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Sovereign - 1888 to 1931 - Price Guide

As the advancing years crept up on Queen Victoria, it was time that her portrait was updated. The resulting design by Thomas (later Sir Thomas) Brock was to become known as the Old Head design although it is probably kinder to Victoria's memory to call it the Veiled Head type. This design was struck continuously until Victoria's death in 1901 after a reign of sixty-three years.

From 1894, the shield reverse half sovereign was dropped in favour of the St. George design.

Edward VII's short reign saw an abundance of gold sovereigns and half sovereigns from all three mints.

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. Like de Saules, Mackennal preferred a bare-headed design of the monarch for the gold series, while both men went for the more majestic crown and robes for the silver and bronze issues.

Click on a coin to view additional values, details and varieties about it.

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Variety G-4 VG-8 F-12 VF-20 EF-40 AU-50
1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Near G ----£523£523
1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Far G ----£523£523
1888 - Sydney - SS JEB ----£523£523
1888 - Melbourne - Near G ----£523£523
1888 - Melbourne - Far G -----£523
1889 - Sydney - Near G ----£523£523
1889 - Sydney - Far G ----£523£523
1889 - Melbourne - Near G ----£523£523
1889 - Melbourne - Far G ----£523£523
1890 - Sydney - Near G ----£523£523
1890 - Sydney - Far G ----£523£523
1890 - Melbourne ----£523£523
1891 - Sydney ----£523£523
1891 - Melbourne - Long Tail ----£523£523
1891 - Melbourne - Short Tail ---£523£523£523
1892 - Sydney ----£523£523
1892 - Melbourne ----£523£523
1893 - Sydney ----£523£523
1893 - Veiled head - Sydney ----£523£523
1893 - Melbourne ----£523£523
1893 - Veiled head - Melbourne ----£523£523
1894 - Sydney ----£523£523
1894 - Melbourne ----£523£523
1895 - Sydney ----£523£523
1895 - Melbourne ----£523£523
1896 - Sydney ----£523£523
1896 - Melbourne ----£523£523
1897 - Sydney ----£523£523
1897 - Melbourne ----£523£523
1898 - Sydney ----£523£523
1898 - Melbourne ----£523£523
1899 - Sydney ----£523£523
1899 - Perth ---£523£523£523
1899 - Melbourne ----£523£523
1900 - Sydney ----£523£523
1900 - Melbourne ----£523£523
1900 - Perth ----£523£523
1901 - Sydney ----£523£523
1901 - Melbourne ----£523£523
1901 - Perth ----£523£523
1902 - Sydney ----£523£523
1902 - Melbourne ----£523£523
1902 - Perth ----£523£523
1903 - Sydney ----£523£523
1903 - Melbourne ----£523£523
1903 - Perth ----£523£523
1904 - Sydney ----£523£523
1904 - Melbourne ----£523£523
1904 - Perth ----£523£523
1905 - Sydney ----£523£523
1905 - Melbourne ----£523£523
1905 - Perth ----£523£523
1906 - Sydney ----£523£523
1906 - Melbourne ----£523£523
1906 - Perth ----£523£523
1907 - Sydney ----£523£523
1907 - Melbourne ----£523£523
1907 - Perth ----£523£523
1908 - Sydney ----£523£523
1908 - Melbourne ----£523£523
1908 - Perth ----£523£523
1909 - Sydney ----£523£523
1909 - Melbourne ----£523£523
1909 - Perth ----£523£523
1910 - Sydney ----£523£523
1910 - Melbourne ----£523£523
1910 - Perth ----£523£523
1911 - Sydney ----£523£523
1911 - Melbourne ----£523£523
1911 - Perth ----£523£523
1912 - Sydney ----£523£523
1912 - Melbourne ----£523£523
1912 - Perth ----£523£523
1913 - Sydney ----£523£523
1913 - Melbourne ----£523£523
