Need Help Verifying 1779 George III Gold Guinea - Clipped Edge

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Ak1 New Member India 1 Posts	Posted 07/21/2025 12:28 pm Hello everyone, I recently purchased what appears to be a 1779 George III gold guinea. The coin weighs 7.76g and measures 25mm in diameter. It seems to have a clipped edge, visible in the photos I've attached. I'm seeking your expert opinions on the following: • Does the coin look genuine/authentic? • Any red flags in design, lettering, metal, or strike? • Thoughts on the edge clipping — is this from circulation, damage, or possible tampering? • If authentic, what would be a realistic value or grade? • Is this coin worth submitting for grading (e.g., NGC or PCGS)? I'm based in India, Thanks in advance to all the community members for your feedback and help. &🙏;;; I'll upload more pictures if needed! * Edited by Staff to crop and/or rotate and/or resize images. In the future, please crop, resize, and correctly orient images before uploading. * Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 187446 Posts	Posted 07/21/2025 1:48 pm to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
NumisRob Bedrock of the Community United Kingdom 17878 Posts	Posted 07/21/2025 2:46 pm Looks genuine to me. I think the edge damage is where a hanging loop has been removed. Many guineas were turned into jewelry in Victorian times. My Trade List: https://goccf.com/t/194596 My Wants List: https://goccf.com/t/191710 Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34393 Posts	Posted 07/21/2025 3:39 pm @ak1, first welcome to CCF. Second, I agree that this coin is ex jewelry. The remaining solder counts as "damage" may remove some of the numismatic value. The edge shaving may have been done at the same time. Of course you still have the bullion value, which is great. Consider getting confirmation via a non-destructive test such as XRF that the gold percentage is correct. "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 Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16805 Posts	Posted 07/21/2025 7:15 pm I would concur; the damage is from a removed jewellery mount. Coins with mount marks are considered "damaged"; the TPGs will not give them straight grades. you could submit the coin and get it back in a "details" slab, but for a coin that's essentially not worth much above bullion value, this is probably overkill. Especially given the cost and risk of international shipping to and from India. 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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