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FFS, robbing bar stewards!!!!!!!

Stop looking, it's sorted. Bengal Presidency.

Well it would appear from this article that around 200,000 trial pieces were minted. You might also be interested in a long running thread on the issue here

Yes, well clearly something went wrong in the striking process. Looks for all the world, like a die clash, and a spectaular one at that. Once common in the Victorian era, now almost unknown. It would be interesting to know if any other "strikees" experienced similar effects on their pound coins, around the time you struck yours. Might be worth contacting the Royal MInt, to find out.

It looks like a piece of the Obv die has broken away, there is no imprint on the Cud which suggests a void in that area, and the blank part on the Rev looks to be a similar size as the Rev die has nothing to press against. Do the two impressions line up

I can't speak highly enough of Colin Cooke. Never been disappointed, and they are absolutely straight down the line, with every transaction. Bought quite a large number of coins from them over the years, and the service has always been friendly, honest, unpretentious and down to Earth, which is all anybody can ask. Pricing also very fair and realistic.

Big HAT OFF to the anonymous member...i will be needing a new one soon I have seen examples of CUD (i think its called that)before but dont have a clue really along with the missing letters. Hopefully someone may throw some light on it Brian.

Just got this one today. Starting to push back my collection into the 19th Century

I have no strong opinions on the design but I would always recommend wearing at least a pair of pants when slaying dragons whilst riding a horse.

The cynic in me says that the RM wants them back so that in due course they can then sell them themselves in a nice flashy card wallet and for a highly inflated price.

On the subject of fakes, the BNTA have just launched a website for members with user name and password protection, where known fakes are documented and shown (I assume, I haven't looked yet). Apparently users can also add fakes to the database. The information is not available to the public and this is the reason: After much thought, and consultation with many of the BNTA members, the Council decided that the best route to take with the forgeries database would be to protect the information in a “members only” section of the website. This means that the information is not shared with the public and genuine collectors are not put off from building their collections by knowledge of the quantity of that forgeries exist. The best way to battle this problem is to educate ourselves as members of the BNTA and feed this down to our clients when helping and advising them to buy coins. So, this concept boosts one of the core ideas of the BNTA : that collectors should look for the BNTA symbol when buying coins and are advised to seek out BNTA dealers when building a collection. The private nature of this information also adds value to your membership of the BNTA, with access to information that you would not be able to easily find elsewhere. I think that's a wrong decision and it seems to suggest that collectors are a bit silly and that they all really need a BNTA god to offer guidance. Many novices do need guidance, but surely the best way to battle any problem is to educate EVERYONE, not just a minority group of UK coin dealers. It would be nice if everyone was aware of the BNTA and that collectors actively looked for the BNTA symbol, but I suspect of all the coin sales on the internet in the world, less than 1% is made by a BNTA member and that nearly 100% of the coin buyers either don't know who the BNTA is, or don't really give a toss!

That's a very good idea Peter.

Try Alibaba.com and this is the tip on the iceberg. TPG,Auction houses are easily duped. This forum is probably the best safety net due to our wide expertise. Chris....do a book on known fakes.