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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.

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  • Uncirculated
Variety G-4 VG-8 F-12 VF-20 EF-40 AU-50
1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Near G ----$712$712
1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Far G ----$712$712
1888 - Sydney - SS JEB ----$712$712
1888 - Melbourne - Near G ----$712$712
1888 - Melbourne - Far G -----$712
1889 - Sydney - Near G ----$712$712
1889 - Sydney - Far G ----$712$712
1889 - Melbourne - Near G ----$712$712
1889 - Melbourne - Far G ----$712$712
1890 - Sydney - Near G ----$712$712
1890 - Sydney - Far G ----$712$712
1890 - Melbourne ----$712$712
1891 - Sydney ----$712$712
1891 - Melbourne - Long Tail ----$712$712
1891 - Melbourne - Short Tail ---$712$712$712
1892 - Sydney ----$712$712
1892 - Melbourne ----$712$712
1893 - Sydney ----$712$712
1893 - Veiled head - Sydney ----$712$712
1893 - Melbourne ----$712$712
1893 - Veiled head - Melbourne ----$712$712
1894 - Sydney ----$712$712
1894 - Melbourne ----$712$712
1895 - Sydney ----$712$712
1895 - Melbourne ----$712$712
1896 - Sydney ----$712$712
1896 - Melbourne ----$712$712
1897 - Sydney ----$712$712
1897 - Melbourne ----$712$712
1898 - Sydney ----$712$712
1898 - Melbourne ----$712$712
1899 - Sydney ----$712$712
1899 - Perth ---$712$712$712
1899 - Melbourne ----$712$712
1900 - Sydney ----$712$712
1900 - Melbourne ----$712$712
1900 - Perth ----$712$712
1901 - Sydney ----$712$712
1901 - Melbourne ----$712$712
1901 - Perth ----$712$712
1902 - Sydney ----$712$712
1902 - Melbourne ----$712$712
1902 - Perth ----$712$712
1903 - Sydney ----$712$712
1903 - Melbourne ----$712$712
1903 - Perth ----$712$712
1904 - Sydney ----$712$712
1904 - Melbourne ----$712$712
1904 - Perth ----$712$712
1905 - Sydney ----$712$712
1905 - Melbourne ----$712$712
1905 - Perth ----$712$712
1906 - Sydney ----$712$712
1906 - Melbourne ----$712$712
1906 - Perth ----$712$712
1907 - Sydney ----$712$712
1907 - Melbourne ----$712$712
1907 - Perth ----$712$712
1908 - Sydney ----$712$712
1908 - Melbourne ----$712$712
1908 - Perth ----$712$712
1909 - Sydney ----$712$712
1909 - Melbourne ----$712$712
1909 - Perth ----$712$712
1910 - Sydney ----$712$712
1910 - Melbourne ----$712$712
1910 - Perth ----$712$712
1911 - Sydney ----$712$712
1911 - Melbourne ----$712$712
1911 - Perth ----$712$712
1912 - Sydney ----$712$712
1912 - Melbourne ----$712$712
1912 - Perth ----$712$712
1913 - Sydney ----$712$712
1913 - Melbourne ----$712$712
1913 - Perth ----$712$712
1914 - Sydney ----$712$712
1914 - Melbourne ----$712$712
1914 - Perth ----$712$712
1915 - Sydney ----$712$712
1915 - Melbourne ----$712$712
1915 - Perth ----$712$712
1916 - Sydney ----$712$712
1916 - Melbourne ----$712$712
1916 - Perth ----$712$712
1917 - Sydney ----$712$712
1917 - Melbourne ----$712$712
1917 - Perth ----$712$712
1918 - Sydney ----$712$712
1918 - Melbourne ----$712$712
1918 - Perth ----$712$712
1919 - Sydney ----$712$712
1919 - Melbourne ----$712$712
1919 - Perth ----$712$712
1920 - Sydney -----$223,400
1920 - Melbourne --$712$1,740$2,420$3,660
1920 - Perth ----$712$712
