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 |
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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 |
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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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