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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 ----£449£449
1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Far G ----£449£449
1888 - Sydney - SS JEB ----£449£449
1888 - Melbourne - Near G ----£449£449
1888 - Melbourne - Far G -----£449
1889 - Sydney - Near G ----£449£449
1889 - Sydney - Far G ----£449£449
1889 - Melbourne - Near G ----£449£449
1889 - Melbourne - Far G ----£449£449
1890 - Sydney - Near G ----£449£449
1890 - Sydney - Far G ----£449£449
1890 - Melbourne ----£449£449
1891 - Sydney ----£449£449
1891 - Melbourne - Long Tail ----£449£449
1891 - Melbourne - Short Tail ---£449£449£449
1892 - Sydney ----£449£449
1892 - Melbourne ----£449£449
1893 - Sydney ----£449£449
1893 - Veiled head - Sydney ----£449£449
1893 - Melbourne ----£449£449
1893 - Veiled head - Melbourne ----£449£449
1894 - Sydney ----£449£449
1894 - Melbourne ----£449£449
1895 - Sydney ----£449£449
1895 - Melbourne ----£449£449
1896 - Sydney ----£449£449
1896 - Melbourne ----£449£449
1897 - Sydney ----£449£449
1897 - Melbourne ----£449£449
1898 - Sydney ----£449£449
1898 - Melbourne ----£449£449
1899 - Sydney ----£449£449
1899 - Perth ---£449£449£449
1899 - Melbourne ----£449£449
1900 - Sydney ----£449£449
1900 - Melbourne ----£449£449
1900 - Perth ----£449£449
1901 - Sydney ----£449£449
1901 - Melbourne ----£449£449
1901 - Perth ----£449£449
1902 - Sydney ----£449£449
1902 - Melbourne ----£449£449
1902 - Perth ----£449£449
1903 - Sydney ----£449£449
1903 - Melbourne ----£449£449
1903 - Perth ----£449£449
1904 - Sydney ----£449£449
1904 - Melbourne ----£449£449
1904 - Perth ----£449£449
1905 - Sydney ----£449£449
1905 - Melbourne ----£449£449
1905 - Perth ----£449£449
1906 - Sydney ----£449£449
1906 - Melbourne ----£449£449
1906 - Perth ----£449£449
1907 - Sydney ----£449£449
1907 - Melbourne ----£449£449
1907 - Perth ----£449£449
1908 - Sydney ----£449£449
1908 - Melbourne ----£449£449
1908 - Perth ----£449£449
1909 - Sydney ----£449£449
1909 - Melbourne ----£449£449
1909 - Perth ----£449£449
1910 - Sydney ----£449£449
1910 - Melbourne ----£449£449
1910 - Perth ----£449£449
1911 - Sydney ----£449£449
1911 - Melbourne ----£449£449
1911 - Perth ----£449£449
1912 - Sydney ----£449£449
1912 - Melbourne ----£449£449
1912 - Perth ----£449£449
1913 - Sydney ----£449£449
1913 - Melbourne ----£449£449
1913 - Perth ----£449£449
1914 - Sydney ----£449£449
1914 - Melbourne ----£449£449
1914 - Perth ----£449£449
1915 - Sydney ----£449£449
1915 - Melbourne ----£449£449
1915 - Perth ----£449£449
1916 - Sydney ----£449£449
1916 - Melbourne ----£449£449
1916 - Perth ----£449£449
1917 - Sydney ----£449£449
1917 - Melbourne ----£449£449
1917 - Perth ----£449£449
1918 - Sydney ----£449£449
1918 - Melbourne ----£449£449
1918 - Perth ----£449£449
1919 - Sydney ----£449£449
1919 - Melbourne ----£449£449
1919 - Perth ----£449£449
1920 - Sydney -----£179,400
1920 - Melbourne --£538£1,400£1,940£2,940
1920 - Perth ----£449£449
1921 - Sydney --£449£449£563£872
1921 - Melbourne --£3,790£6,000£6,900£10,100
