Pre-Victorian Sovereigns

[Leprechaun]

Hello !

New member here, starting to collect Pre-Victorian Sovereigns.

Would be grateful if someone can tell me the tentative grade of the coin below. Thanks in advance. Leprechaun

[sovereignsteve]

Without worrying about marks and knocks, simply wear. The obverse is between gVF and aEF, the reverse is more difficult, as this shield frequently shows die weakness. I would say it might go aEF.

That's a nice coin.

[Leprechaun]

Thanks Steve for your insight. Any idea if the coin looks cleaned or any other imperfections for details grade ? I am wondering whether it makes sense to grade this coin.

[Leprechaun]

Adding another sovereign from my collection : 1821 George IIII sovereign. This is an NGC graded coin.

[sovereignsteve]

On 31/05/2018 at 04:56, Leprechaun said:

I am wondering whether it makes sense to grade this coin.

imo would be worth doing for the 30 quid or whatever. atleast you#ll know it's genuine and whether there are any problems with it. you know never know you may get a nice surprise.

5 hours ago, Leprechaun said:

1821 George IIII sovereign. This is an NGC graded coin.

what's their opinion, AU50 - 55 ?

[Murph]

Don't you think they might go on the high side of that although the high points like the leaves do show a bit much wear to be graded any higher

[sovereignsteve]

2 minutes ago, Murph said:

Don't you think they might go on the high side of that although the high points like the leaves do show a bit much wear to be graded any higher

the laurel leaves aren't too bad, i would say 55 (I know what a 58 looks like, i have seen a fair few). it's the G&D that worried me.

[Leprechaun]

13 hours ago, sovereignsteve said:

the laurel leaves aren't too bad, i would say 55 (I know what a 58 looks like, i have seen a fair few). it's the G&D that worried me.

Yup, you are right. This is AU-50, primarily because of the G&D side, i think ! Wish it was AU-55

[Leprechaun]

Adding another coin from my collection : 1827 George IV sovereign. Any idea of possible grades ? Thanks Leprechaun