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The second portrait was introduced for decimalisation in 1971. Decimal Day was 15 February 1971 and marks the entire UK monetary system being updated to replace the old Pounds, Shillings and Pence format.

On some of the coins, this appeared as early as 1968, but as no sovereigns were issued between 1969 and 1973, the first date of sovereign to bear the new portrait was 1974.

This second royal portrait was Arnold Machin’s fine handiwork, and was chosen by the Queen herself in 1964. Sovereigns are not always struck in every year, and second portrait sovereigns were issued in only nine years between 1974 and 1984.

The complete second portrait collection consists of the following 9 dates: 1974, 76, 78, 79, 80, 81 and 82, 83, 84.

Pricing Details:

Points computation: 1 coin = 4.00 points