Currently there are 3 seperate designs of the Queens bust for the pound coins as follows;
1983 & 1984 - 1st portrait
1985 until 1997 - 2nd portrait
1998 till present - 3rd portrait (These have the IRB initials under the bust)
Although I currently do not have any in my collection, I'm sure there will be wrong portrait/design fakes out there, becoming what are known as 'mules' if it was a real coin, ie it has the wrong combination of design v bust portrait.
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Third portrait started in 1998 not 2004
ReplyDeletePS Good site though - I only have one fake its a 1996 with the scotish rampant lion. Its also worth noting that the 1998 and 1999 pound coins were not issued for general circulation and so if you find one of these its either a rare real one or more likely a fake.
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