1921 - Perth ----£449£449
1922 - Sydney --£2,990£6,800£7,800£11,500
1922 - Melbourne --£1,200£3,390£4,690£6,500
1922 - Perth ----£449£449
1923 - Sydney --£2,490£5,400£6,300£8,900
1923 - Melbourne ----£449£449
1923 - Perth ----£449£449
1924 - Sydney --£449£449£548£748
1924 - Melbourne ----£449£449
1924 - Perth ----£449£449
1925 - Sydney ----£449£449
1925 - Melbourne ----£449£449
1925 - Perth ----£449£449
1926 - Sydney --£2,590£6,200£9,300£13,100
1926 - Melbourne ----£449£449
1926 - Perth --£449£449£568£827
1927 - Perth ---£449£449£449
1928 - Melbourne --£449£630£817£1,200
1928 - Perth ----£449£449
1929 - Melbourne --£449£857£922£1,220
1929 - Perth ----£449£449
1930 - Melbourne ----£449£449
1930 - Perth ----£449£449
1931 - Melbourne ---£449£449£449
1931 - Perth ----£449£449
Variety MS-60 MS-62 MS-63 MS-64 MS-65 MS-66 MS-67
1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Near G £449£492£764£1,260£1,550--
1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Far G £449£488£778£1,050£1,670--
1888 - Sydney - SS JEB £491£604£718£1,040£1,570--
1888 - Melbourne - Near G £449£449£645£927£1,560--
1888 - Melbourne - Far G £449£449£688£997£1,790--
1889 - Sydney - Near G £449£449£495£1,230£1,270--
1889 - Sydney - Far G £449£483£669£1,030£1,570--
1889 - Melbourne - Near G £449£449£542£678£1,120--
1889 - Melbourne - Far G £449£449£738£1,130£1,760--
1890 - Sydney - Near G £449£449£614£873£1,840--
1890 - Sydney - Far G £449£449£718£1,040£1,570--
1890 - Melbourne £449£605£852£1,200£1,800--
1891 - Sydney £449£449£761£1,080£1,630--
1891 - Melbourne - Long Tail £449£468£847£1,220£1,820--
1891 - Melbourne - Short Tail £1,430£2,110£2,900£3,690£5,300--
1892 - Sydney £449£449£522£827£1,440--
1892 - Melbourne £449£449£674£1,000£1,620--
1893 - Sydney £449£465£797£1,140£1,180--
1893 - Veiled head - Sydney £449£618£1,060£2,250£2,360--
1893 - Melbourne £449£557£805£1,290£1,940--
1893 - Veiled head - Melbourne £449£545£920£1,290£1,840--
1894 - Sydney £449£449£449£891£908--
1894 - Melbourne £449£449£449£474£845--
1895 - Sydney £449£449£481£588£1,060--
1895 - Melbourne £449£449£449£597£845--
1896 - Sydney £449£457£737£1,120£1,630--
1896 - Melbourne £449£449£449£646£822--
1897 - Sydney £449£468£955£1,230£1,800--
1897 - Melbourne £449£449£449£582£1,100--
1898 - Sydney £449£729£1,080£1,500£2,120--
1898 - Melbourne £449£449£456£766£2,320--
1899 - Sydney £449£449£449£518£867--
1899 - Perth £638£1,310£2,620£4,090£6,700--
1899 - Melbourne £449£449£545£867£892--
1900 - Sydney £449£449£455£960£1,050--
1900 - Melbourne £449£449£449£976£1,050--
1900 - Perth £449£449£653£1,000£1,310--
1901 - Sydney £449£449£449£734£847--
1901 - Melbourne £449£449£485£596£852--
1901 - Perth £449£449£609£1,130£1,280--
1902 - Sydney £449£449£449£518£783--
1902 - Melbourne £449£449£471£518£783--
1902 - Perth £449£531£930£997£1,270--
1903 - Sydney £449£449£449£718£763--
1903 - Melbourne £449£449£449£1,050£1,310--
1903 - Perth £449£449£524£598£822--
1904 - Sydney £449£449£484£518£783--
1904 - Melbourne £449£449£449£558£877--
1904 - Perth £449£548£647£676£947--
