New £1 Coin

[BigC]

Just acquired one of these bomb proof, tamper proof, anti fraud pieces of bi-metallic Dodecagon's  today in my change from the garage dated 2016
I see some selling on the Bay of Fleas for £200+
Is mine worth more than face value....  what criteria makes them worth more??
C

[geoff]

Lots of crazy coins out there ...

I had one of the Peter Rabbit 50p coins - silver proof on eBay and it sold for just over £200 but it only cost £60 from the Royal Mint .... nuts isn't it !

Some are asking 250 400 850 even a grand - no longer available from the Mint and the last couple of days had a waiting list of 30 / 40 thousand people queuing just to get on their site.

[BigC]

Haha I tried to log on but it gave me a 3 hour wait notice I was in a Queue lol

[bikergraham]

Just acquired one of these bomb proof, tamper proof, anti fraud pieces of bi-metallic Dodecagon's  today in my change from the garage dated 2016
I see some selling on the Bay of Fleas for £200+
Is mine worth more than face value....  what criteria makes them worth more??
C

Yes you have a very early minted coin because so many are going into circulation this year they started minting in 2016 so it's reasonably rare and collectors are paying in the upwards of £200 for the pleasure of owning one,hang on to it,in 10 years itll be worth a lot more ! It was your lucky day when you went to the garage well done.,these are lovely coins are they not.

[brodfather11]

First reports of fake £1s appearing in the dmail today, I think who's going to look for a minute hologram in every £1 coin that you get in change ? Just a gimmick ?

[Solent]

The wording around the inside rims sure is small, I needed a magnifying glass to read it.
I like them, there were lots of brass fakes of the old ones going around.

[Matt Haigh]

Guy selling one on ebay claiming it was worth £200, auction was "buy it now" at £100, or "best offer". For a laugh I made him an offer of £1 which he declined. My twisted sense of humour!

[Hughzie]

Some are already dropping to bits, Mainly the center parts are coming away from the outer.
Doubt these will last as long as the old one

[Solent]

I'm sure I have a dodgy one. I weighed it and it is far less then one pound.

[THE BADGE]

Ha ha, love Solent's reply,
just to let you know these un-fakeable coins are already being faked, & as previously mentioned, are you going to check for holograms every time you recieve one ? Pound for pound, it's all mad,