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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 ----£530£530
1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Far G ----£530£530
1888 - Sydney - SS JEB ----£530£530
1888 - Melbourne - Near G ----£530£530
1888 - Melbourne - Far G -----£530
1889 - Sydney - Near G ----£530£530
1889 - Sydney - Far G ----£530£530
1889 - Melbourne - Near G ----£530£530
1889 - Melbourne - Far G ----£530£530
1890 - Sydney - Near G ----£530£530
1890 - Sydney - Far G ----£530£530
1890 - Melbourne ----£530£530
1891 - Sydney ----£530£530
1891 - Melbourne - Long Tail ----£530£530
1891 - Melbourne - Short Tail ---£530£530£530
1892 - Sydney ----£530£530
1892 - Melbourne ----£530£530
1893 - Sydney ----£530£530
1893 - Veiled head - Sydney ----£530£530
1893 - Melbourne ----£530£530
1893 - Veiled head - Melbourne ----£530£530
1894 - Sydney ----£530£530
1894 - Melbourne ----£530£530
1895 - Sydney ----£530£530
1895 - Melbourne ----£530£530
1896 - Sydney ----£530£530
1896 - Melbourne ----£530£530
1897 - Sydney ----£530£530
1897 - Melbourne ----£530£530
1898 - Sydney ----£530£530
1898 - Melbourne ----£530£530
1899 - Sydney ----£530£530
1899 - Perth ---£530£530£530
1899 - Melbourne ----£530£530
1900 - Sydney ----£530£530
1900 - Melbourne ----£530£530
1900 - Perth ----£530£530
1901 - Sydney ----£530£530
1901 - Melbourne ----£530£530
1901 - Perth ----£530£530
1902 - Sydney ----£530£530
1902 - Melbourne ----£530£530
1902 - Perth ----£530£530
1903 - Sydney ----£530£530
1903 - Melbourne ----£530£530
1903 - Perth ----£530£530
1904 - Sydney ----£530£530
1904 - Melbourne ----£530£530
1904 - Perth ----£530£530
1905 - Sydney ----£530£530
1905 - Melbourne ----£530£530
1905 - Perth ----£530£530
1906 - Sydney ----£530£530
1906 - Melbourne ----£530£530
1906 - Perth ----£530£530
1907 - Sydney ----£530£530
1907 - Melbourne ----£530£530
1907 - Perth ----£530£530
1908 - Sydney ----£530£530
1908 - Melbourne ----£530£530
1908 - Perth ----£530£530
1909 - Sydney ----£530£530
1909 - Melbourne ----£530£530
1909 - Perth ----£530£530
1910 - Sydney ----£530£530
1910 - Melbourne ----£530£530
1910 - Perth ----£530£530
1911 - Sydney ----£530£530
1911 - Melbourne ----£530£530
1911 - Perth ----£530£530
1912 - Sydney ----£530£530
1912 - Melbourne ----£530£530
1912 - Perth ----£530£530
1913 - Sydney ----£530£530
1913 - Melbourne ----£530£530
1913 - Perth ----£530£530
1914 - Sydney ----£530£530
1914 - Melbourne ----£530£530
1914 - Perth ----£530£530
1915 - Sydney ----£530£530
1915 - Melbourne ----£530£530
1915 - Perth ----£530£530
1916 - Sydney ----£530£530
1916 - Melbourne ----£530£530
1916 - Perth ----£530£530
1917 - Sydney ----£530£530
1917 - Melbourne ----£530£530
1917 - Perth ----£530£530
1918 - Sydney ----£530£530
1918 - Melbourne ----£530£530
1918 - Perth ----£530£530
1919 - Sydney ----£530£530
1919 - Melbourne ----£530£530
1919 - Perth ----£530£530
1920 - Sydney -----£166,500
1920 - Melbourne --£530£1,300£1,800£2,730
1920 - Perth ----£530£530
1921 - Sydney --£530£530£530£809
1921 - Melbourne --£3,520£5,600£6,400£9,300
