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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.

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  • Circulated
  • Uncirculated
Variety G-4 VG-8 F-12 VF-20 EF-40 AU-50
1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Near G ----$1,090$1,090
1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Far G ----$1,090$1,090
1888 - Sydney - SS JEB ----$1,090$1,090
1888 - Melbourne - Near G ----$1,090$1,090
1888 - Melbourne - Far G -----$1,090
1889 - Sydney - Near G ----$1,090$1,090
1889 - Sydney - Far G ----$1,090$1,090
1889 - Melbourne - Near G ----$1,090$1,090
1889 - Melbourne - Far G ----$1,090$1,090
1890 - Sydney - Near G ----$1,090$1,090
1890 - Sydney - Far G ----$1,090$1,090
1890 - Melbourne ----$1,090$1,090
1891 - Sydney ----$1,090$1,090
1891 - Melbourne - Long Tail ----$1,090$1,090
1891 - Melbourne - Short Tail ---$1,090$1,090$1,090
1892 - Sydney ----$1,090$1,090
1892 - Melbourne ----$1,090$1,090
1893 - Sydney ----$1,090$1,090
1893 - Veiled head - Sydney ----$1,090$1,090
1893 - Melbourne ----$1,090$1,090
1893 - Veiled head - Melbourne ----$1,090$1,090
1894 - Sydney ----$1,090$1,090
1894 - Melbourne ----$1,090$1,090
1895 - Sydney ----$1,090$1,090
1895 - Melbourne ----$1,090$1,090
1896 - Sydney ----$1,090$1,090
1896 - Melbourne ----$1,090$1,090
1897 - Sydney ----$1,090$1,090
1897 - Melbourne ----$1,090$1,090
1898 - Sydney ----$1,090$1,090
1898 - Melbourne ----$1,090$1,090
1899 - Sydney ----$1,090$1,090
1899 - Perth ---$1,090$1,090$1,090
1899 - Melbourne ----$1,090$1,090
1900 - Sydney ----$1,090$1,090
1900 - Melbourne ----$1,090$1,090
1900 - Perth ----$1,090$1,090
1901 - Sydney ----$1,090$1,090
1901 - Melbourne ----$1,090$1,090
1901 - Perth ----$1,090$1,090
1902 - Sydney ----$1,090$1,090
1902 - Melbourne ----$1,090$1,090
1902 - Perth ----$1,090$1,090
1903 - Sydney ----$1,090$1,090
1903 - Melbourne ----$1,090$1,090
1903 - Perth ----$1,090$1,090
1904 - Sydney ----$1,090$1,090
1904 - Melbourne ----$1,090$1,090
1904 - Perth ----$1,090$1,090
1905 - Sydney ----$1,090$1,090
1905 - Melbourne ----$1,090$1,090
1905 - Perth ----$1,090$1,090
1906 - Sydney ----$1,090$1,090
1906 - Melbourne ----$1,090$1,090
1906 - Perth ----$1,090$1,090
1907 - Sydney ----$1,090$1,090
1907 - Melbourne ----$1,090$1,090
1907 - Perth ----$1,090$1,090
1908 - Sydney ----$1,090$1,090
1908 - Melbourne ----$1,090$1,090
1908 - Perth ----$1,090$1,090
1909 - Sydney ----$1,090$1,090
1909 - Melbourne ----$1,090$1,090
1909 - Perth ----$1,090$1,090
1910 - Sydney ----$1,090$1,090
1910 - Melbourne ----$1,090$1,090
1910 - Perth ----$1,090$1,090
1911 - Sydney ----$1,090$1,090
1911 - Melbourne ----$1,090$1,090
1911 - Perth ----$1,090$1,090
1912 - Sydney ----$1,090$1,090
1912 - Melbourne ----$1,090$1,090
1912 - Perth ----$1,090$1,090
1913 - Sydney ----$1,090$1,090
1913 - Melbourne ----$1,090$1,090
1913 - Perth ----$1,090$1,090
1914 - Sydney ----$1,090$1,090
1914 - Melbourne ----$1,090$1,090
1914 - Perth ----$1,090$1,090
1915 - Sydney ----$1,090$1,090
1915 - Melbourne ----$1,090$1,090
1915 - Perth ----$1,090$1,090
1916 - Sydney ----$1,090$1,090
1916 - Melbourne ----$1,090$1,090
1916 - Perth ----$1,090$1,090
1917 - Sydney ----$1,090$1,090
1917 - Melbourne ----$1,090$1,090
1917 - Perth ----$1,090$1,090
1918 - Sydney ----$1,090$1,090
1918 - Melbourne ----$1,090$1,090
1918 - Perth ----$1,090$1,090
1919 - Sydney ----$1,090$1,090
1919 - Melbourne ----$1,090$1,090
1919 - Perth ----$1,090$1,090
1920 - Sydney -----$342,000
1920 - Melbourne --$1,090$2,660$3,710$5,600
1920 - Perth ----$1,090$1,090
1921 - Sydney --$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,660
1921 - Melbourne --$7,200$11,400$13,100$19,200
1921 - Perth ----$1,090$1,090
1922 - Sydney --$5,700$12,900$14,900$21,900
1922 - Melbourne --$2,280$6,500$8,900$12,400
1922 - Perth ----$1,090$1,090
1923 - Sydney --$4,750$10,300$12,100$16,900
1923 - Melbourne ----$1,090$1,090
1923 - Perth ----$1,090$1,090
1924 - Sydney --$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,430
1924 - Melbourne ----$1,090$1,090
1924 - Perth ----$1,090$1,090
1925 - Sydney ----$1,090$1,090
1925 - Melbourne ----$1,090$1,090
1925 - Perth ----$1,090$1,090
1926 - Sydney --$4,940$11,800$17,800$25,000
1926 - Melbourne ----$1,090$1,090
1926 - Perth --$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,580
1927 - Perth ---$1,090$1,090$1,090
1928 - Melbourne --$1,090$1,200$1,560$2,280
