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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 ----€606€606
1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Far G ----€606€606
1888 - Sydney - SS JEB ----€606€606
1888 - Melbourne - Near G ----€606€606
1888 - Melbourne - Far G -----€606
1889 - Sydney - Near G ----€606€606
1889 - Sydney - Far G ----€606€606
1889 - Melbourne - Near G ----€606€606
1889 - Melbourne - Far G ----€606€606
1890 - Sydney - Near G ----€606€606
1890 - Sydney - Far G ----€606€606
1890 - Melbourne ----€606€606
1891 - Sydney ----€606€606
1891 - Melbourne - Long Tail ----€606€606
1891 - Melbourne - Short Tail ---€606€606€606
1892 - Sydney ----€606€606
1892 - Melbourne ----€606€606
1893 - Sydney ----€606€606
1893 - Veiled head - Sydney ----€606€606
1893 - Melbourne ----€606€606
1893 - Veiled head - Melbourne ----€606€606
1894 - Sydney ----€606€606
1894 - Melbourne ----€606€606
1895 - Sydney ----€606€606
1895 - Melbourne ----€606€606
1896 - Sydney ----€606€606
1896 - Melbourne ----€606€606
1897 - Sydney ----€606€606
1897 - Melbourne ----€606€606
1898 - Sydney ----€606€606
1898 - Melbourne ----€606€606
1899 - Sydney ----€606€606
1899 - Perth ---€606€606€606
1899 - Melbourne ----€606€606
1900 - Sydney ----€606€606
1900 - Melbourne ----€606€606
1900 - Perth ----€606€606
1901 - Sydney ----€606€606
1901 - Melbourne ----€606€606
1901 - Perth ----€606€606
1902 - Sydney ----€606€606
1902 - Melbourne ----€606€606
1902 - Perth ----€606€606
1903 - Sydney ----€606€606
1903 - Melbourne ----€606€606
1903 - Perth ----€606€606
1904 - Sydney ----€606€606
1904 - Melbourne ----€606€606
1904 - Perth ----€606€606
1905 - Sydney ----€606€606
1905 - Melbourne ----€606€606
1905 - Perth ----€606€606
1906 - Sydney ----€606€606
1906 - Melbourne ----€606€606
1906 - Perth ----€606€606
1907 - Sydney ----€606€606
1907 - Melbourne ----€606€606
1907 - Perth ----€606€606
1908 - Sydney ----€606€606
1908 - Melbourne ----€606€606
1908 - Perth ----€606€606
1909 - Sydney ----€606€606
1909 - Melbourne ----€606€606
1909 - Perth ----€606€606
1910 - Sydney ----€606€606
1910 - Melbourne ----€606€606
1910 - Perth ----€606€606
1911 - Sydney ----€606€606
1911 - Melbourne ----€606€606
1911 - Perth ----€606€606
1912 - Sydney ----€606€606
1912 - Melbourne ----€606€606
1912 - Perth ----€606€606
1913 - Sydney ----€606€606
1913 - Melbourne ----€606€606
1913 - Perth ----€606€606
1914 - Sydney ----€606€606
1914 - Melbourne ----€606€606
1914 - Perth ----€606€606
1915 - Sydney ----€606€606
1915 - Melbourne ----€606€606
1915 - Perth ----€606€606
1916 - Sydney ----€606€606
1916 - Melbourne ----€606€606
1916 - Perth ----€606€606
1917 - Sydney ----€606€606
1917 - Melbourne ----€606€606
1917 - Perth ----€606€606
1918 - Sydney ----€606€606
1918 - Melbourne ----€606€606
1918 - Perth ----€606€606
1919 - Sydney ----€606€606
1919 - Melbourne ----€606€606
1919 - Perth ----€606€606
1920 - Sydney -----€190,300
1920 - Melbourne --€606€1,480€2,060€3,120
1920 - Perth ----€606€606
1921 - Sydney --€606€606€606€925
1921 - Melbourne --€4,020€6,300€7,300€10,700
