Counterfeit/Fake 2011 £2 Coin - Found In Recent Change

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Anaximander Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 709 Posts	Posted 09/11/2016 4:24 pm Recently got this in my change. Coin fails the rotation test. If the reverse is held upright, the obverse is at the angle below: Weight 11.9g My attention was first drawn to it by the strange area to the left of the Queen's head. It appeared too wide, and the circle of dots is onto the silver area. There is an edge motto, but it is very faint. Report this Post to the Staff

Buddy Rest in Peace United States 7075 Posts	Posted 09/11/2016 6:02 pm Looks like pretty sloppy work. Report this Post to the Staff
augsburger Pillar of the Community Germany 1064 Posts	Posted 09/13/2016 12:51 am Yeah, very sloppy work, you should take it back to the faker and get a refund, or at least a proper looking fake coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Moralclimate Valued Member United Kingdom 188 Posts	Posted 09/17/2016 9:00 pm Don't underestimate them, a very similar fake apparently by the same makers featured on the episode of BBC Fake Britain that was repeated on Wednesday night. It could only be picked out by human inspection as it was able to fool the best coin validator 100% of the time. This 'make' do vary a bit in the die and edge images and metals used, but some appear to use almost identical alloys to the real thing. Report this Post to the Staff
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