Coins and Australia - Half-Sovereign 1888 to 1918 - Australian coins price guide and values

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Half-Sovereign - 1888 to 1918 - Price Guide

Edward VII's short reign saw an abundance of gold sovereigns and half sovereigns from all three mints. The bald-headed likeness was the work of George William de Saules, who also designed the obverse of the first Australian coins of 1910.

The designer of the George V Australian silver and bronze issues, Sir Edgar Bertram Mackennal, was selected to produce the obverse design for the George V sovereign and half sovereign coins.

Officially half sovereigns were last struck in 1920, but the rare 1918 issue is the last date known. This is also true of the last years of the sovereign. It is thought that, although minted, many of these coins were not released and were later melted down.

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Variety G-4 VG-8 F-12 VF-20 EF-40 AU-50
1889 --$233$233$433$1,890
1891 - With J.E.B. ---$233$415$1,920
1891 - Without J.E.B. ---$233$266$854
1893 - St. George - Sydney --$233$233$233$566
1893 - St. George - Melbourne ---$86,700--
1893 - Shield ---$233$233$879
1896 ---$233$233$619
1897 ---$233$233$372
1899 - Melbourne ---$233$254$768
1900 - Sydney ---$233$233$409
1900 - Melbourne ---$233$233$656
1900 - Perth ---$233$285$733
1902 ---$233$233$233
1903 ---$233$233$233
1904 ---$233$353$1,440
1906 - Sydney ---$233$233$233
1906 - Melbourne ---$233$285$737
1907 ---$233$233$233
1908 - Sydney ---$233$233$233
1908 - Melbourne ---$233$233$233
1908 - Perth ---$233$390$1,880
1909 - Melbourne ---$233$233$233
1909 - Perth ---$233$266$686
1910 ---$233$233$233
1911 - Sydney ---$233$233$233
1911 - Perth ---$233$233$233
1912 ---$233$233$233
1914 ---$233$233$233
1915 - Sydney ---$233$233$233
1915 - Melbourne ---$233$233$233
1915 - Perth ---$233$233$233
1916 ---$233$233$233
1918 --$233$371$929$2,130
Variety MS-60 MS-62 MS-63 MS-64 MS-65 MS-66 MS-67
1889 $4,430$7,100$8,400$9,700$11,900--
1891 - With J.E.B. $4,570$7,600$9,200$10,900$12,300--
1891 - Without J.E.B. $2,010$2,850$4,640$5,700$6,900--
1893 - St. George - Sydney $1,340$2,560$3,320$4,090$4,950--
1893 - St. George - Melbourne -------
1893 - Shield $2,100$3,210$5,300$6,600$7,900--
1896 $1,650$3,160$3,900$4,640$5,500--
1897 $1,330$2,010$3,400$4,210$5,000--
1899 - Melbourne $2,080$4,090$5,600$7,100$8,700--
1900 - Sydney $1,190$2,150$2,360$3,530$4,260--
1900 - Melbourne $1,870$3,190$4,970$6,600$8,200--
1900 - Perth $2,560$5,600$7,400$9,200$11,000--
1902 $339$709$805$953$1,160--
1903 $429$929$1,340$1,760$2,400--
1904 $7,100$10,600$12,000$13,400$17,800--
1906 - Sydney $319$681$748$1,060$1,190--
1906 - Melbourne $2,350$4,100$5,100$6,100$7,400--
1907 $443$802$1,540$1,820$2,580--
1908 - Sydney $248$403$607$749$1,070--
1908 - Melbourne $415$811$1,110$1,490$2,160--
1908 - Perth $7,800$11,300$13,200$15,100$18,100--
1909 - Melbourne $561$1,100$1,510$1,920$2,820--
1909 - Perth $2,520$4,640$5,800$6,900$8,600--
1910 $249$454$551$766$950--
1911 - Sydney $249$335$514$666$861--
1911 - Perth $249$366$483$833$912--
1912 $233$248$355$390$489--
1914 $233$233$233$233$332$338-
1915 - Sydney $233$233$249$307$310$326-
1915 - Melbourne $233$255$271$374$451$529-
1915 - Perth $233$306$457$504$569--
1916 $233$269$304$305$356--
1918 $3,250$4,590$5,200$6,900$7,300--

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