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illinifreak1124 New Member United States 15 Posts	Posted 07/20/2010 8:39 pm I have a two pound English coin from 1997. It is supposed to say on the edge of the coin "Standing on the shoulders of Giants." On the coin I have the I in Giants is missing and it does not look worn down it just looks like it was never printed on it. I have no idea if it was a mint error. I was just curious. any info is helpful thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

svslav Pillar of the Community United States 2605 Posts	Posted 07/21/2010 01:45 am I haven't found any reference to it. Is there a space where "I" is supposed to be or is it just spelled GANTS? In the former case it could be a mint error, in the latter one I'd look into a case that you have a counterfeit on your hands. Report this Post to the Staff
illinifreak1124 New Member United States 15 Posts	Posted 07/21/2010 02:55 am there is a space (G ANTS) Report this Post to the Staff
kena Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1682 Posts	Posted 07/21/2010 2:16 pm Hi....according to http://www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk/dec2p.html The motto STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS is a quotation of Sir Isaac Newton, who, in a letter, was acknowledging the debt he owed to the work of others who had gone before, saying 'If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants'. Varieties of the edge inscription are known with missing letters, particularly the I in GIANTS. These are not uncommon. However, a copy of the Gunpowder Plot coin with the wrong edge inscription (i.e. the normal STANDING etc instead of REMEMBER etc) is known and such errors are likely to be very rare. Report this Post to the Staff
illinifreak1124 New Member United States 15 Posts	Posted 07/22/2010 03:45 am so this is an ordinary coin then? Report this Post to the Staff
kena Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1682 Posts	Posted 07/22/2010 07:44 am As far as I know there is no extra value. I only check the £2 Gunpowder plot coin in hopes to find one with the wrong edge inscription. Report this Post to the Staff
zeewool Pillar of the Community 3660 Posts	Posted 07/22/2010 09:51 am Yes, I also have one complete with folder, but it was intended to be a commemorative as I see it. Most coinage intended for circulation does not rate a fancy folder. I think that I paid $5 for it. Report this Post to the Staff
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