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.
Click on a coin to view additional values, details and varieties about it.
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| 1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Near G | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Far G | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1888 - Sydney - SS JEB | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1888 - Melbourne - Near G | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1888 - Melbourne - Far G | - | - | - | - | - | £471 |
| 1889 - Sydney - Near G | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1889 - Sydney - Far G | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1889 - Melbourne - Near G | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1889 - Melbourne - Far G | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1890 - Sydney - Near G | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1890 - Sydney - Far G | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1890 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1891 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1891 - Melbourne - Long Tail | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1891 - Melbourne - Short Tail | - | - | - | £471 | £471 | £471 |
| 1892 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1892 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1893 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1893 - Veiled head - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1893 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1893 - Veiled head - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1894 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1894 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1895 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1895 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1896 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1896 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1897 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1897 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1898 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1898 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1899 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1899 - Perth | - | - | - | £471 | £471 | £471 |
| 1899 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1900 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1900 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1900 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1901 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1901 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1901 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1902 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1902 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1902 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1903 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1903 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1903 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1904 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1904 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1904 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1905 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1905 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1905 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1906 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1906 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1906 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1907 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1907 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1907 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1908 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1908 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1908 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1909 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1909 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1909 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1910 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1910 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1910 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1911 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1911 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1911 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1912 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1912 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1912 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1913 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1913 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1913 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1914 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1914 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1914 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1915 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1915 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1915 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1916 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1916 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1916 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1917 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1917 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1917 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1918 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1918 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1918 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1919 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1919 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1919 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1920 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | - | £177,700 |