1921 - Perth ----€606€606
1922 - Sydney --€3,170€7,200€8,300€12,200
1922 - Melbourne --€1,270€3,590€4,970€6,900
1922 - Perth ----€606€606
1923 - Sydney --€2,640€5,700€6,700€9,400
1923 - Melbourne ----€606€606
1923 - Perth ----€606€606
1924 - Sydney --€606€606€606€793
1924 - Melbourne ----€606€606
1924 - Perth ----€606€606
1925 - Sydney ----€606€606
1925 - Melbourne ----€606€606
1925 - Perth ----€606€606
1926 - Sydney --€2,750€6,600€9,900€13,900
1926 - Melbourne ----€606€606
1926 - Perth --€606€606€606€878
1927 - Perth ---€606€606€606
1928 - Melbourne --€606€668€867€1,270
1928 - Perth ----€606€606
1929 - Melbourne --€606€909€978€1,290
1929 - Perth ----€606€606
1930 - Melbourne ----€606€606
1930 - Perth ----€606€606
1931 - Melbourne ---€606€606€606
1931 - Perth ----€606€606
Variety MS-60 MS-62 MS-63 MS-64 MS-65 MS-66 MS-67
1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Near G €606€606€810€1,340€1,640--
1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Far G €606€606€825€1,110€1,770--
1888 - Sydney - SS JEB €606€606€761€1,100€1,660--
1888 - Melbourne - Near G €606€606€684€983€1,650--
1888 - Melbourne - Far G €606€606€730€1,060€1,900--
1889 - Sydney - Near G €606€606€606€1,310€1,350--
1889 - Sydney - Far G €606€606€785€1,090€1,660--
1889 - Melbourne - Near G €606€606€606€719€1,180--
1889 - Melbourne - Far G €606€606€782€1,190€1,870--
1890 - Sydney - Near G €606€606€652€925€1,950--
1890 - Sydney - Far G €606€606€761€1,100€1,660--
1890 - Melbourne €606€642€904€1,270€1,910--
1891 - Sydney €606€606€807€1,140€1,730--
1891 - Melbourne - Long Tail €606€606€899€1,290€1,930--
1891 - Melbourne - Short Tail €1,510€2,240€3,080€3,910€5,700--
1892 - Sydney €606€606€606€878€1,520--
1892 - Melbourne €606€606€715€987€1,720--
1893 - Sydney €606€606€851€1,210€1,250--
1893 - Veiled head - Sydney €606€652€1,120€2,390€2,500--
1893 - Melbourne €606€606€854€1,360€2,060--
1893 - Veiled head - Melbourne €606€606€1,050€1,360€1,950--
1894 - Sydney €606€606€606€945€1,000--
1894 - Melbourne €606€606€606€606€896--
1895 - Sydney €606€606€606€624€1,130--
1895 - Melbourne €606€606€606€633€896--
1896 - Sydney €606€606€782€1,180€1,730--
1896 - Melbourne €606€606€606€673€872--
1897 - Sydney €606€606€996€1,300€1,910--
1897 - Melbourne €606€606€606€618€1,170--
1898 - Sydney €606€774€1,150€1,590€2,250--
1898 - Melbourne €606€606€606€812€2,460--
1899 - Sydney €606€606€606€606€920--
1899 - Perth €676€1,340€2,780€3,900€7,100--
1899 - Melbourne €606€606€606€919€1,000--
1900 - Sydney €606€606€606€1,020€1,110--
1900 - Melbourne €606€606€606€1,040€1,110--
1900 - Perth €606€606€701€1,060€1,390--
1901 - Sydney €606€606€606€778€899--
1901 - Melbourne €606€606€606€632€904--
1901 - Perth €606€606€632€1,200€1,350--
1902 - Sydney €606€606€606€606€830--
1902 - Melbourne €606€606€606€606€830--
1902 - Perth €606€606€980€1,060€1,350--
1903 - Sydney €606€606€606€736€809--
1903 - Melbourne €606€606€606€1,110€1,390--
1903 - Perth €606€606€620€634€872--
1904 - Sydney €606€606€606€606€830--
1904 - Melbourne €606€606€606€606€930--
