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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 ----€610€610
1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Far G ----€610€610
1888 - Sydney - SS JEB ----€610€610
1888 - Melbourne - Near G ----€610€610
1888 - Melbourne - Far G -----€610
1889 - Sydney - Near G ----€610€610
1889 - Sydney - Far G ----€610€610
1889 - Melbourne - Near G ----€610€610
1889 - Melbourne - Far G ----€610€610
1890 - Sydney - Near G ----€610€610
1890 - Sydney - Far G ----€610€610
1890 - Melbourne ----€610€610
1891 - Sydney ----€610€610
1891 - Melbourne - Long Tail ----€610€610
1891 - Melbourne - Short Tail ---€610€610€610
1892 - Sydney ----€610€610
1892 - Melbourne ----€610€610
1893 - Sydney ----€610€610
1893 - Veiled head - Sydney ----€610€610
1893 - Melbourne ----€610€610
1893 - Veiled head - Melbourne ----€610€610
1894 - Sydney ----€610€610
1894 - Melbourne ----€610€610
1895 - Sydney ----€610€610
1895 - Melbourne ----€610€610
1896 - Sydney ----€610€610
1896 - Melbourne ----€610€610
1897 - Sydney ----€610€610
1897 - Melbourne ----€610€610
1898 - Sydney ----€610€610
1898 - Melbourne ----€610€610
1899 - Sydney ----€610€610
1899 - Perth ---€610€610€610
1899 - Melbourne ----€610€610
1900 - Sydney ----€610€610
1900 - Melbourne ----€610€610
1900 - Perth ----€610€610
1901 - Sydney ----€610€610
1901 - Melbourne ----€610€610
1901 - Perth ----€610€610
1902 - Sydney ----€610€610
1902 - Melbourne ----€610€610
1902 - Perth ----€610€610
1903 - Sydney ----€610€610
1903 - Melbourne ----€610€610
1903 - Perth ----€610€610
1904 - Sydney ----€610€610
1904 - Melbourne ----€610€610
1904 - Perth ----€610€610
1905 - Sydney ----€610€610
1905 - Melbourne ----€610€610
1905 - Perth ----€610€610
1906 - Sydney ----€610€610
1906 - Melbourne ----€610€610
1906 - Perth ----€610€610
1907 - Sydney ----€610€610
1907 - Melbourne ----€610€610
1907 - Perth ----€610€610
1908 - Sydney ----€610€610
1908 - Melbourne ----€610€610
1908 - Perth ----€610€610
1909 - Sydney ----€610€610
1909 - Melbourne ----€610€610
1909 - Perth ----€610€610
1910 - Sydney ----€610€610
1910 - Melbourne ----€610€610
1910 - Perth ----€610€610
1911 - Sydney ----€610€610
1911 - Melbourne ----€610€610
1911 - Perth ----€610€610
1912 - Sydney ----€610€610
1912 - Melbourne ----€610€610
1912 - Perth ----€610€610
1913 - Sydney ----€610€610
1913 - Melbourne ----€610€610
1913 - Perth ----€610€610
1914 - Sydney ----€610€610
1914 - Melbourne ----€610€610
1914 - Perth ----€610€610
1915 - Sydney ----€610€610
1915 - Melbourne ----€610€610
1915 - Perth ----€610€610
1916 - Sydney ----€610€610
1916 - Melbourne ----€610€610
1916 - Perth ----€610€610
1917 - Sydney ----€610€610
1917 - Melbourne ----€610€610
1917 - Perth ----€610€610
1918 - Sydney ----€610€610
1918 - Melbourne ----€610€610
1918 - Perth ----€610€610
1919 - Sydney ----€610€610
1919 - Melbourne ----€610€610
1919 - Perth ----€610€610
1920 - Sydney -----€191,600
1920 - Melbourne --€610€1,490€2,080€3,140
1920 - Perth ----€610€610
1921 - Sydney --€610€610€610€931
1921 - Melbourne --€4,040€6,400€7,300€10,700
