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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Numismat, post: 2039634, member: 15019&quot;]I have no doubt they are high purity gold. Jewelry and necessity copies (often made in the Middle East) of British sovereign coins are somewhat common. They always do something slightly different to differentiate them, such as a makers stamp or, in this case, obvious difference in details. The necessity pieces are usually 22 carat gold or very near to it, jewelry versions often lower purity.</p><p><br /></p><p>P.S. &quot;necessity copy&quot; refers to the fact that they were in high demand in that region, but the British had influence and were not happy about exact replicas of their calling cards to the world of global trade.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>He never claimed to have expertise in this series, he seems to be primarily involved with US coins. If you know a coin is supposed to be gold, but are not familiar with the series, testing if it is really gold is a sensible thing to do.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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