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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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  • Uncirculated
Variety G-4 VG-8 F-12 VF-20 EF-40 AU-50
1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Near G ----$856$856
1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Far G ----$856$856
1888 - Sydney - SS JEB ----$856$856
1888 - Melbourne - Near G ----$856$856
1888 - Melbourne - Far G -----$856
1889 - Sydney - Near G ----$856$856
1889 - Sydney - Far G ----$856$856
1889 - Melbourne - Near G ----$856$856
1889 - Melbourne - Far G ----$856$856
1890 - Sydney - Near G ----$856$856
1890 - Sydney - Far G ----$856$856
1890 - Melbourne ----$856$856
1891 - Sydney ----$856$856
1891 - Melbourne - Long Tail ----$856$856
1891 - Melbourne - Short Tail ---$856$856$856
1892 - Sydney ----$856$856
1892 - Melbourne ----$856$856
1893 - Sydney ----$856$856
1893 - Veiled head - Sydney ----$856$856
1893 - Melbourne ----$856$856
1893 - Veiled head - Melbourne ----$856$856
1894 - Sydney ----$856$856
1894 - Melbourne ----$856$856
1895 - Sydney ----$856$856
1895 - Melbourne ----$856$856
1896 - Sydney ----$856$856
1896 - Melbourne ----$856$856
1897 - Sydney ----$856$856
1897 - Melbourne ----$856$856
1898 - Sydney ----$856$856
1898 - Melbourne ----$856$856
1899 - Sydney ----$856$856
1899 - Perth ---$856$856$856
1899 - Melbourne ----$856$856
1900 - Sydney ----$856$856
1900 - Melbourne ----$856$856
1900 - Perth ----$856$856
1901 - Sydney ----$856$856
1901 - Melbourne ----$856$856
1901 - Perth ----$856$856
1902 - Sydney ----$856$856
1902 - Melbourne ----$856$856
1902 - Perth ----$856$856
1903 - Sydney ----$856$856
1903 - Melbourne ----$856$856
1903 - Perth ----$856$856
1904 - Sydney ----$856$856
1904 - Melbourne ----$856$856
1904 - Perth ----$856$856
1905 - Sydney ----$856$856
1905 - Melbourne ----$856$856
1905 - Perth ----$856$856
1906 - Sydney ----$856$856
1906 - Melbourne ----$856$856
1906 - Perth ----$856$856
1907 - Sydney ----$856$856
1907 - Melbourne ----$856$856
1907 - Perth ----$856$856
1908 - Sydney ----$856$856
1908 - Melbourne ----$856$856
1908 - Perth ----$856$856
1909 - Sydney ----$856$856
1909 - Melbourne ----$856$856
1909 - Perth ----$856$856
1910 - Sydney ----$856$856
1910 - Melbourne ----$856$856
1910 - Perth ----$856$856
1911 - Sydney ----$856$856
1911 - Melbourne ----$856$856
1911 - Perth ----$856$856
1912 - Sydney ----$856$856
1912 - Melbourne ----$856$856
1912 - Perth ----$856$856
1913 - Sydney ----$856$856
1913 - Melbourne ----$856$856
1913 - Perth ----$856$856
1914 - Sydney ----$856$856
1914 - Melbourne ----$856$856
1914 - Perth ----$856$856
1915 - Sydney ----$856$856
1915 - Melbourne ----$856$856
1915 - Perth ----$856$856
1916 - Sydney ----$856$856
1916 - Melbourne ----$856$856
1916 - Perth ----$856$856
1917 - Sydney ----$856$856
1917 - Melbourne ----$856$856
1917 - Perth ----$856$856
1918 - Sydney ----$856$856
1918 - Melbourne ----$856$856
1918 - Perth ----$856$856
1919 - Sydney ----$856$856
1919 - Melbourne ----$856$856
1919 - Perth ----$856$856
1920 - Sydney -----$342,000
1920 - Melbourne --$1,030$2,660$3,710$5,600
1920 - Perth ----$856$856
1921 - Sydney --$856$856$1,070$1,660
1921 - Melbourne --$7,200$11,400$13,100$19,200