1921 - Perth ----€610€610
1922 - Sydney --€3,190€7,200€8,400€12,200
1922 - Melbourne --€1,280€3,620€5,000€6,900
1922 - Perth ----€610€610
1923 - Sydney --€2,660€5,700€6,800€9,500
1923 - Melbourne ----€610€610
1923 - Perth ----€610€610
1924 - Sydney --€610€610€610€798
1924 - Melbourne ----€610€610
1924 - Perth ----€610€610
1925 - Sydney ----€610€610
1925 - Melbourne ----€610€610
1925 - Perth ----€610€610
1926 - Sydney --€2,770€6,600€10,000€14,000
1926 - Melbourne ----€610€610
1926 - Perth --€610€610€610€883
1927 - Perth ---€610€610€610
1928 - Melbourne --€610€672€873€1,280
1928 - Perth ----€610€610
1929 - Melbourne --€610€915€984€1,300
1929 - Perth ----€610€610
1930 - Melbourne ----€610€610
1930 - Perth ----€610€610
1931 - Melbourne ---€610€610€610
1931 - Perth ----€610€610
Variety MS-60 MS-62 MS-63 MS-64 MS-65 MS-66 MS-67
1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Near G €610€610€816€1,350€1,650--
1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Far G €610€610€830€1,120€1,780--
1888 - Sydney - SS JEB €610€610€766€1,110€1,670--
1888 - Melbourne - Near G €610€610€688€990€1,670--
1888 - Melbourne - Far G €610€610€734€1,060€1,920--
1889 - Sydney - Near G €610€610€610€1,320€1,360--
1889 - Sydney - Far G €610€610€790€1,100€1,670--
1889 - Melbourne - Near G €610€610€610€724€1,190--
1889 - Melbourne - Far G €610€610€788€1,200€1,880--
1890 - Sydney - Near G €610€610€656€932€1,960--
1890 - Sydney - Far G €610€610€766€1,110€1,670--
1890 - Melbourne €610€646€910€1,280€1,930--
1891 - Sydney €610€610€813€1,150€1,750--
1891 - Melbourne - Long Tail €610€610€905€1,300€1,950--
1891 - Melbourne - Short Tail €1,520€2,260€3,100€3,940€5,700--
1892 - Sydney €610€610€610€883€1,530--
1892 - Melbourne €610€610€720€993€1,730--
1893 - Sydney €610€610€857€1,210€1,260--
1893 - Veiled head - Sydney €610€656€1,130€2,400€2,520--
1893 - Melbourne €610€610€860€1,370€2,070--
1893 - Veiled head - Melbourne €610€610€1,060€1,370€1,960--
1894 - Sydney €610€610€610€951€1,010--
1894 - Melbourne €610€610€610€610€902--
1895 - Sydney €610€610€610€628€1,130--
1895 - Melbourne €610€610€610€637€902--
1896 - Sydney €610€610€787€1,190€1,750--
1896 - Melbourne €610€610€610€677€878--
1897 - Sydney €610€610€1,000€1,310€1,920--
1897 - Melbourne €610€610€610€622€1,180--
1898 - Sydney €610€779€1,150€1,600€2,260--
1898 - Melbourne €610€610€610€818€2,480--
1899 - Sydney €610€610€610€610€926--
1899 - Perth €681€1,350€2,800€3,920€7,100--
1899 - Melbourne €610€610€610€925€1,010--
1900 - Sydney €610€610€610€1,020€1,120--
1900 - Melbourne €610€610€610€1,040€1,120--
1900 - Perth €610€610€706€1,070€1,400--
1901 - Sydney €610€610€610€783€905--
1901 - Melbourne €610€610€610€637€910--
1901 - Perth €610€610€636€1,210€1,360--
1902 - Sydney €610€610€610€610€835--
1902 - Melbourne €610€610€610€610€835--
1902 - Perth €610€610€987€1,060€1,360--
1903 - Sydney €610€610€610€741€814--
1903 - Melbourne €610€610€610€1,120€1,400--
1903 - Perth €610€610€624€639€878--
1904 - Sydney €610€610€610€610€835--
1904 - Melbourne €610€610€610€610€937--
1904 - Perth €610€650€690€722€1,010--
