darren4K

Hi! I picked up a better set of scales and I decided to weight all 4 of my coins, I have two of each date 1911 / 7.995g 1911/ 7.974g 1912/ 7.970g 1912/ 7.977 . Do these all seem ok and the weight a full gold sovereign can be? , I guess its never going to be perfect because you have to give some room for older coins having less weight with wear, but again I am not an expert just have a few sovereigns that I would like to know are not fakes .

Hi! I have just ordered a better set of scales and they come with some weights , is it true that a lot of fake sovereigns are under weight? When reading about what weight full sovereigns should be there seems to be a lot of different opinions, like coin shouldn't weight 8.00g , then I get told A sovereign should weigh 7.98 - 8.02g and a worn coin might weigh 7.94g or slightly less, , I have also order a 10x eye loup as it is very hard to see the fine details with the naked eye .

also the coin in question is over 8.00g consistent more 8.01g , and that's why i think it could be fake as i have read anything over 8.00g has a high possibility of being fake and its not a new coin .

I am very new to sovereigns and I find it very hard to look at a coin and say - that's looks like how the coin should be, I was relying on my £4 scales but they are giving me different readings from 8.00 g to 8.03 ,my other coin is reading 7.98 to 8.01g depending how i put it on the scale . I did measure it with a steal ruler and it is within the normal size . basically I got this of someone on gumtree i know its a big risk and i don't think i will be doing it again .

https://imgur.com/a/1vldY https://imgur.com/a/7p4Ur https://imgur.com/a/0e3WB I just got this coin today 1911 sovereign £249 and would like to know if its a fake ? My scales are reading 8.00 g to 8.03 so I don't think there good enough I have a new set coming in a few days so I don't think I can rely on weight data .