Sovereign 1925 SA

[Defeatless]

Today I received a 1925 Sovereign SA (https://www.shop-goudwisselkantoor.nl/goud-kopen/munten/gouden-sovereign-pond-divers-jaar price is quite fair with €1,65 per gram over spot).

I was wondering if that could be a re-strike. Or is it only London who did that.

Thanks you all!

[Zhorro]

2 minutes ago, Defeatless said:

Today I received a 1925 Sovereign SA (https://www.shop-goudwisselkantoor.nl/goud-kopen/munten/gouden-sovereign-pond-divers-jaar price is quite fair with €1,65 per gram over spot).

I was wondering if that could be a re-strike. Or is it only London who did that.

Thanks you all!

My understanding is that it was only the London one that was re-struck.

[LawrenceChard]

38 minutes ago, Defeatless said:

Today I received a 1925 Sovereign SA (https://www.shop-goudwisselkantoor.nl/goud-kopen/munten/gouden-sovereign-pond-divers-jaar price is quite fair with €1,65 per gram over spot).

I was wondering if that could be a re-strike. Or is it only London who did that.

Thanks you all!

Why would you think it might be a restrike?

I presume you do mean an actual official restrike as opposed to the euphemism "restrike" meaning fake.

There is no record of the Pretoria Mint in South Africa minting or issuing restrikes.

It is well known and documented that the Royal Mint did restrike 1925 London Mint sovereigns between 1949 and 1951:

https://www.chards.co.uk/blog/restrike-gold-sovereigns-and-other-coins/168

https://www.chards.co.uk/1925-gold-sovereign-george-v-london/6021

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[Defeatless]

Thank you for your quick replies!

I indeed mean the official restrike as only done by the Royal Mint.

So it only was London who did do that and I got a genuine 1925 SA yesterday! Given the quality I got, they didn't make a penny profit on me.

Once again this forum is a great help! Thank you!

Edited September 4, 2022 by Defeatless

[Britannia47]

I always seem to have the Sovereign being talked about....!

The 1925 (First head) has the normal sized head. The 1929 to end of production in 1932 has a 'small' head, if you want a variation.🙂

 

 

[LawrenceChard]

34 minutes ago, Britannia47 said:

I always seem to have the Sovereign being talked about....!

 

It's funny you should say that:

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[LawrenceChard]

13 hours ago, Defeatless said:

Today I received a 1925 Sovereign SA (https://www.shop-goudwisselkantoor.nl/goud-kopen/munten/gouden-sovereign-pond-divers-jaar price is quite fair with €1,65 per gram over spot).

I was wondering if that could be a re-strike. Or is it only London who did that.

Thanks you all!

 

13 hours ago, Zhorro said:

My understanding is that it was only the London one that was re-struck.

It might be worth you counting the edge serrations:

As you can see, this genuine original 1925-SA has 121.

Some of the "restrikes" made in the Netherlands only have 120, while the ones made in Lebanon often have 122.

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