Odd year on a pound coin

[faktpecka]

Hi all, I have for no particular reason decided to collect all current 1 pound coins in circulation. Naturally, this has turned into a bit of an obsession but I have come across a coin with an unusual year. Its the Old English Oak coin. This is supposed to have the years 86 or 92 but I have one dated 1997.

 

Its in good quality with minimal wearing but does have a slightly raised on the tail edge of the coin.

 

Naturally I presume it's a fake but I always have hopes of a misprint.

 

Any thoughts?

[constanius]

A filled die? Or someone altered the "2" to look like a "7"?

 

The "2" has the base line filled(on the die) or it has been removed from the coin, ditto the down-stroke of the upper-front?

 

Just 2 possibilities. Close inspection might show some evidence of either.

 

[henare]

Naturally I presume it's a fake but I always have hopes of a misprint.

 

Any thoughts?

i'd presume it was a fake. there are lots of fake one pound coins.

 

but there's actually a good reason to do this now: 2016 is the last year of the round pound. there's a new design this year (i like the new design but it might be too busy for a coin the size of the pound), and then that's it. From 2017 it will be a twelve-sided coin.