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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.

Click on a coin to view additional values, details and varieties about it.

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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 ----£525£525
1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Far G ----£525£525
1888 - Sydney - SS JEB ----£525£525
1888 - Melbourne - Near G ----£525£525
1888 - Melbourne - Far G -----£525
1889 - Sydney - Near G ----£525£525
1889 - Sydney - Far G ----£525£525
1889 - Melbourne - Near G ----£525£525
1889 - Melbourne - Far G ----£525£525
1890 - Sydney - Near G ----£525£525
1890 - Sydney - Far G ----£525£525
1890 - Melbourne ----£525£525
1891 - Sydney ----£525£525
1891 - Melbourne - Long Tail ----£525£525
1891 - Melbourne - Short Tail ---£525£525£525
1892 - Sydney ----£525£525
1892 - Melbourne ----£525£525
1893 - Sydney ----£525£525
1893 - Veiled head - Sydney ----£525£525
1893 - Melbourne ----£525£525
1893 - Veiled head - Melbourne ----£525£525
1894 - Sydney ----£525£525
1894 - Melbourne ----£525£525
1895 - Sydney ----£525£525
1895 - Melbourne ----£525£525
1896 - Sydney ----£525£525
1896 - Melbourne ----£525£525
1897 - Sydney ----£525£525
1897 - Melbourne ----£525£525
1898 - Sydney ----£525£525
1898 - Melbourne ----£525£525
1899 - Sydney ----£525£525
1899 - Perth ---£525£525£525
1899 - Melbourne ----£525£525
1900 - Sydney ----£525£525
1900 - Melbourne ----£525£525
1900 - Perth ----£525£525
1901 - Sydney ----£525£525
1901 - Melbourne ----£525£525
1901 - Perth ----£525£525
1902 - Sydney ----£525£525
1902 - Melbourne ----£525£525
1902 - Perth ----£525£525
1903 - Sydney ----£525£525
1903 - Melbourne ----£525£525
1903 - Perth ----£525£525
1904 - Sydney ----£525£525
1904 - Melbourne ----£525£525
1904 - Perth ----£525£525
1905 - Sydney ----£525£525
1905 - Melbourne ----£525£525
1905 - Perth ----£525£525
1906 - Sydney ----£525£525
1906 - Melbourne ----£525£525
1906 - Perth ----£525£525
1907 - Sydney ----£525£525
1907 - Melbourne ----£525£525
1907 - Perth ----£525£525
1908 - Sydney ----£525£525
1908 - Melbourne ----£525£525
1908 - Perth ----£525£525
1909 - Sydney ----£525£525
1909 - Melbourne ----£525£525
1909 - Perth ----£525£525
1910 - Sydney ----£525£525
1910 - Melbourne ----£525£525
1910 - Perth ----£525£525
1911 - Sydney ----£525£525
1911 - Melbourne ----£525£525
1911 - Perth ----£525£525
1912 - Sydney ----£525£525
1912 - Melbourne ----£525£525
1912 - Perth ----£525£525
1913 - Sydney ----£525£525
1913 - Melbourne ----£525£525
1913 - Perth ----£525£525
1914 - Sydney ----£525£525
1914 - Melbourne ----£525£525
1914 - Perth ----£525£525
1915 - Sydney ----£525£525
1915 - Melbourne ----£525£525
1915 - Perth ----£525£525
1916 - Sydney ----£525£525
1916 - Melbourne ----£525£525
1916 - Perth ----£525£525
1917 - Sydney ----£525£525
1917 - Melbourne ----£525£525
1917 - Perth ----£525£525
1918 - Sydney ----£525£525
1918 - Melbourne ----£525£525
1918 - Perth ----£525£525
1919 - Sydney ----£525£525
1919 - Melbourne ----£525£525
1919 - Perth ----£525£525
1920 - Sydney -----£164,800