1913 - Perth ----£523£523
1914 - Sydney ----£523£523
1914 - Melbourne ----£523£523
1914 - Perth ----£523£523
1915 - Sydney ----£523£523
1915 - Melbourne ----£523£523
1915 - Perth ----£523£523
1916 - Sydney ----£523£523
1916 - Melbourne ----£523£523
1916 - Perth ----£523£523
1917 - Sydney ----£523£523
1917 - Melbourne ----£523£523
1917 - Perth ----£523£523
1918 - Sydney ----£523£523
1918 - Melbourne ----£523£523
1918 - Perth ----£523£523
1919 - Sydney ----£523£523
1919 - Melbourne ----£523£523
1919 - Perth ----£523£523
1920 - Sydney -----£164,200
1920 - Melbourne --£523£1,280£1,780£2,690
1920 - Perth ----£523£523
1921 - Sydney --£523£523£523£798
1921 - Melbourne --£3,470£5,500£6,300£9,200
1921 - Perth ----£523£523
1922 - Sydney --£2,740£6,200£7,200£10,500
1922 - Melbourne --£1,090£3,100£4,290£5,900
1922 - Perth ----£523£523
1923 - Sydney --£2,280£4,930£5,800£8,100
1923 - Melbourne ----£523£523
1923 - Perth ----£523£523
1924 - Sydney --£523£523£523£684
1924 - Melbourne ----£523£523
1924 - Perth ----£523£523
1925 - Sydney ----£523£523
1925 - Melbourne ----£523£523
1925 - Perth ----£523£523
1926 - Sydney --£2,370£5,700£8,500£12,000
1926 - Melbourne ----£523£523
1926 - Perth --£523£523£523£757
1927 - Perth ---£523£523£523
1928 - Melbourne --£523£576£748£1,090
1928 - Perth ----£523£523
1929 - Melbourne --£523£784£844£1,110
1929 - Perth ----£523£523
1930 - Melbourne ----£523£523
1930 - Perth ----£523£523
1931 - Melbourne ---£523£523£523
1931 - Perth ----£523£523
Variety MS-60 MS-62 MS-63 MS-64 MS-65 MS-66 MS-67
1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Near G £523£523£699£1,160£1,410--
1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Far G £523£523£711£958£1,530--
1888 - Sydney - SS JEB £523£523£657£949£1,430--
1888 - Melbourne - Near G £523£523£590£848£1,430--
1888 - Melbourne - Far G £523£523£629£912£1,640--
1889 - Sydney - Near G £523£523£523£1,130£1,160--
1889 - Sydney - Far G £523£523£677£940£1,430--
1889 - Melbourne - Near G £523£523£523£620£1,020--
1889 - Melbourne - Far G £523£523£675£1,030£1,610--
1890 - Sydney - Near G £523£523£562£798£1,680--
1890 - Sydney - Far G £523£523£657£949£1,430--
1890 - Melbourne £523£554£780£1,090£1,650--
1891 - Sydney £523£523£696£985£1,500--
1891 - Melbourne - Long Tail £523£523£775£1,110£1,670--
1891 - Melbourne - Short Tail £1,310£1,930£2,650£3,370£4,880--
1892 - Sydney £523£523£523£757£1,310--
1892 - Melbourne £523£523£617£851£1,480--
1893 - Sydney £523£523£734£1,040£1,080--
1893 - Veiled head - Sydney £523£562£968£2,060£2,160--
1893 - Melbourne £523£523£737£1,180£1,770--
1893 - Veiled head - Melbourne £523£523£907£1,180£1,680--
1894 - Sydney £523£523£523£815£864--
1894 - Melbourne £523£523£523£523£773--
1895 - Sydney £523£523£523£538£971--
1895 - Melbourne £523£523£523£546£773--
1896 - Sydney £523£523£674£1,020£1,500--
1896 - Melbourne £523£523£523£580£752--
1897 - Sydney £523£523£859£1,120£1,650--
1897 - Melbourne £523£523£523£533£1,010--
1898 - Sydney £523£667£989£1,370£1,940--
1898 - Melbourne £523£523£523£701£2,120--
1899 - Sydney £523£523£523£523£793--
1899 - Perth £584£1,160£2,400£3,360£6,100--
1899 - Melbourne £523£523£523£793£864--
1900 - Sydney £523£523£523£878£960--
1900 - Melbourne £523£523£523£893£960--
1900 - Perth £523£523£605£916£1,200--
1901 - Sydney £523£523£523£671£775--
1901 - Melbourne £523£523£523£545£780--
1901 - Perth £523£523£545£1,040£1,170--
