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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 ----$573$573
1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Far G ----$573$573
1888 - Sydney - SS JEB ----$573$573
1888 - Melbourne - Near G ----$573$573
1888 - Melbourne - Far G -----$573
1889 - Sydney - Near G ----$573$573
1889 - Sydney - Far G ----$573$573
1889 - Melbourne - Near G ----$573$573
1889 - Melbourne - Far G ----$573$573
1890 - Sydney - Near G ----$573$573
1890 - Sydney - Far G ----$573$573
1890 - Melbourne ----$573$573
1891 - Sydney ----$573$573
1891 - Melbourne - Long Tail ----$573$573
1891 - Melbourne - Short Tail ---$573$573$573
1892 - Sydney ----$573$573
1892 - Melbourne ----$573$573
1893 - Sydney ----$573$573
1893 - Veiled head - Sydney ----$573$573
1893 - Melbourne ----$573$573
1893 - Veiled head - Melbourne ----$573$573
1894 - Sydney ----$573$573
1894 - Melbourne ----$573$573
1895 - Sydney ----$573$573
1895 - Melbourne ----$573$573
1896 - Sydney ----$573$573
1896 - Melbourne ----$573$573
1897 - Sydney ----$573$573
1897 - Melbourne ----$573$573
1898 - Sydney ----$573$573
1898 - Melbourne ----$573$573
1899 - Sydney ----$573$573
1899 - Perth ---$573$573$573
1899 - Melbourne ----$573$573
1900 - Sydney ----$573$573
1900 - Melbourne ----$573$573
1900 - Perth ----$573$573
1901 - Sydney ----$573$573
1901 - Melbourne ----$573$573
1901 - Perth ----$573$573
1902 - Sydney ----$573$573
1902 - Melbourne ----$573$573
1902 - Perth ----$573$573
1903 - Sydney ----$573$573
1903 - Melbourne ----$573$573
1903 - Perth ----$573$573
1904 - Sydney ----$573$573
1904 - Melbourne ----$573$573
1904 - Perth ----$573$573
1905 - Sydney ----$573$573
1905 - Melbourne ----$573$573
1905 - Perth ----$573$573
1906 - Sydney ----$573$573
1906 - Melbourne ----$573$573
1906 - Perth ----$573$573
1907 - Sydney ----$573$573
1907 - Melbourne ----$573$573
1907 - Perth ----$573$573
1908 - Sydney ----$573$573
1908 - Melbourne ----$573$573
1908 - Perth ----$573$573
1909 - Sydney ----$573$573
1909 - Melbourne ----$573$573
1909 - Perth ----$573$573
1910 - Sydney ----$573$573
1910 - Melbourne ----$573$573
1910 - Perth ----$573$573
1911 - Sydney ----$573$573
1911 - Melbourne ----$573$573
1911 - Perth ----$573$573
1912 - Sydney ----$573$573
1912 - Melbourne ----$573$573
1912 - Perth ----$573$573
1913 - Sydney ----$573$573
1913 - Melbourne ----$573$573
1913 - Perth ----$573$573
1914 - Sydney ----$573$573
1914 - Melbourne ----$573$573
1914 - Perth ----$573$573
1915 - Sydney ----$573$573
1915 - Melbourne ----$573$573
1915 - Perth ----$573$573
1916 - Sydney ----$573$573
1916 - Melbourne ----$573$573
1916 - Perth ----$573$573
1917 - Sydney ----$573$573
1917 - Melbourne ----$573$573
1917 - Perth ----$573$573
1918 - Sydney ----$573$573
1918 - Melbourne ----$573$573
1918 - Perth ----$573$573
1919 - Sydney ----$573$573
1919 - Melbourne ----$573$573
1919 - Perth ----$573$573
1920 - Sydney -----$229,000
1920 - Melbourne --$687$1,780$2,480$3,750
1920 - Perth ----$573$573
1921 - Sydney --$573$573$719$1,110
1921 - Melbourne --$4,830$7,600$8,800$12,800
1921 - Perth ----$573$573
