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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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Variety G-4 VG-8 F-12 VF-20 EF-40 AU-50
1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Near G ----€607€607
1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Far G ----€607€607
1888 - Sydney - SS JEB ----€607€607
1888 - Melbourne - Near G ----€607€607
1888 - Melbourne - Far G -----€607
1889 - Sydney - Near G ----€607€607
1889 - Sydney - Far G ----€607€607
1889 - Melbourne - Near G ----€607€607
1889 - Melbourne - Far G ----€607€607
1890 - Sydney - Near G ----€607€607
1890 - Sydney - Far G ----€607€607
1890 - Melbourne ----€607€607
1891 - Sydney ----€607€607
1891 - Melbourne - Long Tail ----€607€607
1891 - Melbourne - Short Tail ---€607€607€607
1892 - Sydney ----€607€607
1892 - Melbourne ----€607€607
1893 - Sydney ----€607€607
1893 - Veiled head - Sydney ----€607€607
1893 - Melbourne ----€607€607
1893 - Veiled head - Melbourne ----€607€607
1894 - Sydney ----€607€607
1894 - Melbourne ----€607€607
1895 - Sydney ----€607€607
1895 - Melbourne ----€607€607
1896 - Sydney ----€607€607
1896 - Melbourne ----€607€607
1897 - Sydney ----€607€607
1897 - Melbourne ----€607€607
1898 - Sydney ----€607€607
1898 - Melbourne ----€607€607
1899 - Sydney ----€607€607
1899 - Perth ---€607€607€607
1899 - Melbourne ----€607€607
1900 - Sydney ----€607€607
1900 - Melbourne ----€607€607
1900 - Perth ----€607€607
1901 - Sydney ----€607€607
1901 - Melbourne ----€607€607
1901 - Perth ----€607€607
1902 - Sydney ----€607€607
1902 - Melbourne ----€607€607
1902 - Perth ----€607€607
1903 - Sydney ----€607€607
1903 - Melbourne ----€607€607
1903 - Perth ----€607€607
1904 - Sydney ----€607€607
1904 - Melbourne ----€607€607
1904 - Perth ----€607€607
1905 - Sydney ----€607€607
1905 - Melbourne ----€607€607
1905 - Perth ----€607€607
1906 - Sydney ----€607€607
1906 - Melbourne ----€607€607
1906 - Perth ----€607€607
1907 - Sydney ----€607€607
1907 - Melbourne ----€607€607
1907 - Perth ----€607€607
1908 - Sydney ----€607€607
1908 - Melbourne ----€607€607
1908 - Perth ----€607€607
1909 - Sydney ----€607€607
1909 - Melbourne ----€607€607
1909 - Perth ----€607€607
1910 - Sydney ----€607€607
1910 - Melbourne ----€607€607
1910 - Perth ----€607€607
1911 - Sydney ----€607€607
1911 - Melbourne ----€607€607
1911 - Perth ----€607€607
1912 - Sydney ----€607€607
1912 - Melbourne ----€607€607
1912 - Perth ----€607€607
1913 - Sydney ----€607€607
1913 - Melbourne ----€607€607
1913 - Perth ----€607€607
1914 - Sydney ----€607€607
1914 - Melbourne ----€607€607
1914 - Perth ----€607€607
1915 - Sydney ----€607€607
1915 - Melbourne ----€607€607
1915 - Perth ----€607€607
1916 - Sydney ----€607€607
1916 - Melbourne ----€607€607
1916 - Perth ----€607€607
1917 - Sydney ----€607€607
1917 - Melbourne ----€607€607
1917 - Perth ----€607€607
1918 - Sydney ----€607€607
1918 - Melbourne ----€607€607
1918 - Perth ----€607€607
1919 - Sydney ----€607€607
1919 - Melbourne ----€607€607
1919 - Perth ----€607€607
1920 - Sydney -----€190,500
1920 - Melbourne --€607€1,480€2,060€3,120
