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2021 Gold Britannia - specs and ping test on my coin - Fake?


JHabersham

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I purchased this 2021 Britannia gold coin from a reputable dealer in London this week. There seems to be a dull sound from the ping, therefore I measured up the coin to double and triple check things out. These are the results averaged over three reasonably careful measurements as best I can do from home.

First are the reference specifications found on the web.

2021 Gold Britannia, 1oz 99.99% fine:

  • Weight = 31.21 g
  • Diameter = 32.69 mm
  • Thickness = Best I could find is 2.8 mm. I look lots of places and ?
  • Specific gravity = 19.32

My Measurements:

  • Weight = 31.22 g
  • Diameter = 32.69 mm
  • Thickness = 2.41 mm
  • Specific gravity = 19.64

And for the ping test here is a video: https://youtu.be/q-zie5h7vKg

You can see in the video that a Krugerrand sounds pretty sweet. However, the Britannia is sorta tinny. The security features look ok. I don't think I have a fake coin but the odd sound does spook me a little. My guess is the security micro ridges are dampening the sound. Thoughts?

2021 Gold Britannia security feature.heic

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