1904 - Perth €606€646€686€717€1,000--
1905 - Sydney €606€606€606€734€909--
1905 - Melbourne €606€606€606€668€856--
1905 - Perth €606€606€606€1,310€1,390--
1906 - Sydney €606€606€606€687€772--
1906 - Melbourne €606€606€606€703€772--
1906 - Perth €606€606€606€1,270€1,560--
1907 - Sydney €606€606€606€606€606--
1907 - Melbourne €606€606€606€606€606--
1907 - Perth €606€606€613€1,300€1,500--
1908 - Sydney €606€606€606€737€867--
1908 - Melbourne €606€606€606€688€708--
1908 - Perth €606€606€606€606€3,210--
1909 - Sydney €606€606€606€886€1,000--
1909 - Melbourne €606€606€606€606€624--
1909 - Perth €606€606€606€708€1,030--
1910 - Sydney €606€606€606€606€606--
1910 - Melbourne €606€606€606€751€974--
1910 - Perth €606€606€685€751€1,140--
1911 - Sydney €606€606€606€606€634--
1911 - Melbourne €606€606€606€606€606--
1911 - Perth €606€606€606€820€1,000--
1912 - Sydney €606€606€606€606€606--
1912 - Melbourne €606€606€606€606€985--
1912 - Perth €606€606€606€606€606--
1913 - Sydney €606€606€606€606€648--
1913 - Melbourne €606€606€606€606€606--
1913 - Perth €606€606€606€879€1,060--
1914 - Sydney €606€606€606€606€606--
1914 - Melbourne €606€606€606€606€606--
1914 - Perth €606€606€606€606€606--
1915 - Sydney €606€606€606€606€606--
1915 - Melbourne €606€606€606€606€818--
1915 - Perth €606€606€606€606€708--
1916 - Sydney €606€606€606€606€750--
1916 - Melbourne €606€606€606€606€882--
1916 - Perth €606€606€606€662€1,950--
1917 - Sydney €606€606€606€606€621€1,720-
1917 - Melbourne €606€606€606€606€936--
1917 - Perth €606€606€606€606€938--
1918 - Sydney €606€606€606€606€606€836-
1918 - Melbourne €606€606€606€606€606--
1918 - Perth €606€606€606€606€752--
1919 - Sydney €606€606€606€1,080€1,450--
1919 - Melbourne €606€606€723€1,120€1,260--
1919 - Perth €606€606€606€606€1,050€1,550-
1920 - Sydney €402,100€420,900€439,700€443,400---
1920 - Melbourne €4,610€4,880€5,900€6,800€8,100--
1920 - Perth €606€606€606€606€606--
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 €606€606€606€606€624--
1922 - Sydney €17,500€21,600€26,000€26,400€29,400--
1922 - Melbourne €9,700€9,900€13,900€15,300€15,600--
1922 - Perth €606€606€606€668€1,010--
1923 - Sydney €13,200€15,700€19,200€22,800€23,900--
1923 - Melbourne €606€606€606€606€702--
1923 - Perth €606€606€606€606€606--
1924 - Sydney €1,340€1,500€1,790€2,270€2,700--
1924 - Melbourne €606€606€606€606€1,230--
1924 - Perth €606€606€606€625€1,220--
1925 - Sydney €606€606€606€606€606--
1925 - Melbourne €606€606€606€606€668--
1925 - Perth €606€606€687€1,370€1,780--
1926 - Sydney €18,700€19,000€25,900€26,400€29,600--
1926 - Melbourne €606€606€606€774€974--
1926 - Perth €1,350€1,580€1,900€2,440€3,070--
1927 - Perth €606€606€625€791€965--
1928 - Melbourne €1,950€2,080€2,530€3,120€4,440--
1928 - Perth €606€606€606€663€759--
1929 - Melbourne €2,120€2,610€3,120€3,190€4,280--
1929 - Perth €606€606€606€606€606--
1930 - Melbourne €606€606€606€653€835--
1930 - Perth €606€606€606€606€745--
1931 - Melbourne €606€927€990€1,470€2,400--
1931 - Perth €606€606€606€606€606--

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