1983 pound coin no edge lettering.

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  1. ajuk

    ajuk New Member

    I have a 1983 pound coin, it looks genuine except it has no edge
    lettering, but the milling is there, is this rare?

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  3. davemac

    davemac dave

    first welcome to ct. and i hope you stick around. you need to post a full pic of the coin and then show the error.
    as to the other coins that you speak about . i hope this helps. there are lads and gals that know these coins here some times you have to wait. dave
     
  4. LewR

    LewR Junior Member

    1883# coin? Must be tough to carry in your knickers...
     
  5. ajuk

    ajuk New Member

    Oh I'm pretty sure the edge is an error, I was just wondering if the coin itself looks real?
     
  6. jello

    jello Not Expert★NormL®

    England been find a lot of counterfeited 1 pound coins you may have one???
     
  7. Conder101

    Conder101 Numismatist

    Yes latest estimates is one out of every 67 pound coins in circulation in Great Britain is a counterfeit. When they first started complaining aout them it was one in 200, then it went to 1 in 100. Now 1 in 67.

    You coin is pretty marked up which sems to be common with the counterfeits, but they are really too close in to tell us anything. Pictues of the edge would also be useful.
     
  8. ajuk

    ajuk New Member

    Well it is 27 years old, but look how sharp the letters are, has anybody ever herd of a real pound with no edge lettering?
     
  9. ajuk

    ajuk New Member

    Here we are.
    I guess what I want to know is it it real, personally I think it is as I'm s**t hot at spotting fake pound coins, and is it of any worth, thankyou?
     

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  10. jello

    jello Not Expert★NormL®

    That looks like the one Coin World reported May 2010?
     
  11. ajuk

    ajuk New Member

    What did it say about it?
     
  12. jello

    jello Not Expert★NormL®

    There were a lot 1 pound coins being Counterfeited
     
  13. ajuk

    ajuk New Member

    Does that look like a counterfeit to you?
     
  14. jello

    jello Not Expert★NormL®

    In hand I could tell but 1983 was not one of the yr CW reported.if that helps???
     
  15. De Orc

    De Orc Well-Known Member

    The 1st 1983 £1 coin had a milled edge with a crosslet mint mark on it to represent Llantrisant in South Wales, where the Royal Mint has been based since 1968, it was the 1st pound coin issued
    Check yours to see if it has a small cross on the edge :D
    As for forged £1 coins it is estimated that there are some £30 million worth in circulation :eek:
     
  16. jello

    jello Not Expert★NormL®

    De Orc :thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb: 10 thumb up poster!
    &
    Is one of the most knowledge of World coins.I know that post's on CT
     
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