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Valued Member
Canada
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 This UK coin is the same size as a gold sovereign but it is marked coronation coin with monarch Edward VII. It is brassy colored with St. George mounted slaying a dragon and 1911. Is this a token? or is it an actual coin... metal content and value to me is unknown.  Any suggestions or clues would help. Thanks in advance.  Exact same size a gold sovereign matches size in World Coin Catologue. I tried uploading reverse image side with mounted St. George slaying dragon and date; hopefully I was successful (not sucessful at adding an additional image when I first posted). Thank you for your interest.  Edited by Imasnore
10/27/2011 10:33 am
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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It could be a gold one .Could you post pics of the reverse so I can see if there is a mint mark. If you can, weigh it, it should weigh 8 grams (or 7.98 to be exact) and measure it: sovereign = 22mm; half sovereign = 19mm.
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Australia
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Edward VII died on 6 May 1910, and was succeeded by his son, George V.
George's Coronation was on 22 June 1911.
Your item looks like brass, with patina: you can see where it has worn through in a few places.
I suspect that it is a commemorative medallion.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Do you have an electronic scale at your house so you can weigh it and also it is 22mm I guess. It is my interest to help you. (:
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 Canada
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Thank you for your interest. 22mm, reeded, 7.89 grams tested at Gatewest Coins (edge/rim was bent anyways)coin has consistant material... company's boss stated not sovereign (I knew it was not a sovereign, however, if I was told that they do not know; it would be closer to the truth). Not sure how many minted at Coronation, but I believe if you have a reigning monarch and date, in addition to same icon as gold soveriegn (St. George slaying a dragon) I believe it is a coin and not a token...."especially when the unit itself states: Coronation Coin" |
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Australia
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quote: "I believe if you have a reigning monarch and date, in addition to same icon as gold soveriegn (St. George slaying a dragon) I believe it is a coin and not a token"
- sorry, that's not how it works. Someone has gone to some trouble to dress it up similar to a coin, but that doesn't make it genuine.
In any event, this item doesn't have "a reigning monarch" - KE7 had been gone for more than half a year by the time 1911 rolled over.
But, you're correct, I think, that it's not a token.
It seems to be a commemorative medallion. The odd thing is that a "Coronation Coin" of 1911 might be expected to depict KG5, rather than KE7.
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Canada
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It could be a counterfiet/fake gold sovereign, however size (20 mm) and weight 7.89 grams is confusing. no mint mark yet struck as "coronation coin". Speculation on why it was done to 'pass' as gold sovereign? Quantity made and rarity enter the picture. If I have one, there must be others-epecially since I am in a Commonwealth country (Canada). Maybe other examples exist in the UK and are more common and have logical explanations for their existence.  |
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