Newsbot Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 Police issue a warning about counterfeit £1 British coins which are being circulated. Source : http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/...man/8280498.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j2bad Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 Not sure why this is suddenly news, I know a shopkeeper in central douglas who complained of customers passing counterfeit coins at least two years ago and has had the problem ongoing. A trick worth knowing is drop the coin on a hard floor, the real coins bounce the counterfeits don't, I was shown this by a market trader friend of mine many years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minxie Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 A trick worth knowing is drop the coin on a hard floor, the real coins bounce the counterfeits don't, I was shown this by a market trader friend of mine many years ago. How many of you tested this theory? *runs off with a handfull of coins to try* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j2bad Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 A trick worth knowing is drop the coin on a hard floor, the real coins bounce the counterfeits don't, I was shown this by a market trader friend of mine many years ago. How many of you tested this theory? *runs off with a handfull of coins to try* It has worked every time I have tried, the counterfeits are made to be the same size and weight as the normal coin but are made from a different metal so they behave differently when dropped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazir Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 I wonder if anyone has faked those coin without dates on them... very valuable apparently.... mmmm.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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