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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 ----$747$747
1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Far G ----$747$747
1888 - Sydney - SS JEB ----$747$747
1888 - Melbourne - Near G ----$747$747
1888 - Melbourne - Far G -----$747
1889 - Sydney - Near G ----$747$747
1889 - Sydney - Far G ----$747$747
1889 - Melbourne - Near G ----$747$747
1889 - Melbourne - Far G ----$747$747
1890 - Sydney - Near G ----$747$747
1890 - Sydney - Far G ----$747$747
1890 - Melbourne ----$747$747
1891 - Sydney ----$747$747
1891 - Melbourne - Long Tail ----$747$747
1891 - Melbourne - Short Tail ---$747$747$747
1892 - Sydney ----$747$747
1892 - Melbourne ----$747$747
1893 - Sydney ----$747$747
1893 - Veiled head - Sydney ----$747$747
1893 - Melbourne ----$747$747
1893 - Veiled head - Melbourne ----$747$747
1894 - Sydney ----$747$747
1894 - Melbourne ----$747$747
1895 - Sydney ----$747$747
1895 - Melbourne ----$747$747
1896 - Sydney ----$747$747
1896 - Melbourne ----$747$747
1897 - Sydney ----$747$747
1897 - Melbourne ----$747$747
1898 - Sydney ----$747$747
1898 - Melbourne ----$747$747
1899 - Sydney ----$747$747
1899 - Perth ---$747$747$747
1899 - Melbourne ----$747$747
1900 - Sydney ----$747$747
1900 - Melbourne ----$747$747
1900 - Perth ----$747$747
1901 - Sydney ----$747$747
1901 - Melbourne ----$747$747
1901 - Perth ----$747$747
1902 - Sydney ----$747$747
1902 - Melbourne ----$747$747
1902 - Perth ----$747$747
1903 - Sydney ----$747$747
1903 - Melbourne ----$747$747
1903 - Perth ----$747$747
1904 - Sydney ----$747$747
1904 - Melbourne ----$747$747
1904 - Perth ----$747$747
1905 - Sydney ----$747$747
1905 - Melbourne ----$747$747
1905 - Perth ----$747$747
1906 - Sydney ----$747$747
1906 - Melbourne ----$747$747
1906 - Perth ----$747$747
1907 - Sydney ----$747$747
1907 - Melbourne ----$747$747
1907 - Perth ----$747$747
1908 - Sydney ----$747$747
1908 - Melbourne ----$747$747
1908 - Perth ----$747$747
1909 - Sydney ----$747$747
1909 - Melbourne ----$747$747
1909 - Perth ----$747$747
1910 - Sydney ----$747$747
1910 - Melbourne ----$747$747
1910 - Perth ----$747$747
1911 - Sydney ----$747$747
1911 - Melbourne ----$747$747
1911 - Perth ----$747$747
1912 - Sydney ----$747$747
1912 - Melbourne ----$747$747
1912 - Perth ----$747$747
1913 - Sydney ----$747$747
1913 - Melbourne ----$747$747
1913 - Perth ----$747$747
1914 - Sydney ----$747$747
1914 - Melbourne ----$747$747
1914 - Perth ----$747$747
1915 - Sydney ----$747$747
1915 - Melbourne ----$747$747
1915 - Perth ----$747$747
1916 - Sydney ----$747$747
1916 - Melbourne ----$747$747
1916 - Perth ----$747$747
1917 - Sydney ----$747$747
1917 - Melbourne ----$747$747
1917 - Perth ----$747$747
1918 - Sydney ----$747$747
1918 - Melbourne ----$747$747
1918 - Perth ----$747$747
1919 - Sydney ----$747$747
1919 - Melbourne ----$747$747
1919 - Perth ----$747$747
1920 - Sydney -----$298,700
1920 - Melbourne --$896$2,320$3,240$4,900
1920 - Perth ----$747$747
1921 - Sydney --$747$747$938$1,450
1921 - Melbourne --$6,300$10,000$11,500$16,800
1921 - Perth ----$747$747
1922 - Sydney --$4,980$11,300$13,000$19,100
