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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;tulipone, post: 2370590, member: 71656&quot;]The fake £1 / £2 coins tend to feel wrong rather than look wrong.&nbsp; The only ones I have noticed are where the gold colouring is worn off to reveal some silver or where they just don&#039;t feel right - I guess when you use them on a regular basis - and I tend to always look at £1 and £2 coins as I hang on to the different varieties.&nbsp; I think that I have only had 3 or 4 fake £1 coins and fewer £2 (that I have picked up on).</p><p><br /></p><p>Are these £2 coins that collectable there?&nbsp; The batch don&#039;t look in great shape and presumably are all the same &#039;Standing on the shoulders of Giants&#039; variety.&nbsp; There are lots of more interesting varieties:- </p><p><a href="http://www.royalmint.com/discover/uk-coins/coin-design-and-specifications/two-pound-coin" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.royalmint.com/discover/uk-coins/coin-design-and-specifications/two-pound-coin" rel="nofollow">http://www.royalmint.com/discover/uk-coins/coin-design-and-specifications/two-pound-coin</a></p><p><br /></p><p>That all said, we have a history of feeding duds into circulation - pretty much like the evasion coppers.&nbsp; Some are really collectable.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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