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 | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Far G | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1888 - Sydney - SS JEB | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1888 - Melbourne - Near G | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1888 - Melbourne - Far G | - | - | - | - | - | £519 |
| 1889 - Sydney - Near G | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1889 - Sydney - Far G | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1889 - Melbourne - Near G | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1889 - Melbourne - Far G | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1890 - Sydney - Near G | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1890 - Sydney - Far G | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1890 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1891 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1891 - Melbourne - Long Tail | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1891 - Melbourne - Short Tail | - | - | - | £519 | £519 | £519 |
| 1892 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1892 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1893 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1893 - Veiled head - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1893 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1893 - Veiled head - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1894 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1894 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1895 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1895 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1896 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1896 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1897 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1897 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1898 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1898 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1899 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1899 - Perth | - | - | - | £519 | £519 | £519 |
| 1899 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1900 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1900 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1900 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1901 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1901 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1901 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1902 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1902 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1902 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1903 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1903 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1903 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1904 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1904 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1904 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1905 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1905 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1905 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1906 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1906 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1906 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1907 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1907 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1907 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1908 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1908 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1908 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1909 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1909 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1909 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1910 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1910 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1910 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1911 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1911 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1911 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1912 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1912 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1912 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1913 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1913 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1913 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1914 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1914 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1914 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1915 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1915 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1915 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1916 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1916 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1916 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1917 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1917 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1917 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1918 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1918 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1918 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1919 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1919 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1919 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1920 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | - | £163,000 |
