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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 ----$952$952
1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Far G ----$952$952
1888 - Sydney - SS JEB ----$952$952
1888 - Melbourne - Near G ----$952$952
1888 - Melbourne - Far G -----$952
1889 - Sydney - Near G ----$952$952
1889 - Sydney - Far G ----$952$952
1889 - Melbourne - Near G ----$952$952
1889 - Melbourne - Far G ----$952$952
1890 - Sydney - Near G ----$952$952
1890 - Sydney - Far G ----$952$952
1890 - Melbourne ----$952$952
1891 - Sydney ----$952$952
1891 - Melbourne - Long Tail ----$952$952
1891 - Melbourne - Short Tail ---$952$952$952
1892 - Sydney ----$952$952
1892 - Melbourne ----$952$952
1893 - Sydney ----$952$952
1893 - Veiled head - Sydney ----$952$952
1893 - Melbourne ----$952$952
1893 - Veiled head - Melbourne ----$952$952
1894 - Sydney ----$952$952
1894 - Melbourne ----$952$952
1895 - Sydney ----$952$952
1895 - Melbourne ----$952$952
1896 - Sydney ----$952$952
1896 - Melbourne ----$952$952
1897 - Sydney ----$952$952
1897 - Melbourne ----$952$952
1898 - Sydney ----$952$952
1898 - Melbourne ----$952$952
1899 - Sydney ----$952$952
1899 - Perth ---$952$952$952
1899 - Melbourne ----$952$952
1900 - Sydney ----$952$952
1900 - Melbourne ----$952$952
1900 - Perth ----$952$952
1901 - Sydney ----$952$952
1901 - Melbourne ----$952$952
1901 - Perth ----$952$952
1902 - Sydney ----$952$952
1902 - Melbourne ----$952$952
1902 - Perth ----$952$952
1903 - Sydney ----$952$952
1903 - Melbourne ----$952$952
1903 - Perth ----$952$952
1904 - Sydney ----$952$952
1904 - Melbourne ----$952$952
1904 - Perth ----$952$952
1905 - Sydney ----$952$952
1905 - Melbourne ----$952$952
1905 - Perth ----$952$952
1906 - Sydney ----$952$952
1906 - Melbourne ----$952$952
1906 - Perth ----$952$952
1907 - Sydney ----$952$952
1907 - Melbourne ----$952$952
1907 - Perth ----$952$952
1908 - Sydney ----$952$952
1908 - Melbourne ----$952$952
1908 - Perth ----$952$952
1909 - Sydney ----$952$952
1909 - Melbourne ----$952$952
1909 - Perth ----$952$952
1910 - Sydney ----$952$952
1910 - Melbourne ----$952$952
1910 - Perth ----$952$952
1911 - Sydney ----$952$952
1911 - Melbourne ----$952$952
1911 - Perth ----$952$952
1912 - Sydney ----$952$952
1912 - Melbourne ----$952$952
1912 - Perth ----$952$952
1913 - Sydney ----$952$952
1913 - Melbourne ----$952$952
1913 - Perth ----$952$952
1914 - Sydney ----$952$952
1914 - Melbourne ----$952$952
1914 - Perth ----$952$952
1915 - Sydney ----$952$952
1915 - Melbourne ----$952$952
1915 - Perth ----$952$952
1916 - Sydney ----$952$952
1916 - Melbourne ----$952$952
1916 - Perth ----$952$952
1917 - Sydney ----$952$952
1917 - Melbourne ----$952$952
1917 - Perth ----$952$952
1918 - Sydney ----$952$952
1918 - Melbourne ----$952$952
1918 - Perth ----$952$952
1919 - Sydney ----$952$952
1919 - Melbourne ----$952$952
1919 - Perth ----$952$952
1920 - Sydney -----$298,700
1920 - Melbourne --$952$2,320$3,240$4,900
1920 - Perth ----$952$952
1921 - Sydney --$952$952$952$1,450
1921 - Melbourne --$6,300$10,000$11,500$16,800
1921 - Perth ----$952$952
1922 - Sydney --$4,980$11,300$13,000$19,100
