Change Checker inspecting new £1 live

[Nordle11]

Apparently they're doing a live preview on their facebook (https://www.facebook.com/ChangeChecker/) of the new £1 at 1 o'clock. Not sure what that entails but might be worth a watch.

[1949threepence]

On 1/4/2017 at 11:38 AM, Nordle11 said:

Apparently they're doing a live preview on their facebook (https://www.facebook.com/ChangeChecker/) of the new £1 at 1 o'clock. Not sure what that entails but might be worth a watch.

Well I just went to your link, Matt, and watched the video about the new £1 coin. It was actually very well produced and informative I thought. I am intrigued as to precisely what the hidden top secret security feature is though.   

The big date is 28th March, and I think he said we have until the end of October to spend all the old ones, before they are demonetised. The total weight of the ones produced for circulation since 1983, is equivalent to the weight of 6000 elephants.     

 

[Nordle11]

I'm also interested in the secret feature, at first I thought it was just a combination of a lot of different features..

[Nutsaboutcoins]

19 hours ago, 1949threepence said:

I am intrigued as to precisely what the hidden top secret security feature is though.   

 

8 hours ago, Nordle11 said:

I'm also interested in the secret feature, at first I thought it was just a combination of a lot of different features..

On a visit to the RM's Visitor Center the guide said the new £1 coin contained "Fairy Dust" a secret ingredient that the RM would use to identify genuine coins from forgeries.

From the way she said it, it sounds as if it is something in the metal mix.

Ian..

[scott]

its probably just the lack of quality no faker could ever hope to reach

[Nordle11]

7 hours ago, scott said:

its probably just the lack of quality no faker could ever hope to reach

This is also what I'm thinking because there are so many different aspects to the coin.