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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Very nice update , that is a superb collection of fakes    ! I am still trying to find a fake with the new shield design ......, I got a fake 3 lions while searching.Anyway ...has anyone got a fake of one of the capital cities commemorative pound coins ? |
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United Kingdom
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I got one which was highly suspect once. Off centre more than usual, mushy design and the edge lettering was a bit strange but it was decided that it was just a lower grade one from the mint.
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United Kingdom
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Interesting ! Who decided it was just lower grade ? This has got me wondering about how many other low grade coins does the mint inadvertently let into circulation ....
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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Nice collection of fakes and you know the sad thing, all of that would be readily accepted without hesitation at your local convienience store!
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Pillar of the Community
 United Kingdom
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all of that would be readily accepted without hesitation at your local convienience store Unless it's they who are passing them off in the first place :) |
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United Kingdom
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GOt another today. A bridge one - I see a lot of them around here, I think its the local counterfieters favourite type. Mushy, edge sucks...uneven strike too.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Oh wow thats interesting , was the Egyptian bridge design?
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Ive seen some of those around here - this one was a Menai Suspension Bridge one. I had to go look it up - I'm terrible at the UK series.
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United Kingdom
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Edited by marz
05/21/2013 7:57 pm
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United Kingdom
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Found another one yesterday. Looked really worn but I think they mistruck it. The edge was screwwwwwed. Hardly worth doing it if it turns out like that.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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was it a one or two pound coin ?
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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£1 coin...yet to see a fake of a £2 coin.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Interesting stuff , I got a 2001 fake 1 pound coin this afternoon. I also havent come across a fake 2 pound coin - speaking of which there are times when its quite tough to get a 2 pound coin in the change let alone a fake one ......
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United Kingdom
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Found another nice fake. This one a nice example. If anyone wants it, its £1 + postage to anyone outside of the UK. If you want it in the UK, I'd have to deface it (chop it in half, grind a face off, punch an F or something) so it cant reenter circulation. Very nicely made dies for the reverse and obverse - worn as a real one would be at its age. Struck with good pressure - well raised motif. Reverse is off center and railroaded. Thats what tipped me off to check the edge, which is terrible - wonky, mistruck and misformed.     Reeding was applied before the letters. Some letters aremissing, many extend past the rim and all are mishapen. |
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