| 1920 - Melbourne | - | - | £519 | £1,270 | £1,770 | £2,670 |
| 1920 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1921 - Sydney | - | - | £519 | £519 | £519 | £792 |
| 1921 - Melbourne | - | - | £3,440 | £5,400 | £6,200 | £9,100 |
| 1921 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1922 - Sydney | - | - | £2,720 | £6,200 | £7,100 | £10,400 |
| 1922 - Melbourne | - | - | £1,090 | £3,080 | £4,260 | £5,900 |
| 1922 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1923 - Sydney | - | - | £2,260 | £4,890 | £5,700 | £8,100 |
| 1923 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1923 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1924 - Sydney | - | - | £519 | £519 | £519 | £679 |
| 1924 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1924 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1925 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1925 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1925 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1926 - Sydney | - | - | £2,350 | £5,600 | £8,500 | £11,900 |
| 1926 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1926 - Perth | - | - | £519 | £519 | £519 | £751 |
| 1927 - Perth | - | - | - | £519 | £519 | £519 |
| 1928 - Melbourne | - | - | £519 | £572 | £742 | £1,090 |
| 1928 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1929 - Melbourne | - | - | £519 | £779 | £838 | £1,100 |
| 1929 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1930 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1930 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 1931 - Melbourne | - | - | - | £519 | £519 | £519 |
| 1931 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £519 | £519 |
| 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 | £519 | £519 | £694 | £1,150 | £1,400 | - | - |
| 1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Far G | £519 | £519 | £706 | £951 | £1,520 | - | - |
| 1888 - Sydney - SS JEB | £519 | £519 | £652 | £942 | £1,420 | - | - |
| 1888 - Melbourne - Near G | £519 | £519 | £586 | £842 | £1,420 | - | - |
| 1888 - Melbourne - Far G | £519 | £519 | £625 | £905 | £1,630 | - | - |
| 1889 - Sydney - Near G | £519 | £519 | £519 | £1,120 | £1,150 | - | - |
| 1889 - Sydney - Far G | £519 | £519 | £672 | £933 | £1,420 | - | - |
| 1889 - Melbourne - Near G | £519 | £519 | £519 | £616 | £1,010 | - | - |
| 1889 - Melbourne - Far G | £519 | £519 | £670 | £1,020 | £1,600 | - | - |
| 1890 - Sydney - Near G | £519 | £519 | £558 | £793 | £1,670 | - | - |
| 1890 - Sydney - Far G | £519 | £519 | £652 | £942 | £1,420 | - | - |
| 1890 - Melbourne | £519 | £550 | £774 | £1,090 | £1,640 | - | - |
| 1891 - Sydney | £519 | £519 | £691 | £978 | £1,480 | - | - |
| 1891 - Melbourne - Long Tail | £519 | £519 | £770 | £1,100 | £1,660 | - | - |
| 1891 - Melbourne - Short Tail | £1,300 | £1,920 | £2,630 | £3,350 | £4,840 | - | - |
| 1892 - Sydney | £519 | £519 | £519 | £751 | £1,300 | - | - |
| 1892 - Melbourne | £519 | £519 | £612 | £845 | £1,470 | - | - |
| 1893 - Sydney | £519 | £519 | £729 | £1,030 | £1,070 | - | - |
| 1893 - Veiled head - Sydney | £519 | £558 | £961 | £2,050 | £2,140 | - | - |
| 1893 - Melbourne | £519 | £519 | £731 | £1,170 | £1,760 | - | - |
| 1893 - Veiled head - Melbourne | £519 | £519 | £900 | £1,170 | £1,670 | - | - |
| 1894 - Sydney | £519 | £519 | £519 | £809 | £858 | - | - |
| 1894 - Melbourne | £519 | £519 | £519 | £519 | £767 | - | - |
| 1895 - Sydney | £519 | £519 | £519 | £534 | £964 | - | - |
| 1895 - Melbourne | £519 | £519 | £519 | £542 | £767 | - | - |
| 1896 - Sydney | £519 | £519 | £670 | £1,010 | £1,480 | - | - |
| 1896 - Melbourne | £519 | £519 | £519 | £576 | £747 | - | - |
| 1897 - Sydney | £519 | £519 | £853 | £1,110 | £1,630 | - | - |
| 1897 - Melbourne | £519 | £519 | £519 | £529 | £1,000 | - | - |
| 1898 - Sydney | £519 | £662 | £982 | £1,360 | £1,920 | - | - |
| 1898 - Melbourne | £519 | £519 | £519 | £695 | £2,110 | - | - |
| 1899 - Sydney | £519 | £519 | £519 | £519 | £788 | - | - |
| 1899 - Perth | £579 | £1,150 | £2,380 | £3,340 | £6,100 | - | - |
| 1899 - Melbourne | £519 | £519 | £519 | £787 | £858 | - | - |
| 1900 - Sydney | £519 | £519 | £519 | £872 | £953 | - | - |
| 1900 - Melbourne | £519 | £519 | £519 | £887 | £953 | - | - |
| 1900 - Perth | £519 | £519 | £601 | £910 | £1,190 | - | - |
| 1901 - Sydney | £519 | £519 | £519 | £666 | £770 | - | - |
| 1901 - Melbourne | £519 | £519 | £519 | £541 | £774 | - | - |
| 1901 - Perth | £519 | £519 | £541 | £1,030 | £1,160 | - | - |
| 1902 - Sydney | £519 | £519 | £519 | £519 | £711 | - | - |
| 1902 - Melbourne | £519 | £519 | £519 | £519 | £711 | - | - |
| 1902 - Perth | £519 | £519 | £839 | £905 | £1,150 | - | - |
