willieboyd2 Posted December 15, 2007 Report Share Posted December 15, 2007 UK Man jailed over 14m fake 1 pound coins BBC, Friday, 14 December 2007, 14:35 GMT A counterfeiter who produced fake 1 pound coins with an estimated total value of 14m, has been jailed for five years. Marcus Glindon, 37, from Enfield, north London, made the coins over seven years from a workshop near his home. When officers raided his home and nearby business, MG Engineering, in March they found machines used to manufacture coins and counterfeit dies. Glindon admitted five counts relating to counterfeiting the coins at Wood Green Crown Court. Glindon was caught after an anonymous tip-off alerted police. He was arrested and charged two days later. He said that he worked mainly alone, producing coins for two men. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7144549.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted December 15, 2007 Report Share Posted December 15, 2007 Seems like a tiny sentence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxseries Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 I would actually want one of those "coins" - would be interesting to see how mint officers mention that they can be quite difficult to distinguish as well as having the right weight and dimension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 The sentence does seem light by comparison to what such a felonious pursuit would have attained in the USA. These forgeries sound like they were better than the previous types which were plated lead blanks, which were good for one use only, then if they got scratched the lead showed through. I have one of those that a friend in Scotland sent me a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drusus Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 wow...they minted quite a lot of coins... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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