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Gibraltar 1p Mint Year Letters

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 Posted 10/28/2017  4:06 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add Babar to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Hey all!
I just got back from a trip and...well, that's a lie, I got back ages ago, but I was lazy, and hadn't sorted my coins before now ...
Anyhow, I have a 1 pound coin from Gibraltar in the style of the UK 1 pound coins. It is from 2001, has the castle and key coat of arms on one side, and the queen on the other.
Anyhow, I was trying to ID it, and 2001 had 2001AA and 2001AB coins. I have no idea what those letters mean, so I have no idea which mine is.

I'd upload a picture to show the coin, and I'd get the answer immediately, probably, but the lighting here is bad, and hey, probably better if I know myself, right?

So....help? :D

EDIT: Seems I have almost the exact same issue with an Isle of Man 1 GBP coin from 2014.
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10/28/2017 4:15 pm
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 Posted 10/28/2017  5:01 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add cara to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I have found the following information on:

http://www.chiefacoins.com/Database...ibraltar.htm

"From 1988 onwards, the Pobjoy Mint issues coins with different mintmarks, such as "AA", "AB", etc., in an attempt to make them more collectable. The dieletters are only found on the Value side of the coins as a pair of dieletter next to one another. The uppercase letters used take their distinctive style from Hiberno-Norse runes. A to H, the main letters used are illustrated below.
These are production batch codes. Uncirculated base metal coins gets "AA", "AB", "AC", "AD", "AE", "AF", "AG" and "BA". Base metal proof will be "BB", "BC", etc. Platinum proof gets "B", gold proof has "C", while "D" and "E" are for silver proof, and "F" means silver BU, so one can easily distinguish the different materials and finishes even if their colour is similar and the gross weight is the same. "BA" was introduced in 1988 for circulation quality base metal coins produced for collectors. The "BB" in fact is considered as base metal Proof (Diamond Finish). "PMM" which combines the mintmark "PM" with the year date "MM" as the roman numerals are seen on 2000 coins. "
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 Posted 10/28/2017  5:18 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Babar to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Thanks for the info, cara, appreciate it!
I'm still having the darndest time finding any AB or AA, even though I have a better idea where to look now...
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