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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 17861741, member: 10461&quot;]As mentioned, it&#039;s a so-called &quot;magician&#039;s coin&quot;.&nbsp; Someone (outside the mint) machined out the reverse of a pound coin and mounted the penny into it.&nbsp; This is not something that happens inside the mint.&nbsp; As such, it is a post-mint alteration, not an error.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s neat-looking, but merely a novelty item.&nbsp; Still a fun find, and a conversation piece.</p><p><br /></p><p>It fits nicely with the old &quot;<i>in for a penny, in for a pound</i>&quot; saying.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]ofcRuJU8JkY[/MEDIA]</p><p><br /></p><p>Since you&#039;re literally &quot;in for a pound&quot;, and you came out with £1.01 in the form of a fun novelty piece, you&#039;re slightly ahead anyway, despite it not being an error coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s another video, showing the process involved in making this sort of thing.</p><p><br /></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]IXOXPZ0VKFM[/MEDIA][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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