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How much gold is in a Sovereign?

Under the Coinage Act 1971 the Sovereign weighs 7.98805 g of eleven-twelfths fine gold (916.66‰): about 7.32 g of fine gold. Live melt value.

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The British Coinage Act 1971 (as enacted) sets the Sovereign at a standard weight of 7.98805 g and the Half Sovereign at 3.99402 g, both «eleven-twelfths fine gold» (916.66 millesimal). A Sovereign contains about 7.322 g of fine gold.

Sovereign melt value now: … · Half Sovereign: ….

MünzeJahreRaugewichtFeinheit ‰FeingewichtSchmelzwert
SovereignSpecification of the Coinage Act 1971 (as enacted)7.9881 g916.77.322 g…
Half SovereignSpecification of the Coinage Act 1971 (as enacted)3.9940 g916.73.661 g…

We have not checked which instrument governs every issue after 1971. Investment Sovereigns usually trade at a premium over melt; you can estimate that with the calculator.

Quellen & Methodik

  1. Coinage Act 1971, Schedule 1, Part I (as enacted), legislation.gov.uk – Open Government Licence v3.0

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