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1918 India Gold Sovereign, real or fake? Please help

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Hi all!

I am new to the forum and new to coin collecting, I am collecting gold sovereigns and I need a bit of help for a sovereign I have just bought. 

Its a 1918 George V India mint full gold sovereign. Like I said I am new to collecting and would like to get a second opinion to wether it is genuine or not? 

Any help would be much appreciated! 

Thanks in advance!

Michael. 

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Hi Micheal and welcome !!

First of all when you don't know if the coin is good you have to check the weight and diameter ;) 

Matteo 

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Definitely great advice from Matteo, it should weigh 7.98 grams and have a diameter of 22m. Depends how good your scales are of course!

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??Real but polished, esp. the obverse.

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Hi all,

Thanks for your welcome and your replys! 

I don't have the coin yet as I have just won the auction today from eBay. The seller states that is weights 7.9g, I have looked at the photos of original ones and it looks ok, but like I said I would just like to get a second opinion from a trained eye. 

 

Any more ore help will be much appreciated! 

Michael

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Hi vickysilver,

Thanks for your reply! With it being polished would that effect the value of the coin ?

 

thanks in advance

micky

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2 hours ago, Nordle11 said:

Definitely great advice from Matteo, it should weigh 7.98 grams and have a diameter of 22m. Depends how good your scales are of course!

*cough* That's a VERY thin coin. :blink:

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I should think that would be of value at bullion....Not that scarce. Still if good gold, you can't argue with that!

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9 hours ago, mrbadexample said:

*cough* That's a VERY thin coin. :blink:

Whoops :D That should of course be 22mm.

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Looks genuine but sovereigns are the coin of choice for counterfeiters. Take it to a pawn shop, if they'll take it then you know the coin is at least worth its weight in gold :ph34r:

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17 hours ago, Mick_sovereign said:

Hi all!

I am new to the forum and new to coin collecting, I am collecting gold sovereigns and I need a bit of help for a sovereign I have just bought. 

Its a 1918 George V India mint full gold sovereign. Like I said I am new to collecting and would like to get a second opinion to wether it is genuine or not? 

Any help would be much appreciated! 

Thanks in advance!

Michael. 

 

 

This is a risky way of collecting, which will come back to bite you at some point. The price difference between a gold sovereign and a plated copy is approaching a couple hundred quid. The best advice would be to buy books and read up before potentially wasting a lot of money. By all means ask questions, but before the event and not after.

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Hi and thanks for your reply,

I have got a few books which I have read but I am still new to collecting so my eye won't be as good as someone who has been collecting for years. I have had a good look at it and it does look genuine to me, but I could of missed something and like I said, wanted a second opinion. 

Thanks

michael. 

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20 hours ago, Mick_sovereign said:

Hi and thanks for your reply,

I have got a few books which I have read but I am still new to collecting so my eye won't be as good as someone who has been collecting for years. I have had a good look at it and it does look genuine to me, but I could of missed something and like I said, wanted a second opinion. 

Thanks

michael. 

Golden rule: If in doubt, leave it out. You can't go wrong then.

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