Comment Comment by GunlogAlm Yes, it's a big issue here.From the Royal Mint:The Royal Mint regularly conducts surveys to estimate the level of counterfeit £1 coins in the UK. A survey undertaken in November 2013 found that the rate of counterfeit UK £1 coins in circulation at the time had risen from 2.74% to 3.04%.http://www.royalmint.com/discover/uk-coins/counterfeit-one-p...And:The move comes amid concerns about the 30-year old coin's vulnerability to counterfeiting, with an estimated 45 million forgeries in circulation.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-26632863 parent GunlogAlm 12 years ago
From the Royal Mint:
The Royal Mint regularly conducts surveys to estimate the level of counterfeit £1 coins in the UK. A survey undertaken in November 2013 found that the rate of counterfeit UK £1 coins in circulation at the time had risen from 2.74% to 3.04%.
http://www.royalmint.com/discover/uk-coins/counterfeit-one-p...
And:
The move comes amid concerns about the 30-year old coin's vulnerability to counterfeiting, with an estimated 45 million forgeries in circulation.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-26632863