| 1920 - Melbourne | - | - | £533 | £1,380 | £1,920 | £2,910 |
| 1920 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1921 - Sydney | - | - | £471 | £471 | £558 | £864 |
| 1921 - Melbourne | - | - | £3,750 | £5,900 | £6,800 | £10,000 |
| 1921 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1922 - Sydney | - | - | £2,960 | £6,700 | £7,700 | £11,400 |
| 1922 - Melbourne | - | - | £1,180 | £3,360 | £4,640 | £6,400 |
| 1922 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1923 - Sydney | - | - | £2,470 | £5,300 | £6,300 | £8,800 |
| 1923 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1923 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1924 - Sydney | - | - | £471 | £471 | £543 | £740 |
| 1924 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1924 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1925 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1925 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1925 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1926 - Sydney | - | - | £2,570 | £6,100 | £9,200 | £13,000 |
| 1926 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1926 - Perth | - | - | £471 | £471 | £563 | £819 |
| 1927 - Perth | - | - | - | £471 | £471 | £471 |
| 1928 - Melbourne | - | - | £471 | £623 | £809 | £1,180 |
| 1928 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1929 - Melbourne | - | - | £471 | £849 | £913 | £1,200 |
| 1929 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1930 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1930 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 1931 - Melbourne | - | - | - | £471 | £471 | £471 |
| 1931 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £471 | £471 |
| 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 | £471 | £487 | £757 | £1,250 | £1,530 | - | - |
| 1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Far G | £471 | £488 | £770 | £1,040 | £1,650 | - | - |
| 1888 - Sydney - SS JEB | £486 | £598 | £711 | £1,030 | £1,550 | - | - |
| 1888 - Melbourne - Near G | £471 | £471 | £638 | £918 | £1,540 | - | - |
| 1888 - Melbourne - Far G | £471 | £471 | £681 | £987 | £1,780 | - | - |
| 1889 - Sydney - Near G | £471 | £471 | £490 | £1,220 | £1,260 | - | - |
| 1889 - Sydney - Far G | £471 | £478 | £732 | £1,020 | £1,550 | - | - |
| 1889 - Melbourne - Near G | £471 | £471 | £536 | £671 | £1,110 | - | - |
| 1889 - Melbourne - Far G | £471 | £471 | £730 | £1,120 | £1,740 | - | - |
| 1890 - Sydney - Near G | £471 | £471 | £608 | £864 | £1,820 | - | - |
| 1890 - Sydney - Far G | £471 | £471 | £711 | £1,030 | £1,550 | - | - |
| 1890 - Melbourne | £471 | £599 | £844 | £1,180 | £1,790 | - | - |
| 1891 - Sydney | £471 | £471 | £754 | £1,070 | £1,620 | - | - |
| 1891 - Melbourne - Long Tail | £471 | £471 | £839 | £1,200 | £1,810 | - | - |
| 1891 - Melbourne - Short Tail | £1,410 | £2,090 | £2,870 | £3,650 | £5,300 | - | - |
| 1892 - Sydney | £471 | £471 | £517 | £819 | £1,420 | - | - |
| 1892 - Melbourne | £471 | £471 | £667 | £921 | £1,610 | - | - |
| 1893 - Sydney | £471 | £471 | £795 | £1,130 | £1,170 | - | - |
| 1893 - Veiled head - Sydney | £471 | £609 | £1,050 | £2,230 | £2,340 | - | - |
| 1893 - Melbourne | £471 | £556 | £797 | £1,270 | £1,920 | - | - |
| 1893 - Veiled head - Melbourne | £471 | £540 | £911 | £1,270 | £1,820 | - | - |
| 1894 - Sydney | £471 | £471 | £471 | £882 | £935 | - | - |
| 1894 - Melbourne | £471 | £471 | £471 | £471 | £837 | - | - |
| 1895 - Sydney | £471 | £471 | £484 | £582 | £1,050 | - | - |
| 1895 - Melbourne | £471 | £471 | £471 | £591 | £837 | - | - |
| 1896 - Sydney | £471 | £471 | £730 | £1,110 | £1,620 | - | - |
| 1896 - Melbourne | £471 | £471 | £471 | £628 | £814 | - | - |
| 1897 - Sydney | £471 | £491 | £930 | £1,210 | £1,780 | - | - |
| 1897 - Melbourne | £471 | £471 | £471 | £577 | £1,090 | - | - |
| 1898 - Sydney | £471 | £720 | £1,070 | £1,480 | £2,100 | - | - |
| 1898 - Melbourne | £471 | £471 | £471 | £758 | £2,300 | - | - |
| 1899 - Sydney | £471 | £471 | £471 | £513 | £859 | - | - |
| 1899 - Perth | £632 | £1,250 | £2,600 | £3,640 | £6,600 | - | - |
| 1899 - Melbourne | £471 | £471 | £546 | £858 | £935 | - | - |
| 1900 - Sydney | £471 | £471 | £471 | £950 | £1,040 | - | - |
| 1900 - Melbourne | £471 | £471 | £471 | £966 | £1,040 | - | - |
| 1900 - Perth | £471 | £471 | £655 | £992 | £1,300 | - | - |
| 1901 - Sydney | £471 | £471 | £471 | £727 | £839 | - | - |
| 1901 - Melbourne | £471 | £471 | £480 | £590 | £844 | - | - |
| 1901 - Perth | £471 | £471 | £590 | £1,120 | £1,260 | - | - |
| 1902 - Sydney | £471 | £471 | £471 | £513 | £775 | - | - |
| 1902 - Melbourne | £471 | £471 | £471 | £513 | £775 | - | - |
| 1902 - Perth | £471 | £525 | £915 | £987 | £1,260 | - | - |
