Fake £2 coins

snilloct1957

Please be aware that there are fake £2 coins in general circulation.

Recently I got £100 worth of £2 coins from my bank to look for collectable coins for my coin collection (Darwin, Dickens, etc). Two of the coins were a bit iffy, in that the Queen's head was rubbed and the edge inscription was rough. I reported the matter to my bank (Santander), and they were very non-committal about it. I even reported the matter to my local PCSO, and they weren't particularly interested either.

Did a little research and discovered that fake £2 coins are readily available from Chinese websites, so there could be millions out there.

It is an offence to knowingly pass on a fake £2 coin, so I'm stuck with them for a while. I can sell them on Ebay as some collectors are interested in fakes, but yet to make up my mind.

Check your change or you could be landed with a fake.

hollydays

Overkill reporting to police imho, pcsos aren't particularly well trained either ( tactful comment)

Ms_Chocaholic

Just spend them.

SnowTiger

snilloct1957 wrote: »

Please be aware that there are fake £2 coins in general circulation.

Recently I got £100 worth of £2 coins from my bank to look for collectable coins for my coin collection (Darwin, Dickens, etc). Two of the coins were a bit iffy, in that the Queen's head was rubbed and the edge inscription was rough.

A similar thing happened to this guy with a £500 bag of £2 coins: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVzHh3k130s at about 9 minutes, 40 seconds.

In the same batch, two of his £2 coins were £1 coins. The first one is at about 3 minutes, 50 seconds; the second at about 8 minutes, 40 seconds.

DCFC79

Do the coins weigh the same as a real.one ?

Is the queen's head being rubbed of an ok indication it's a fake ?

If your concerned why not take it to Bank of England ?

Or just spend it or bank it.

Ectophile

DCFC79 wrote: »

If your concerned why not take it to Bank of England ?

The Bank of England don't do coins, only notes. It's the Royal Mint who make coins.

Moglex

DCFC79 wrote: »

Do the coins weigh the same as a real.one ?

Is the queen's head being rubbed of an ok indication it's a fake ?

If your concerned why not take it to Bank of England ?

Or just spend it or bank it.

Because this is the Praise, Vent, and Warning' forum. :rotfl:

davemorton

SnowTiger wrote: »

A similar thing happened to this guy with a £500 bag of £2 coins: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVzHh3k130s at about 9 minutes, 40 seconds.

In the same batch, two of his £2 coins were £1 coins. The first one is at about 3 minutes, 50 seconds; the second at about 8 minutes, 40 seconds.

Theres half an hour lost. Strangely entertaining to watch.