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    a guy from work was serving on the checkout and took a coin from somebody, the customer asked if it was alright and he said it was basically because he wanted it. it was a pound coin and he swapped it for one of his own

    its got a hole in it with a little metal rod that can stick out the side of the coin or stick into the middle

    anyone know what it's for? i'm gonna get him to get a picture of it since its hard to describe but maybe it would ring a bell with somebody?

    for a while we thought it was a trick coin that always gives heads, which it actually almost does but surely it's too unsly? maybe for rigging bandids or vending machines?
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    Was this hole drilled into it or is it cast like that? I have some foreign currency that is produced with a hole in the middle...


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    Default Re: strange £1 coins

    its definitly a £1 coin, not sure if its a real one with a hole drilled or if it was cast with the hole

    the hole doesnt go all the way through. it could have been made by a drill that wasnt pushed all the way through, or from a mould with that bit in it.
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    Sounds very odd indeed, will be interesting to see if it is for a new 'trick'. Although I'm sure the spender would know what it was and wouldn't give it up if it were of any true value immorally or not


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    Azkoyen cigarette machine fooler...
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    Default Re: strange £1 coins

    Any idea where to get hold of these?

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    Default Re: strange £1 coins

    Quote Originally Posted by carlover View Post
    Any idea where to get hold of these?

    I've got a load of five bob notes if anyones interested

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    Default Re: strange £1 coins

    could it be 1 of the org pound coins were the middle fell out ?

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    Default Re: strange £1 coins

    I think that was the original £2 coins.

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    Default Re: strange £1 coins

    Ahhh reminds me of the fake pound coin threads back in the day on DF.

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    Default Re: strange £1 coins

    Could be useful if you tied a piece of string through the hole and used it to tip waiters/porters taxi drivers etc. then as you walked off pulled the string voila your tip back.

    I've seen this done loads of times and it worked everytime i saw it.


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    Quote Originally Posted by B.I.G. View Post
    Could be useful if you tied a piece of string through the hole and used it to tip waiters/porters taxi drivers etc. then as you walked off pulled the string voila your tip back.

    I've seen this done loads of times and it worked everytime i saw it.

    Im sure that exact thing happend on TopCat lol

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    lmao @ pulling back a tip on a piece of string pmsl

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    Default Re: strange £1 coins

    that seem svery odd, i have seen that before

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    Quote Originally Posted by bt2k1 View Post
    Im sure that exact thing happend on TopCat lol
    Thats where i saw it during the start titles.....every day of one school summer holidays and never once did the porter catch on the wanker.

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    i have just got one now, lol, with a hole in thet top, small enough to use string... lol
    Why do people do such silly stuff..

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    Default Re: strange £1 coins

    any pictures yet?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Yorkshire Bantam View Post
    any pictures yet?
    i was thinking that,

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    Default Re: strange £1 coins

    never mind the coins I can't wait for my next journey south to spend these wee mothers

    can the pubs refuse to take 'em? I had a load of shit trying to use a Scottish £20 in the chippy on my last visit!


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    Default Re: strange £1 coins

    Quote Originally Posted by tigger3 View Post
    I had a load of shit trying to use a Scottish £20 in the chippy on my last visit!


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    That will probaby have been as there were SO many fakes in circulation, especially the £20 notes.
    Even the genuine ones are that tatty looking, its difficult to tell the difference at first glance.

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