| 1903 - Sydney | £471 | £471 | £471 | £711 | £755 | - | - |
| 1903 - Melbourne | £471 | £471 | £471 | £1,040 | £1,300 | - | - |
| 1903 - Perth | £471 | £471 | £532 | £592 | £814 | - | - |
| 1904 - Sydney | £471 | £471 | £492 | £513 | £775 | - | - |
| 1904 - Melbourne | £471 | £471 | £471 | £553 | £869 | - | - |
| 1904 - Perth | £471 | £556 | £640 | £670 | £938 | - | - |
| 1905 - Sydney | £471 | £471 | £506 | £685 | £849 | - | - |
| 1905 - Melbourne | £471 | £471 | £471 | £1,610 | £1,820 | - | - |
| 1905 - Perth | £471 | £471 | £506 | £1,220 | £1,300 | - | - |
| 1906 - Sydney | £471 | £471 | £471 | £641 | £721 | - | - |
| 1906 - Melbourne | £471 | £471 | £471 | £656 | £721 | - | - |
| 1906 - Perth | £471 | £471 | £529 | £1,190 | £1,450 | - | - |
| 1907 - Sydney | £471 | £471 | £471 | £471 | £498 | - | - |
| 1907 - Melbourne | £471 | £471 | £471 | £471 | £518 | - | - |
| 1907 - Perth | £471 | £471 | £569 | £1,220 | £1,400 | - | - |
| 1908 - Sydney | £471 | £471 | £471 | £688 | £809 | - | - |
| 1908 - Melbourne | £471 | £471 | £471 | £642 | £661 | - | - |
| 1908 - Perth | £471 | £471 | £471 | £498 | £2,990 | - | - |
| 1909 - Sydney | £471 | £471 | £471 | £827 | £935 | - | - |
| 1909 - Melbourne | £471 | £471 | £471 | £471 | £582 | - | - |
| 1909 - Perth | £471 | £471 | £564 | £661 | £957 | - | - |
| 1910 - Sydney | £471 | £471 | £471 | £471 | £474 | - | - |
| 1910 - Melbourne | £471 | £471 | £471 | £701 | £909 | - | - |
| 1910 - Perth | £471 | £503 | £639 | £701 | £1,070 | - | - |
| 1911 - Sydney | £471 | £471 | £471 | £471 | £592 | - | - |
| 1911 - Melbourne | £471 | £471 | £471 | £476 | £555 | - | - |
| 1911 - Perth | £471 | £471 | £471 | £765 | £935 | - | - |
| 1912 - Sydney | £471 | £471 | £471 | £471 | £471 | - | - |
| 1912 - Melbourne | £471 | £471 | £471 | £471 | £920 | - | - |
| 1912 - Perth | £471 | £471 | £471 | £520 | £521 | - | - |
| 1913 - Sydney | £471 | £471 | £471 | £471 | £605 | - | - |
| 1913 - Melbourne | £471 | £471 | £471 | £471 | £491 | - | - |
| 1913 - Perth | £471 | £471 | £471 | £494 | £535 | - | - |
| 1914 - Sydney | £471 | £471 | £471 | £471 | £516 | - | - |
| 1914 - Melbourne | £471 | £471 | £471 | £471 | £471 | - | - |
| 1914 - Perth | £471 | £471 | £471 | £536 | £623 | - | - |
| 1915 - Sydney | £471 | £471 | £471 | £471 | £555 | - | - |
| 1915 - Melbourne | £471 | £471 | £471 | £471 | £763 | - | - |
| 1915 - Perth | £471 | £471 | £471 | £535 | £661 | - | - |
| 1916 - Sydney | £471 | £471 | £471 | £471 | £700 | - | - |
| 1916 - Melbourne | £471 | £471 | £471 | £471 | £824 | - | - |
| 1916 - Perth | £471 | £471 | £471 | £618 | £1,820 | - | - |
| 1917 - Sydney | £471 | £471 | £471 | £471 | £580 | £1,600 | - |
| 1917 - Melbourne | £471 | £471 | £471 | £473 | £873 | - | - |
| 1917 - Perth | £471 | £471 | £471 | £471 | £875 | - | - |
| 1918 - Sydney | £471 | £471 | £471 | £471 | £471 | £780 | - |
| 1918 - Melbourne | £471 | £471 | £471 | £471 | £471 | - | - |
| 1918 - Perth | £471 | £471 | £471 | £471 | £702 | - | - |
| 1919 - Sydney | £471 | £471 | £533 | £623 | £661 | - | - |
| 1919 - Melbourne | £471 | £504 | £675 | £1,050 | £1,170 | - | - |
| 1919 - Perth | £471 | £471 | £471 | £471 | £977 | £1,450 | - |
| 1920 - Sydney | £375,300 | £383,100 | £390,900 | £413,900 | - | - | - |
| 1920 - Melbourne | £4,310 | £4,610 | £5,500 | £6,400 | £7,600 | - | - |
| 1920 - Perth | £471 | £471 | £471 | £471 | £513 | - | - |
| 1921 - Sydney | £1,380 | £1,470 | £1,860 | £2,030 | £2,620 | - | - |
| 1921 - Melbourne | £12,800 | £17,900 | £20,700 | £24,000 | £25,400 | - | - |
| 1921 - Perth | £471 | £471 | £471 | £533 | £582 | - | - |
| 1922 - Sydney | £16,300 | £20,100 | £22,400 | £24,700 | £27,400 | - | - |
| 1922 - Melbourne | £9,100 | £9,200 | £13,000 | £15,600 | £18,200 | - | - |
| 1922 - Perth | £471 | £471 | £471 | £623 | £940 | - | - |
| 1923 - Sydney | £12,400 | £14,700 | £18,000 | £20,800 | £22,300 | - | - |
| 1923 - Melbourne | £471 | £471 | £471 | £471 | £655 | - | - |
| 1923 - Perth | £471 | £471 | £471 | £481 | £508 | - | - |
| 1924 - Sydney | £1,250 | £1,410 | £1,670 | £2,120 | £2,520 | - | - |
| 1924 - Melbourne | £471 | £471 | £471 | £471 | £1,150 | - | - |
| 1924 - Perth | £471 | £471 | £539 | £584 | £1,140 | - | - |
| 1925 - Sydney | £471 | £471 | £471 | £471 | £511 | - | - |
| 1925 - Melbourne | £471 | £471 | £471 | £471 | £623 | - | - |
| 1925 - Perth | £471 | £475 | £656 | £1,280 | £1,560 | - | - |
| 1926 - Sydney | £17,400 | £17,700 | £24,200 | £25,000 | £27,600 | - | - |
| 1926 - Melbourne | £471 | £471 | £521 | £742 | £909 | - | - |
| 1926 - Perth | £1,260 | £1,480 | £1,780 | £2,280 | £2,860 | - | - |
| 1927 - Perth | £471 | £471 | £584 | £739 | £901 | - | - |
| 1928 - Melbourne | £1,820 | £2,010 | £2,370 | £2,910 | £4,140 | - | - |
| 1928 - Perth | £471 | £471 | £471 | £623 | £708 | - | - |
| 1929 - Melbourne | £1,980 | £2,440 | £2,920 | £2,980 | £4,000 | - | - |
| 1929 - Perth | £471 | £471 | £471 | £471 | £471 | - | - |
| 1930 - Melbourne | £471 | £471 | £471 | £471 | £479 | - | - |
| 1930 - Perth | £471 | £471 | £471 | £471 | £696 | - | - |
| 1931 - Melbourne | £502 | £860 | £925 | £1,370 | £2,240 | - | - |
| 1931 - Perth | £471 | £471 | £471 | £471 | £489 | - | - |
View the grading section to identify grades (G-4, F-12, AU-50, MS,..). You can switch the grades and values to ANDA adjectival standard.