1928 - Perth ----$1,090$1,090
1929 - Melbourne --$1,090$1,630$1,760$2,320
1929 - Perth ----$1,090$1,090
1930 - Melbourne ----$1,090$1,090
1930 - Perth ----$1,090$1,090
1931 - Melbourne ---$1,090$1,090$1,090
1931 - Perth ----$1,090$1,090
Variety MS-60 MS-62 MS-63 MS-64 MS-65 MS-66 MS-67
1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Near G $1,090$1,090$1,460$2,410$2,950--
1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Far G $1,090$1,090$1,480$2,000$3,180--
1888 - Sydney - SS JEB $1,090$1,090$1,370$1,980$2,980--
1888 - Melbourne - Near G $1,090$1,090$1,230$1,770$2,970--
1888 - Melbourne - Far G $1,090$1,090$1,310$1,900$3,420--
1889 - Sydney - Near G $1,090$1,090$1,090$2,350$2,420--
1889 - Sydney - Far G $1,090$1,090$1,410$1,960$2,980--
1889 - Melbourne - Near G $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,290$2,130--
1889 - Melbourne - Far G $1,090$1,090$1,410$2,150$3,350--
1890 - Sydney - Near G $1,090$1,090$1,170$1,660$3,500--
1890 - Sydney - Far G $1,090$1,090$1,370$1,980$2,980--
1890 - Melbourne $1,090$1,150$1,620$2,280$3,440--
1891 - Sydney $1,090$1,090$1,450$2,050$3,120--
1891 - Melbourne - Long Tail $1,090$1,090$1,620$2,320$3,480--
1891 - Melbourne - Short Tail $2,720$4,030$5,500$7,000$10,200--
1892 - Sydney $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,580$2,740--
1892 - Melbourne $1,090$1,090$1,280$1,770$3,090--
1893 - Sydney $1,090$1,090$1,530$2,170$2,250--
1893 - Veiled head - Sydney $1,090$1,170$2,020$4,290$4,500--
1893 - Melbourne $1,090$1,090$1,530$2,450$3,700--
1893 - Veiled head - Melbourne $1,090$1,090$1,890$2,450$3,510--
1894 - Sydney $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,700$1,800--
1894 - Melbourne $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,610--
1895 - Sydney $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,120$2,020--
1895 - Melbourne $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,140$1,610--
1896 - Sydney $1,090$1,090$1,410$2,130$3,120--
1896 - Melbourne $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,210$1,570--
1897 - Sydney $1,090$1,090$1,790$2,340$3,430--
1897 - Melbourne $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,110$2,100--
1898 - Sydney $1,090$1,390$2,060$2,850$4,040--
1898 - Melbourne $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,460$4,420--
1899 - Sydney $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,650--
1899 - Perth $1,220$2,410$5,000$7,000$12,700--
1899 - Melbourne $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,650$1,800--
1900 - Sydney $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,830$2,000--
1900 - Melbourne $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,860$2,000--
1900 - Perth $1,090$1,090$1,260$1,910$2,500--
1901 - Sydney $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,400$1,620--
1901 - Melbourne $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,140$1,620--
1901 - Perth $1,090$1,090$1,140$2,160$2,430--
1902 - Sydney $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,490--
1902 - Melbourne $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,490--
1902 - Perth $1,090$1,090$1,760$1,900$2,420--
1903 - Sydney $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,320$1,450--
1903 - Melbourne $1,090$1,090$1,090$2,000$2,500--
1903 - Perth $1,090$1,090$1,110$1,140$1,570--
1904 - Sydney $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,490--
1904 - Melbourne $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,670--
1904 - Perth $1,090$1,160$1,230$1,290$1,810--
1905 - Sydney $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,320$1,630--
1905 - Melbourne $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,200$1,540--
1905 - Perth $1,090$1,090$1,090$2,350$2,500--
1906 - Sydney $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,230$1,390--
1906 - Melbourne $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,260$1,390--
1906 - Perth $1,090$1,090$1,090$2,280$2,800--
1907 - Sydney $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090--
1907 - Melbourne $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090--
1907 - Perth $1,090$1,090$1,100$2,340$2,700--
1908 - Sydney $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,320$1,560--
1908 - Melbourne $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,240$1,270--
1908 - Perth $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090$5,800--
1909 - Sydney $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,590$1,800--