1905 - Sydney €610€610€610€739€915--
1905 - Melbourne €610€610€610€672€862--
1905 - Perth €610€610€610€1,320€1,400--
1906 - Sydney €610€610€610€691€777--
1906 - Melbourne €610€610€610€707€777--
1906 - Perth €610€610€610€1,280€1,570--
1907 - Sydney €610€610€610€610€610--
1907 - Melbourne €610€610€610€610€610--
1907 - Perth €610€610€617€1,310€1,510--
1908 - Sydney €610€610€610€742€873--
1908 - Melbourne €610€610€610€692€713--
1908 - Perth €610€610€610€610€3,230--
1909 - Sydney €610€610€610€892€1,010--
1909 - Melbourne €610€610€610€610€628--
1909 - Perth €610€610€610€713€1,030--
1910 - Sydney €610€610€610€610€610--
1910 - Melbourne €610€610€610€756€980--
1910 - Perth €610€610€690€756€1,150--
1911 - Sydney €610€610€610€610€638--
1911 - Melbourne €610€610€610€610€610--
1911 - Perth €610€610€610€825€1,010--
1912 - Sydney €610€610€610€610€610--
1912 - Melbourne €610€610€610€610€992--
1912 - Perth €610€610€610€610€610--
1913 - Sydney €610€610€610€610€652--
1913 - Melbourne €610€610€610€610€610--
1913 - Perth €610€610€610€885€1,060--
1914 - Sydney €610€610€610€610€610--
1914 - Melbourne €610€610€610€610€610--
1914 - Perth €610€610€610€610€610--
1915 - Sydney €610€610€610€610€610--
1915 - Melbourne €610€610€610€610€823--
1915 - Perth €610€610€610€610€713--
1916 - Sydney €610€610€610€610€755--
1916 - Melbourne €610€610€610€610€888--
1916 - Perth €610€610€610€666€1,970--
1917 - Sydney €610€610€610€610€625€1,730-
1917 - Melbourne €610€610€610€610€942--
1917 - Perth €610€610€610€610€944--
1918 - Sydney €610€610€610€610€610€841-
1918 - Melbourne €610€610€610€610€610--
1918 - Perth €610€610€610€610€757--
1919 - Sydney €610€610€610€1,080€1,460--
1919 - Melbourne €610€610€728€1,130€1,270--
1919 - Perth €610€610€610€610€1,050€1,560-
1920 - Sydney €404,700€423,700€442,600€446,300---
1920 - Melbourne €4,640€4,910€6,000€6,900€8,200--
1920 - Perth €610€610€610€610€610--
1921 - Sydney €1,490€1,610€2,000€2,190€2,820--
1921 - Melbourne €13,800€18,700€22,400€25,900€27,400--
1921 - Perth €610€610€610€610€628--
1922 - Sydney €17,600€21,700€26,200€26,600€29,600--
1922 - Melbourne €9,800€9,900€14,000€15,400€15,800--
1922 - Perth €610€610€610€672€1,010--
1923 - Sydney €13,300€15,800€19,400€23,000€24,100--
1923 - Melbourne €610€610€610€610€707--
1923 - Perth €610€610€610€610€610--
1924 - Sydney €1,350€1,510€1,810€2,290€2,710--
1924 - Melbourne €610€610€610€610€1,240--
1924 - Perth €610€610€610€630€1,230--
1925 - Sydney €610€610€610€610€610--
1925 - Melbourne €610€610€610€610€672--
1925 - Perth €610€610€692€1,380€1,790--
1926 - Sydney €18,800€19,100€26,100€26,600€29,800--
1926 - Melbourne €610€610€610€779€980--
1926 - Perth €1,360€1,590€1,920€2,450€3,090--
1927 - Perth €610€610€629€797€971--
1928 - Melbourne €1,960€2,090€2,550€3,140€4,470--
1928 - Perth €610€610€610€668€764--
1929 - Melbourne €2,130€2,630€3,140€3,220€4,310--
1929 - Perth €610€610€610€610€610--
1930 - Melbourne €610€610€610€658€840--
1930 - Perth €610€610€610€610€750--
1931 - Melbourne €610€933€997€1,480€2,420--
1931 - Perth €610€610€610€610€610--

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