Possible 1986 £2 Error? Added Photos.

I live just off that border too ;)
But, unfortunately, I don't know anyone in the local area that would be interested in this - there is a dealers in Nottingham whom I would otherwise recommend, but their interest in decimal errors such as this may well be rather low.

The lettering can be either way up and starts at random points on the coin, so maybe wrongly, I always assumed it to be a secondary process.

I am from Nottingham myself. There are a few dealers close to the main ring road that runs through there, but they pay nothing and charge everything. It's probably a good idea to hang onto it for now, if it turns out to be an error having it in BU would be a bonus.

Off topic moomoo, but is there any nice farmers you know round your neck of the woods that might let me come and swing 'Eddy' my detector round on their land?

andyg- thanks for mentioning the random orientation. That would mean that the edge was applied with a Castaing machine or another similar device since the orientation of the edge is fixed when it is struck by the collar. Planchets are occasionally prone to slippage when they are run through the bar dies which can result in edge letters that are too close or too far apart.

moomoo, been round Derby quite a few times and will search on almost any ground. I try and avoid scrub when possible, its a pain to swing and a pain to dig, but pretty much anything else is good to go, including shallow water
Yes, I have been blessed with a lot of finds over the years and am thinking of setting up a new club to help 'starters'.
If you here of anything drop me a message. If your serious on wanting a detector I would suggest trying the hobby first. Though it is an absolute must for me (if I dont get out at least twice a week I lay on the floor kicking and screaming) it's not for everyone and I have seen a few buy a new machine only to leave it to rot after only a few outings
Have a look at the detector forums, I posted a beach search I was doing on there, would be ideal for your kiddies.

Excellent moomoo!

Will wait to hear from you.

biokemist6: Thanks for getting back to me.