1909 - Melbourne $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,120--
1909 - Perth $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,270$1,840--
1910 - Sydney $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090--
1910 - Melbourne $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,350$1,750--
1910 - Perth $1,090$1,090$1,230$1,350$2,050--
1911 - Sydney $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,140--
1911 - Melbourne $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090--
1911 - Perth $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,470$1,800--
1912 - Sydney $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090--
1912 - Melbourne $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,770--
1912 - Perth $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090--
1913 - Sydney $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,160--
1913 - Melbourne $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090--
1913 - Perth $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,580$1,900--
1914 - Sydney $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090--
1914 - Melbourne $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090--
1914 - Perth $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090--
1915 - Sydney $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090--
1915 - Melbourne $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,470--
1915 - Perth $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,270--
1916 - Sydney $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,350--
1916 - Melbourne $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,590--
1916 - Perth $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,190$3,510--
1917 - Sydney $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,120$3,080-
1917 - Melbourne $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,680--
1917 - Perth $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,690--
1918 - Sydney $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,500-
1918 - Melbourne $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090--
1918 - Perth $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,350--
1919 - Sydney $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,940$2,600--
1919 - Melbourne $1,090$1,090$1,300$2,020$2,260--
1919 - Perth $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,880$2,790-
1920 - Sydney $722,500$756,400$790,200$796,800---
1920 - Melbourne $8,300$8,800$10,700$12,300$14,600--
1920 - Perth $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090--
1921 - Sydney $2,660$2,880$3,580$3,900$5,000--
1921 - Melbourne $24,700$33,500$39,900$46,200$48,800--
1921 - Perth $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,120--
1922 - Sydney $31,500$38,800$46,800$47,500$52,800--
1922 - Melbourne $17,400$17,700$24,900$27,400$28,100--
1922 - Perth $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,200$1,810--
1923 - Sydney $23,800$28,300$34,600$41,000$42,900--
1923 - Melbourne $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,260--
1923 - Perth $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090--
1924 - Sydney $2,400$2,690$3,220$4,080$4,850--
1924 - Melbourne $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090$2,220--
1924 - Perth $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,120$2,190--
1925 - Sydney $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090--
1925 - Melbourne $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,200--
1925 - Perth $1,090$1,090$1,230$2,470$3,200--
1926 - Sydney $33,600$34,100$46,600$47,400$53,200--
1926 - Melbourne $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,390$1,750--
1926 - Perth $2,420$2,850$3,420$4,380$5,500--
1927 - Perth $1,090$1,090$1,120$1,420$1,730--
1928 - Melbourne $3,510$3,730$4,560$5,600$8,000--
1928 - Perth $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,190$1,360--
1929 - Melbourne $3,800$4,690$5,600$5,700$7,700--
1929 - Perth $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090--
1930 - Melbourne $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,170$1,500--
1930 - Perth $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,340--
1931 - Melbourne $1,090$1,670$1,780$2,640$4,320--
1931 - Perth $1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090$1,090--

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