1914S half sovereign - genuine or fake

[LawrenceChard]

On 03/07/2022 at 12:32, GoldDiggerDave said:

@Booky586 That die crack is truly spectacular.  

Not only an expert on bikes, but also on cracks!

😎

[LawrenceChard]

On 05/07/2022 at 09:55, Booky586 said:

The oversize diameter of 19.7mm is still bothering me. So much so that I've done a serration count as a reference check only to discover I don't have a reference to check against!

Does anyone know if there is a standard number of serrations on a half sovereign of this type? I get 100 serrations:

That's a good looking photo.

It is preferable to show / index the units in addition to each tenth serration, and makes it more convincing, and easy to check.

For example:

I also think your coin is genuine.

I did not get time to study the crack as closely as @GoldDiggerDave would like.

It does look slightly strange for a die crack, but perhaps it is a flaw in the blank / planchet.

🙂

 

[Booky586]

The coin has been tested by Chards and the results are all within tolerance, thankfully there are no surprises. It's a little bit over spec on gold content and weight, I'll take that as a bonus! Thank you all, especially @LawrenceChard and @GoldDiggerDave, for you assistance and advice.