1920 - Melbourne --£525£1,280£1,780£2,700
1920 - Perth ----£525£525
1921 - Sydney --£525£525£525£801
1921 - Melbourne --£3,480£5,500£6,300£9,200
1921 - Perth ----£525£525
1922 - Sydney --£2,750£6,200£7,200£10,500
1922 - Melbourne --£1,100£3,110£4,300£5,900
1922 - Perth ----£525£525
1923 - Sydney --£2,290£4,940£5,800£8,100
1923 - Melbourne ----£525£525
1923 - Perth ----£525£525
1924 - Sydney --£525£525£525£687
1924 - Melbourne ----£525£525
1924 - Perth ----£525£525
1925 - Sydney ----£525£525
1925 - Melbourne ----£525£525
1925 - Perth ----£525£525
1926 - Sydney --£2,380£5,700£8,600£12,000
1926 - Melbourne ----£525£525
1926 - Perth --£525£525£525£760
1927 - Perth ---£525£525£525
1928 - Melbourne --£525£578£751£1,100
1928 - Perth ----£525£525
1929 - Melbourne --£525£787£847£1,120
1929 - Perth ----£525£525
1930 - Melbourne ----£525£525
1930 - Perth ----£525£525
1931 - Melbourne ---£525£525£525
1931 - Perth ----£525£525
Variety MS-60 MS-62 MS-63 MS-64 MS-65 MS-66 MS-67
1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Near G £525£525£702£1,160£1,420--
1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Far G £525£525£714£961£1,530--
1888 - Sydney - SS JEB £525£525£659£952£1,440--
1888 - Melbourne - Near G £525£525£592£851£1,430--
1888 - Melbourne - Far G £525£525£632£915£1,650--
1889 - Sydney - Near G £525£525£525£1,130£1,170--
1889 - Sydney - Far G £525£525£679£944£1,440--
1889 - Melbourne - Near G £525£525£525£622£1,030--
1889 - Melbourne - Far G £525£525£677£1,030£1,620--
1890 - Sydney - Near G £525£525£564£801£1,690--
1890 - Sydney - Far G £525£525£659£952£1,440--
1890 - Melbourne £525£556£783£1,100£1,660--
1891 - Sydney £525£525£699£989£1,500--
1891 - Melbourne - Long Tail £525£525£778£1,120£1,680--
1891 - Melbourne - Short Tail £1,310£1,940£2,660£3,390£4,900--
1892 - Sydney £525£525£525£760£1,320--
1892 - Melbourne £525£525£619£854£1,490--
1893 - Sydney £525£525£737£1,040£1,080--
1893 - Veiled head - Sydney £525£565£972£2,070£2,170--
1893 - Melbourne £525£525£739£1,180£1,780--
1893 - Veiled head - Melbourne £525£525£910£1,180£1,690--
1894 - Sydney £525£525£525£818£867--
1894 - Melbourne £525£525£525£525£776--
1895 - Sydney £525£525£525£540£975--
1895 - Melbourne £525£525£525£548£776--
1896 - Sydney £525£525£677£1,030£1,500--
1896 - Melbourne £525£525£525£582£755--
1897 - Sydney £525£525£862£1,130£1,650--
1897 - Melbourne £525£525£525£535£1,010--
1898 - Sydney £525£670£993£1,370£1,950--
1898 - Melbourne £525£525£525£703£2,130--
1899 - Sydney £525£525£525£525£796--
1899 - Perth £586£1,160£2,410£3,370£6,100--
1899 - Melbourne £525£525£525£796£867--
1900 - Sydney £525£525£525£881£964--
1900 - Melbourne £525£525£525£896£964--
1900 - Perth £525£525£607£920£1,210--
1901 - Sydney £525£525£525£674£778--
1901 - Melbourne £525£525£525£547£783--
1901 - Perth £525£525£547£1,040£1,170--
1902 - Sydney £525£525£525£525£719--
1902 - Melbourne £525£525£525£525£719--
1902 - Perth £525£525£848£915£1,170--
1903 - Sydney £525£525£525£638£700--
1903 - Melbourne £525£525£525£963£1,200--
1903 - Perth £525£525£537£549£755--
1904 - Sydney £525£525£525£525£719--
1904 - Melbourne £525£525£525£525£805--
