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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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Variety G-4 VG-8 F-12 VF-20 EF-40 AU-50
1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Near G ----$617$617
1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Far G ----$617$617
1888 - Sydney - SS JEB ----$617$617
1888 - Melbourne - Near G ----$617$617
1888 - Melbourne - Far G -----$617
1889 - Sydney - Near G ----$617$617
1889 - Sydney - Far G ----$617$617
1889 - Melbourne - Near G ----$617$617
1889 - Melbourne - Far G ----$617$617
1890 - Sydney - Near G ----$617$617
1890 - Sydney - Far G ----$617$617
1890 - Melbourne ----$617$617
1891 - Sydney ----$617$617
1891 - Melbourne - Long Tail ----$617$617
1891 - Melbourne - Short Tail ---$617$617$617
1892 - Sydney ----$617$617
1892 - Melbourne ----$617$617
1893 - Sydney ----$617$617
1893 - Veiled head - Sydney ----$617$617
1893 - Melbourne ----$617$617
1893 - Veiled head - Melbourne ----$617$617
1894 - Sydney ----$617$617
1894 - Melbourne ----$617$617
1895 - Sydney ----$617$617
1895 - Melbourne ----$617$617
1896 - Sydney ----$617$617
1896 - Melbourne ----$617$617
1897 - Sydney ----$617$617
1897 - Melbourne ----$617$617
1898 - Sydney ----$617$617
1898 - Melbourne ----$617$617
1899 - Sydney ----$617$617
1899 - Perth ---$617$617$617
1899 - Melbourne ----$617$617
1900 - Sydney ----$617$617
1900 - Melbourne ----$617$617
1900 - Perth ----$617$617
1901 - Sydney ----$617$617
1901 - Melbourne ----$617$617
1901 - Perth ----$617$617
1902 - Sydney ----$617$617
1902 - Melbourne ----$617$617
1902 - Perth ----$617$617
1903 - Sydney ----$617$617
1903 - Melbourne ----$617$617
1903 - Perth ----$617$617
1904 - Sydney ----$617$617
1904 - Melbourne ----$617$617
1904 - Perth ----$617$617
1905 - Sydney ----$617$617
1905 - Melbourne ----$617$617
1905 - Perth ----$617$617
1906 - Sydney ----$617$617
1906 - Melbourne ----$617$617
1906 - Perth ----$617$617
1907 - Sydney ----$617$617
1907 - Melbourne ----$617$617
1907 - Perth ----$617$617
1908 - Sydney ----$617$617
1908 - Melbourne ----$617$617
1908 - Perth ----$617$617
1909 - Sydney ----$617$617
1909 - Melbourne ----$617$617
1909 - Perth ----$617$617
1910 - Sydney ----$617$617
1910 - Melbourne ----$617$617
1910 - Perth ----$617$617
1911 - Sydney ----$617$617
1911 - Melbourne ----$617$617
1911 - Perth ----$617$617
1912 - Sydney ----$617$617
1912 - Melbourne ----$617$617
1912 - Perth ----$617$617
1913 - Sydney ----$617$617
1913 - Melbourne ----$617$617
1913 - Perth ----$617$617
1914 - Sydney ----$617$617
1914 - Melbourne ----$617$617
1914 - Perth ----$617$617
1915 - Sydney ----$617$617
1915 - Melbourne ----$617$617
1915 - Perth ----$617$617
1916 - Sydney ----$617$617
1916 - Melbourne ----$617$617
1916 - Perth ----$617$617
1917 - Sydney ----$617$617
1917 - Melbourne ----$617$617
1917 - Perth ----$617$617
1918 - Sydney ----$617$617
1918 - Melbourne ----$617$617
1918 - Perth ----$617$617
1919 - Sydney ----$617$617
1919 - Melbourne ----$617$617
1919 - Perth ----$617$617
1920 - Sydney -----$232,600
1920 - Melbourne --$698$1,810$2,520$3,810
1920 - Perth ----$617$617
