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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| 1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Near G | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Far G | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1888 - Sydney - SS JEB | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1888 - Melbourne - Near G | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1888 - Melbourne - Far G | - | - | - | - | - | £452 |
| 1889 - Sydney - Near G | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1889 - Sydney - Far G | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1889 - Melbourne - Near G | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1889 - Melbourne - Far G | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1890 - Sydney - Near G | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1890 - Sydney - Far G | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1890 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1891 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1891 - Melbourne - Long Tail | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1891 - Melbourne - Short Tail | - | - | - | £452 | £452 | £452 |
| 1892 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1892 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1893 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1893 - Veiled head - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1893 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1893 - Veiled head - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1894 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1894 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1895 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1895 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1896 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1896 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1897 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1897 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1898 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1898 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1899 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1899 - Perth | - | - | - | £452 | £452 | £452 |
| 1899 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1900 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1900 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1900 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1901 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1901 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1901 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1902 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1902 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1902 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1903 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1903 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1903 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1904 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1904 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1904 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1905 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1905 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1905 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1906 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1906 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1906 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1907 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1907 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1907 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1908 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1908 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1908 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1909 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1909 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1909 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1910 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1910 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1910 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1911 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1911 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1911 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1912 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1912 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1912 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1913 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1913 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1913 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1914 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1914 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1914 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1915 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1915 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1915 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1916 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1916 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1916 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1917 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1917 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1917 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1918 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1918 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1918 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1919 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1919 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1919 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1920 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | - | £180,500 |