1922 - Melbourne --$1,990$5,600$7,800$10,800
1922 - Perth ----$747$747
1923 - Sydney --$4,150$9,000$10,500$14,800
1923 - Melbourne ----$747$747
1923 - Perth ----$747$747
1924 - Sydney --$747$747$913$1,240
1924 - Melbourne ----$747$747
1924 - Perth ----$747$747
1925 - Sydney ----$747$747
1925 - Melbourne ----$747$747
1925 - Perth ----$747$747
1926 - Sydney --$4,320$10,300$15,500$21,800
1926 - Melbourne ----$747$747
1926 - Perth --$747$747$946$1,380
1927 - Perth ---$747$747$747
1928 - Melbourne --$747$1,050$1,360$1,990
1928 - Perth ----$747$747
1929 - Melbourne --$747$1,430$1,540$2,020
1929 - Perth ----$747$747
1930 - Melbourne ----$747$747
1930 - Perth ----$747$747
1931 - Melbourne ---$747$747$747
1931 - Perth ----$747$747
Variety MS-60 MS-62 MS-63 MS-64 MS-65 MS-66 MS-67
1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Near G $747$819$1,270$2,100$2,570--
1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Far G $747$812$1,290$1,740$2,780--
1888 - Sydney - SS JEB $817$1,010$1,190$1,730$2,610--
1888 - Melbourne - Near G $747$747$1,070$1,540$2,600--
1888 - Melbourne - Far G $747$747$1,150$1,660$2,990--
1889 - Sydney - Near G $747$747$825$2,050$2,120--
1889 - Sydney - Far G $747$804$1,110$1,710$2,610--
1889 - Melbourne - Near G $747$747$902$1,130$1,860--
1889 - Melbourne - Far G $747$747$1,230$1,880$2,930--
1890 - Sydney - Near G $747$747$1,020$1,450$3,060--
1890 - Sydney - Far G $747$747$1,190$1,730$2,610--
1890 - Melbourne $747$1,010$1,420$1,990$3,000--
1891 - Sydney $747$747$1,270$1,790$2,720--
1891 - Melbourne - Long Tail $747$779$1,410$2,020$3,040--
1891 - Melbourne - Short Tail $2,380$3,520$4,830$6,100$8,900--
1892 - Sydney $747$747$869$1,380$2,390--
1892 - Melbourne $747$747$1,120$1,670$2,700--
1893 - Sydney $747$774$1,330$1,890$1,970--
1893 - Veiled head - Sydney $747$1,030$1,760$3,750$3,930--
1893 - Melbourne $747$927$1,340$2,140$3,230--
1893 - Veiled head - Melbourne $747$908$1,530$2,140$3,060--
1894 - Sydney $747$747$747$1,480$1,510--
1894 - Melbourne $747$747$747$788$1,410--
1895 - Sydney $747$747$801$979$1,770--
1895 - Melbourne $747$747$747$994$1,410--
1896 - Sydney $747$761$1,230$1,860$2,720--
1896 - Melbourne $747$747$747$1,080$1,370--
1897 - Sydney $747$780$1,590$2,040$3,000--
1897 - Melbourne $747$747$747$970$1,840--
1898 - Sydney $747$1,210$1,800$2,490$3,530--
1898 - Melbourne $747$747$758$1,270$3,860--
1899 - Sydney $747$747$747$863$1,440--
1899 - Perth $1,060$2,180$4,370$6,800$11,100--
1899 - Melbourne $747$747$908$1,440$1,480--
1900 - Sydney $747$747$757$1,600$1,750--
1900 - Melbourne $747$747$747$1,630$1,750--
1900 - Perth $747$747$1,090$1,670$2,190--
1901 - Sydney $747$747$747$1,220$1,410--
1901 - Melbourne $747$747$807$993$1,420--
1901 - Perth $747$747$1,010$1,890$2,120--
1902 - Sydney $747$747$747$863$1,300--
1902 - Melbourne $747$747$784$863$1,300--
1902 - Perth $747$884$1,550$1,660$2,120--
1903 - Sydney $747$747$747$1,200$1,270--
1903 - Melbourne $747$747$747$1,750$2,180--
1903 - Perth $747$747$872$996$1,370--
1904 - Sydney $747$747$805$863$1,300--
1904 - Melbourne $747$747$747$929$1,460--
1904 - Perth $747$912$1,080$1,130$1,580--
1905 - Sydney $747$747$852$1,150$1,430--
