Possible Error? 5 Pounds Xxx Olympiad Countdown-1 Silver Piedfort?

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Coinsaurus New Member United Kingdom 23 Posts	Posted 08/13/2021 12:07 pm Hi, —>(Missing London 2012 Olympic logo)<— I have a XXX Olympiad countdown 1 5 pound coin. I think it is a silver piedfort but I am not sure, but the main thing that is confusing me is that it is missing the 2012 Olympic logo. It is the same diameter, weight(2oz/56.6g) and thickness as the silver piedfort version of this coin so I don't think it is a fake but I could be wrong. Could this be a miss-strike or something similar? Please reply if you have any information that might be useful. Edited by Coinsaurus 08/13/2021 2:57 pm Report this Post to the Staff

JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21620 Posts	Posted 08/13/2021 4:18 pm If I'm not mistaken, I believe the Olympic Logo was printed on in colour. If this is the case, it could easily be removed with acetone, much like the Canadian coloured coins can easily be modified. So it would not be an error. Edited by JimmyD 08/13/2021 4:19 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Coinsaurus New Member United Kingdom 23 Posts	Posted 08/13/2021 4:28 pm So could this be a silver piedfort with the logo rubbed off? Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21620 Posts	Posted 08/13/2021 5:18 pm Could be. Everything else points to it being silver. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinsaurus New Member United Kingdom 23 Posts	Posted 08/13/2021 5:46 pm Ok thank you, You have been very helpful. Report this Post to the Staff
David Graham Pillar of the Community Australia 1616 Posts	Posted 08/18/2021 4:52 pm I have heard of dodgy sellers removing the colour from coins with acetone and then selling them on ebay etc as "rare" mint error coins with the colour missing. Naturally, an exorbitant price tag is attached to such "rare" coins. Report this Post to the Staff
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