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robwillo1987 New Member United Kingdom 5 Posts	Posted 08/23/2017 3:46 pm Hi, I am new to the site not an avid collector of coins but when I come across ones I have not seen I put them to one side. but I recently got a new uk £1 coin in my change and it looked rather odd. can any let me know if they have seen anything like this before I have uploaded some images. I cannot see any like it on the internet. i could only upload the one picture but the coin is the same on both sides appears to be no nickel Thanks in advance Report this Post to the Staff

WheatBackPenny Valued Member United States 406 Posts	Posted 08/23/2017 5:41 pm It might be gold plated. Report this Post to the Staff
robwillo1987 New Member United Kingdom 5 Posts	Posted 08/25/2017 07:37 am Hi thanks for the response. Would that increase the value or would of been done by any tom dick and harry Report this Post to the Staff
BStrauss3 Pillar of the Community United States 4596 Posts	Posted 08/25/2017 10:07 am Plating - despite what the TV Hucksters would like you to believe - does not add value. It destroys any numismatic value. I suppose it's possible a blank of another metal got mixed it - what is the weight (to 0.1 or 0.01 gram) vs. a standard 2017 pound? -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ Report this Post to the Staff
robwillo1987 New Member United Kingdom 5 Posts	Posted 08/25/2017 2:47 pm I shall weigh it and get back to you what if it's the same weight? Report this Post to the Staff
robwillo1987 New Member United Kingdom 5 Posts	Posted 08/25/2017 2:51 pm If it's the latter and and it's got mixed with another metal with it being a minting error would this effect the value? Report this Post to the Staff
Hogarth Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 735 Posts	Posted 08/25/2017 3:39 pm If it were plated wouldn't the outer ring and inner core both be the same colour? Report this Post to the Staff
robwillo1987 New Member United Kingdom 5 Posts	Posted 08/25/2017 3:58 pm the goldish one weights 8.61 grams and a normal £1 weighs 8.82/3 according to my scales Report this Post to the Staff
BStrauss3 Pillar of the Community United States 4596 Posts	Posted 08/25/2017 5:23 pm Yes, if it were the wrong insert it would be a mint error and worth ... something ... but you need a British Error specialist to evaluation the coin and give some estimate of the value. The weight is different enough that this is possible (plating adds micrograms). -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ Report this Post to the Staff
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