1921 - Sydney --$617$617$730$1,130
1921 - Melbourne --$4,910$7,800$8,900$13,100
1921 - Perth ----$617$617
1922 - Sydney --$3,880$8,800$10,100$14,900
1922 - Melbourne --$1,550$4,390$6,100$8,400
1922 - Perth ----$617$617
1923 - Sydney --$3,230$7,000$8,200$11,500
1923 - Melbourne ----$617$617
1923 - Perth ----$617$617
1924 - Sydney --$617$617$711$969
1924 - Melbourne ----$617$617
1924 - Perth ----$617$617
1925 - Sydney ----$617$617
1925 - Melbourne ----$617$617
1925 - Perth ----$617$617
1926 - Sydney --$3,360$8,000$12,100$17,000
1926 - Melbourne ----$617$617
1926 - Perth --$617$617$737$1,070
1927 - Perth ---$617$617$617
1928 - Melbourne --$617$816$1,060$1,550
1928 - Perth ----$617$617
1929 - Melbourne --$617$1,110$1,200$1,580
1929 - Perth ----$617$617
1930 - Melbourne ----$617$617
1930 - Perth ----$617$617
1931 - Melbourne ---$617$617$617
1931 - Perth ----$617$617
Variety MS-60 MS-62 MS-63 MS-64 MS-65 MS-66 MS-67
1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Near G $617$638$991$1,640$2,000--
1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Far G $617$638$1,010$1,360$2,160--
1888 - Sydney - SS JEB $636$783$931$1,340$2,030--
1888 - Melbourne - Near G $617$617$836$1,200$2,020--
1888 - Melbourne - Far G $617$617$892$1,290$2,330--
1889 - Sydney - Near G $617$617$642$1,600$1,650--
1889 - Sydney - Far G $617$626$959$1,330$2,030--
1889 - Melbourne - Near G $617$617$702$879$1,450--
1889 - Melbourne - Far G $617$617$956$1,460$2,280--
1890 - Sydney - Near G $617$617$796$1,130$2,380--
1890 - Sydney - Far G $617$617$931$1,340$2,030--
1890 - Melbourne $617$785$1,110$1,550$2,340--
1891 - Sydney $617$617$987$1,400$2,120--
1891 - Melbourne - Long Tail $617$617$1,100$1,580$2,370--
1891 - Melbourne - Short Tail $1,850$2,740$3,760$4,780$6,900--
1892 - Sydney $617$617$677$1,070$1,860--
1892 - Melbourne $617$617$874$1,210$2,100--
1893 - Sydney $617$617$1,040$1,470$1,530--
1893 - Veiled head - Sydney $617$797$1,370$2,920$3,060--
1893 - Melbourne $617$728$1,040$1,670$2,510--
1893 - Veiled head - Melbourne $617$707$1,190$1,670$2,380--
1894 - Sydney $617$617$617$1,160$1,220--
1894 - Melbourne $617$617$617$617$1,100--
1895 - Sydney $617$617$633$763$1,380--
1895 - Melbourne $617$617$617$774$1,100--
1896 - Sydney $617$617$956$1,450$2,120--
1896 - Melbourne $617$617$617$822$1,070--
1897 - Sydney $617$643$1,220$1,590$2,330--
1897 - Melbourne $617$617$617$755$1,430--
1898 - Sydney $617$943$1,400$1,940$2,750--
1898 - Melbourne $617$617$617$993$3,010--
1899 - Sydney $617$617$617$672$1,120--
1899 - Perth $827$1,640$3,400$4,770$8,700--
1899 - Melbourne $617$617$715$1,120$1,220--
1900 - Sydney $617$617$617$1,240$1,360--
1900 - Melbourne $617$617$617$1,270$1,360--
1900 - Perth $617$617$857$1,300$1,700--
1901 - Sydney $617$617$617$951$1,100--
1901 - Melbourne $617$617$629$773$1,110--
1901 - Perth $617$617$773$1,470$1,650--
1902 - Sydney $617$617$617$672$1,010--
1902 - Melbourne $617$617$617$672$1,010--
1902 - Perth $617$687$1,200$1,290$1,650--
1903 - Sydney $617$617$617$931$989--
1903 - Melbourne $617$617$617$1,360$1,700--
1903 - Perth $617$617$696$775$1,070--
1904 - Sydney $617$617$644$672$1,010--
1904 - Melbourne $617$617$617$724$1,140--
