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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 ----£441£441
1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Far G ----£441£441
1888 - Sydney - SS JEB ----£441£441
1888 - Melbourne - Near G ----£441£441
1888 - Melbourne - Far G -----£441
1889 - Sydney - Near G ----£441£441
1889 - Sydney - Far G ----£441£441
1889 - Melbourne - Near G ----£441£441
1889 - Melbourne - Far G ----£441£441
1890 - Sydney - Near G ----£441£441
1890 - Sydney - Far G ----£441£441
1890 - Melbourne ----£441£441
1891 - Sydney ----£441£441
1891 - Melbourne - Long Tail ----£441£441
1891 - Melbourne - Short Tail ---£441£441£441
1892 - Sydney ----£441£441
1892 - Melbourne ----£441£441
1893 - Sydney ----£441£441
1893 - Veiled head - Sydney ----£441£441
1893 - Melbourne ----£441£441
1893 - Veiled head - Melbourne ----£441£441
1894 - Sydney ----£441£441
1894 - Melbourne ----£441£441
1895 - Sydney ----£441£441
1895 - Melbourne ----£441£441
1896 - Sydney ----£441£441
1896 - Melbourne ----£441£441
1897 - Sydney ----£441£441
1897 - Melbourne ----£441£441
1898 - Sydney ----£441£441
1898 - Melbourne ----£441£441
1899 - Sydney ----£441£441
1899 - Perth ---£441£441£441
1899 - Melbourne ----£441£441
1900 - Sydney ----£441£441
1900 - Melbourne ----£441£441
1900 - Perth ----£441£441
1901 - Sydney ----£441£441
1901 - Melbourne ----£441£441
1901 - Perth ----£441£441
1902 - Sydney ----£441£441
1902 - Melbourne ----£441£441
1902 - Perth ----£441£441
1903 - Sydney ----£441£441
1903 - Melbourne ----£441£441
1903 - Perth ----£441£441
1904 - Sydney ----£441£441
1904 - Melbourne ----£441£441
1904 - Perth ----£441£441
1905 - Sydney ----£441£441
1905 - Melbourne ----£441£441
1905 - Perth ----£441£441
1906 - Sydney ----£441£441
1906 - Melbourne ----£441£441
1906 - Perth ----£441£441
1907 - Sydney ----£441£441
1907 - Melbourne ----£441£441
1907 - Perth ----£441£441
1908 - Sydney ----£441£441
1908 - Melbourne ----£441£441
1908 - Perth ----£441£441
1909 - Sydney ----£441£441
1909 - Melbourne ----£441£441
1909 - Perth ----£441£441
1910 - Sydney ----£441£441
1910 - Melbourne ----£441£441
1910 - Perth ----£441£441
1911 - Sydney ----£441£441
1911 - Melbourne ----£441£441
1911 - Perth ----£441£441
1912 - Sydney ----£441£441
1912 - Melbourne ----£441£441
1912 - Perth ----£441£441
1913 - Sydney ----£441£441
1913 - Melbourne ----£441£441
1913 - Perth ----£441£441
1914 - Sydney ----£441£441
1914 - Melbourne ----£441£441
1914 - Perth ----£441£441
1915 - Sydney ----£441£441
1915 - Melbourne ----£441£441
1915 - Perth ----£441£441
1916 - Sydney ----£441£441
1916 - Melbourne ----£441£441
1916 - Perth ----£441£441
1917 - Sydney ----£441£441
1917 - Melbourne ----£441£441
1917 - Perth ----£441£441
1918 - Sydney ----£441£441
1918 - Melbourne ----£441£441
1918 - Perth ----£441£441
1919 - Sydney ----£441£441
1919 - Melbourne ----£441£441
1919 - Perth ----£441£441
1920 - Sydney -----£176,300
1920 - Melbourne --£529£1,370£1,910£2,890
1920 - Perth ----£441£441
1921 - Sydney --£441£441£553£857
1921 - Melbourne --£3,720£5,900£6,800£9,900
