The 1838 gold half sovereign, with a diameter of 19.3mm ... of the first half sovereigns issued during the reign of Queen Victoria. Richard Winterton Auctioneers said the coin bears the first ...

After Napoleon was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, a new gold shilling was born and given the name sovereign. In 1887, a new sovereign was released to celebrate Queen Victoria’s Golden ...

Hansons Auctioneers were carrying out the clearance at a house in Leicestershire when they found 331 gold coins while ... featuring monarchs such as Queen Victoria, King George V and Queen ...