1920 - Perth ----€607€607
1921 - Sydney --€607€607€607€926
1921 - Melbourne --€4,020€6,300€7,300€10,700
1921 - Perth ----€607€607
1922 - Sydney --€3,170€7,200€8,300€12,200
1922 - Melbourne --€1,270€3,600€4,970€6,900
1922 - Perth ----€607€607
1923 - Sydney --€2,650€5,700€6,700€9,400
1923 - Melbourne ----€607€607
1923 - Perth ----€607€607
1924 - Sydney --€607€607€607€794
1924 - Melbourne ----€607€607
1924 - Perth ----€607€607
1925 - Sydney ----€607€607
1925 - Melbourne ----€607€607
1925 - Perth ----€607€607
1926 - Sydney --€2,750€6,600€9,900€13,900
1926 - Melbourne ----€607€607
1926 - Perth --€607€607€607€878
1927 - Perth ---€607€607€607
1928 - Melbourne --€607€668€868€1,270
1928 - Perth ----€607€607
1929 - Melbourne --€607€910€979€1,290
1929 - Perth ----€607€607
1930 - Melbourne ----€607€607
1930 - Perth ----€607€607
1931 - Melbourne ---€607€607€607
1931 - Perth ----€607€607
Variety MS-60 MS-62 MS-63 MS-64 MS-65 MS-66 MS-67
1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Near G €607€607€811€1,340€1,640--
1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Far G €607€607€825€1,110€1,770--
1888 - Sydney - SS JEB €607€607€762€1,100€1,660--
1888 - Melbourne - Near G €607€607€685€984€1,660--
1888 - Melbourne - Far G €607€607€730€1,060€1,900--
1889 - Sydney - Near G €607€607€607€1,310€1,350--
1889 - Sydney - Far G €607€607€785€1,090€1,660--
1889 - Melbourne - Near G €607€607€607€720€1,190--
1889 - Melbourne - Far G €607€607€783€1,200€1,870--
1890 - Sydney - Near G €607€607€652€926€1,950--
1890 - Sydney - Far G €607€607€762€1,100€1,660--
1890 - Melbourne €607€643€905€1,270€1,920--
1891 - Sydney €607€607€808€1,140€1,740--
1891 - Melbourne - Long Tail €607€607€900€1,290€1,940--
1891 - Melbourne - Short Tail €1,520€2,240€3,080€3,920€5,700--
1892 - Sydney €607€607€607€878€1,520--
1892 - Melbourne €607€607€716€988€1,720--
1893 - Sydney €607€607€852€1,210€1,250--
1893 - Veiled head - Sydney €607€653€1,120€2,390€2,510--
1893 - Melbourne €607€607€855€1,370€2,060--
1893 - Veiled head - Melbourne €607€607€1,050€1,370€1,950--
1894 - Sydney €607€607€607€946€1,000--
1894 - Melbourne €607€607€607€607€897--
1895 - Sydney €607€607€607€624€1,130--
1895 - Melbourne €607€607€607€634€897--
1896 - Sydney €607€607€783€1,190€1,740--
1896 - Melbourne €607€607€607€673€873--
1897 - Sydney €607€607€997€1,300€1,910--
1897 - Melbourne €607€607€607€618€1,170--
1898 - Sydney €607€774€1,150€1,590€2,250--
1898 - Melbourne €607€607€607€813€2,460--
1899 - Sydney €607€607€607€607€921--
1899 - Perth €677€1,340€2,780€3,900€7,100--
1899 - Melbourne €607€607€607€920€1,000--
1900 - Sydney €607€607€607€1,020€1,110--
1900 - Melbourne €607€607€607€1,040€1,110--
1900 - Perth €607€607€702€1,060€1,390--
1901 - Sydney €607€607€607€779€900--
1901 - Melbourne €607€607€607€633€905--
1901 - Perth €607€607€633€1,200€1,350--
1902 - Sydney €607€607€607€607€831--
1902 - Melbourne €607€607€607€607€831--
1902 - Perth €607€607€981€1,060€1,350--
1903 - Sydney €607€607€607€737€810--
1903 - Melbourne €607€607€607€1,110€1,390--
1903 - Perth €607€607€621€635€873--
1904 - Sydney €607€607€607€607€831--
1904 - Melbourne €607€607€607€607€931--
