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1908-P Full Sovereign

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 Posted 08/22/2007  12:35 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add Learjet to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
What do you guys make of this? 1908 Perth Mint Edward VII Sovereign.

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 Posted 08/22/2007  1:14 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Susanlynn9 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I am learning to grade World gold. Hopefully Ageka will be along to give his opinion. He is very knowledgeable about these.

My opinion is that it looks uncirculated and I would say it's BU MS63.
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Hi Susan thanks. It was purchased at an equivalent grade to MS64 (Choice Unc) but am wondering if those two rim nicks at the top may knock it to MS63 also.
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It is a nice piece.
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I don't know if the rim dents cost a full point...what is happening under the king's nose in front of the mustache, is it a die clash?
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I have been told by an expert grader, who specialises in Australian Pre-Decimals, that rim dents and dings are more easily forgiven in a gold coin than in a copper one. Due to the very nature of gold, due to its softness, a small dent doesn't really affect the grade of a sovereign. This coin is definitely in at least Uncirculated condition, and very probably in Choice.



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Yes I've heard that gold is graded a little more gently than some other metals. If it was a Florin for instance I would be pressed to give it Choice. It was purchased as Choice, and paid a low price too so I'm not complaining. There were several other Choice Edwards to choose from and this one was the best to my eye.

Halfa, the two marks near his nose and mustache appear to be two light scratches under the eye magnifier.
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