1902 Five Sovereign - proof + bu

[TheGoldSovereign]

Hi, does anyone here have both of these coins and wouldn't mind putting up a pic? I'm struggling to find reliable pictures of both versions and i fear many sellers may be selling BUs as matte proofs

[TheGoldSovereign]

bump? @Fivepoundfred @SovTracker

[sovereignsteve]

On 16/09/2017 at 18:21, sg86 said:

Hi, does anyone here have both of these coins and wouldn't mind putting up a pic? I'm struggling to find reliable pictures of both versions and i fear many sellers may be selling BUs as matte proofs

do they have to be £5 versions? the £2 ones look just the same and photos for comparison will be easier to obtain.

[TheGoldSovereign]

sure, the reason is i've purchased one and i'm wondering if the difference is very subtle. The one i purchased isn't mint obviously and maybe that's why, i'll add a pic shortly

 

[sovereignsteve]

@Numistacker was talking about this a week or two ago. I think they are difficult to tell apart in other than mint condition.

[TheGoldSovereign]

Here is a pic:

 

[Fivepoundfred]

Sorry, do not own one of these but i have been looking for one. I think Drake sterling have two BU and one matte for sale but they have all been graded, maybe you can compare these?

[TheGoldSovereign]

@Fivepoundfred There are a few around but this was at my limits for premium, some really nice examples are way over my limits right now

Thanks for pointing me to Drake sterling, they have 4 actually, 2 BU and 2 proof. It is extremely difficult actually, even their PR60 + PR62 look totally different, mine could easily be the PR60, or depending what angle you look at it, the BU MS62+.

Either way these guys claim the BU are rarer than the proofs due to a huge amount of them being melted, and i paid way way less than they have theirs listed.

On another note my 1887 looks to be a half decent grade as well which is good

[sovereignsteve]

13 hours ago, sg86 said:

On another note my 1887 looks to be a half decent grade as well which is good

There are many high quality fakes of these in "half decent" grades. Did I see you posted a pic of yours yesterday?

EDIT; found it in the "received" thread.

[sovereignsteve]

On 16/09/2017 at 18:21, sg86 said:

I'm struggling to find reliable pictures of both versions

Do these help?

Bullion

 

 

Matte Proof