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Yes, this family of counterfeits was always made of good gold and full weight. The counterfeiters were going after the numismatic premium, so there was no need for them to cheat on the gold as well. (View Post)

I suspect that the counterfeiters were using 22 kt. (.9167 fine) British Sovereigns as the source material for their gold. They were always available in the Middle East, both genuine and counterfeit,… (View Post)

I am 99% sure that the piece is a known counterfeit. We can probably save you the fees and the shipping costs if you reshoot the coin until you get some better pictures, and try to get closeups of th… (View Post)

The pages are being pasted up. I expect to get galleys to check any day now. (View Post)

Read the CW articles. There does not appear to be anything in it that would have made the book had I seen it a year ago. (View Post)