1904 - Perth $617$728$838$877$1,230--
1905 - Sydney $617$617$663$897$1,110--
1905 - Melbourne $617$617$617$2,110$2,380--
1905 - Perth $617$617$663$1,600$1,700--
1906 - Sydney $617$617$617$840$943--
1906 - Melbourne $617$617$617$859$943--
1906 - Perth $617$617$693$1,550$1,900--
1907 - Sydney $617$617$617$617$653--
1907 - Melbourne $617$617$617$617$679--
1907 - Perth $617$617$746$1,590$1,840--
1908 - Sydney $617$617$617$901$1,060--
1908 - Melbourne $617$617$617$841$866--
1908 - Perth $617$617$617$651$3,920--
1909 - Sydney $617$617$617$1,080$1,220--
1909 - Melbourne $617$617$617$617$763--
1909 - Perth $617$617$738$866$1,250--
1910 - Sydney $617$617$617$617$620--
1910 - Melbourne $617$617$617$918$1,190--
1910 - Perth $617$658$837$918$1,400--
1911 - Sydney $617$617$617$617$775--
1911 - Melbourne $617$617$617$624$727--
1911 - Perth $617$617$617$1,000$1,220--
1912 - Sydney $617$617$617$617$617--
1912 - Melbourne $617$617$617$617$1,200--
1912 - Perth $617$617$617$680$682--
1913 - Sydney $617$617$617$617$792--
1913 - Melbourne $617$617$617$617$643--
1913 - Perth $617$617$617$646$701--
1914 - Sydney $617$617$617$617$675--
1914 - Melbourne $617$617$617$617$617--
1914 - Perth $617$617$617$701$816--
1915 - Sydney $617$617$617$617$727--
1915 - Melbourne $617$617$617$617$999--
1915 - Perth $617$617$617$700$866--
1916 - Sydney $617$617$617$617$917--
1916 - Melbourne $617$617$617$617$1,080--
1916 - Perth $617$617$617$809$2,390--
1917 - Sydney $617$617$617$617$759$2,100-
1917 - Melbourne $617$617$617$620$1,140--
1917 - Perth $617$617$617$617$1,150--
1918 - Sydney $617$617$617$617$617$1,020-
1918 - Melbourne $617$617$617$617$617--
1918 - Perth $617$617$617$617$919--
1919 - Sydney $617$617$697$816$866--
1919 - Melbourne $617$660$884$1,370$1,540--
1919 - Perth $617$617$617$617$1,280$1,900-
1920 - Sydney $491,500$501,600$511,800$542,000---
1920 - Melbourne $5,600$6,000$7,300$8,300$10,000--
1920 - Perth $617$617$617$617$672--
1921 - Sydney $1,810$1,930$2,430$2,660$3,420--
1921 - Melbourne $16,800$23,400$27,100$31,400$33,200--
1921 - Perth $617$617$617$697$763--
1922 - Sydney $21,400$26,400$29,300$32,300$35,900--
1922 - Melbourne $11,900$12,100$17,000$20,400$23,800--
1922 - Perth $617$617$617$816$1,230--
1923 - Sydney $16,200$19,200$23,500$27,200$29,200--
1923 - Melbourne $617$617$617$617$858--
1923 - Perth $617$617$617$630$666--
1924 - Sydney $1,630$1,850$2,190$2,780$3,300--
1924 - Melbourne $617$617$617$617$1,510--
1924 - Perth $617$617$705$764$1,490--
1925 - Sydney $617$617$617$617$669--
1925 - Melbourne $617$617$617$617$816--
1925 - Perth $617$622$859$1,680$2,040--
1926 - Sydney $22,800$23,200$31,700$32,700$36,200--
1926 - Melbourne $617$617$682$972$1,190--
1926 - Perth $1,650$1,940$2,330$2,980$3,750--
1927 - Perth $617$617$764$967$1,180--
1928 - Melbourne $2,390$2,630$3,100$3,810$5,400--
1928 - Perth $617$617$617$816$927--
1929 - Melbourne $2,590$3,190$3,820$3,900$5,200--
1929 - Perth $617$617$617$617$617--
1930 - Melbourne $617$617$617$617$627--
1930 - Perth $617$617$617$617$911--
1931 - Melbourne $658$1,130$1,210$1,800$2,940--
1931 - Perth $617$617$617$617$640--

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