Return of the Dragon
2003 sees the return of the traditional St George & Dragon design which has been used on sovereigns, with a few breaks, since 1817, notably the shield reverse issued in 2002.

Proofs Now In Stock
We have now received our first delivery of 2003 proof sovereigns, and can supply from stock.

Uncirculated Version Available Now
In 2002, the uncirculated or bullion issue was re-scheduled from January to mid February. For 2003, this reverted to January once again, and we received our first delivery on Friday 17th January, so we now have stocks for immediate delivery.

Issue Limits
For 2003, the issue limit has been retained at a maximum of 100,000 of the uncirculated version, the same as for the previous two years, 15,000 individual proofs, and 7,500 proofs as part of 3 coin and 4 coin proof sets.

Highest Ever Sterling Gold Price
Writing this on January 17th 2008 gold has just reached its' highest ever gold price in Sterling. Obviously this affects the price of our gold products so we have had to increase our uncirculated sovereign prices accordingly. The prices shown below are semi-fixed but should gold fluctuate dramatically in either direction we may have to adjust the prices once again.

2003 Prices

Uncirculated Version

Quantity	Price £	Price $	Price €
1	£160	$250	€195
10	£155	$240	€185
20 (Sheet)	£Ask	$Ask	€Ask
50	£Ask	$Ask	€Ask
100	£Ask	$Ask	€Ask
500	£Ask	$Ask	€Ask
1,000	£Ask	$Ask	€Ask

We also have leatherette cases available for the Uncirculated version, priced £2 each if ordered with coins.

Prices
The original Royal Mint pricing for the 2003 proof sovereigns was £134.95.
Please note that as at April 2006, the Royal Mint's price for its 2006 proof sovereigns was £169 each.
We will be happy to accept orders at :-

Quantity	Description	Price £	Price $	Price
1	Complete with Box and Certificate	£215	$Ask	€Ask
10	Complete with Box and Certificate	£205	$Ask	€Ask
1	In Capsule Only, No Box or Certificate	£195	$Ask	€Ask
10	In Capsule Only, No Box or Certificate	£190	$Ask	€Ask

Prediction
We correctly predicted that the Royal Mint would sell out of the 2000 proof version before July. We were correct, as they sold out before the 6th of June, having only gone on sale in May! The 2002 proof issue also sold out at source within about one week.
The 1999 proof sovereigns sold out by about September. We have been offering to pay up to £175 for the 1999, as we have had a waiting list for them. We have heard of prices of up to £295 each.
We believe the 2003 issue will be very popular!

Postage & Packing

Per Delivery - Any Quantity
At Buyer's Risk £2.50, or...
Fully Insured £6
Airmail to USA $10
Insured to USA $20

Deliveries
We despatch most of our orders within 24 hours, although we do reserve the right to clear cheques before despatch. If your order is urgent for a gift, please tell us on the order form and we will do our best to help.

Notes

The fine gold content of a sovereign is 0.2354 troy ounces.