1921 - Sydney --$712$712$712$1,090
1921 - Melbourne --$4,720$7,400$8,600$12,500
1921 - Perth ----$712$712
1922 - Sydney --$3,720$8,400$9,700$14,300
1922 - Melbourne --$1,490$4,220$5,800$8,100
1922 - Perth ----$712$712
1923 - Sydney --$3,100$6,700$7,900$11,000
1923 - Melbourne ----$712$712
1923 - Perth ----$712$712
1924 - Sydney --$712$712$712$931
1924 - Melbourne ----$712$712
1924 - Perth ----$712$712
1925 - Sydney ----$712$712
1925 - Melbourne ----$712$712
1925 - Perth ----$712$712
1926 - Sydney --$3,230$7,700$11,600$16,300
1926 - Melbourne ----$712$712
1926 - Perth --$712$712$712$1,030
1927 - Perth ---$712$712$712
1928 - Melbourne --$712$784$1,020$1,490
1928 - Perth ----$712$712
1929 - Melbourne --$712$1,070$1,150$1,510
1929 - Perth ----$712$712
1930 - Melbourne ----$712$712
1930 - Perth ----$712$712
1931 - Melbourne ---$712$712$712
1931 - Perth ----$712$712
Variety MS-60 MS-62 MS-63 MS-64 MS-65 MS-66 MS-67
1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Near G $712$712$951$1,570$1,920--
1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Far G $712$712$968$1,300$2,080--
1888 - Sydney - SS JEB $712$712$894$1,290$1,950--
1888 - Melbourne - Near G $712$712$803$1,150$1,940--
1888 - Melbourne - Far G $712$712$856$1,240$2,230--
1889 - Sydney - Near G $712$712$712$1,530$1,580--
1889 - Sydney - Far G $712$712$921$1,280$1,950--
1889 - Melbourne - Near G $712$712$712$844$1,390--
1889 - Melbourne - Far G $712$712$918$1,400$2,190--
1890 - Sydney - Near G $712$712$765$1,090$2,290--
1890 - Sydney - Far G $712$712$894$1,290$1,950--
1890 - Melbourne $712$754$1,060$1,490$2,250--
1891 - Sydney $712$712$947$1,340$2,040--
1891 - Melbourne - Long Tail $712$712$1,050$1,510$2,270--
1891 - Melbourne - Short Tail $1,780$2,630$3,610$4,590$6,600--
1892 - Sydney $712$712$712$1,030$1,790--
1892 - Melbourne $712$712$839$1,160$2,020--
1893 - Sydney $712$712$999$1,410$1,470--
1893 - Veiled head - Sydney $712$765$1,320$2,800$2,940--
1893 - Melbourne $712$712$1,000$1,600$2,410--
1893 - Veiled head - Melbourne $712$712$1,230$1,600$2,290--
1894 - Sydney $712$712$712$1,110$1,180--
1894 - Melbourne $712$712$712$712$1,050--
1895 - Sydney $712$712$712$732$1,320--
1895 - Melbourne $712$712$712$743$1,050--
1896 - Sydney $712$712$918$1,390$2,040--
1896 - Melbourne $712$712$712$790$1,020--
1897 - Sydney $712$712$1,170$1,530$2,240--
1897 - Melbourne $712$712$712$725$1,370--
1898 - Sydney $712$908$1,350$1,860$2,640--
1898 - Melbourne $712$712$712$953$2,890--
1899 - Sydney $712$712$712$712$1,080--
1899 - Perth $794$1,570$3,260$4,580$8,300--
1899 - Melbourne $712$712$712$1,080$1,180--
1900 - Sydney $712$712$712$1,200$1,310--
1900 - Melbourne $712$712$712$1,220$1,310--
1900 - Perth $712$712$823$1,250$1,640--
1901 - Sydney $712$712$712$914$1,050--
1901 - Melbourne $712$712$712$742$1,060--
1901 - Perth $712$712$742$1,410$1,590--
1902 - Sydney $712$712$712$712$974--
1902 - Melbourne $712$712$712$712$974--
1902 - Perth $712$712$1,150$1,240$1,580--
1903 - Sydney $712$712$712$865$949--
1903 - Melbourne $712$712$712$1,310$1,630--
1903 - Perth $712$712$728$745$1,020--
1904 - Sydney $712$712$712$712$974--
1904 - Melbourne $712$712$712$712$1,090--