1921 - Perth ----$856$856
1922 - Sydney --$5,700$12,900$14,900$21,900
1922 - Melbourne --$2,280$6,500$8,900$12,400
1922 - Perth ----$856$856
1923 - Sydney --$4,750$10,300$12,100$16,900
1923 - Melbourne ----$856$856
1923 - Perth ----$856$856
1924 - Sydney --$856$856$1,050$1,430
1924 - Melbourne ----$856$856
1924 - Perth ----$856$856
1925 - Sydney ----$856$856
1925 - Melbourne ----$856$856
1925 - Perth ----$856$856
1926 - Sydney --$4,940$11,800$17,800$25,000
1926 - Melbourne ----$856$856
1926 - Perth --$856$856$1,080$1,580
1927 - Perth ---$856$856$856
1928 - Melbourne --$856$1,200$1,560$2,280
1928 - Perth ----$856$856
1929 - Melbourne --$856$1,630$1,760$2,320
1929 - Perth ----$856$856
1930 - Melbourne ----$856$856
1930 - Perth ----$856$856
1931 - Melbourne ---$856$856$856
1931 - Perth ----$856$856
Variety MS-60 MS-62 MS-63 MS-64 MS-65 MS-66 MS-67
1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Near G $856$937$1,460$2,410$2,950--
1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Far G $856$930$1,480$2,000$3,180--
1888 - Sydney - SS JEB $935$1,150$1,370$1,980$2,980--
1888 - Melbourne - Near G $856$856$1,230$1,770$2,970--
1888 - Melbourne - Far G $856$856$1,310$1,900$3,420--
1889 - Sydney - Near G $856$856$944$2,350$2,420--
1889 - Sydney - Far G $856$920$1,270$1,960$2,980--
1889 - Melbourne - Near G $856$856$1,030$1,290$2,130--
1889 - Melbourne - Far G $856$856$1,410$2,150$3,350--
1890 - Sydney - Near G $856$856$1,170$1,660$3,500--
1890 - Sydney - Far G $856$856$1,370$1,980$2,980--
1890 - Melbourne $856$1,150$1,620$2,280$3,440--
1891 - Sydney $856$856$1,450$2,050$3,120--
1891 - Melbourne - Long Tail $856$892$1,620$2,320$3,480--
1891 - Melbourne - Short Tail $2,720$4,030$5,500$7,000$10,200--
1892 - Sydney $856$856$995$1,580$2,740--
1892 - Melbourne $856$856$1,280$1,910$3,090--
1893 - Sydney $856$886$1,520$2,170$2,250--
1893 - Veiled head - Sydney $856$1,180$2,020$4,290$4,500--
1893 - Melbourne $856$1,060$1,530$2,450$3,700--
1893 - Veiled head - Melbourne $856$1,040$1,750$2,450$3,510--
1894 - Sydney $856$856$856$1,700$1,730--
1894 - Melbourne $856$856$856$903$1,610--
1895 - Sydney $856$856$917$1,120$2,020--
1895 - Melbourne $856$856$856$1,140$1,610--
1896 - Sydney $856$872$1,410$2,130$3,120--
1896 - Melbourne $856$856$856$1,230$1,570--
1897 - Sydney $856$893$1,820$2,340$3,430--
1897 - Melbourne $856$856$856$1,110$2,100--
1898 - Sydney $856$1,390$2,060$2,850$4,040--
1898 - Melbourne $856$856$868$1,460$4,420--
1899 - Sydney $856$856$856$988$1,650--
1899 - Perth $1,220$2,490$5,000$7,800$12,700--
1899 - Melbourne $856$856$1,040$1,650$1,700--
1900 - Sydney $856$856$866$1,830$2,000--
1900 - Melbourne $856$856$856$1,860$2,000--
1900 - Perth $856$856$1,240$1,910$2,500--
1901 - Sydney $856$856$856$1,400$1,620--
1901 - Melbourne $856$856$924$1,140$1,620--
1901 - Perth $856$856$1,160$2,160$2,430--
1902 - Sydney $856$856$856$988$1,490--
1902 - Melbourne $856$856$897$988$1,490--
1902 - Perth $856$1,010$1,770$1,900$2,420--
1903 - Sydney $856$856$856$1,370$1,450--
1903 - Melbourne $856$856$856$2,000$2,500--
1903 - Perth $856$856$998$1,140$1,570--
1904 - Sydney $856$856$922$988$1,490--
1904 - Melbourne $856$856$856$1,060$1,670--
1904 - Perth $856$1,040$1,230$1,290$1,810--
