£1 coin swindles

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  • December 20, 2008 at 5:15 pm #42020
    admin
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    Hi All

    After my latest visit to the bank with a bag of £200 £1 coins the counter assistant then starts going through them all with a fine tooth comb and then tells me ive lost £18 as there fake.

    After a few chosen words ( i’m known for my tact ) 😆 .They then decide that in fact only £10 is dodgy. like it lump it youve lost it.

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7628137.stm

    Looks like i’ll be taking a closer look at them from now on.

    Bryan

    December 20, 2008 at 5:54 pm #272127
    eastlmark
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    Re: £1 coin swindles

    Yep, I got caught out at the dartford crossing a month or so ago, had to borrow a coin form the guy fuming in the line behind me!

    December 20, 2008 at 7:56 pm #272128
    Lawrence
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    Re: £1 coin swindles

    we have just checked three coins after looking at the bbc link and lo and behold 1 of them is fake the queens head is offset to the otherside and her majesty is drunk in relation to the centre of the coin ,also the cross is wrong .
    Thanks for the tip off Brian

    Lawrence

    December 20, 2008 at 10:21 pm #272129
    aclarke
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    Re: £1 coin swindles

    most of the ones we had feel lighter than normal so for us easier to spot

    December 30, 2008 at 1:44 pm #272130
    daveh
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    Re: £1 coin swindles

    Hi Bryan, that must have been some sump you emptied to get 200 pound coins, or have you been at the meters again?

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