Hals sovereign - fake?

[Doctor 12]

Hi all. 

Looking for yuor advise. Is the attached coin real or fake? No dot after "p", strange cape of St. George, dragon face....suspisious

[Doctor 12]

The scratch is result of poor package. The coin was damaged during the shipping. Some not very smart custom worker opened the envelop by cutting it drastically

[Sword 1,461]

Doesn't look suspicious to me. If I want to make certain, I would check its weight. Can also see if it is the correct thickness and diameter by comparing with a genuine half sovereign. But I wouldn't want to keep it because of the scratch.

[Doctor 12]

Thank you.

Forgot to mention - weight, diameter and thickness are ok.

Scratch is killing me. But I cannot prove something to shipping company. Most probably will try sell it

[Sword 1,461]

3 hours ago, Doctor said:

Thank you.

Forgot to mention - weight, diameter and thickness are ok.

Scratch is killing me. But I cannot prove something to shipping company. Most probably will try sell it

It's so irritating when a nice coin is damaged but at least it is still worth its bullion value. Selling it would probably be best as it will irritate you every time you look at at, knowing how the damage was caused. But it would be infinitely worse if the coin is a high grade early shilling.

[Doctor 12]

Yes, I should stuck on shillings.

What confuse me on this sovereign is the absence of dot after "p" on initials of Benedetto Pistrucci. Is it common? 

 

 

Edited Saturday at 04:58 PM by Doctor

[Sword 1,461]

Could be due to a filled die.

[Exbrit 90]

On 1/11/2025 at 11:49 AM, Doctor said:

Yes, I should stuck on shillings.

What confuse me on this sovereign is the absence of dot after "p" on initials of Benedetto Pistrucci. Is it common? 

 

 

It is not unusual.