1922 - Melbourne --$1,990$5,600$7,800$10,800
1922 - Perth ----$952$952
1923 - Sydney --$4,150$9,000$10,500$14,800
1923 - Melbourne ----$952$952
1923 - Perth ----$952$952
1924 - Sydney --$952$952$952$1,240
1924 - Melbourne ----$952$952
1924 - Perth ----$952$952
1925 - Sydney ----$952$952
1925 - Melbourne ----$952$952
1925 - Perth ----$952$952
1926 - Sydney --$4,320$10,300$15,500$21,800
1926 - Melbourne ----$952$952
1926 - Perth --$952$952$952$1,380
1927 - Perth ---$952$952$952
1928 - Melbourne --$952$1,050$1,360$1,990
1928 - Perth ----$952$952
1929 - Melbourne --$952$1,430$1,540$2,020
1929 - Perth ----$952$952
1930 - Melbourne ----$952$952
1930 - Perth ----$952$952
1931 - Melbourne ---$952$952$952
1931 - Perth ----$952$952
Variety MS-60 MS-62 MS-63 MS-64 MS-65 MS-66 MS-67
1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Near G $952$952$1,270$2,100$2,570--
1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Far G $952$952$1,290$1,740$2,780--
1888 - Sydney - SS JEB $952$952$1,190$1,730$2,610--
1888 - Melbourne - Near G $952$952$1,070$1,540$2,600--
1888 - Melbourne - Far G $952$952$1,150$1,660$2,990--
1889 - Sydney - Near G $952$952$952$2,050$2,120--
1889 - Sydney - Far G $952$952$1,230$1,710$2,610--
1889 - Melbourne - Near G $952$952$952$1,130$1,860--
1889 - Melbourne - Far G $952$952$1,230$1,880$2,930--
1890 - Sydney - Near G $952$952$1,020$1,450$3,060--
1890 - Sydney - Far G $952$952$1,190$1,730$2,610--
1890 - Melbourne $952$1,010$1,420$1,990$3,000--
1891 - Sydney $952$952$1,270$1,790$2,720--
1891 - Melbourne - Long Tail $952$952$1,410$2,020$3,040--
1891 - Melbourne - Short Tail $2,380$3,520$4,830$6,100$8,900--
1892 - Sydney $952$952$952$1,380$2,390--
1892 - Melbourne $952$952$1,120$1,550$2,700--
1893 - Sydney $952$952$1,340$1,890$1,970--
1893 - Veiled head - Sydney $952$1,020$1,760$3,750$3,930--
1893 - Melbourne $952$952$1,340$2,140$3,230--
1893 - Veiled head - Melbourne $952$952$1,650$2,140$3,060--
1894 - Sydney $952$952$952$1,480$1,570--
1894 - Melbourne $952$952$952$952$1,410--
1895 - Sydney $952$952$952$979$1,770--
1895 - Melbourne $952$952$952$994$1,410--
1896 - Sydney $952$952$1,230$1,860$2,720--
1896 - Melbourne $952$952$952$1,060$1,370--
1897 - Sydney $952$952$1,560$2,040$3,000--
1897 - Melbourne $952$952$952$970$1,840--
1898 - Sydney $952$1,210$1,800$2,490$3,530--
1898 - Melbourne $952$952$952$1,270$3,860--
1899 - Sydney $952$952$952$952$1,440--
1899 - Perth $1,060$2,110$4,370$6,100$11,100--
1899 - Melbourne $952$952$952$1,440$1,570--
1900 - Sydney $952$952$952$1,600$1,750--
1900 - Melbourne $952$952$952$1,630$1,750--
1900 - Perth $952$952$1,100$1,670$2,190--
1901 - Sydney $952$952$952$1,220$1,410--
1901 - Melbourne $952$952$952$993$1,420--
1901 - Perth $952$952$992$1,890$2,120--
1902 - Sydney $952$952$952$952$1,300--
1902 - Melbourne $952$952$952$952$1,300--
1902 - Perth $952$952$1,540$1,660$2,120--
1903 - Sydney $952$952$952$1,160$1,270--
1903 - Melbourne $952$952$952$1,750$2,180--
1903 - Perth $952$952$974$996$1,370--
1904 - Sydney $952$952$952$952$1,300--
1904 - Melbourne $952$952$952$952$1,460--
1904 - Perth $952$1,010$1,080$1,130$1,580--
1905 - Sydney $952$952$952$1,150$1,430--
