I recently was given this coin:
When I looked closer at it, I saw writing under the truncation of George’s neck, and saw that the horse and rider were very skinny. This coin is fake, right?
Fake 1912 Sovereign?
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rsirian1
Either measure the density https://en.numista.com/numisdoc/determining-the-metal-of-a-coin-27.html or take it to a coin or jewelry store where they can determine the composition. I would be extremely surprised it it were gold.
Took it to a shop- they say it’s real.
Here’s the scan:
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33doubleeagle
I recently was given this coin:
When I looked closer at it, I saw writing under the truncation of George’s neck, and saw that the horse and rider were very skinny. This coin is fake, right?
Then there is the really bad nose job, small font, etc..
Interesting that it's a gold fake. .. hard to make much money that way (third of a gram doesn't save much)
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rsirian1
Either measure the density https://en.numista.com/numisdoc/determining-the-metal-of-a-coin-27.html or take it to a coin or jewelry store where they can determine the composition. I would be extremely surprised it it were gold.
Took it to a shop- they say it’s real.
Here’s the scan:
Hopefuly they only said it's real gold and not a real sovereign.
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tdziemia
33doubleeagle
rsirian1
Either measure the density https://en.numista.com/numisdoc/determining-the-metal-of-a-coin-27.html or take it to a coin or jewelry store where they can determine the composition. I would be extremely surprised it it were gold.
Took it to a shop- they say it’s real.
Here’s the scan:Hopefuly they only said it's real gold and not a real sovereign.
They said it was a real sovereign, but it clearly isn’t.
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