1922 - Sydney --$3,820$8,700$10,000$14,600
1922 - Melbourne --$1,530$4,330$6,000$8,300
1922 - Perth ----$573$573
1923 - Sydney --$3,180$6,900$8,100$11,300
1923 - Melbourne ----$573$573
1923 - Perth ----$573$573
1924 - Sydney --$573$573$700$954
1924 - Melbourne ----$573$573
1924 - Perth ----$573$573
1925 - Sydney ----$573$573
1925 - Melbourne ----$573$573
1925 - Perth ----$573$573
1926 - Sydney --$3,310$7,900$11,900$16,700
1926 - Melbourne ----$573$573
1926 - Perth --$573$573$725$1,060
1927 - Perth ---$573$573$573
1928 - Melbourne --$573$804$1,040$1,530
1928 - Perth ----$573$573
1929 - Melbourne --$573$1,090$1,180$1,550
1929 - Perth ----$573$573
1930 - Melbourne ----$573$573
1930 - Perth ----$573$573
1931 - Melbourne ---$573$573$573
1931 - Perth ----$573$573
Variety MS-60 MS-62 MS-63 MS-64 MS-65 MS-66 MS-67
1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Near G $573$628$975$1,610$1,970--
1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Far G $573$623$992$1,340$2,130--
1888 - Sydney - SS JEB $626$771$916$1,320$2,000--
1888 - Melbourne - Near G $573$573$823$1,180$1,990--
1888 - Melbourne - Far G $573$573$878$1,270$2,290--
1889 - Sydney - Near G $573$573$632$1,570$1,620--
1889 - Sydney - Far G $573$616$853$1,310$2,000--
1889 - Melbourne - Near G $573$573$691$865$1,420--
1889 - Melbourne - Far G $573$573$941$1,440$2,250--
1890 - Sydney - Near G $573$573$783$1,110$2,340--
1890 - Sydney - Far G $573$573$916$1,320$2,000--
1890 - Melbourne $573$773$1,090$1,530$2,300--
1891 - Sydney $573$573$971$1,370$2,090--
1891 - Melbourne - Long Tail $573$597$1,080$1,550$2,330--
1891 - Melbourne - Short Tail $1,820$2,700$3,700$4,710$6,800--
1892 - Sydney $573$573$666$1,060$1,830--
1892 - Melbourne $573$573$860$1,280$2,070--
1893 - Sydney $573$593$1,020$1,450$1,510--
1893 - Veiled head - Sydney $573$789$1,350$2,870$3,010--
1893 - Melbourne $573$711$1,030$1,640$2,470--
1893 - Veiled head - Melbourne $573$696$1,170$1,640$2,350--
1894 - Sydney $573$573$573$1,140$1,160--
1894 - Melbourne $573$573$573$604$1,080--
1895 - Sydney $573$573$614$751$1,350--
1895 - Melbourne $573$573$573$762$1,080--
1896 - Sydney $573$584$941$1,420$2,090--
1896 - Melbourne $573$573$573$825$1,050--
1897 - Sydney $573$598$1,220$1,560$2,300--
1897 - Melbourne $573$573$573$743$1,410--
1898 - Sydney $573$930$1,380$1,910$2,700--
1898 - Melbourne $573$573$581$977$2,960--
1899 - Sydney $573$573$573$662$1,110--
1899 - Perth $814$1,670$3,350$5,200$8,500--
1899 - Melbourne $573$573$696$1,110$1,140--
1900 - Sydney $573$573$580$1,230$1,340--
1900 - Melbourne $573$573$573$1,250$1,340--
1900 - Perth $573$573$834$1,280$1,680--
1901 - Sydney $573$573$573$936$1,080--
1901 - Melbourne $573$573$619$761$1,090--
1901 - Perth $573$573$778$1,450$1,630--
1902 - Sydney $573$573$573$662$999--
1902 - Melbourne $573$573$601$662$999--
1902 - Perth $573$678$1,190$1,270$1,620--
1903 - Sydney $573$573$573$916$973--
1903 - Melbourne $573$573$573$1,340$1,670--
1903 - Perth $573$573$668$763$1,050--
1904 - Sydney $573$573$617$662$999--
1904 - Melbourne $573$573$573$712$1,120--
1904 - Perth $573$699$825$863$1,210--