1921 - Perth ----£441£441
1922 - Sydney --£2,940£6,700£7,700£11,300
1922 - Melbourne --£1,180£3,330£4,600£6,400
1922 - Perth ----£441£441
1923 - Sydney --£2,450£5,300£6,200£8,700
1923 - Melbourne ----£441£441
1923 - Perth ----£441£441
1924 - Sydney --£441£441£539£735
1924 - Melbourne ----£441£441
1924 - Perth ----£441£441
1925 - Sydney ----£441£441
1925 - Melbourne ----£441£441
1925 - Perth ----£441£441
1926 - Sydney --£2,550£6,100£9,200£12,900
1926 - Melbourne ----£441£441
1926 - Perth --£441£441£558£813
1927 - Perth ---£441£441£441
1928 - Melbourne --£441£619£803£1,180
1928 - Perth ----£441£441
1929 - Melbourne --£441£842£906£1,190
1929 - Perth ----£441£441
1930 - Melbourne ----£441£441
1930 - Perth ----£441£441
1931 - Melbourne ---£441£441£441
1931 - Perth ----£441£441
Variety MS-60 MS-62 MS-63 MS-64 MS-65 MS-66 MS-67
1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Near G £441£483£751£1,240£1,520--
1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Far G £441£479£764£1,030£1,640--
1888 - Sydney - SS JEB £482£594£705£1,020£1,540--
1888 - Melbourne - Near G £441£441£634£911£1,530--
1888 - Melbourne - Far G £441£441£676£979£1,760--
1889 - Sydney - Near G £441£441£487£1,210£1,250--
1889 - Sydney - Far G £441£474£657£1,010£1,540--
1889 - Melbourne - Near G £441£441£532£666£1,100--
1889 - Melbourne - Far G £441£441£725£1,110£1,730--
1890 - Sydney - Near G £441£441£603£857£1,800--
1890 - Sydney - Far G £441£441£705£1,020£1,540--
1890 - Melbourne £441£595£837£1,180£1,770--
1891 - Sydney £441£441£748£1,060£1,610--
1891 - Melbourne - Long Tail £441£460£833£1,190£1,790--
1891 - Melbourne - Short Tail £1,400£2,080£2,850£3,620£5,200--
1892 - Sydney £441£441£513£813£1,410--
1892 - Melbourne £441£441£662£984£1,590--
1893 - Sydney £441£457£783£1,120£1,160--
1893 - Veiled head - Sydney £441£607£1,040£2,210£2,320--
1893 - Melbourne £441£547£791£1,260£1,900--
1893 - Veiled head - Melbourne £441£536£904£1,260£1,810--
1894 - Sydney £441£441£441£875£892--
1894 - Melbourne £441£441£441£465£830--
1895 - Sydney £441£441£472£578£1,040--
1895 - Melbourne £441£441£441£586£830--
1896 - Sydney £441£449£724£1,100£1,610--
1896 - Melbourne £441£441£441£635£808--
1897 - Sydney £441£460£939£1,200£1,770--
1897 - Melbourne £441£441£441£572£1,080--
1898 - Sydney £441£716£1,060£1,470£2,080--
1898 - Melbourne £441£441£448£752£2,280--
1899 - Sydney £441£441£441£509£852--
1899 - Perth £627£1,280£2,580£4,020£6,600--
1899 - Melbourne £441£441£536£852£876--
1900 - Sydney £441£441£447£943£1,030--
1900 - Melbourne £441£441£441£959£1,030--
1900 - Perth £441£441£642£984£1,290--
1901 - Sydney £441£441£441£721£833--
1901 - Melbourne £441£441£476£586£837--
1901 - Perth £441£441£599£1,110£1,250--
1902 - Sydney £441£441£441£509£769--
1902 - Melbourne £441£441£463£509£769--
1902 - Perth £441£522£914£979£1,250--
1903 - Sydney £441£441£441£705£749--
1903 - Melbourne £441£441£441£1,030£1,290--
1903 - Perth £441£441£514£588£808--
1904 - Sydney £441£441£475£509£769--
1904 - Melbourne £441£441£441£548£862--
1904 - Perth £441£538£635£664£930--
