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1902 Five Sovereign - proof + bu


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Hi, does anyone here have both of these coins and wouldn't mind putting up a pic? I'm struggling to find reliable pictures of both versions and i fear many sellers may be selling BUs as matte proofs

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On 16/09/2017 at 18:21, sg86 said:

Hi, does anyone here have both of these coins and wouldn't mind putting up a pic? I'm struggling to find reliable pictures of both versions and i fear many sellers may be selling BUs as matte proofs

do they have to be £5 versions? the £2 ones look just the same and photos for comparison will be easier to obtain.

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sure, the reason is i've purchased one and i'm wondering if the difference is very subtle. The one i purchased isn't mint obviously and maybe that's why, i'll add a pic shortly

 

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Sorry, do not own one of these but i have been looking for one. I think Drake sterling have two BU and one matte for sale but they have all been graded, maybe you can compare these?

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@Fivepoundfred There are a few around but this was at my limits for premium, some really nice examples are way over my limits right now :)

Thanks for pointing me to Drake sterling, they have 4 actually, 2 BU and 2 proof. It is extremely difficult actually, even their PR60 + PR62 look totally different, mine could easily be the PR60, or depending what angle you look at it, the BU MS62+.

Either way these guys claim the BU are rarer than the proofs due to a huge amount of them being melted, and i paid way way less than they have theirs listed.

On another note my 1887 looks to be a half decent grade as well which is good :)

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13 hours ago, sg86 said:

On another note my 1887 looks to be a half decent grade as well which is good :)

There are many high quality fakes of these in "half decent" grades. Did I see you posted a pic of yours yesterday?

EDIT; found it in the "received" thread.:)

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On 16/09/2017 at 18:21, sg86 said:

I'm struggling to find reliable pictures of both versions

Do these help?

Bullion

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Matte Proof

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