The 1957 London full sovereign has a verified struck mintage of 2,072,000 (Royal Mint Annual Report). This was the first bullion sovereign of Elizabeth II's reign, resuming production after a 25-year gap (last struck 1932). As a modern issue, survival is assumed to equal production — no SE override applies. The PE band places it firmly in Common. The coin qualifies as a Catalogued Variation because it represents the structurally distinct first issue of the Elizabeth II sovereign series, separately catalogued by standard references (Marsh 295 / S.4125).
Full Sovereign 1957 London
Classification
Scarcity Rating
Common
More than 100,000 are believed to exist. Readily available.
Recognition Status
Catalogued Variation
Separately catalogued as a distinct variation in standard references.
Evidence
- Struck Mintage
- 2,072,000
- Issue Format
- Circulation
- Data Confidence
- High
- Classification Confidence
- High
- Verification
- Verified
Design Information
- Reverse Design
- St George and the Dragon (Pistrucci)
- Designer
- Benedetto Pistrucci (reverse), Mary Gillick (obverse)
Design information is recorded as factual metadata. It does not affect the Scarcity Rating.
Classification Reasoning
Sources
- Annual Report of the Deputy Master and Comptroller of the Royal Mint , 1957 (cited mintage: 2,072,000) Tier 1
- Annual Reports of the Perth Branch of the Royal Mint , 7th Ed. , p. Marsh 295 (cited mintage: 2,072,000) Tier 1
- English Gold Coinage by Michael Marsh , 2024 , p. S.4125 (cited mintage: 2,072,000) Tier 2
Contextual Notes
The following information is provided for context only and does not affect the Scarcity Rating or Recognition Status.
First Elizabeth II bullion sovereign. Features unique 168-grain edge (all subsequent issues use 200 grains).