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Message:: [QUOTE="Zonker, post: 3658673, member: 84143"]Thanks for the clarification John. This sounds like part of the Confedate treasury (Curse of the Civil War Gold - or something like that). This must be a one or full sovereign and not a 5£ sovereign. It would be .2354 Troy oz. in weight. The melt value during the civil war ranged from $21 to $30 an once, so a $5 values is reasonable. Based on the time, it most likely is a Queen Victoria sovereign minted during her reign. It could also be earlier, but unlikely in my opinion. The sovereign could have a shield or St. George reverse. It most likely would have been minted in Great Britain. Most of the Australian (Sydney Mint) sovereigns, that were minted under British supervision, went to India and China.  They had a unique Australian reverse until 1870. They were also more yellow than reddish in color as the Australians used silver as an alloy instead of copper as the Bristh used.  the Australian sovereigns were favored over the British issues because of the silver, so the Brits clamped down and made the Australians follow their standards. It would be really fun to see what sovereign he actually had. Hope this helps.[/QUOTE]