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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 ----£524£524
1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Far G ----£524£524
1888 - Sydney - SS JEB ----£524£524
1888 - Melbourne - Near G ----£524£524
1888 - Melbourne - Far G -----£524
1889 - Sydney - Near G ----£524£524
1889 - Sydney - Far G ----£524£524
1889 - Melbourne - Near G ----£524£524
1889 - Melbourne - Far G ----£524£524
1890 - Sydney - Near G ----£524£524
1890 - Sydney - Far G ----£524£524
1890 - Melbourne ----£524£524
1891 - Sydney ----£524£524
1891 - Melbourne - Long Tail ----£524£524
1891 - Melbourne - Short Tail ---£524£524£524
1892 - Sydney ----£524£524
1892 - Melbourne ----£524£524
1893 - Sydney ----£524£524
1893 - Veiled head - Sydney ----£524£524
1893 - Melbourne ----£524£524
1893 - Veiled head - Melbourne ----£524£524
1894 - Sydney ----£524£524
1894 - Melbourne ----£524£524
1895 - Sydney ----£524£524
1895 - Melbourne ----£524£524
1896 - Sydney ----£524£524
1896 - Melbourne ----£524£524
1897 - Sydney ----£524£524
1897 - Melbourne ----£524£524
1898 - Sydney ----£524£524
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1899 - Sydney ----£524£524
1899 - Perth ---£524£524£524
1899 - Melbourne ----£524£524
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1900 - Perth ----£524£524
1901 - Sydney ----£524£524
1901 - Melbourne ----£524£524
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1907 - Sydney ----£524£524
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1908 - Melbourne ----£524£524
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1909 - Melbourne ----£524£524
1909 - Perth ----£524£524
1910 - Sydney ----£524£524
1910 - Melbourne ----£524£524
1910 - Perth ----£524£524
1911 - Sydney ----£524£524
1911 - Melbourne ----£524£524
1911 - Perth ----£524£524
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1912 - Melbourne ----£524£524
1912 - Perth ----£524£524
1913 - Sydney ----£524£524
1913 - Melbourne ----£524£524
1913 - Perth ----£524£524
1914 - Sydney ----£524£524
1914 - Melbourne ----£524£524
1914 - Perth ----£524£524
1915 - Sydney ----£524£524
1915 - Melbourne ----£524£524
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1916 - Sydney ----£524£524
1916 - Melbourne ----£524£524
1916 - Perth ----£524£524
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1917 - Melbourne ----£524£524
1917 - Perth ----£524£524
1918 - Sydney ----£524£524
1918 - Melbourne ----£524£524
1918 - Perth ----£524£524
1919 - Sydney ----£524£524
1919 - Melbourne ----£524£524
1919 - Perth ----£524£524
1920 - Sydney -----£164,400
1920 - Melbourne --£524£1,280£1,780£2,690
1920 - Perth ----£524£524
1921 - Sydney --£524£524£524£799
1921 - Melbourne --£3,470£5,500£6,300£9,200
1921 - Perth ----£524£524
1922 - Sydney --£2,740£6,200£7,200£10,500
1922 - Melbourne --£1,100£3,110£4,290£5,900
1922 - Perth ----£524£524
1923 - Sydney --£2,280£4,930£5,800£8,100
1923 - Melbourne ----£524£524
1923 - Perth ----£524£524
1924 - Sydney --£524£524£524£685
1924 - Melbourne ----£524£524
1924 - Perth ----£524£524
1925 - Sydney ----£524£524
1925 - Melbourne ----£524£524
1925 - Perth ----£524£524
1926 - Sydney --£2,380£5,700£8,500£12,000
1926 - Melbourne ----£524£524
1926 - Perth --£524£524£524£758
1927 - Perth ---£524£524£524
1928 - Melbourne --£524£577£749£1,100
1928 - Perth ----£524£524
1929 - Melbourne --£524£786£845£1,110
1929 - Perth ----£524£524
1930 - Melbourne ----£524£524
1930 - Perth ----£524£524
1931 - Melbourne ---£524£524£524
1931 - Perth ----£524£524
Variety MS-60 MS-62 MS-63 MS-64 MS-65 MS-66 MS-67
1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Near G £524£524£700£1,160£1,420--
1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Far G £524£524£713£959£1,530--
1888 - Sydney - SS JEB £524£524£658£950£1,430--
1888 - Melbourne - Near G £524£524£591£850£1,430--
1888 - Melbourne - Far G £524£524£630£914£1,640--
1889 - Sydney - Near G £524£524£524£1,130£1,160--
1889 - Sydney - Far G £524£524£678£942£1,430--
1889 - Melbourne - Near G £524£524£524£621£1,020--
1889 - Melbourne - Far G £524£524£676£1,030£1,610--
1890 - Sydney - Near G £524£524£563£800£1,680--
1890 - Sydney - Far G £524£524£658£950£1,430--
1890 - Melbourne £524£555£781£1,100£1,650--
1891 - Sydney £524£524£697£987£1,500--
1891 - Melbourne - Long Tail £524£524£776£1,110£1,670--
1891 - Melbourne - Short Tail £1,310£1,940£2,660£3,380£4,890--
1892 - Sydney £524£524£524£758£1,320--
