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New Member
United Kingdom
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Il get a better camera on it, hopefully this evening.
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New Member
United Kingdom
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This is how you take the centre out of a coin.(It was originally done with a £2.coin,years ago,when they first came out)......Take the coin,i.e. the new £1 coin and put it in the freezer overnight,so it expands.Next day,remove the coin and tap the centre piece with something like a toffee hammer,until the centre piece falls out.Turn the centre piece over or rotate it 90,120.180 degrees(to your liking), then put the centre piece back in.Let the coin reach room temperature, and the coin contracts.Voila!! You now have an error coin with an upside down reverse, or a rotated reverse,or with the centre piece the wrong way in.
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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And now we have even more so called errors on ebay. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
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I have a new £1 coin, where the milled edge is different, to all the other new £1 coins I have, if you look at the word 'one' the edge below is smooth and alternates but I have one coin where it is milled below the word 'one' and then alternates, Has any one else have or noticed any coins the same ? jossa38 and ScoutingForGum - I've looked through a sealed mint bag of 20: 16 had a plain edge section under the word 'One' 4 had a milled edge section under the word 'One' Perhaps the collars are fitted to the dies in a different position? Does anyone have any theories? |
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New Member
United Kingdom
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Il get a better camera on it, hopefully this evening.
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Pillar of the Community
Germany
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16 had a plain edge section under the word 'One'
4 had a milled edge section under the word 'One'
Perhaps the collars are fitted to the dies in a different position? Does anyone have any theories? My theory: The collar and the core (center) are fitted together first. Then the image is struck on the planchet (the bi-metal disc). As this is a ''12 sided'' coin the number of plain and milled sides is 6 each. So, there should be a 50:50 chance where the word ''One'' is placed. |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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I got my first couple of 2017 dated £'s today.  |
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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I got my first couple of 2017 dated £'s today. That's good news! My trading buddy should be able to find one for me soon.  life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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ebay is currently flooded with Fake Errors... So much so I made this to share on Facebook groups.  In total I have found the ratio of the Plain vs Milled under the word one to be about 20:1 The blank coins are actually round, the collar gives the shape (Just like the 20p coin) whilst also adding the alternate milling. So my theory is either the collars can be put in at 90 degree angles, OR someone has accidentally put the dies in the wrong way round. Also, anyone else notice if any of their coins has a perfect circle stamped into the N on ONE as per image below ?  I searched 100 direct from the bank, and 25 of them had the mark, and yet I've checked well over 500 more since and haven't found a single one ! WEIRD !!
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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I havnt seen that variety yet RED, that's the first one I have seen. Be sure to keep my eye out for it now though. Its pretty much standard fair that you will find one with some sort of anomaly, this is my best metal splatter that I have found so far  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Picked up 5 of them in Edinburgh on vacation last April.
I think it's one of nicest designs for an everyday coin in a long time...
I usually only collect Silver Britannia's, but I put these in capsules to keep.
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