1904 - Perth $712$758$805$842$1,180--
1905 - Sydney $712$712$712$861$1,070--
1905 - Melbourne $712$712$712$784$1,010--
1905 - Perth $712$712$712$1,540$1,630--
1906 - Sydney $712$712$712$806$906--
1906 - Melbourne $712$712$712$825$906--
1906 - Perth $712$712$712$1,490$1,830--
1907 - Sydney $712$712$712$712$712--
1907 - Melbourne $712$712$712$712$712--
1907 - Perth $712$712$720$1,530$1,760--
1908 - Sydney $712$712$712$865$1,020--
1908 - Melbourne $712$712$712$807$832--
1908 - Perth $712$712$712$712$3,760--
1909 - Sydney $712$712$712$1,040$1,180--
1909 - Melbourne $712$712$712$712$732--
1909 - Perth $712$712$712$832$1,200--
1910 - Sydney $712$712$712$712$712--
1910 - Melbourne $712$712$712$882$1,140--
1910 - Perth $712$712$804$881$1,340--
1911 - Sydney $712$712$712$712$744--
1911 - Melbourne $712$712$712$712$712--
1911 - Perth $712$712$712$962$1,180--
1912 - Sydney $712$712$712$712$712--
1912 - Melbourne $712$712$712$712$1,160--
1912 - Perth $712$712$712$712$712--
1913 - Sydney $712$712$712$712$761--
1913 - Melbourne $712$712$712$712$712--
1913 - Perth $712$712$712$1,030$1,240--
1914 - Sydney $712$712$712$712$712--
1914 - Melbourne $712$712$712$712$712--
1914 - Perth $712$712$712$712$712--
1915 - Sydney $712$712$712$712$712--
1915 - Melbourne $712$712$712$712$960--
1915 - Perth $712$712$712$712$832--
1916 - Sydney $712$712$712$712$880--
1916 - Melbourne $712$712$712$712$1,040--
1916 - Perth $712$712$712$777$2,290--
1917 - Sydney $712$712$712$712$729$2,010-
1917 - Melbourne $712$712$712$712$1,100--
1917 - Perth $712$712$712$712$1,100--
1918 - Sydney $712$712$712$712$712$981-
1918 - Melbourne $712$712$712$712$712--
1918 - Perth $712$712$712$712$882--
1919 - Sydney $712$712$712$1,260$1,700--
1919 - Melbourne $712$712$849$1,320$1,480--
1919 - Perth $712$712$712$712$1,230$1,820-
1920 - Sydney $472,000$494,100$516,200$520,500---
1920 - Melbourne $5,400$5,700$7,000$8,000$9,600--
1920 - Perth $712$712$712$712$712--
1921 - Sydney $1,740$1,880$2,340$2,550$3,290--
1921 - Melbourne $16,100$21,900$26,100$30,200$31,900--
1921 - Perth $712$712$712$712$732--
1922 - Sydney $20,500$25,300$30,500$31,000$34,500--
1922 - Melbourne $11,400$11,600$16,300$17,900$18,400--
1922 - Perth $712$712$712$784$1,180--
1923 - Sydney $15,500$18,500$22,600$26,800$28,000--
1923 - Melbourne $712$712$712$712$824--
1923 - Perth $712$712$712$712$712--
1924 - Sydney $1,570$1,760$2,110$2,670$3,160--
1924 - Melbourne $712$712$712$712$1,450--
1924 - Perth $712$712$712$734$1,430--
1925 - Sydney $712$712$712$712$712--
1925 - Melbourne $712$712$712$712$784--
1925 - Perth $712$712$806$1,610$2,090--
1926 - Sydney $21,900$22,300$30,400$31,000$34,700--
1926 - Melbourne $712$712$712$909$1,140--
1926 - Perth $1,580$1,860$2,240$2,860$3,600--
1927 - Perth $712$712$734$929$1,130--
1928 - Melbourne $2,290$2,440$2,980$3,660$5,200--
1928 - Perth $712$712$712$778$891--
1929 - Melbourne $2,480$3,060$3,670$3,750$5,000--
1929 - Perth $712$712$712$712$712--
1930 - Melbourne $712$712$712$767$980--
1930 - Perth $712$712$712$712$875--
1931 - Melbourne $712$1,090$1,160$1,730$2,820--
1931 - Perth $712$712$712$712$712--

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