1921 - Perth ----£530£530
1922 - Sydney --£2,780£6,300£7,300£10,600
1922 - Melbourne --£1,110£3,150£4,350£6,000
1922 - Perth ----£530£530
1923 - Sydney --£2,310£5,000£5,900£8,200
1923 - Melbourne ----£530£530
1923 - Perth ----£530£530
1924 - Sydney --£530£530£530£694
1924 - Melbourne ----£530£530
1924 - Perth ----£530£530
1925 - Sydney ----£530£530
1925 - Melbourne ----£530£530
1925 - Perth ----£530£530
1926 - Sydney --£2,410£5,700£8,600£12,200
1926 - Melbourne ----£530£530
1926 - Perth --£530£530£530£768
1927 - Perth ---£530£530£530
1928 - Melbourne --£530£584£759£1,110
1928 - Perth ----£530£530
1929 - Melbourne --£530£796£856£1,130
1929 - Perth ----£530£530
1930 - Melbourne ----£530£530
1930 - Perth ----£530£530
1931 - Melbourne ---£530£530£530
1931 - Perth ----£530£530
Variety MS-60 MS-62 MS-63 MS-64 MS-65 MS-66 MS-67
1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Near G £530£530£709£1,170£1,430--
1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Far G £530£530£722£971£1,550--
1888 - Sydney - SS JEB £530£530£666£962£1,450--
1888 - Melbourne - Near G £530£530£598£860£1,450--
1888 - Melbourne - Far G £530£530£638£925£1,670--
1889 - Sydney - Near G £530£530£530£1,140£1,180--
1889 - Sydney - Far G £530£530£686£954£1,450--
1889 - Melbourne - Near G £530£530£530£629£1,040--
1889 - Melbourne - Far G £530£530£685£1,050£1,630--
1890 - Sydney - Near G £530£530£570£810£1,700--
1890 - Sydney - Far G £530£530£666£962£1,450--
1890 - Melbourne £530£562£791£1,110£1,670--
1891 - Sydney £530£530£706£999£1,520--
1891 - Melbourne - Long Tail £530£530£786£1,130£1,690--
1891 - Melbourne - Short Tail £1,320£1,960£2,690£3,420£4,950--
1892 - Sydney £530£530£530£768£1,330--
1892 - Melbourne £530£530£626£863£1,510--
1893 - Sydney £530£530£745£1,050£1,100--
1893 - Veiled head - Sydney £530£571£982£2,090£2,190--
1893 - Melbourne £530£530£747£1,190£1,800--
1893 - Veiled head - Melbourne £530£530£919£1,190£1,710--
1894 - Sydney £530£530£530£827£876--
1894 - Melbourne £530£530£530£530£784--
1895 - Sydney £530£530£530£546£985--
1895 - Melbourne £530£530£530£554£784--
1896 - Sydney £530£530£684£1,040£1,520--
1896 - Melbourne £530£530£530£589£763--
1897 - Sydney £530£530£871£1,140£1,670--
1897 - Melbourne £530£530£530£540£1,020--
1898 - Sydney £530£677£1,000£1,390£1,970--
1898 - Melbourne £530£530£530£711£2,150--
1899 - Sydney £530£530£530£530£805--
1899 - Perth £592£1,170£2,430£3,410£6,200--
1899 - Melbourne £530£530£530£804£876--
1900 - Sydney £530£530£530£891£974--
1900 - Melbourne £530£530£530£906£974--
1900 - Perth £530£530£614£930£1,220--
1901 - Sydney £530£530£530£681£786--
1901 - Melbourne £530£530£530£553£791--
1901 - Perth £530£530£553£1,050£1,180--
1902 - Sydney £530£530£530£530£726--
1902 - Melbourne £530£530£530£530£726--
1902 - Perth £530£530£857£925£1,180--
1903 - Sydney £530£530£530£644£708--
1903 - Melbourne £530£530£530£973£1,220--
1903 - Perth £530£530£543£555£763--
1904 - Sydney £530£530£530£530£726--
1904 - Melbourne £530£530£530£530£814--
1904 - Perth £530£565£600£628£879--