1892 - Melbourne £524£524£618£852£1,490--
1893 - Sydney £524£524£735£1,040£1,080--
1893 - Veiled head - Sydney £524£563£970£2,060£2,160--
1893 - Melbourne £524£524£738£1,180£1,780--
1893 - Veiled head - Melbourne £524£524£908£1,180£1,690--
1894 - Sydney £524£524£524£816£865--
1894 - Melbourne £524£524£524£524£774--
1895 - Sydney £524£524£524£539£973--
1895 - Melbourne £524£524£524£547£774--
1896 - Sydney £524£524£676£1,020£1,500--
1896 - Melbourne £524£524£524£581£754--
1897 - Sydney £524£524£861£1,120£1,650--
1897 - Melbourne £524£524£524£534£1,010--
1898 - Sydney £524£668£991£1,370£1,940--
1898 - Melbourne £524£524£524£702£2,130--
1899 - Sydney £524£524£524£524£795--
1899 - Perth £584£1,160£2,400£3,370£6,100--
1899 - Melbourne £524£524£524£794£865--
1900 - Sydney £524£524£524£880£962--
1900 - Melbourne £524£524£524£894£962--
1900 - Perth £524£524£606£918£1,200--
1901 - Sydney £524£524£524£672£776--
1901 - Melbourne £524£524£524£546£781--
1901 - Perth £524£524£546£1,040£1,170--
1902 - Sydney £524£524£524£524£717--
1902 - Melbourne £524£524£524£524£717--
1902 - Perth £524£524£847£914£1,160--
1903 - Sydney £524£524£524£636£699--
1903 - Melbourne £524£524£524£961£1,200--
1903 - Perth £524£524£536£548£754--
1904 - Sydney £524£524£524£524£717--
1904 - Melbourne £524£524£524£524£804--
1904 - Perth £524£558£593£620£868--
1905 - Sydney £524£524£524£634£786--
1905 - Melbourne £524£524£524£577£740--
1905 - Perth £524£524£524£1,130£1,200--
1906 - Sydney £524£524£524£593£667--
1906 - Melbourne £524£524£524£607£667--
1906 - Perth £524£524£524£1,100£1,350--
1907 - Sydney £524£524£524£524£524--
1907 - Melbourne £524£524£524£524£524--
1907 - Perth £524£524£530£1,130£1,300--
1908 - Sydney £524£524£524£637£749--
1908 - Melbourne £524£524£524£594£612--
1908 - Perth £524£524£524£524£2,770--
1909 - Sydney £524£524£524£766£865--
1909 - Melbourne £524£524£524£524£539--
1909 - Perth £524£524£524£612£886--
1910 - Sydney £524£524£524£524£524--
1910 - Melbourne £524£524£524£649£841--
1910 - Perth £524£524£592£649£987--
1911 - Sydney £524£524£524£524£548--
1911 - Melbourne £524£524£524£524£524--
1911 - Perth £524£524£524£708£865--
1912 - Sydney £524£524£524£524£524--
1912 - Melbourne £524£524£524£524£851--
1912 - Perth £524£524£524£524£524--
1913 - Sydney £524£524£524£524£560--
1913 - Melbourne £524£524£524£524£524--
1913 - Perth £524£524£524£760£914--
1914 - Sydney £524£524£524£524£524--
1914 - Melbourne £524£524£524£524£524--
1914 - Perth £524£524£524£524£524--
1915 - Sydney £524£524£524£524£524--
1915 - Melbourne £524£524£524£524£706--
1915 - Perth £524£524£524£524£612--
1916 - Sydney £524£524£524£524£648--
1916 - Melbourne £524£524£524£524£762--
1916 - Perth £524£524£524£572£1,690--
1917 - Sydney £524£524£524£524£536£1,480-
1917 - Melbourne £524£524£524£524£808--
1917 - Perth £524£524£524£524£810--
1918 - Sydney £524£524£524£524£524£722-
1918 - Melbourne £524£524£524£524£524--
1918 - Perth £524£524£524£524£649--
1919 - Sydney £524£524£524£931£1,250--
1919 - Melbourne £524£524£625£969£1,090--
1919 - Perth £524£524£524£524£904£1,340-
1920 - Sydney £347,400£363,600£379,900£383,100---
1920 - Melbourne £3,980£4,210£5,100£5,900£7,000--
1920 - Perth £524£524£524£524£524--
1921 - Sydney £1,280£1,380£1,720£1,880£2,420--
1921 - Melbourne £11,900£16,100£19,200£22,200£23,500--
1921 - Perth £524£524£524£524£539--
1922 - Sydney £15,100£18,600£22,500£22,800£25,400--
1922 - Melbourne £8,400£8,500£12,000£13,200£13,500--
1922 - Perth £524£524£524£577£869--
1923 - Sydney £11,400£13,600£16,600£19,700£20,600--
1923 - Melbourne £524£524£524£524£606--
1923 - Perth £524£524£524£524£524--
1924 - Sydney £1,150£1,290£1,550£1,960£2,330--
1924 - Melbourne £524£524£524£524£1,070--
1924 - Perth £524£524£524£540£1,050--
1925 - Sydney £524£524£524£524£524--
1925 - Melbourne £524£524£524£524£577--
1925 - Perth £524£524£594£1,190£1,540--
1926 - Sydney £16,100£16,400£22,400£22,800£25,600--
1926 - Melbourne £524£524£524£669£841--
1926 - Perth £1,160£1,370£1,650£2,110£2,650--
1927 - Perth £524£524£540£684£834--
1928 - Melbourne £1,690£1,790£2,190£2,690£3,830--
1928 - Perth £524£524£524£573£655--
1929 - Melbourne £1,830£2,260£2,700£2,760£3,700--
1929 - Perth £524£524£524£524£524--
1930 - Melbourne £524£524£524£564£721--
1930 - Perth £524£524£524£524£644--
1931 - Melbourne £524£801£856£1,270£2,070--
1931 - Perth £524£524£524£524£524--

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