Hideho Posted March 10, 2018 Posted March 10, 2018 Hi all! I have absolutely no knowledge of coins and would be grateful for your expert help. I did email the Royal Mint but they didn't reply. I read through the Forum to see if this has cropped up before, but couldn.t see anything relevant, so I am hoping I won't be shot down in flames for wasting your time... Anyway, please see the attached pictures and let me know whether this is a genuine coin that someone has put in a press for some reason, or whether it is a dud that has missed quality control. Obviously, I am hoping it is the latter and, if so, maybe it is worth something. I have several pictures but due to the size restrictions I can only upload one. Thanks in advance.... Quote
mrbadexample Posted March 10, 2018 Posted March 10, 2018 It looks genuine to me, an off-centre strike I think. Quote
Hideho Posted March 10, 2018 Author Posted March 10, 2018 mrbadexample - thank you for the reply. Is that common? Am I rich beyond my wildest dreams? Quote
Paddy Posted March 10, 2018 Posted March 10, 2018 7 minutes ago, Hideho said: mrbadexample - thank you for the reply. Is that common? Am I rich beyond my wildest dreams? Probably not "rich" but worth a few quid! There is no guide price for this sort of thing, particularly being so recent. Your best bet is to list it on Ebay with full description and lots of pictures and let others make their mind up as to it's value. I would start it at £10 to make it worth the effort - it may go for that or a lot more depending on the view the error collectors take on it. Quote
Hideho Posted March 10, 2018 Author Posted March 10, 2018 Paddy - thanks for that. Good advice. Quote
DaveG38 Posted March 10, 2018 Posted March 10, 2018 (edited) Here's a similar one that went for £10 on eBay. Some people are asking silly money, but aren't selling them so starting at £10 sounds about right. I may be wrong, but it seems to me that this error is likely due to a mis-seated collar, resulting in half the edge being properly struck and the other half not. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/new-2016-1-one-pound-coin-rare-error-/253474086640?epid=829994978&hash=item3b043b9ef0%3Ag%3AohsAAOSwvktahmlv&nma=true&si=wb3%252F7Lu3U%252FDqU04OCZQg9cu7Bu4%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557 Edited March 10, 2018 by DaveG38 Quote
Hideho Posted March 10, 2018 Author Posted March 10, 2018 Ah yes! That is the same as my coin. Many thanks.. Quote
mrbadexample Posted March 10, 2018 Posted March 10, 2018 3 hours ago, Hideho said: mrbadexample - thank you for the reply. Is that common? Am I rich beyond my wildest dreams? Sadly, I think the aforementioned tenner is in the ballpark. Quote
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