1904 - Perth €607€647€687€718€1,010--
1905 - Sydney €607€607€607€734€910--
1905 - Melbourne €607€607€607€668€857--
1905 - Perth €607€607€607€1,310€1,390--
1906 - Sydney €607€607€607€688€773--
1906 - Melbourne €607€607€607€703€773--
1906 - Perth €607€607€607€1,270€1,560--
1907 - Sydney €607€607€607€607€607--
1907 - Melbourne €607€607€607€607€607--
1907 - Perth €607€607€614€1,310€1,500--
1908 - Sydney €607€607€607€737€868--
1908 - Melbourne €607€607€607€688€709--
1908 - Perth €607€607€607€607€3,210--
1909 - Sydney €607€607€607€887€1,000--
1909 - Melbourne €607€607€607€607€624--
1909 - Perth €607€607€607€709€1,030--
1910 - Sydney €607€607€607€607€607--
1910 - Melbourne €607€607€607€752€975--
1910 - Perth €607€607€686€751€1,140--
1911 - Sydney €607€607€607€607€635--
1911 - Melbourne €607€607€607€607€607--
1911 - Perth €607€607€607€820€1,000--
1912 - Sydney €607€607€607€607€607--
1912 - Melbourne €607€607€607€607€986--
1912 - Perth €607€607€607€607€607--
1913 - Sydney €607€607€607€607€649--
1913 - Melbourne €607€607€607€607€607--
1913 - Perth €607€607€607€880€1,060--
1914 - Sydney €607€607€607€607€607--
1914 - Melbourne €607€607€607€607€607--
1914 - Perth €607€607€607€607€607--
1915 - Sydney €607€607€607€607€607--
1915 - Melbourne €607€607€607€607€818--
1915 - Perth €607€607€607€607€709--
1916 - Sydney €607€607€607€607€751--
1916 - Melbourne €607€607€607€607€883--
1916 - Perth €607€607€607€662€1,950--
1917 - Sydney €607€607€607€607€621€1,720-
1917 - Melbourne €607€607€607€607€937--
1917 - Perth €607€607€607€607€939--
1918 - Sydney €607€607€607€607€607€837-
1918 - Melbourne €607€607€607€607€607--
1918 - Perth €607€607€607€607€752--
1919 - Sydney €607€607€607€1,080€1,450--
1919 - Melbourne €607€607€724€1,120€1,260--
1919 - Perth €607€607€607€607€1,050€1,560-
1920 - Sydney €402,400€421,300€440,100€443,800---
1920 - Melbourne €4,620€4,880€5,900€6,800€8,100--
1920 - Perth €607€607€607€607€607--
1921 - Sydney €1,480€1,600€1,990€2,170€2,800--
1921 - Melbourne €13,700€18,600€22,200€25,700€27,200--
1921 - Perth €607€607€607€607€624--
1922 - Sydney €17,500€21,600€26,000€26,500€29,400--
1922 - Melbourne €9,700€9,900€13,900€15,300€15,700--
1922 - Perth €607€607€607€668€1,010--
1923 - Sydney €13,300€15,700€19,300€22,900€23,900--
1923 - Melbourne €607€607€607€607€703--
1923 - Perth €607€607€607€607€607--
1924 - Sydney €1,340€1,500€1,790€2,270€2,700--
1924 - Melbourne €607€607€607€607€1,230--
1924 - Perth €607€607€607€626€1,220--
1925 - Sydney €607€607€607€607€607--
1925 - Melbourne €607€607€607€607€668--
1925 - Perth €607€607€688€1,380€1,780--
1926 - Sydney €18,700€19,000€25,900€26,400€29,600--
1926 - Melbourne €607€607€607€775€975--
1926 - Perth €1,350€1,590€1,910€2,440€3,070--
1927 - Perth €607€607€626€792€966--
1928 - Melbourne €1,950€2,080€2,540€3,120€4,440--
1928 - Perth €607€607€607€664€759--
1929 - Melbourne €2,120€2,610€3,130€3,200€4,290--
1929 - Perth €607€607€607€607€607--
1930 - Melbourne €607€607€607€654€835--
1930 - Perth €607€607€607€607€746--
1931 - Melbourne €607€928€991€1,470€2,400--
1931 - Perth €607€607€607€607€607--

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