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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;satootoko, post: 115187, member: 669&quot;]Hello Bryce, and <img src="http://www.cosgan.de/images/more/schilder/142.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; to CoinTalk.</p><p><br /></p><p>Charlie32 is correct about there being a lot of counterfeit sovereigns, but he <i>may</i> be jumping the gun with his pronouncement that yours is probably one of them.</p><p><br /></p><p>Although I&#039;m no expert on British coinage, I can give you some information to help determine whether or not you have a genuine coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the first place,it appears to be a 1/2-sovereign (10 shillings) since 3,568,000 1/2-sovereigns with St. George and the Dragon on the reverse, and that particular bust of Queen Victoria on the obverse, were minted in 1897, but there were no sovereigns minted that year according to the Standard Catalog of World Coins (&quot;Krasue&quot;).</p><p><br /></p><p>If genuine it is 22k gold (.917 fine) and will weigh 4 grams (unless you have an accurately calibrated scientific scale, in which case it will weigh about one ant&#039;s leg less), with a diameter of 19mm - the same as a US Lincoln cent.&nbsp; (If it&#039;s close to 8 grams and has a 22mm diameter (between US nickle/quarter sizes, then it is definitely a fake sovereign&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> ).</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s face value of 10 shillings was worth approximately US$2.50 when issued, and at the present price of gold the coin has a bullion value of about $65.&nbsp; Catalog No. is KM#784, unless there is an imprint of one or two letters below the horse&#039;s right rear hoof that I&#039;m not seeing in your picture.&nbsp; If there is a letter or two there, it indicates that it was struck in a Canadian, Indian, Australian or South African mint for use in &quot;the colonies&quot;, and which one it comes from would affect the value.</p><p><br /></p><p>The 2001 3rd Edition of the 19th Century Krause volume gives a catalog value of less than bullion for the Very Fine grade and below, and based on what I see in the pictures your coin would not grade any higher than that, so if genuine you could expect to sell it to a dealer for $55-60.&nbsp; I haven&#039;t checked EBay for completed sale information, but my guess is that it wouldn&#039;t go for more than $70 with reasonable S/H charges. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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