Hardest to fake new pound coins have been faked.

So the hardest to fake £1 coin has been copied and it looks like you have to be really careful inspecting them. Checking all the silly features to see if they are real.

We usually just accept pound coins without very closely inspecting them, we are not that poor and can afford the gamble if they are fake.

They not fakes royal mint have owned up to a few getting into circulation something to do with the stamping process it's in the sun newspaper so must be true lol

yes they're probably worth a few quid https://uk.yahoo.com/finance/news/hang-apos-forged-apos-1-110631577.html

Surely it won't be too long before fakes appear, even bad ones will pass muster with most people.

Might as well fake £2 pound coins they are worth twice as much.

They do don't they??

In some places they don't even need bother, Morrisons had a huge problem a while back with Iranian money being put in their self-service tills as it was recognised as £2 coins.

Filipino 1 peso coins are a dead ringer for UK 10p ones.

Trouble is, you'd have to pass about 650 of them to earn a tenner.

Filipino 1 peso coins are a dead ringer for UK 10p ones.

 

Trouble is, you'd have to pass about 650 of them to earn a tenner.

Er... Surely if you're passing them off as 10p pieces, then 650 of them would net you £65.

Er... Surely if you're passing them off as 10p pieces, then 650 of them would net you £65.

Depends how much it costs to obtain the coins initially.

Er... Surely if you're passing them off as 10p pieces, then 650 of them would net you £65.

But it will cost you money to buy the peso coins in the first place....

But it will cost you money to buy the peso coins in the first place....

You could always counterfeit them... Er...

Er... Surely if you're passing them off as 10p pieces, then 650 of them would net you £65.

650 pesos cost about £10. But still £55 for £10 investment is not bad.

It has not even been a month but a lot of UK fake coin forgeries come from Asian factories with advanced equipment. Many people will not have the time to waste to check holograms and printing on the side on every pound they exchange.

Pound has dropped a lot in value and will be worth even less after brexit, tories have money to save dropping coins after they take it from human services.