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New Member
Argentina
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Greetings! This is my first post after my introduction. I read the rules and I think this is the right place to post this. If not, please forgive me and let me know where to do so.  A few days ago, I was looking at a gold sovereing I purchased on january at a LCS. At first, I thought it could be a mint error, but I searched on the internet and couldn't find any sovereing with something like this. Now I'm worried it could be a counterfeit, so I'm here to ask for your opinions. The size and weight of the coin are both OK, and also passed the "ping" test. Thanks for your time  EDIT: forgot to mention that the error is on top of the word "REGINA", and there's another one similar (but smaller) in another place. EDIT 2: the weight of the coin is 7.9 ± 0.1 grams, or 0.25 ± 0.01 troy ounces. Thats the error of my scale.    Edited by Frank0215
06/09/2022 8:09 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
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]It looks like a die crack to me.
Please could you post clear photos showing both complete sides of your coin? That will help us determine whether it is genuine. Thanks!
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New Member
 Argentina
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Thanks for your reply! I added two more photos. It's the best quality I managed to get from my phone camera
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
17922 Posts |
Thanks. Looks OK to me, but I'm sure other members will give their opinions soon.
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Moderator
 United States
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 to the Community! |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
21603 Posts |
to the CCF As mentioned, that is just a Die Crack, otherwise it looks genuine to me also. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Can you give us the weight, please. to the CCF! |
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Moderator
United States
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@frank, first welcome to CCF. Second, you said that the weight is correct, but I agree posting it here for completeness is a good idea. For a next step, I recommend measuring the specific gravity of this piece.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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New Member
Argentina
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@coinfrog & @spence: thanks for your replies! I added the measured weight as you asked on "Edit 2".
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