1905 - Sydney £530£530£530£642£796--
1905 - Melbourne £530£530£530£584£749--
1905 - Perth £530£530£530£1,150£1,220--
1906 - Sydney £530£530£530£601£675--
1906 - Melbourne £530£530£530£615£675--
1906 - Perth £530£530£530£1,110£1,360--
1907 - Sydney £530£530£530£530£530--
1907 - Melbourne £530£530£530£530£530--
1907 - Perth £530£530£536£1,140£1,310--
1908 - Sydney £530£530£530£645£759--
1908 - Melbourne £530£530£530£602£620--
1908 - Perth £530£530£530£530£2,810--
1909 - Sydney £530£530£530£776£876--
1909 - Melbourne £530£530£530£530£546--
1909 - Perth £530£530£530£620£897--
1910 - Sydney £530£530£530£530£530--
1910 - Melbourne £530£530£530£657£852--
1910 - Perth £530£530£599£657£999--
1911 - Sydney £530£530£530£530£555--
1911 - Melbourne £530£530£530£530£530--
1911 - Perth £530£530£530£717£876--
1912 - Sydney £530£530£530£530£530--
1912 - Melbourne £530£530£530£530£862--
1912 - Perth £530£530£530£530£530--
1913 - Sydney £530£530£530£530£567--
1913 - Melbourne £530£530£530£530£530--
1913 - Perth £530£530£530£769£925--
1914 - Sydney £530£530£530£530£530--
1914 - Melbourne £530£530£530£530£530--
1914 - Perth £530£530£530£530£530--
1915 - Sydney £530£530£530£530£530--
1915 - Melbourne £530£530£530£530£715--
1915 - Perth £530£530£530£530£620--
1916 - Sydney £530£530£530£530£656--
1916 - Melbourne £530£530£530£530£772--
1916 - Perth £530£530£530£579£1,710--
1917 - Sydney £530£530£530£530£543£1,500-
1917 - Melbourne £530£530£530£530£819--
1917 - Perth £530£530£530£530£820--
1918 - Sydney £530£530£530£530£530£731-
1918 - Melbourne £530£530£530£530£530--
1918 - Perth £530£530£530£530£658--
1919 - Sydney £530£530£530£942£1,270--
1919 - Melbourne £530£530£633£982£1,100--
1919 - Perth £530£530£530£530£916£1,360-
1920 - Sydney £351,800£368,200£384,700£387,900---
1920 - Melbourne £4,030£4,270£5,200£6,000£7,100--
1920 - Perth £530£530£530£530£530--
1921 - Sydney £1,290£1,400£1,740£1,900£2,450--
1921 - Melbourne £12,000£16,300£19,400£22,500£23,800--
1921 - Perth £530£530£530£530£546--
1922 - Sydney £15,300£18,900£22,800£23,100£25,700--
1922 - Melbourne £8,500£8,600£12,100£13,400£13,700--
1922 - Perth £530£530£530£584£880--
1923 - Sydney £11,600£13,800£16,800£20,000£20,900--
1923 - Melbourne £530£530£530£530£614--
1923 - Perth £530£530£530£530£530--
1924 - Sydney £1,170£1,310£1,570£1,990£2,360--
1924 - Melbourne £530£530£530£530£1,080--
1924 - Perth £530£530£530£547£1,070--
1925 - Sydney £530£530£530£530£530--
1925 - Melbourne £530£530£530£530£584--
1925 - Perth £530£530£601£1,200£1,560--
1926 - Sydney £16,300£16,600£22,700£23,100£25,900--
1926 - Melbourne £530£530£530£677£852--
1926 - Perth £1,180£1,390£1,670£2,130£2,680--
1927 - Perth £530£530£547£692£844--
1928 - Melbourne £1,710£1,820£2,220£2,730£3,880--
1928 - Perth £530£530£530£580£664--
1929 - Melbourne £1,850£2,280£2,730£2,790£3,750--
1929 - Perth £530£530£530£530£530--
1930 - Melbourne £530£530£530£571£730--
1930 - Perth £530£530£530£530£652--
1931 - Melbourne £530£811£866£1,290£2,100--
1931 - Perth £530£530£530£530£530--

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