1904 - Perth £525£559£594£621£870--
1905 - Sydney £525£525£525£635£787--
1905 - Melbourne £525£525£525£578£741--
1905 - Perth £525£525£525£1,130£1,200--
1906 - Sydney £525£525£525£595£668--
1906 - Melbourne £525£525£525£608£668--
1906 - Perth £525£525£525£1,100£1,350--
1907 - Sydney £525£525£525£525£525--
1907 - Melbourne £525£525£525£525£525--
1907 - Perth £525£525£531£1,130£1,300--
1908 - Sydney £525£525£525£638£751--
1908 - Melbourne £525£525£525£595£613--
1908 - Perth £525£525£525£525£2,780--
1909 - Sydney £525£525£525£767£867--
1909 - Melbourne £525£525£525£525£540--
1909 - Perth £525£525£525£613£888--
1910 - Sydney £525£525£525£525£525--
1910 - Melbourne £525£525£525£650£843--
1910 - Perth £525£525£593£650£989--
1911 - Sydney £525£525£525£525£549--
1911 - Melbourne £525£525£525£525£525--
1911 - Perth £525£525£525£709£867--
1912 - Sydney £525£525£525£525£525--
1912 - Melbourne £525£525£525£525£853--
1912 - Perth £525£525£525£525£525--
1913 - Sydney £525£525£525£525£561--
1913 - Melbourne £525£525£525£525£525--
1913 - Perth £525£525£525£761£915--
1914 - Sydney £525£525£525£525£525--
1914 - Melbourne £525£525£525£525£525--
1914 - Perth £525£525£525£525£525--
1915 - Sydney £525£525£525£525£525--
1915 - Melbourne £525£525£525£525£708--
1915 - Perth £525£525£525£525£613--
1916 - Sydney £525£525£525£525£649--
1916 - Melbourne £525£525£525£525£764--
1916 - Perth £525£525£525£573£1,690--
1917 - Sydney £525£525£525£525£537£1,490-
1917 - Melbourne £525£525£525£525£810--
1917 - Perth £525£525£525£525£812--
1918 - Sydney £525£525£525£525£525£724-
1918 - Melbourne £525£525£525£525£525--
1918 - Perth £525£525£525£525£651--
1919 - Sydney £525£525£525£932£1,250--
1919 - Melbourne £525£525£626£971£1,090--
1919 - Perth £525£525£525£525£906£1,350-
1920 - Sydney £348,100£364,400£380,700£383,900---
1920 - Melbourne £3,990£4,220£5,100£5,900£7,000--
1920 - Perth £525£525£525£525£525--
1921 - Sydney £1,280£1,390£1,720£1,880£2,430--
1921 - Melbourne £11,900£16,100£19,200£22,300£23,500--
1921 - Perth £525£525£525£525£540--
1922 - Sydney £15,200£18,700£22,500£22,900£25,400--
1922 - Melbourne £8,400£8,500£12,000£13,200£13,500--
1922 - Perth £525£525£525£578£871--
1923 - Sydney £11,500£13,600£16,700£19,800£20,700--
1923 - Melbourne £525£525£525£525£608--
1923 - Perth £525£525£525£525£525--
1924 - Sydney £1,160£1,300£1,550£1,970£2,330--
1924 - Melbourne £525£525£525£525£1,070--
1924 - Perth £525£525£525£541£1,060--
1925 - Sydney £525£525£525£525£525--
1925 - Melbourne £525£525£525£525£578--
1925 - Perth £525£525£595£1,190£1,540--
1926 - Sydney £16,200£16,400£22,400£22,800£25,600--
1926 - Melbourne £525£525£525£670£843--
1926 - Perth £1,170£1,370£1,650£2,110£2,650--
1927 - Perth £525£525£541£685£835--
1928 - Melbourne £1,690£1,800£2,190£2,700£3,840--
1928 - Perth £525£525£525£574£657--
1929 - Melbourne £1,830£2,260£2,700£2,770£3,710--
1929 - Perth £525£525£525£525£525--
1930 - Melbourne £525£525£525£565£723--
1930 - Perth £525£525£525£525£645--
1931 - Melbourne £525£803£857£1,270£2,080--
1931 - Perth £525£525£525£525£525--

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