	.9000	0.5602	$1,400
South Korea	2,500 Won	26	9.6800	.9000	0.2801	$1,200
South Korea	1,000 Won	18	3.8700	.9000	0.1119	$400
Swaziland	100 Emalangeni	23.5	8.6400	.9000	0.2500	$150
Swaziland	50 Emalangeni	19	4.3100	.9000	0.1247	$75
Uganda	1,000 Shillings	56	138.2400	.9000	4.0005	$1,800
Uganda	500 Shillings		69.1200	.9000	2.0002	$925
Uganda	100 Shillings	30	13.8240	.9000	0.3999	$225
Uganda	50 Shillings	20	4.3900	.9000	0.1999	$100
Zaire	1 Zaire	35		.9000		$600

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.
Bullion = Bullion Value plus a small percentage premium.
Burma* = Dated 1970 - 1971

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