1905 - Sydney £441£441£503£680£842--
1905 - Melbourne £441£441£441£1,600£1,800--
1905 - Perth £441£441£502£1,210£1,290--
1906 - Sydney £441£441£441£636£715--
1906 - Melbourne £441£441£441£651£715--
1906 - Perth £441£441£525£1,180£1,440--
1907 - Sydney £441£441£441£457£495--
1907 - Melbourne £441£441£441£441£514--
1907 - Perth £441£441£565£1,210£1,390--
1908 - Sydney £441£441£467£682£803--
1908 - Melbourne £441£441£441£637£656--
1908 - Perth £441£441£441£474£619--
1909 - Sydney £441£441£441£821£928--
1909 - Melbourne £441£441£441£441£578--
1909 - Perth £441£441£559£656£950--
1910 - Sydney £441£441£441£441£470--
1910 - Melbourne £441£441£441£696£902--
1910 - Perth £441£497£635£695£1,060--
1911 - Sydney £441£441£441£441£587--
1911 - Melbourne £441£441£441£473£551--
1911 - Perth £441£441£441£759£928--
1912 - Sydney £441£441£441£441£462--
1912 - Melbourne £441£441£441£441£913--
1912 - Perth £441£441£441£516£517--
1913 - Sydney £441£441£441£441£600--
1913 - Melbourne £441£441£441£441£487--
1913 - Perth £441£441£441£815£1,030--
1914 - Sydney £441£441£441£441£512--
1914 - Melbourne £441£441£441£441£441--
1914 - Perth £441£441£441£441£452--
1915 - Sydney £441£441£441£441£551--
1915 - Melbourne £441£441£441£441£757--
1915 - Perth £441£441£441£530£656--
1916 - Sydney £441£441£441£441£695--
1916 - Melbourne £441£441£441£450£817--
1916 - Perth £441£441£441£490£551--
1917 - Sydney £441£441£441£441£575£1,590-
1917 - Melbourne £441£441£441£469£910--
1917 - Perth £441£441£441£441£869--
1918 - Sydney £441£441£441£441£441£753-
1918 - Melbourne £441£441£441£454£460--
1918 - Perth £441£441£441£441£696--
1919 - Sydney £441£441£527£567£656--
1919 - Melbourne £441£500£661£1,070£1,170--
1919 - Perth £441£441£441£441£964£1,670-
1920 - Sydney £372,400£380,100£387,900£410,700---
1920 - Melbourne £4,270£4,570£5,500£6,300£7,500--
1920 - Perth £441£441£441£446£509--
1921 - Sydney £1,370£1,460£1,860£2,010£2,600--
1921 - Melbourne £12,700£17,700£20,600£23,800£25,200--
1921 - Perth £441£441£441£529£578--
1922 - Sydney £16,200£20,000£22,200£24,500£27,200--
1922 - Melbourne £9,000£9,100£12,900£15,500£18,000--
1922 - Perth £441£441£441£661£932--
1923 - Sydney £12,300£14,600£17,800£20,600£22,100--
1923 - Melbourne £441£441£441£441£650--
1923 - Perth £441£441£441£478£504--
1924 - Sydney £1,240£1,400£1,660£2,100£2,500--
1924 - Melbourne £441£441£441£452£1,140--
1924 - Perth £441£441£510£579£1,130--
1925 - Sydney £441£441£441£441£534--
1925 - Melbourne £441£441£441£441£618--
1925 - Perth £441£485£674£1,270£1,550--
1926 - Sydney £17,300£17,600£24,000£24,800£27,400--
1926 - Melbourne £441£441£517£736£902--
1926 - Perth £1,250£1,520£1,820£2,260£2,840--
1927 - Perth £441£441£558£727£894--
1928 - Melbourne £1,810£2,000£2,400£2,890£4,110--
1928 - Perth £441£441£441£610£703--
1929 - Melbourne £1,960£2,070£2,170£2,960£3,970--
1929 - Perth £441£441£441£441£441--
1930 - Melbourne £441£441£441£613£773--
1930 - Perth £441£441£441£441£691--
1931 - Melbourne £498£854£956£1,660£2,220--
1931 - Perth £441£441£441£441£497--

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