| 1920 - Melbourne | - | - | £541 | £1,400 | £1,960 | £2,960 |
| 1920 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1921 - Sydney | - | - | £452 | £452 | £566 | £877 |
| 1921 - Melbourne | - | - | £3,810 | £6,000 | £6,900 | £10,100 |
| 1921 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1922 - Sydney | - | - | £3,010 | £6,800 | £7,900 | £11,500 |
| 1922 - Melbourne | - | - | £1,200 | £3,410 | £4,710 | £6,500 |
| 1922 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1923 - Sydney | - | - | £2,510 | £5,400 | £6,400 | £8,900 |
| 1923 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1923 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1924 - Sydney | - | - | £452 | £452 | £551 | £752 |
| 1924 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1924 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1925 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1925 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1925 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1926 - Sydney | - | - | £2,610 | £6,200 | £9,400 | £13,200 |
| 1926 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1926 - Perth | - | - | £452 | £452 | £572 | £832 |
| 1927 - Perth | - | - | - | £452 | £452 | £452 |
| 1928 - Melbourne | - | - | £452 | £633 | £822 | £1,200 |
| 1928 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1929 - Melbourne | - | - | £452 | £862 | £927 | £1,220 |
| 1929 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1930 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1930 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| 1931 - Melbourne | - | - | - | £452 | £452 | £452 |
| 1931 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £452 | £452 |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
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| 1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Near G | £452 | £495 | £768 | £1,270 | £1,550 | - | - |
| 1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Far G | £452 | £491 | £782 | £1,050 | £1,680 | - | - |
| 1888 - Sydney - SS JEB | £493 | £608 | £722 | £1,040 | £1,570 | - | - |
| 1888 - Melbourne - Near G | £452 | £452 | £649 | £932 | £1,570 | - | - |
| 1888 - Melbourne - Far G | £452 | £452 | £692 | £1,000 | £1,800 | - | - |
| 1889 - Sydney - Near G | £452 | £452 | £498 | £1,240 | £1,280 | - | - |
| 1889 - Sydney - Far G | £452 | £485 | £672 | £1,030 | £1,570 | - | - |
| 1889 - Melbourne - Near G | £452 | £452 | £545 | £682 | £1,120 | - | - |
| 1889 - Melbourne - Far G | £452 | £452 | £742 | £1,130 | £1,770 | - | - |
| 1890 - Sydney - Near G | £452 | £452 | £617 | £878 | £1,850 | - | - |
| 1890 - Sydney - Far G | £452 | £452 | £722 | £1,040 | £1,570 | - | - |
| 1890 - Melbourne | £452 | £609 | £857 | £1,200 | £1,810 | - | - |
| 1891 - Sydney | £452 | £452 | £765 | £1,080 | £1,640 | - | - |
| 1891 - Melbourne - Long Tail | £452 | £471 | £852 | £1,220 | £1,830 | - | - |
| 1891 - Melbourne - Short Tail | £1,440 | £2,130 | £2,920 | £3,710 | £5,400 | - | - |
| 1892 - Sydney | £452 | £452 | £525 | £832 | £1,440 | - | - |
| 1892 - Melbourne | £452 | £452 | £678 | £1,010 | £1,630 | - | - |
| 1893 - Sydney | £452 | £467 | £801 | £1,140 | £1,190 | - | - |
| 1893 - Veiled head - Sydney | £452 | £622 | £1,060 | £2,260 | £2,370 | - | - |
| 1893 - Melbourne | £452 | £560 | £810 | £1,290 | £1,950 | - | - |
| 1893 - Veiled head - Melbourne | £452 | £549 | £925 | £1,290 | £1,850 | - | - |
| 1894 - Sydney | £452 | £452 | £452 | £896 | £913 | - | - |
| 1894 - Melbourne | £452 | £452 | £452 | £476 | £850 | - | - |
| 1895 - Sydney | £452 | £452 | £484 | £592 | £1,070 | - | - |
| 1895 - Melbourne | £452 | £452 | £452 | £600 | £850 | - | - |
| 1896 - Sydney | £452 | £460 | £741 | £1,120 | £1,640 | - | - |
| 1896 - Melbourne | £452 | £452 | £452 | £650 | £827 | - | - |
| 1897 - Sydney | £452 | £471 | £961 | £1,230 | £1,810 | - | - |
| 1897 - Melbourne | £452 | £452 | £452 | £586 | £1,110 | - | - |
| 1898 - Sydney | £452 | £733 | £1,090 | £1,500 | £2,130 | - | - |
| 1898 - Melbourne | £452 | £452 | £458 | £770 | £2,330 | - | - |
| 1899 - Sydney | £452 | £452 | £452 | £521 | £872 | - | - |
| 1899 - Perth | £641 | £1,310 | £2,640 | £4,110 | £6,700 | - | - |
| 1899 - Melbourne | £452 | £452 | £548 | £872 | £897 | - | - |
| 1900 - Sydney | £452 | £452 | £457 | £965 | £1,060 | - | - |
| 1900 - Melbourne | £452 | £452 | £452 | £982 | £1,060 | - | - |
| 1900 - Perth | £452 | £452 | £657 | £1,010 | £1,320 | - | - |
| 1901 - Sydney | £452 | £452 | £452 | £738 | £852 | - | - |
| 1901 - Melbourne | £452 | £452 | £488 | £600 | £857 | - | - |
| 1901 - Perth | £452 | £452 | £613 | £1,140 | £1,280 | - | - |
| 1902 - Sydney | £452 | £452 | £452 | £521 | £787 | - | - |
| 1902 - Melbourne | £452 | £452 | £473 | £521 | £787 | - | - |
| 1902 - Perth | £452 | £534 | £936 | £1,000 | £1,280 | - | - |