| 1903 - Sydney | £519 | £519 | £519 | £631 | £693 | - | - |
| 1903 - Melbourne | £519 | £519 | £519 | £952 | £1,190 | - | - |
| 1903 - Perth | £519 | £519 | £531 | £543 | £747 | - | - |
| 1904 - Sydney | £519 | £519 | £519 | £519 | £711 | - | - |
| 1904 - Melbourne | £519 | £519 | £519 | £519 | £797 | - | - |
| 1904 - Perth | £519 | £553 | £587 | £614 | £860 | - | - |
| 1905 - Sydney | £519 | £519 | £519 | £628 | £779 | - | - |
| 1905 - Melbourne | £519 | £519 | £519 | £572 | £733 | - | - |
| 1905 - Perth | £519 | £519 | £519 | £1,120 | £1,190 | - | - |
| 1906 - Sydney | £519 | £519 | £519 | £588 | £661 | - | - |
| 1906 - Melbourne | £519 | £519 | £519 | £602 | £661 | - | - |
| 1906 - Perth | £519 | £519 | £519 | £1,090 | £1,330 | - | - |
| 1907 - Sydney | £519 | £519 | £519 | £519 | £519 | - | - |
| 1907 - Melbourne | £519 | £519 | £519 | £519 | £519 | - | - |
| 1907 - Perth | £519 | £519 | £525 | £1,120 | £1,290 | - | - |
| 1908 - Sydney | £519 | £519 | £519 | £631 | £742 | - | - |
| 1908 - Melbourne | £519 | £519 | £519 | £589 | £607 | - | - |
| 1908 - Perth | £519 | £519 | £519 | £519 | £2,750 | - | - |
| 1909 - Sydney | £519 | £519 | £519 | £759 | £858 | - | - |
| 1909 - Melbourne | £519 | £519 | £519 | £519 | £534 | - | - |
| 1909 - Perth | £519 | £519 | £519 | £607 | £878 | - | - |
| 1910 - Sydney | £519 | £519 | £519 | £519 | £519 | - | - |
| 1910 - Melbourne | £519 | £519 | £519 | £643 | £834 | - | - |
| 1910 - Perth | £519 | £519 | £587 | £643 | £978 | - | - |
| 1911 - Sydney | £519 | £519 | £519 | £519 | £543 | - | - |
| 1911 - Melbourne | £519 | £519 | £519 | £519 | £519 | - | - |
| 1911 - Perth | £519 | £519 | £519 | £702 | £858 | - | - |
| 1912 - Sydney | £519 | £519 | £519 | £519 | £519 | - | - |
| 1912 - Melbourne | £519 | £519 | £519 | £519 | £844 | - | - |
| 1912 - Perth | £519 | £519 | £519 | £519 | £519 | - | - |
| 1913 - Sydney | £519 | £519 | £519 | £519 | £555 | - | - |
| 1913 - Melbourne | £519 | £519 | £519 | £519 | £519 | - | - |
| 1913 - Perth | £519 | £519 | £519 | £753 | £905 | - | - |
| 1914 - Sydney | £519 | £519 | £519 | £519 | £519 | - | - |
| 1914 - Melbourne | £519 | £519 | £519 | £519 | £519 | - | - |
| 1914 - Perth | £519 | £519 | £519 | £519 | £519 | - | - |
| 1915 - Sydney | £519 | £519 | £519 | £519 | £519 | - | - |
| 1915 - Melbourne | £519 | £519 | £519 | £519 | £700 | - | - |
| 1915 - Perth | £519 | £519 | £519 | £519 | £607 | - | - |
| 1916 - Sydney | £519 | £519 | £519 | £519 | £642 | - | - |
| 1916 - Melbourne | £519 | £519 | £519 | £519 | £756 | - | - |
| 1916 - Perth | £519 | £519 | £519 | £567 | £1,670 | - | - |
| 1917 - Sydney | £519 | £519 | £519 | £519 | £532 | £1,470 | - |
| 1917 - Melbourne | £519 | £519 | £519 | £519 | £801 | - | - |
| 1917 - Perth | £519 | £519 | £519 | £519 | £803 | - | - |
| 1918 - Sydney | £519 | £519 | £519 | £519 | £519 | £716 | - |
| 1918 - Melbourne | £519 | £519 | £519 | £519 | £519 | - | - |
| 1918 - Perth | £519 | £519 | £519 | £519 | £644 | - | - |
| 1919 - Sydney | £519 | £519 | £519 | £922 | £1,240 | - | - |
| 1919 - Melbourne | £519 | £519 | £619 | £961 | £1,080 | - | - |
| 1919 - Perth | £519 | £519 | £519 | £519 | £896 | £1,330 | - |
| 1920 - Sydney | £344,300 | £360,400 | £376,600 | £379,700 | - | - | - |
| 1920 - Melbourne | £3,950 | £4,180 | £5,100 | £5,800 | £7,000 | - | - |
| 1920 - Perth | £519 | £519 | £519 | £519 | £519 | - | - |
| 1921 - Sydney | £1,270 | £1,370 | £1,710 | £1,860 | £2,400 | - | - |
| 1921 - Melbourne | £11,700 | £15,900 | £19,000 | £22,000 | £23,300 | - | - |
| 1921 - Perth | £519 | £519 | £519 | £519 | £534 | - | - |
| 1922 - Sydney | £15,000 | £18,500 | £22,300 | £22,600 | £25,200 | - | - |
| 1922 - Melbourne | £8,300 | £8,400 | £11,900 | £13,100 | £13,400 | - | - |
| 1922 - Perth | £519 | £519 | £519 | £572 | £862 | - | - |
| 1923 - Sydney | £11,300 | £13,500 | £16,500 | £19,600 | £20,500 | - | - |
| 1923 - Melbourne | £519 | £519 | £519 | £519 | £601 | - | - |
| 1923 - Perth | £519 | £519 | £519 | £519 | £519 | - | - |
| 1924 - Sydney | £1,140 | £1,280 | £1,540 | £1,950 | £2,310 | - | - |
| 1924 - Melbourne | £519 | £519 | £519 | £519 | £1,060 | - | - |
| 1924 - Perth | £519 | £519 | £519 | £536 | £1,040 | - | - |
| 1925 - Sydney | £519 | £519 | £519 | £519 | £519 | - | - |
| 1925 - Melbourne | £519 | £519 | £519 | £519 | £572 | - | - |
| 1925 - Perth | £519 | £519 | £588 | £1,180 | £1,520 | - | - |
| 1926 - Sydney | £16,000 | £16,200 | £22,200 | £22,600 | £25,300 | - | - |
| 1926 - Melbourne | £519 | £519 | £519 | £663 | £834 | - | - |
| 1926 - Perth | £1,150 | £1,360 | £1,630 | £2,090 | £2,630 | - | - |
| 1927 - Perth | £519 | £519 | £535 | £678 | £826 | - | - |
| 1928 - Melbourne | £1,670 | £1,780 | £2,170 | £2,670 | £3,800 | - | - |
| 1928 - Perth | £519 | £519 | £519 | £568 | £650 | - | - |
| 1929 - Melbourne | £1,810 | £2,240 | £2,670 | £2,740 | £3,670 | - | - |
| 1929 - Perth | £519 | £519 | £519 | £519 | £519 | - | - |
| 1930 - Melbourne | £519 | £519 | £519 | £559 | £715 | - | - |
| 1930 - Perth | £519 | £519 | £519 | £519 | £638 | - | - |
| 1931 - Melbourne | £519 | £794 | £848 | £1,260 | £2,060 | - | - |
| 1931 - Perth | £519 | £519 | £519 | £519 | £519 | - | - |
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.
