Posted 05/13/2021 8:10 pm
A sovereign ought to be the correct size, and no out by so much that it won't fit in a sovereign-sized case or box. The various branches of The Royal Mint were usually very meticulous with keeping the gold coins to the proper standard dimensions.
Possible options:
- Counterfeit. In the Middle East and Dubai, in particular, replica gold coins are commonly made by the jewellers in the gold market. Dubai replicas are supposed to be clearly coujntermarked with their gold fineness, but older Lebanese replicas are likely to be unmarked.
- Altered coin. Perhaps the coin was turned into a piece of jewellery at one stage, then removed again. The process of turning it into jewellery might have flattened it, or squeezed the edges. THere's also likely to be damage at some point, so pics would be helpful in ruling this option out.
Possible options:
- Counterfeit. In the Middle East and Dubai, in particular, replica gold coins are commonly made by the jewellers in the gold market. Dubai replicas are supposed to be clearly coujntermarked with their gold fineness, but older Lebanese replicas are likely to be unmarked.
- Altered coin. Perhaps the coin was turned into a piece of jewellery at one stage, then removed again. The process of turning it into jewellery might have flattened it, or squeezed the edges. THere's also likely to be damage at some point, so pics would be helpful in ruling this option out.
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