1905 - Melbourne $747$747$747$2,700$3,060--
1905 - Perth $747$747$851$2,060$2,180--
1906 - Sydney $747$747$747$1,080$1,210--
1906 - Melbourne $747$747$747$1,100$1,210--
1906 - Perth $747$747$890$1,990$2,450--
1907 - Sydney $747$747$747$775$838--
1907 - Melbourne $747$747$747$747$871--
1907 - Perth $747$747$958$2,050$2,360--
1908 - Sydney $747$747$792$1,160$1,360--
1908 - Melbourne $747$747$747$1,080$1,110--
1908 - Perth $747$747$747$803$1,050--
1909 - Sydney $747$747$747$1,390$1,570--
1909 - Melbourne $747$747$747$747$979--
1909 - Perth $747$747$948$1,110$1,610--
1910 - Sydney $747$747$747$747$797--
1910 - Melbourne $747$747$747$1,180$1,530--
1910 - Perth $747$842$1,080$1,180$1,790--
1911 - Sydney $747$747$747$747$995--
1911 - Melbourne $747$747$747$801$934--
1911 - Perth $747$747$747$1,290$1,570--
1912 - Sydney $747$747$747$747$783--
1912 - Melbourne $747$747$747$747$1,550--
1912 - Perth $747$747$747$874$875--
1913 - Sydney $747$747$747$747$1,020--
1913 - Melbourne $747$747$747$747$826--
1913 - Perth $747$747$747$1,380$1,750--
1914 - Sydney $747$747$747$747$867--
1914 - Melbourne $747$747$747$747$747--
1914 - Perth $747$747$747$747$765--
1915 - Sydney $747$747$747$747$933--
1915 - Melbourne $747$747$747$747$1,280--
1915 - Perth $747$747$747$899$1,110--
1916 - Sydney $747$747$747$747$1,180--
1916 - Melbourne $747$747$747$763$1,390--
1916 - Perth $747$747$747$830$934--
1917 - Sydney $747$747$747$747$974$2,690-
1917 - Melbourne $747$747$747$796$1,540--
1917 - Perth $747$747$747$747$1,470--
1918 - Sydney $747$747$747$747$747$1,280-
1918 - Melbourne $747$747$747$769$780--
1918 - Perth $747$747$747$747$1,180--
1919 - Sydney $747$747$893$961$1,110--
1919 - Melbourne $747$847$1,120$1,820$1,980--
1919 - Perth $747$747$747$747$1,630$2,840-
1920 - Sydney $631,100$644,200$657,200$696,000---
1920 - Melbourne $7,200$7,700$9,300$10,700$12,800--
1920 - Perth $747$747$747$755$863--
1921 - Sydney $2,320$2,480$3,150$3,410$4,400--
1921 - Melbourne $21,500$30,000$34,900$40,300$42,700--
1921 - Perth $747$747$747$896$979--
1922 - Sydney $27,500$33,900$37,700$41,500$46,100--
1922 - Melbourne $15,200$15,500$21,800$26,200$30,600--
1922 - Perth $747$747$747$1,120$1,580--
1923 - Sydney $20,800$24,700$30,200$34,900$37,500--
1923 - Melbourne $747$747$747$747$1,100--
1923 - Perth $747$747$747$809$855--
1924 - Sydney $2,100$2,380$2,810$3,570$4,230--
1924 - Melbourne $747$747$747$765$1,940--
1924 - Perth $747$747$865$982$1,910--
1925 - Sydney $747$747$747$747$906--
1925 - Melbourne $747$747$747$747$1,050--
1925 - Perth $747$822$1,140$2,160$2,620--
1926 - Sydney $29,300$29,800$40,700$42,000$46,400--
1926 - Melbourne $747$747$876$1,250$1,530--
1926 - Perth $2,120$2,580$3,090$3,830$4,810--
1927 - Perth $747$747$946$1,230$1,510--
1928 - Melbourne $3,060$3,380$4,070$4,900$7,000--
1928 - Perth $747$747$747$1,030$1,190--
1929 - Melbourne $3,320$3,500$3,680$5,000$6,700--
1929 - Perth $747$747$747$747$747--
1930 - Melbourne $747$747$747$1,040$1,310--
1930 - Perth $747$747$747$747$1,170--
1931 - Melbourne $845$1,450$1,620$2,810$3,770--
1931 - Perth $747$747$747$747$843--

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