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edwardiannut New Member United Kingdom 1 Posts	Posted 04/11/2013 11:04 am Hi,have just bought a gold half sovereign from a very reputable online bullion dealer.However, dated 1912 it has Queen Victoria jubilee head on the reverse.It has tested 22ct gold.Is this a forgery or some kind of mule?Many thanks for any replies Report this Post to the Staff

alganbagerap Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2490 Posts	Posted 04/11/2013 11:36 am , but Without pctures it's hard to tell but if it has tested out OK, a likely explanation is that it's a jewellers copy from Asia or the Mddle East. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 04/11/2013 8:58 pm This coin is not a forgery, because no attempt has been made to deceive. As everybody knows QV died in 1901. Although this coin may well be in 22 ct gold, it would best be termed a 'fantasy coin'. I have quite a few 'impossible' fantasy coins in my collection, all low denomination values, in base metals. I don't consider MY 'coins' of this ilk to be worth anything, but I have a few for their curiousity value. Report this Post to the Staff
marz Valued Member United Kingdom 116 Posts	Posted 04/11/2013 10:06 pm How does the edge look? what is the weight? who was the dealer? Pls post a pic. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16830 Posts	Posted 04/12/2013 02:03 am Middle-eastern jeweller's imitations are often 21k rather than 22k. And they often have a small stamp indicating such: the Arabic numerals "21", for example. You can see an example of such a marked jeweller's imitation in this thread. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
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