| 1903 - Sydney | £452 | £452 | £452 | £722 | £767 | - | - |
| 1903 - Melbourne | £452 | £452 | £452 | £1,050 | £1,320 | - | - |
| 1903 - Perth | £452 | £452 | £527 | £602 | £827 | - | - |
| 1904 - Sydney | £452 | £452 | £486 | £521 | £787 | - | - |
| 1904 - Melbourne | £452 | £452 | £452 | £561 | £882 | - | - |
| 1904 - Perth | £452 | £551 | £650 | £680 | £953 | - | - |
| 1905 - Sydney | £452 | £452 | £514 | £696 | £862 | - | - |
| 1905 - Melbourne | £452 | £452 | £452 | £1,630 | £1,850 | - | - |
| 1905 - Perth | £452 | £452 | £514 | £1,240 | £1,320 | - | - |
| 1906 - Sydney | £452 | £452 | £452 | £651 | £732 | - | - |
| 1906 - Melbourne | £452 | £452 | £452 | £666 | £732 | - | - |
| 1906 - Perth | £452 | £452 | £538 | £1,200 | £1,480 | - | - |
| 1907 - Sydney | £452 | £452 | £452 | £468 | £506 | - | - |
| 1907 - Melbourne | £452 | £452 | £452 | £452 | £526 | - | - |
| 1907 - Perth | £452 | £452 | £578 | £1,240 | £1,420 | - | - |
| 1908 - Sydney | £452 | £452 | £478 | £699 | £822 | - | - |
| 1908 - Melbourne | £452 | £452 | £452 | £652 | £672 | - | - |
| 1908 - Perth | £452 | £452 | £452 | £485 | £633 | - | - |
| 1909 - Sydney | £452 | £452 | £452 | £841 | £950 | - | - |
| 1909 - Melbourne | £452 | £452 | £452 | £452 | £592 | - | - |
| 1909 - Perth | £452 | £452 | £572 | £672 | £973 | - | - |
| 1910 - Sydney | £452 | £452 | £452 | £452 | £481 | - | - |
| 1910 - Melbourne | £452 | £452 | £452 | £712 | £923 | - | - |
| 1910 - Perth | £452 | £509 | £650 | £712 | £1,080 | - | - |
| 1911 - Sydney | £452 | £452 | £452 | £452 | £601 | - | - |
| 1911 - Melbourne | £452 | £452 | £452 | £484 | £564 | - | - |
| 1911 - Perth | £452 | £452 | £452 | £777 | £950 | - | - |
| 1912 - Sydney | £452 | £452 | £452 | £452 | £473 | - | - |
| 1912 - Melbourne | £452 | £452 | £452 | £452 | £934 | - | - |
| 1912 - Perth | £452 | £452 | £452 | £528 | £529 | - | - |
| 1913 - Sydney | £452 | £452 | £452 | £452 | £615 | - | - |
| 1913 - Melbourne | £452 | £452 | £452 | £452 | £499 | - | - |
| 1913 - Perth | £452 | £452 | £452 | £834 | £1,060 | - | - |
| 1914 - Sydney | £452 | £452 | £452 | £452 | £524 | - | - |
| 1914 - Melbourne | £452 | £452 | £452 | £452 | £452 | - | - |
| 1914 - Perth | £452 | £452 | £452 | £452 | £462 | - | - |
| 1915 - Sydney | £452 | £452 | £452 | £452 | £564 | - | - |
| 1915 - Melbourne | £452 | £452 | £452 | £452 | £775 | - | - |
| 1915 - Perth | £452 | £452 | £452 | £543 | £672 | - | - |
| 1916 - Sydney | £452 | £452 | £452 | £452 | £711 | - | - |
| 1916 - Melbourne | £452 | £452 | £452 | £461 | £837 | - | - |
| 1916 - Perth | £452 | £452 | £452 | £501 | £564 | - | - |
| 1917 - Sydney | £452 | £452 | £452 | £452 | £589 | £1,630 | - |
| 1917 - Melbourne | £452 | £452 | £452 | £481 | £931 | - | - |
| 1917 - Perth | £452 | £452 | £452 | £452 | £889 | - | - |
| 1918 - Sydney | £452 | £452 | £452 | £452 | £452 | £771 | - |
| 1918 - Melbourne | £452 | £452 | £452 | £464 | £471 | - | - |
| 1918 - Perth | £452 | £452 | £452 | £452 | £713 | - | - |
| 1919 - Sydney | £452 | £452 | £540 | £580 | £672 | - | - |
| 1919 - Melbourne | £452 | £512 | £677 | £1,100 | £1,190 | - | - |
| 1919 - Perth | £452 | £452 | £452 | £452 | £987 | £1,710 | - |
| 1920 - Sydney | £381,300 | £389,200 | £397,000 | £420,500 | - | - | - |
| 1920 - Melbourne | £4,370 | £4,680 | £5,600 | £6,500 | £7,700 | - | - |
| 1920 - Perth | £452 | £452 | £452 | £456 | £521 | - | - |
| 1921 - Sydney | £1,400 | £1,500 | £1,900 | £2,060 | £2,660 | - | - |
| 1921 - Melbourne | £13,000 | £18,200 | £21,100 | £24,400 | £25,800 | - | - |
| 1921 - Perth | £452 | £452 | £452 | £541 | £592 | - | - |
| 1922 - Sydney | £16,600 | £20,500 | £22,800 | £25,100 | £27,900 | - | - |
| 1922 - Melbourne | £9,200 | £9,400 | £13,200 | £15,800 | £18,500 | - | - |
| 1922 - Perth | £452 | £452 | £452 | £677 | £954 | - | - |
| 1923 - Sydney | £12,600 | £14,900 | £18,200 | £21,100 | £22,700 | - | - |
| 1923 - Melbourne | £452 | £452 | £452 | £452 | £666 | - | - |
| 1923 - Perth | £452 | £452 | £452 | £489 | £516 | - | - |
| 1924 - Sydney | £1,270 | £1,440 | £1,700 | £2,150 | £2,560 | - | - |
| 1924 - Melbourne | £452 | £452 | £452 | £462 | £1,170 | - | - |
| 1924 - Perth | £452 | £452 | £522 | £593 | £1,160 | - | - |
| 1925 - Sydney | £452 | £452 | £452 | £452 | £547 | - | - |
| 1925 - Melbourne | £452 | £452 | £452 | £452 | £633 | - | - |
| 1925 - Perth | £452 | £496 | £690 | £1,300 | £1,580 | - | - |
| 1926 - Sydney | £17,700 | £18,000 | £24,600 | £25,400 | £28,100 | - | - |
| 1926 - Melbourne | £452 | £452 | £529 | £754 | £923 | - | - |
| 1926 - Perth | £1,280 | £1,560 | £1,870 | £2,310 | £2,910 | - | - |
| 1927 - Perth | £452 | £452 | £572 | £744 | £915 | - | - |
| 1928 - Melbourne | £1,850 | £2,040 | £2,460 | £2,960 | £4,210 | - | - |
| 1928 - Perth | £452 | £452 | £452 | £624 | £719 | - | - |
| 1929 - Melbourne | £2,010 | £2,110 | £2,220 | £3,030 | £4,060 | - | - |
| 1929 - Perth | £452 | £452 | £452 | £452 | £452 | - | - |
| 1930 - Melbourne | £452 | £452 | £452 | £627 | £792 | - | - |
| 1930 - Perth | £452 | £452 | £452 | £452 | £707 | - | - |
| 1931 - Melbourne | £510 | £874 | £978 | £1,700 | £2,280 | - | - |
| 1931 - Perth | £452 | £452 | £452 | £452 | £509 | - | - |
View the grading section to identify grades (G-4, F-12, AU-50, MS,..). You can switch the grades and values to ANDA adjectival standard.
