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 --$396$396$434$1,900
1891 - With J.E.B. ---$396$416$1,920
1891 - Without J.E.B. ---$396$396$857
1893 - St. George - Sydney --$396$396$396$567
1893 - St. George - Melbourne ---$86,900--
1893 - Shield ---$396$396$881
1896 ---$396$396$621
1897 ---$396$396$396
1899 - Melbourne ---$396$396$770
1900 - Sydney ---$396$396$410
1900 - Melbourne ---$396$396$658
1900 - Perth ---$396$396$726
1902 ---$396$396$396
1903 ---$396$396$396
1904 ---$396$396$1,080
1906 - Sydney ---$396$396$396
1906 - Melbourne ---$396$396$584
1907 ---$396$396$396
1908 - Sydney ---$396$396$396
1908 - Melbourne ---$396$396$396
1908 - Perth ---$396$396$1,890
1909 - Melbourne ---$396$396$396
1909 - Perth ---$396$396$688
1910 ---$396$396$396
1911 - Sydney ---$396$396$396
1911 - Perth ---$396$396$396
1912 ---$396$396$396
1914 ---$396$396$396
1915 - Sydney ---$396$396$396
1915 - Melbourne ---$396$396$396
1915 - Perth ---$396$396$396
1916 ---$396$396$396
1918 --$396$396$931$2,140
Variety MS-60 MS-62 MS-63 MS-64 MS-65 MS-66 MS-67
1889 $4,440$7,100$7,400$9,700$12,000--
1891 - With J.E.B. $4,580$7,600$9,200$10,900$12,400--
1891 - Without J.E.B. $2,010$2,850$4,660$5,700$7,000--
1893 - St. George - Sydney $1,350$2,480$3,330$4,100$4,970--
1893 - St. George - Melbourne -------
1893 - Shield $2,110$3,210$5,300$6,600$7,900--
1896 $1,650$3,170$3,910$4,660$5,600--
1897 $1,330$2,010$3,410$4,220$5,100--
1899 - Melbourne $2,080$4,100$5,600$7,100$8,700--
1900 - Sydney $1,190$2,160$2,370$3,540$4,270--
1900 - Melbourne $1,870$3,200$4,980$6,600$8,200--
1900 - Perth $2,570$5,600$7,400$9,200$11,000--
1902 $396$730$807$956$1,160--
1903 $430$919$1,350$1,760$2,400--
1904 $7,100$10,200$12,000$13,400$17,900--
1906 - Sydney $396$582$807$1,060$1,190--
1906 - Melbourne $2,360$4,110$5,100$6,100$7,400--
1907 $444$942$1,550$1,820$2,590--
1908 - Sydney $396$404$608$751$1,070--
1908 - Melbourne $417$760$1,110$1,490$2,170--
1908 - Perth $7,800$11,300$13,200$15,100$18,200--
1909 - Melbourne $562$1,100$1,380$1,920$2,830--
1909 - Perth $2,530$4,660$5,800$7,000$8,600--
1910 $396$455$553$768$952--
1911 - Sydney $396$396$515$662$863--
1911 - Perth $396$440$484$791$980--
1912 $396$396$396$396$490--
1914 $396$396$396$396$396$396-
1915 - Sydney $396$396$396$396$396$396-
1915 - Melbourne $396$396$396$396$396$530-
1915 - Perth $396$396$431$506$570--
1916 $396$396$396$396$396--
1918 $3,260$4,530$5,200$6,500$7,300--

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