1905 - Sydney $856$856$975$1,320$1,630--
1905 - Melbourne $856$856$856$3,100$3,500--
1905 - Perth $856$856$975$2,350$2,500--
1906 - Sydney $856$856$856$1,230$1,390--
1906 - Melbourne $856$856$856$1,260$1,390--
1906 - Perth $856$856$1,020$2,280$2,800--
1907 - Sydney $856$856$856$887$960--
1907 - Melbourne $856$856$856$856$998--
1907 - Perth $856$856$1,100$2,340$2,700--
1908 - Sydney $856$856$907$1,320$1,560--
1908 - Melbourne $856$856$856$1,240$1,270--
1908 - Perth $856$856$856$919$1,200--
1909 - Sydney $856$856$856$1,590$1,800--
1909 - Melbourne $856$856$856$856$1,120--
1909 - Perth $856$856$1,080$1,270$1,840--
1910 - Sydney $856$856$856$856$912--
1910 - Melbourne $856$856$856$1,350$1,750--
1910 - Perth $856$964$1,230$1,350$2,050--
1911 - Sydney $856$856$856$856$1,140--
1911 - Melbourne $856$856$856$917$1,070--
1911 - Perth $856$856$856$1,470$1,800--
1912 - Sydney $856$856$856$856$896--
1912 - Melbourne $856$856$856$856$1,770--
1912 - Perth $856$856$856$1,000$1,000--
1913 - Sydney $856$856$856$856$1,160--
1913 - Melbourne $856$856$856$856$945--
1913 - Perth $856$856$856$1,580$2,000--
1914 - Sydney $856$856$856$856$993--
1914 - Melbourne $856$856$856$856$856--
1914 - Perth $856$856$856$856$876--
1915 - Sydney $856$856$856$856$1,070--
1915 - Melbourne $856$856$856$856$1,470--
1915 - Perth $856$856$856$1,030$1,270--
1916 - Sydney $856$856$856$856$1,350--
1916 - Melbourne $856$856$856$873$1,590--
1916 - Perth $856$856$856$950$1,070--
1917 - Sydney $856$856$856$856$1,120$3,080-
1917 - Melbourne $856$856$856$911$1,760--
1917 - Perth $856$856$856$856$1,690--
1918 - Sydney $856$856$856$856$856$1,460-
1918 - Melbourne $856$856$856$880$893--
1918 - Perth $856$856$856$856$1,350--
1919 - Sydney $856$856$1,020$1,100$1,270--
1919 - Melbourne $856$970$1,280$2,080$2,260--
1919 - Perth $856$856$856$856$1,870$3,250-
1920 - Sydney $722,500$737,500$752,400$796,800---
1920 - Melbourne $8,300$8,900$10,700$12,300$14,600--
1920 - Perth $856$856$856$864$988--
1921 - Sydney $2,660$2,840$3,600$3,900$5,000--
1921 - Melbourne $24,700$34,400$39,900$46,200$48,800--
1921 - Perth $856$856$856$1,030$1,120--
1922 - Sydney $31,500$38,800$43,100$47,500$52,800--
1922 - Melbourne $17,400$17,700$24,900$30,000$35,000--
1922 - Perth $856$856$856$1,280$1,810--
1923 - Sydney $23,800$28,300$34,600$40,000$42,900--
1923 - Melbourne $856$856$856$856$1,260--
1923 - Perth $856$856$856$927$979--
1924 - Sydney $2,400$2,720$3,220$4,080$4,850--
1924 - Melbourne $856$856$856$876$2,220--
1924 - Perth $856$856$990$1,120$2,190--
1925 - Sydney $856$856$856$856$1,040--
1925 - Melbourne $856$856$856$856$1,200--
1925 - Perth $856$941$1,310$2,470$3,000--
1926 - Sydney $33,600$34,100$46,600$48,100$53,200--
1926 - Melbourne $856$856$1,000$1,430$1,750--
1926 - Perth $2,420$2,950$3,530$4,380$5,500--
1927 - Perth $856$856$1,080$1,410$1,730--
1928 - Melbourne $3,510$3,870$4,660$5,600$8,000--
1928 - Perth $856$856$856$1,180$1,360--
1929 - Melbourne $3,800$4,010$4,210$5,700$7,700--
1929 - Perth $856$856$856$856$856--
1930 - Melbourne $856$856$856$1,190$1,500--
1930 - Perth $856$856$856$856$1,340--
1931 - Melbourne $967$1,660$1,850$3,220$4,320--
1931 - Perth $856$856$856$856$965--

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