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Booboo820 New Member United Kingdom 3 Posts	Posted 12/31/2016 04:46 am Not sure if this coin is of interest. 2007 abolition of slavery coin. Writing on edge upside down when queens head upright. Is this a coin worth keeping? Any info greatly appreciated Report this Post to the Staff

Biedercoins Pillar of the Community United States 1602 Posts	Posted 12/31/2016 06:27 am Can you show us a picture of the coin? Both sides and as close as you can get. Phone cameras work if you get good light. Edited by Biedercoins 12/31/2016 06:28 am Report this Post to the Staff
nss-52 Moderator United States 54283 Posts	Posted 12/31/2016 07:22 am I am not an expert on British coins, but it is my understanding that the edge lettering is applied to two pound coin blanks (planchets) before the coin is struck so the minted coins can have the lettering either way. Show your financial support of the Coin Community Family (click here) See my topic on Mexican Numismatic Medals (click here) Report this Post to the Staff
Booboo820 New Member United Kingdom 3 Posts	Posted 12/31/2016 07:22 am Sorry this is the best I can do at the moment. The inscription on the edge is upside down when looking at the queen. Report this Post to the Staff
Booboo820 New Member United Kingdom 3 Posts	Posted 12/31/2016 07:24 am Report this Post to the Staff
kena Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1682 Posts	Posted 12/31/2016 07:59 am Royal Mint says the following: Why does the edge inscription on the £2 and £1 coins sometimes appear "upside down"? Sometimes the top of the edge inscription will be pointing towards the obverse of the coin and at other times it will be pointing to the reverse of the coin. There is no right or wrong way. The reason for this is because the edge inscription is rolled onto the coin blank before the blank is struck between two dies to impart the "heads" and "tails". Depending how the blank falls into the coin press determines the way in which the design is struck in relation to the edge inscription. With ordinary circulation coins being struck at over 700 coins per minute it is simply not possible to ensure that each coin is struck with the edge inscription pointing in the same direction. http://www.royalmint.com/help/help/...-upside-down Report this Post to the Staff
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