I know that we are all on the look out for anything that has a 'chocolate coin' colouring to it that makes it stand out in the crowd but has anyone else noticed that sometimes you have a 'fake' that seems to be of the more 'white gold' scenario?
I got a 95(!) 3 Lions the other day that, in comparison to true pound coins, seems almost white in colour.
Either I'm right or;
(1) I need a new bulb in my living room or
(2) need to go to Sp*csavers!!
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Hello Simon,
ReplyDeleteSorry for the late reply to your comment, however, here it is:
No need to go to Specsavers, there are definitely white metal coins out there. I got one about a year ago and it appears to be cast rather than struck. It is an excellent copy, with perfect edge lettering and no die axis error, but weighs just 9.25g. I suspect that this is an unfinished coin, which should have been sprayed with gold paint to finish it off.
I also have a couple of the new Matthew Dent pounds, dated 2008, which have been struck in a very pale yellow alloy, but they are nowhere near as white as this 2001 example.
Is there a way I can post an image here?
I thought I'd try getting a pic of the white pound coin on here via Photobucket. I don't know if this will work, here goes...
ReplyDeletehttp://i566.photobucket.com/albums/ss103/TeeDeeEm/IMG_0004.jpg
Try clicking on that link or pasting it into your web browser.