Your first sovereign

[Hyperpyron]

Mine was a 1915 King George V, just a few days ago, I am rather fresh in the sector

Under light:

 

Diameter and height looks as it should, weight too. I think it is real. Under the microscope, it looks very scratched and damaged thought; to be expected.

 

 

 

 

Edited August 25, 2023 by Hyperpyron

[stefffana]

Hi, @Hyperpyron!

If measurements are ok, from picture look genuine as well. It is not any reason to be a forgery, it is not a "key date" year, they were minted in over 20 millions pieces.

It is normal to look scratched under high magnification. It was a circulated bullion coin.

For your 100% peace of mind, I will tag @dicker to ask him nicely to have a look at your pictures as an expert in sovereigns.

Kindest regards,

Stefan.

Edited August 25, 2023 by stefffana

[modofantasma]

52 minutes ago, Hyperpyron said:

Mine was a 1915 King George V, just a few days ago, I am rather fresh in the sector

Very nice

What led you to acquiring your first sov? 

[Sovhead]

54 minutes ago, Hyperpyron said:

Mine was a 1915 King George V, just a few days ago, I am rather fresh in the sector

Under light:

 

Diameter and height looks as it should, weight too. I think it is real. Under the microscope, it looks very scratched and damaged thought; to be expected.

 

 

 

 

Looks fine to me Congratulations 👍🏻

You’re “I think it’s real” is only to be expected with it being your first…the more you see and handle them you just get a feeling for them.

Because of the specific gravity of 22ct gold 1 really easy way to spot fakes is as follows..

Weight, Diameter and Thickness are key, if one of these is out it’s fake UNLESS it’s a fake made of 22ct gold.

Nice 1st Sov 👍🏻

[Hyperpyron]

40 minutes ago, modofantasma said:

Very nice

What led you to acquiring your first sov? 

That is a simple, but crucial question 

Generally, I enjoy to live a life a bit under my pay-grade, so I can effectively save money.

Sovereigns, have a bit of a magic aura for me; and they might even carry a bit of family history.  

My great grand father during the mid-war times, used to save always in Sovereigns, due to the high inflation in his country, Greece.

In fact, the family survived the German occupation on stacked Sovereigns (the good old Drachma back then soon became less valued than todays toilet paper), while the neighbors literally starved to death (a significant percentage of the population died on famine back then). 

I still have some pretty old sovereigns from them.  Some in the form of pendants (that seems to be have been a hit in any respectable wife's dowry), or others drilled(!) and chained together on the context of some weird local folk women's uniform piece 🙃

So for me, the Sovereigns are something like between heritage and the last line of defense in times of hardship. I would like to have a certain portion of my wealth on them, they are holy items 😀

But, I certainly do not need any fakes in my stack...

Edited August 25, 2023 by Hyperpyron

[modofantasma]

6 minutes ago, Hyperpyron said:

That is a simple, but crucial question 

Generally, I enjoy to live a life a bit under my pay-grade, so I can effectively save money.

Sovereigns, have a bit of a magic aura for me; and they might even carry a bit of family history.  

My great grand father during the mid-war times, used to save always in Sovereigns, due to the high inflation in his country, Greece.

In fact, the family survived the German occupation on stacked Sovereigns (the good old Drachma back then soon became less valued than todays toilet paper), while the neighbors literally starved to death (a significant percentage of the population died on famine back then). 

I still have some pretty old sovereigns from them.  Some in the form of pendants (that seems to be have been a hit in any respectable wife's dowry), or others drilled(!) and chained together on the context of some weird local folk women's uniform piece 🙃

So for me, the Sovereigns are something like between heritage and the last line of defense in times of hardship. I would like to have a certain portion of my wealth on them, they are holy items 😀

But, I certainly do not need any fakes in my stack...

Really interesting.

Speaking of the Drachma...

 

[Hyperpyron]

45 minutes ago, modofantasma said:

Really interesting.

Speaking of the Drachma...

 

 

modo-φάντασμα, in 1942, it started like with 10.000

 

and I think a few weeks after your 5.000.000 note, it came to 100.000.000.000  (100 billion) 😱

yes, the above note say 100 ΔΙΣΕΚΑΤΟΜΜΥΡΙΑ  https://www.wordreference.com/gren/δισεκατομμύριο

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn524903

 

So, as everyone can imagine, one could really appreciate a gold sovereign back then 🙂

 

Anyway, the first sovereign I bought myself is the one cited at the very beginning, and I am really proud of it. Long live the Royal Mint!  😛

Edited August 25, 2023 by Hyperpyron

[modofantasma]

12 minutes ago, Hyperpyron said:

Anyway, the first sovereign I bought myself is the one cited at the very beginning, and I am really proud of it

Fantastic. I hope the stack/ collection grows and looks after you in time 

[modofantasma]

31 minutes ago, Hyperpyron said:

 

I notice how the portrait is looking down in despair at the sight of such a note vs the other portraits 

[Aldebaran]

1 hour ago, Hyperpyron said:

That is a simple, but crucial question 

Generally, I enjoy to live a life a bit under my pay-grade, so I can effectively save money.

Sovereigns, have a bit of a magic aura for me; and they might even carry a bit of family history.  

My great grand father during the mid-war times, used to save always in Sovereigns, due to the high inflation in his country, Greece.

In fact, the family survived the German occupation on stacked Sovereigns (the good old Drachma back then soon became less valued than todays toilet paper), while the neighbors literally starved to death (a significant percentage of the population died on famine back then). 

I still have some pretty old sovereigns from them.  Some in the form of pendants (that seems to be have been a hit in any respectable wife's dowry), or others drilled(!) and chained together on the context of some weird local folk women's uniform piece 🙃

So for me, the Sovereigns are something like between heritage and the last line of defense in times of hardship. I would like to have a certain portion of my wealth on them, they are holy items 😀

But, I certainly do not need any fakes in my stack...

Hello and welcome!!

Thank you for telling us your history, it really brings home the reason that many have held sovereigns over time.

I know that, as a couple, we hold them for security for ourselves and wider family, should the need arise.

We hope that they will never be needed and that they can be utilised in time by others.

All is well and I hope that it will remain so 🌞

[daca]

Welcome  @Hyperpyron, very nice buy 👍.