Today I Received.....

[Sovhead]

4 minutes ago, Petra said:

These were in sets of four to weigh 200, 100, 30 and 10 sovereigns.

So what does 5.2 1/2 mean?

[paulmerton]

13 minutes ago, Sovhead said:

What does the abbreviations and the numbers stand for mate?

5 dwt and 2.5 grains = 7.93786648 grams

[paulmerton]

5 minutes ago, Petra said:

These were in sets of four to weigh 200, 100, 30 and 10 sovereigns.

No, these weigh the same as one full sovereign, minus a little bit of circulation wear.

[Sovhead]

Just now, paulmerton said:

5 dwt and 2.5 grains = 7.93786648 grams

What is dwt?

why is it 7.93g when a sov is 7.98?

[Silverlocks]

9 minutes ago, Sovhead said:

What is dwt?

why is it 7.93g when a sov is 7.98?

Minimum legal weight of a sovereign is about 7.93g before the banks have to withdraw it from circulation and return it to the Bank of England.  Later on they built high volume automated weighing machines that could go through sovs en masse and reject the underweight ones. 

The Bank of England normally expected sovs to last about 15 years in circulation before they got worn down to the point that they were underweight.  When the banks sent worn sovs back to the Bank of England, the B of E would replace them with new ones and send the old ones back to the Royal Mint for recycling.

Edited August 8, 2023 by Silverlocks

[Sovhead]

7 minutes ago, Silverlocks said:

Minimum legal weight of a sovereign is about 7.93g before the banks have to withdraw it from circulation and return it to the Bank of England.  Later on they built high volume automated weighing machines that could go through sovs en masse and reject the underweight ones. 

I’m a bit confused, the token pictured is 5dwt +21/2 grains

1 dwt is equal to 1.55517384g and is 24 grains so by my reckoning that token is 26.5 grains multiplied by 1.55517384 which is 41.2g 🥺

[Sovhead]

A pennyweight (dwt) is now defined as a unit of mass equal to 24 grains, 1⁄20 of a troy ounce and exactly 1.55517384 grams. 

[stefffana]

21 minutes ago, Sovhead said:

I’m a bit confused, the token pictured is 5dwt +21/2 grains

1 dwt is equal to 1.55517384g and is 24 grains so by my reckoning that token is 26.5 grains multiplied by 1.55517384 which is 41.2g 🥺

5dwt + 2.5grains = 5 x 1.55517.....g + 0.1619....g = 7.937...g, the minimal legal weight of a circulated sovereign.

[paulmerton]

21 minutes ago, Sovhead said:

I’m a bit confused, the token pictured is 5dwt +21/2 grains

1 dwt is equal to 1.55517384g and is 24 grains so by my reckoning that token is 26.5 grains multiplied by 1.55517384 which is 41.2g 🥺

Multiplying the number of grains by the number of grams in a pennyweight doesn't really make any sense, but more importantly there's actually 24 grains in a pennyweight.

So it's 122.5 grains in total, not 26.5.

One grain is 0.06479891 grams.

[Petra]

50 minutes ago, paulmerton said:

No, these weigh the same as one full sovereign, minus a little bit of circulation wear.

There were ones like these also for single and half sovereigns 

[HerefordBullyun]

Wrong thread lol

Edited August 8, 2023 by HerefordBullyun

[stefffana]

31 minutes ago, HerefordBullyun said:

Wrong thread lol

Nope, it is exactly the correct thread!

We are debating here if this specific coin should be kept or recycled.

Look severely worn and damaged, I doubt it will pass the test...

 

I don't think it have the minimal weight of 122.5 grains....

[lst65]

Courtesy of Coins of the Realm..

 

[AaaGee]

1 hour ago, lst65 said:

Courtesy of Coins of the Realm..

 

Stunner 👍

[lst65]

4 minutes ago, AaaGee said:

Stunner 👍

Thanks buddy 🙏

[augur]

a nice little haul of gold, silver and platinum thanks to the invaluable help of @Lr103

[paulmerton]

This is in better condition than the proof ones I received 🤣

[Jake0111]

Been on look out for a 1992 sovereign for some time but not managed to see any thing at a good price untill this half i have managed to get 😀

[daca]

Today I received..... something for the collector in me

 

Edited August 9, 2023 by daca

[stefffana]

2 minutes ago, daca said:

Today I received..... something for the collector in me

 

You over-bidded me on Catawiki!😂😂😂

Super Love!😘

[daca]

18 minutes ago, stefffana said:

You over-bidded me on Catawiki!😂😂😂

Super Love!😘

Wasn't me my friend, got them from auragentum.  If I ever decide to let them go I'll let you know first.

 

Edited August 9, 2023 by daca

[Petra]

4 hours ago, daca said:

Today I received..... something for the collector in me

 

Don’t usually go for coloured coins, however, there’s something about these that makes them stand out. They look really good🤔

[daca]

17 minutes ago, Petra said:

Don’t usually go for coloured coins, however, there’s something about these that makes them stand out. They look really good🤔

100% agree with you,  Perthmint did an exceptional job 

[Artictim]

Back from grading this very morning. My very sincere thanks to @GoldDiggerDave for his amazing service. Shame about the Kew, but this 2019 version has a tiny mintage of just 75. As Dave said on another post, not all can achieve a 70. I say 4 out of 5 is pretty darn good! 

[paulmerton]

Another George and the Dragon sterling silver crown....

I like this one.