1902 - Sydney £523£523£523£523£716--
1902 - Melbourne £523£523£523£523£716--
1902 - Perth £523£523£845£912£1,160--
1903 - Sydney £523£523£523£635£698--
1903 - Melbourne £523£523£523£959£1,200--
1903 - Perth £523£523£535£547£752--
1904 - Sydney £523£523£523£523£716--
1904 - Melbourne £523£523£523£523£803--
1904 - Perth £523£557£592£619£866--
1905 - Sydney £523£523£523£633£784--
1905 - Melbourne £523£523£523£576£739--
1905 - Perth £523£523£523£1,130£1,200--
1906 - Sydney £523£523£523£593£666--
1906 - Melbourne £523£523£523£606£666--
1906 - Perth £523£523£523£1,100£1,340--
1907 - Sydney £523£523£523£523£523--
1907 - Melbourne £523£523£523£523£523--
1907 - Perth £523£523£529£1,130£1,300--
1908 - Sydney £523£523£523£635£748--
1908 - Melbourne £523£523£523£593£611--
1908 - Perth £523£523£523£523£2,770--
1909 - Sydney £523£523£523£765£864--
1909 - Melbourne £523£523£523£523£538--
1909 - Perth £523£523£523£611£885--
1910 - Sydney £523£523£523£523£523--
1910 - Melbourne £523£523£523£648£840--
1910 - Perth £523£523£591£648£985--
1911 - Sydney £523£523£523£523£547--
1911 - Melbourne £523£523£523£523£523--
1911 - Perth £523£523£523£707£864--
1912 - Sydney £523£523£523£523£523--
1912 - Melbourne £523£523£523£523£850--
1912 - Perth £523£523£523£523£523--
1913 - Sydney £523£523£523£523£559--
1913 - Melbourne £523£523£523£523£523--
1913 - Perth £523£523£523£759£912--
1914 - Sydney £523£523£523£523£523--
1914 - Melbourne £523£523£523£523£523--
1914 - Perth £523£523£523£523£523--
1915 - Sydney £523£523£523£523£523--
1915 - Melbourne £523£523£523£523£705--
1915 - Perth £523£523£523£523£611--
1916 - Sydney £523£523£523£523£647--
1916 - Melbourne £523£523£523£523£761--
1916 - Perth £523£523£523£571£1,680--
1917 - Sydney £523£523£523£523£536£1,480-
1917 - Melbourne £523£523£523£523£807--
1917 - Perth £523£523£523£523£809--
1918 - Sydney £523£523£523£523£523£721-
1918 - Melbourne £523£523£523£523£523--
1918 - Perth £523£523£523£523£648--
1919 - Sydney £523£523£523£929£1,250--
1919 - Melbourne £523£523£624£968£1,090--
1919 - Perth £523£523£523£523£903£1,340-
1920 - Sydney £346,800£363,100£379,300£382,500---
1920 - Melbourne £3,980£4,210£5,100£5,900£7,000--
1920 - Perth £523£523£523£523£523--
1921 - Sydney £1,280£1,380£1,720£1,870£2,420--
1921 - Melbourne £11,800£16,100£19,200£22,200£23,400--
1921 - Perth £523£523£523£523£538--
1922 - Sydney £15,100£18,600£22,400£22,800£25,400--
1922 - Melbourne £8,400£8,500£12,000£13,200£13,500--
1922 - Perth £523£523£523£576£868--
1923 - Sydney £11,400£13,600£16,600£19,700£20,600--
1923 - Melbourne £523£523£523£523£605--
1923 - Perth £523£523£523£523£523--
1924 - Sydney £1,150£1,290£1,550£1,960£2,330--
1924 - Melbourne £523£523£523£523£1,060--
1924 - Perth £523£523£523£539£1,050--
1925 - Sydney £523£523£523£523£523--
1925 - Melbourne £523£523£523£523£576--
1925 - Perth £523£523£593£1,190£1,540--
1926 - Sydney £16,100£16,400£22,300£22,800£25,500--
1926 - Melbourne £523£523£523£668£840--
1926 - Perth £1,160£1,370£1,640£2,100£2,640--
1927 - Perth £523£523£539£683£832--
1928 - Melbourne £1,680£1,790£2,190£2,690£3,830--
1928 - Perth £523£523£523£572£654--
1929 - Melbourne £1,830£2,250£2,690£2,760£3,690--
1929 - Perth £523£523£523£523£523--
1930 - Melbourne £523£523£523£563£720--
1930 - Perth £523£523£523£523£643--
1931 - Melbourne £523£800£854£1,270£2,070--
1931 - Perth £523£523£523£523£523--

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