Counterfeit pound coins

[NickFitz]

I've got a few with Welsh dragons on the back but the motto "Decus et Tutamen" round the edge, and dated a year that wasn't dragons. Rookie mistakes, counterfeiters

[MarillionFan]

I've got a few with Welsh dragons on the back but the motto "Decus et Tutamen" round the edge, and dated a year that wasn't dragons. Rookie mistakes, counterfeiters

Sorry about that.

[CheeseSlice]

Great, just found out that its illegal to use them once you know they're fake
If I take them to the bank they'll just confiscate them, with no exchange.

Don't know how true this is (wikipedia)

The significant increase of counterfeit £1 coins in recent times between 2008 and 2009 can be easily traced to the peak of the Late-2000s recession in September 2008.

Now ironically a large organisation was creating a lot of fake money at around the same time... BoE I think they're called

[AtW]

Had fake £75 banknote the other day. Gave it as a tip in a bar.

HTH

DimPrawn

[CheeseSlice]

I believe around 2% are counterfeit. Personally I never look too closely and pass on all the coins I have. Once you know they are fake it is illegal to pass them on.

Sorry missed this..

<tells self to KUATB>

[Cliphead]

Dream on
I've never had problems with English notes in Scotland.
Scottish notes on the other hand get dealt with more and more suspicion the further south you go. Last time I actually showed the shop keeper my train ticket which was still in my pocket to prove that it was from scotland

Dream on???

English notes in Scotland are never a problem, only Scottish notes in England, grief easily avoided.

[MarillionFan]

Dream on???

English notes in Scotland are never a problem, only Scottish notes in England, grief easily avoided.

You can see why.

[vetran]

No its just that the Jocks are more used to taking our money.

[darmstadt]

This is what you have to watch out for over here:

[thunderlizard]

Poundland gave me a whole bunch of change making up a £1 the other week too. The girl on the till said it's the same money, yeah a pocket full of same money. She went way overboard, I must have had 20 coins and might have accepted less, but I soon got a £1 coin when I asked to speak to the manager.

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