jackflash123

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Actually I paid a bit more - £440. but that was for the whole set in 1997!😄 
Apologies, I paid £660!  -  got mixed up with my 1994 Panda set!  I should keep better records.

Fair points, but probably better to just return it. Why lose £50+ when you don't have to? Return it and buy smarter next time. Unless of course £430 is of no consequence to you, in which case lucky you!

It looks real, just very abused.
It's value un-conserved would be reduced to that of its bullion equivalent though so you have over-paid quite considerably at £430.  Sounds like the seller knew what he was doing but you still have the right to request a return.  If he refuses you can open a case.  It may be negatively impacted by the fact you gave feedback but eBay does tend to support the buyer more often.  If you do return make sure you send SD and not just recorded.

Hi @Clio182
Some great advice from some knowledgeable people.
I’m by no means an expert, but we all know when something doesn’t feel right.
It’s probably a good idea to have the coin returned and get a refund, and buy a coin from a reputable dealer.
If you’re gona send it back then send by Special Delivery, just to be safe. There was a story in this forum last month about someone returning a fake gold bar back to an eBay seller, and it got lost in the post. The buyer didn’t get a refund because the seller did not receive the item back. 
 
Good luck and welcome to the forum 👍

Hi @Clio182
Some great advice from some knowledgeable people.
I’m by no means an expert, but we all know when something doesn’t feel right.
It’s probably a good idea to have the coin returned and get a refund, and buy a coin from a reputable dealer.
If you’re gona send it back then send by Special Delivery, just to be safe. There was a story in this forum last month about someone returning a fake gold bar back to an eBay seller, and it got lost in the post. The buyer didn’t get a refund because the seller did not receive the item back. 
 
Good luck and welcome to the forum 👍

For what it's worth, the photographs are not great but I think the box is genuine and certificate looks good, and the coin could very well be too. Really would only be guessing without better pics or the coin in hand. If weight diameter and thickness are within range,then you are probably OK based on the year of issue( some older ones could be genuine gold but fake sovereigns)
You're scales are likely not accurate enough to be honest, so you're only option is to take to a dealer/high end Jewelers for testing..
Honestly if I was in your position, I'd return coin for refund as you didn't receive a 10/10 coin, what you received is a coin that's been handled more times than Jordan's chest, unless the finger prints are your's??
You have 30 days to return, even though you left positive feedback 👀 lesson 1 has been learned 👍 only leave feedback when happy.
You're heart will never be in the purchase now so best to get out of the situation whilst you can.
 
 

Could do with some better pictures. Some of the obverse also perhaps?
Nothing immediately jumps out at me that is screaming fake. The dark spot on the horses neck looks to be just some of the frosting missing, which isn’t unheard of or particularly suspicious for the Royal Mint.
Other positives are that the COA, capsule and box (from what i can see) all look Royal Mint genuine issue for the given year. 
The coin is as you say clearly tarnished, but this can probably be resolved should you wish. If it was sold as a “10/10 proof” and you’re not happy with its condition you probably ought to think about sending it back, unless you can’t find one for a similar price from another source.
Welcome to the forum.

I love the way you lot troll all the scumbags scammers on ebay 🤣🤣🤣

I love the way you lot troll all the scumbags scammers on ebay 🤣🤣🤣

Basically it's keeping air/moisture out that will keep you in best shape, ever thought about a food sealer? Haven't used myself but seen others using with great success. 
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I was waiting for sub £1300 at the beginning of the year for a few bits but instead it shot up after Russia went full on dipsh!t. God knows if it'll go where I want it to, just waiting to see if it does lol. 

I think will not go anymore under £1400. It is already too much pressure to keep the spot price on low levels, ignoring the inflation.
But it is only my personal opinion, you can wait if your internal instinct is saying to wait.

I'm getting ready for the rush to the gold shop.

To buy. Just waiting for sub £1400

I only want a 2022 half sovereign and a 1/4oz TB lion. Hopefully it'll be down for the next 1/4oz TB as well.

Got to love the RM's efficiency 😆

Have to say I don’t quite get the negative sentiment around this series. I really quite like it.  Each to their own of course. 

A good one? I have the 1oz just should start the run on the 2oz

Let’s talk. 😏

I've got one I don't need.

I think @Gordy has one available

from memory the mintage was 1250 on the 1oz silver now 1350, think price has stayed the same though

Thanks for the great comments regarding this coin and glad that you are pleased with it. We do have some other 1/10th coins that have recently become available - take a look in our New Arrivals section for availability.
Lisa @BleyerBullion

A recently acquired 1916 Perth Mint Sovereign. Generally problem free and in my opinion, a nice example.
The photos aren’t the best having been taken in fading daylight.
I’ve noticed that 1916 sovereigns are a date that are rarely discussed on the forum and seldom comes up for sale. The 1916 Perth Mint sovereign is rated as scarce by Marsh, despite a healthy mintage of over 4 million, many have no doubt met the melting pot.

FullSizeRender.MOV Notable events of 1916 were:
January 1st 1916 - The British Royal Army Medical Corps carries out the first successful blood transfusion, using blood that had been stored and cooled.
April 1916 - The toggle light switch is invented by William J. Newton and Morris Goldberg.
April 24th-30th 1916 – The Easter Rising occurs in Ireland. Members of the Irish Republican Brotherhood proclaim an Irish Republic, and the Irish Volunteers and Irish Citizen Army occupy the General Post Office and other buildings in Dublin, before surrendering to the British Army.
July 1st- November 18th 1916 – WWI: Battle of the Somme, opening with explosion of the British Y Sap and Lochnagar mines and the Battle of Albert: More than one million soldiers die, with 57,470 British Empire casualties on the first day, 19,240 of them killed, the British Army's bloodiest day.
July 1st-12th 1916 – Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916: At least one shark attacks 5 swimmers along 80 miles (130 km) of New Jersey coastline, resulting in 4 deaths and the survival of one youth. This event is the inspiration for author Peter Benchley, over half a century later, to write Jaws.
August 27th 1916 – WWI: The Kingdom of Romania declares war on the Central Powers, entering the war on the side of the Allies.
August 28th 1916 - WWI:
Germany declares war on Romania.
Italy declares war on Germany.
September 11th 1916 – A mechanical failure causes the central span of the Quebec Bridge, a cantilever-type structure, to crash into the Saint Lawrence River for the second time, killing 13 workers.
September 13th 1916 – Mary, a circus elephant, is hanged in the town of Erwin, Tennessee, USA for killing her handler, Walter "Red" Eldridge.
November 21st 1916 - WWI: Hospital ship HMHS Britannic, designed as the third Olympic-classocean liner for White Star Line, sinks in the Kea Channel of the Aegean Sea after hitting a mine; 30 lives are lost. At 48,158 gross register tons, she is the largest ship lost during the war. The sister ship of Olympic and Titanic.
December 18th 1916 - WWI: The Battle of Verdunends in France with German troops defeated.
December 31st 1916 – The Hampton Terrace Hotelin North Augusta, South Carolina, one of the largest and most luxurious hotels in the United States at the time, burns to the ground.
(Above information of dates taken from Wikipedia, some details might not be 100% accurate)
However it gives an idea of what was going on at the time. Try it next time you buy a historical coin, you might be surprised what you learn.


 
Then sometime in all of the turmoil of 1916, this sovereign was minted.