Gold Sovereign Georgious IV 1822 Laureate Head

Hi John ,

you have a beatifull original sovereign in your portfolio, nothing to worry about .
I would grade it as a GVF/aEF !

From the pictures only, it looks OK to me, but it really needs closer examination in hand with a 10x loupe.

There a few fakes of these about, in good gold.
This one should be checked very accurately for weight.

Coincraft 1998 Standard Catalogue has some collector's hints.
I quote:
"This series should be collected in very fine or better condition. Counterfeits exist for a number of dates, and coins with a pitted surface or poor definition should be avoided."