Soldato
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7988001.stm
Now they said it was 1 in 40 a few months back, but I have so say from personal experience its a much higher figure.
At work we get loads, people just dont know the difference and I never refuse them. I give them out as change as well, not intentionally usually, mainly because i dont analyse the coins when giving change.
This brings me on to my main point - surely this means that the coins are not "worthless" as the royal mint says, but instead have a value? Obviously officially this is not the case but in the real world?
They are getting used by people on a day to day basis. Its not like a fake note whereby they're often spotted - people dont bother with £1 coins generally and if they do spot a fake they just try to spend it anyway as its only £1
Anyone else regularly get fakes and does it bother you?
Now they said it was 1 in 40 a few months back, but I have so say from personal experience its a much higher figure.
At work we get loads, people just dont know the difference and I never refuse them. I give them out as change as well, not intentionally usually, mainly because i dont analyse the coins when giving change.
This brings me on to my main point - surely this means that the coins are not "worthless" as the royal mint says, but instead have a value? Obviously officially this is not the case but in the real world?
They are getting used by people on a day to day basis. Its not like a fake note whereby they're often spotted - people dont bother with £1 coins generally and if they do spot a fake they just try to spend it anyway as its only £1
Anyone else regularly get fakes and does it bother you?