1905 - Melbourne $952$952$952$1,050$1,340--
1905 - Perth $952$952$952$2,060$2,180--
1906 - Sydney $952$952$952$1,080$1,210--
1906 - Melbourne $952$952$952$1,100$1,210--
1906 - Perth $952$952$952$1,990$2,450--
1907 - Sydney $952$952$952$952$952--
1907 - Melbourne $952$952$952$952$952--
1907 - Perth $952$952$963$2,050$2,360--
1908 - Sydney $952$952$952$1,160$1,360--
1908 - Melbourne $952$952$952$1,080$1,110--
1908 - Perth $952$952$952$952$5,000--
1909 - Sydney $952$952$952$1,390$1,570--
1909 - Melbourne $952$952$952$952$979--
1909 - Perth $952$952$952$1,110$1,610--
1910 - Sydney $952$952$952$952$952--
1910 - Melbourne $952$952$952$1,180$1,530--
1910 - Perth $952$952$1,080$1,180$1,790--
1911 - Sydney $952$952$952$952$995--
1911 - Melbourne $952$952$952$952$952--
1911 - Perth $952$952$952$1,290$1,570--
1912 - Sydney $952$952$952$952$952--
1912 - Melbourne $952$952$952$952$1,550--
1912 - Perth $952$952$952$952$952--
1913 - Sydney $952$952$952$952$1,020--
1913 - Melbourne $952$952$952$952$952--
1913 - Perth $952$952$952$1,380$1,660--
1914 - Sydney $952$952$952$952$952--
1914 - Melbourne $952$952$952$952$952--
1914 - Perth $952$952$952$952$952--
1915 - Sydney $952$952$952$952$952--
1915 - Melbourne $952$952$952$952$1,280--
1915 - Perth $952$952$952$952$1,110--
1916 - Sydney $952$952$952$952$1,180--
1916 - Melbourne $952$952$952$952$1,390--
1916 - Perth $952$952$952$1,040$3,070--
1917 - Sydney $952$952$952$952$974$2,690-
1917 - Melbourne $952$952$952$952$1,470--
1917 - Perth $952$952$952$952$1,470--
1918 - Sydney $952$952$952$952$952$1,310-
1918 - Melbourne $952$952$952$952$952--
1918 - Perth $952$952$952$952$1,180--
1919 - Sydney $952$952$952$1,690$2,270--
1919 - Melbourne $952$952$1,130$1,760$1,980--
1919 - Perth $952$952$952$952$1,640$2,440-
1920 - Sydney $631,100$660,700$690,300$696,000---
1920 - Melbourne $7,200$7,700$9,300$10,700$12,800--
1920 - Perth $952$952$952$952$952--
1921 - Sydney $2,320$2,510$3,130$3,410$4,400--
1921 - Melbourne $21,500$29,200$34,900$40,300$42,700--
1921 - Perth $952$952$952$952$979--
1922 - Sydney $27,500$33,900$40,800$41,500$46,100--
1922 - Melbourne $15,200$15,500$21,800$24,000$24,600--
1922 - Perth $952$952$952$1,050$1,580--
1923 - Sydney $20,800$24,700$30,200$35,900$37,500--
1923 - Melbourne $952$952$952$952$1,100--
1923 - Perth $952$952$952$952$952--
1924 - Sydney $2,100$2,350$2,810$3,570$4,230--
1924 - Melbourne $952$952$952$952$1,940--
1924 - Perth $952$952$952$982$1,910--
1925 - Sydney $952$952$952$952$952--
1925 - Melbourne $952$952$952$952$1,050--
1925 - Perth $952$952$1,080$2,160$2,800--
1926 - Sydney $29,300$29,800$40,700$41,400$46,400--
1926 - Melbourne $952$952$952$1,220$1,530--
1926 - Perth $2,120$2,490$2,990$3,830$4,810--
1927 - Perth $952$952$981$1,240$1,510--
1928 - Melbourne $3,060$3,260$3,980$4,900$7,000--
1928 - Perth $952$952$952$1,040$1,190--
1929 - Melbourne $3,320$4,100$4,900$5,000$6,700--
1929 - Perth $952$952$952$952$952--
1930 - Melbourne $952$952$952$1,030$1,310--
1930 - Perth $952$952$952$952$1,170--
1931 - Melbourne $952$1,460$1,550$2,310$3,770--
1931 - Perth $952$952$952$952$952--

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