1937 Edward VIII Gold Pattern Five Sovereign
- Maker
- Royal Mint (Great Britain), Edward VIII
- Year
- 1937
- Rank
- 68 of 100
1937 Edward VIII Gold Pattern Five Sovereign
1937 Edward VIII Gold Pattern Five Sovereign by Royal Mint (Great Britain), Edward VIII (1937) is ranked 68 in the FLOAT 100 for Coins. It sold for $2,450,000 on 21 October 2021. The abdication king's pattern coinage — never issued because Edward VIII abdicated; set the record for any British coin at auction.
What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?
The abdication king's pattern coinage — never issued because Edward VIII abdicated; set the record for any British coin at auction.
£5 gold pattern (five sovereign), Edward VIII, NGC PF67 Ultra Cameo
What is the best-sourced number for it?
- Figure
- $2,450,000
- Kind
- Realized at auction
- Date
- 21 October 2021
Monaco auction, Oct 20-21 2021. 1937 Edward VIII Gold Pattern Five Sovereign, NGC PF67 Ultra Cameo, realized €2.11M (~$2,450,000) — record for any British coin at auction.
This is a realized sale. Somebody paid it. Source.
How this is made
- The figure
- One reference price, taken from a named public source and shown with its own kind. FLOAT does not average it with anything or adjust it for time.
- Realized or not
- A realized price is a completed sale. A market asking price and a price-guide value are not sales, and are labeled as such wherever they appear.
- Why no grade ladder
- Most FLOAT 100 entries are individual objects. There is one of this, so there is no population and no spread across grades to show.
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- 2026-08-08