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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.

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
1889 --£291£291£319£1,400
1891 - With J.E.B. ---£291£306£1,410
1891 - Without J.E.B. ---£291£291£629
1893 - St. George - Sydney --£291£291£291£417
1893 - St. George - Melbourne ---£63,800--
1893 - Shield ---£291£291£648
1896 ---£291£291£456
1897 ---£291£291£291
1899 - Melbourne ---£291£291£565
1900 - Sydney ---£291£291£301
1900 - Melbourne ---£291£291£483
1900 - Perth ---£291£291£534
1902 ---£291£291£291
1903 ---£291£291£291
1904 ---£291£291£793
1906 - Sydney ---£291£291£291
1906 - Melbourne ---£291£291£429
1907 ---£291£291£291
1908 - Sydney ---£291£291£291
1908 - Melbourne ---£291£291£291
1908 - Perth ---£291£291£1,390
1909 - Melbourne ---£291£291£291
1909 - Perth ---£291£291£505
1910 ---£291£291£291
1911 - Sydney ---£291£291£291
1911 - Perth ---£291£291£291
1912 ---£291£291£291
1914 ---£291£291£291
1915 - Sydney ---£291£291£291
1915 - Melbourne ---£291£291£291
1915 - Perth ---£291£291£291
1916 ---£291£291£291
1918 --£291£291£684£1,570
Variety MS-60 MS-62 MS-63 MS-64 MS-65 MS-66 MS-67
1889 £3,260£5,200£5,400£7,100£8,800--
1891 - With J.E.B. £3,370£5,600£6,800£8,000£9,100--
1891 - Without J.E.B. £1,480£2,100£3,420£4,200£5,100--
1893 - St. George - Sydney £989£1,820£2,450£3,010£3,650--
1893 - St. George - Melbourne -------
1893 - Shield £1,550£2,360£3,880£4,830£5,800--
1896 £1,210£2,330£2,870£3,420£4,080--
1897 £979£1,480£2,500£3,100£3,720--
1899 - Melbourne £1,530£3,010£4,100£5,200£6,400--
1900 - Sydney £877£1,590£1,740£2,600£3,140--
1900 - Melbourne £1,380£2,350£3,660£4,830£6,000--
1900 - Perth £1,890£4,100£5,400£6,700£8,100--
1902 £291£536£593£702£853--
1903 £316£675£990£1,300£1,760--
1904 £5,200£7,500£8,800£9,900£13,100--
1906 - Sydney £291£427£593£778£876--
1906 - Melbourne £1,730£3,020£3,740£4,470£5,400--
1907 £326£692£1,140£1,340£1,900--
1908 - Sydney £291£297£447£552£785--
1908 - Melbourne £306£558£819£1,090£1,590--
1908 - Perth £5,700£8,300£9,700£11,100£13,400--
1909 - Melbourne £413£812£1,020£1,410£2,080--
1909 - Perth £1,860£3,420£4,260£5,100£6,300--
1910 £291£334£406£564£700--
1911 - Sydney £291£291£379£487£634--
1911 - Perth £291£323£356£581£720--
1912 £291£291£291£291£360--
1914 £291£291£291£291£291£291-
1915 - Sydney £291£291£291£291£291£291-
1915 - Melbourne £291£291£291£291£291£390-
1915 - Perth £291£291£316£371£419--
1916 £291£291£291£291£291--
1918 £2,390£3,330£3,830£4,810£5,400--

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