1905 - Sydney $573$573$653$883$1,090--
1905 - Melbourne $573$573$573$2,070$2,340--
1905 - Perth $573$573$653$1,580$1,670--
1906 - Sydney $573$573$573$826$929--
1906 - Melbourne $573$573$573$845$929--
1906 - Perth $573$573$682$1,530$1,870--
1907 - Sydney $573$573$573$594$642--
1907 - Melbourne $573$573$573$573$668--
1907 - Perth $573$573$734$1,570$1,810--
1908 - Sydney $573$573$607$886$1,040--
1908 - Melbourne $573$573$573$828$852--
1908 - Perth $573$573$573$615$804--
1909 - Sydney $573$573$573$1,070$1,210--
1909 - Melbourne $573$573$573$573$751--
1909 - Perth $573$573$726$852$1,230--
1910 - Sydney $573$573$573$573$611--
1910 - Melbourne $573$573$573$904$1,170--
1910 - Perth $573$645$824$903$1,370--
1911 - Sydney $573$573$573$573$763--
1911 - Melbourne $573$573$573$614$716--
1911 - Perth $573$573$573$986$1,210--
1912 - Sydney $573$573$573$573$600--
1912 - Melbourne $573$573$573$573$1,190--
1912 - Perth $573$573$573$670$671--
1913 - Sydney $573$573$573$573$780--
1913 - Melbourne $573$573$573$573$633--
1913 - Perth $573$573$573$1,060$1,340--
1914 - Sydney $573$573$573$573$665--
1914 - Melbourne $573$573$573$573$573--
1914 - Perth $573$573$573$573$586--
1915 - Sydney $573$573$573$573$715--
1915 - Melbourne $573$573$573$573$984--
1915 - Perth $573$573$573$689$852--
1916 - Sydney $573$573$573$573$903--
1916 - Melbourne $573$573$573$585$1,060--
1916 - Perth $573$573$573$636$716--
1917 - Sydney $573$573$573$573$747$2,060-
1917 - Melbourne $573$573$573$610$1,180--
1917 - Perth $573$573$573$573$1,130--
1918 - Sydney $573$573$573$573$573$978-
1918 - Melbourne $573$573$573$589$598--
1918 - Perth $573$573$573$573$904--
1919 - Sydney $573$573$685$737$852--
1919 - Melbourne $573$649$859$1,400$1,510--
1919 - Perth $573$573$573$573$1,250$2,170-
1920 - Sydney $483,800$493,800$503,800$533,500---
1920 - Melbourne $5,500$5,900$7,100$8,200$9,800--
1920 - Perth $573$573$573$579$662--
1921 - Sydney $1,780$1,900$2,410$2,610$3,370--
1921 - Melbourne $16,500$23,000$26,700$30,900$32,700--
1921 - Perth $573$573$573$687$751--
1922 - Sydney $21,100$26,000$28,900$31,800$35,400--
1922 - Melbourne $11,700$11,900$16,700$20,100$23,400--
1922 - Perth $573$573$573$859$1,210--
1923 - Sydney $15,900$18,900$23,200$26,800$28,800--
1923 - Melbourne $573$573$573$573$845--
1923 - Perth $573$573$573$620$655--
1924 - Sydney $1,610$1,820$2,160$2,730$3,240--
1924 - Melbourne $573$573$573$587$1,480--
1924 - Perth $573$573$663$752$1,470--
1925 - Sydney $573$573$573$573$694--
1925 - Melbourne $573$573$573$573$803--
1925 - Perth $573$630$875$1,650$2,010--
1926 - Sydney $22,500$22,800$31,200$32,200$35,600--
1926 - Melbourne $573$573$672$956$1,170--
1926 - Perth $1,620$1,980$2,370$2,930$3,690--
1927 - Perth $573$573$725$944$1,160--
1928 - Melbourne $2,350$2,590$3,120$3,750$5,300--
1928 - Perth $573$573$573$792$913--
1929 - Melbourne $2,550$2,680$2,820$3,840$5,200--
1929 - Perth $573$573$573$573$573--
1930 - Melbourne $573$573$573$796$1,000--
1930 - Perth $573$573$573$573$897--
1931 - Melbourne $647$1,110$1,240$2,150$2,890--
1931 - Perth $573$573$573$573$646--

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