Methodology

How dealers are ranked

The main table ranks currently available Sovereigns by the cost of buying one coin and having it delivered in the UK. The lowest confirmed delivered total appears first.

Pre-order, out-of-stock, stale and availability-unknown readings remain visible for reference, but cannot be promoted as the cheapest offer available now.

Premium over gold value

A Full Sovereign contains 7.322 g (0.2354 troy oz) of fine gold. Its intrinsic value is recalculated from the latest stored direct GBP gold price.

intrinsic value = fine-gold weight × GBP gold price
premium (%)    = (delivered price − intrinsic value) ÷ intrinsic value × 100

Premium is not the dealer’s profit or margin.

What “delivered” includes

Delivered price is the advertised coin price plus the UK postage we can confirm for that dealer. If postage is not known, no delivered total is invented and the offer is kept out of the cheapest-price ranking.

The dealer’s own basket remains the final price. Check it before ordering.

Prices, stock and freshness

Dealer product pages are checked on a schedule and every row shows when it was last confirmed. An unchanged page still advances its check time; a failed collection does not get mistaken for “out of stock”. Old readings are shown separately and excluded from the current ranking.

Gold and silver prices come from stored server-side market readings. Browser visits do not call a pricing provider directly.

Current coverage and limits

• GoldSorted currently compares mixed-year Full Sovereigns only.
• Coverage is limited to the UK dealers shown on the comparison.
• Prices and stock can change between checks.
• GoldSorted does not sell bullion or provide financial, investment or tax advice.