1905 - Sydney £449£449£511£692£857--
1905 - Melbourne £449£449£449£1,620£1,840--
1905 - Perth £449£449£511£1,240£1,310--
1906 - Sydney £449£449£449£648£728--
1906 - Melbourne £449£449£449£662£728--
1906 - Perth £449£449£534£1,200£1,470--
1907 - Sydney £449£449£449£465£503--
1907 - Melbourne £449£449£449£449£523--
1907 - Perth £449£449£575£1,230£1,420--
1908 - Sydney £449£449£476£695£817--
1908 - Melbourne £449£449£449£649£668--
1908 - Perth £449£449£449£482£630--
1909 - Sydney £449£449£449£836£944--
1909 - Melbourne £449£449£449£449£588--
1909 - Perth £449£449£569£668£967--
1910 - Sydney £449£449£449£449£479--
1910 - Melbourne £449£449£449£708£918--
1910 - Perth £449£506£646£708£1,080--
1911 - Sydney £449£449£449£449£598--
1911 - Melbourne £449£449£449£481£561--
1911 - Perth £449£449£449£773£944--
1912 - Sydney £449£449£449£449£470--
1912 - Melbourne £449£449£449£449£929--
1912 - Perth £449£449£449£525£526--
1913 - Sydney £449£449£449£449£611--
1913 - Melbourne £449£449£449£449£496--
1913 - Perth £449£449£449£829£1,050--
1914 - Sydney £449£449£449£449£521--
1914 - Melbourne £449£449£449£449£449--
1914 - Perth £449£449£449£449£460--
1915 - Sydney £449£449£449£449£561--
1915 - Melbourne £449£449£449£449£771--
1915 - Perth £449£449£449£540£668--
1916 - Sydney £449£449£449£449£707--
1916 - Melbourne £449£449£449£458£832--
1916 - Perth £449£449£449£498£561--
1917 - Sydney £449£449£449£449£585£1,620-
1917 - Melbourne £449£449£449£478£926--
1917 - Perth £449£449£449£449£884--
1918 - Sydney £449£449£449£449£449£766-
1918 - Melbourne £449£449£449£462£469--
1918 - Perth £449£449£449£449£709--
1919 - Sydney £449£449£536£577£668--
1919 - Melbourne £449£509£673£1,090£1,190--
1919 - Perth £449£449£449£449£981£1,700-
1920 - Sydney £379,100£386,900£394,800£418,100---
1920 - Melbourne £4,350£4,650£5,600£6,400£7,700--
1920 - Perth £449£449£449£453£518--
1921 - Sydney £1,390£1,490£1,890£2,050£2,640--
1921 - Melbourne £12,900£18,000£20,900£24,200£25,600--
1921 - Perth £449£449£449£538£588--
1922 - Sydney £16,500£20,300£22,600£24,900£27,700--
1922 - Melbourne £9,100£9,300£13,100£15,700£18,400--
1922 - Perth £449£449£449£673£949--
1923 - Sydney £12,500£14,800£18,100£21,000£22,500--
1923 - Melbourne £449£449£449£449£662--
1923 - Perth £449£449£449£486£513--
1924 - Sydney £1,260£1,430£1,690£2,140£2,540--
1924 - Melbourne £449£449£449£460£1,160--
1924 - Perth £449£449£519£590£1,150--
1925 - Sydney £449£449£449£449£544--
1925 - Melbourne £449£449£449£449£629--
1925 - Perth £449£494£686£1,300£1,570--
1926 - Sydney £17,600£17,900£24,400£25,200£27,900--
1926 - Melbourne £449£449£526£749£918--
1926 - Perth £1,270£1,550£1,850£2,300£2,890--
1927 - Perth £449£449£568£740£910--
1928 - Melbourne £1,840£2,030£2,450£2,940£4,180--
1928 - Perth £449£449£449£621£715--
1929 - Melbourne £2,000£2,100£2,210£3,010£4,040--
1929 - Perth £449£449£449£449£449--
1930 - Melbourne £449£449£449£624£787--
1930 - Perth £449£449£449£449£703--
1931 - Melbourne £507£869£973£1,690£2,260--
1931 - Perth £449£449£449£449£506--

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