Odd 50P

[Asumel 6]

Hey

I found this on the street today, its rather battered but its about 2* as thick as a normal 50p and i'm 90% sure its not silver and i cant find anything on any piedfort 50p's from 1985, any ideas?

Fake?

[Asumel 6]

[Asumel 6]

I also have a 10p which is the same, but from 1976 ?

[Sword 1,489]

I assume you have checked that it is not two coins joined together (i.e. no joining line at the edge)? There is no reason why a fake should have a thick flan.

[Asumel 6]

nope its one single coin

I did take a scan of the edge, hold on a sec

Edited January 29, 2014 by Asumel

[Asumel 6]

[hertfordian 0]

Is it just that this is an old size 50 p coin (1985) and this was 30mm in diameter and some 13.5gms in weight? As such, it was bigger and thicker than the current 50s and this could lead to someone thinking it's a piedfort?

[Sword 1,489]

Is it just that this is an old size 50 p coin (1985) and this was 30mm in diameter and some 13.5gms in weight? As such, it was bigger and thicker than the current 50s and this could lead to someone thinking it's a piedfort?

Yes, the old 50p is thicker than the new ones. The old ones are 2.5mm, the new ones are 1.78mm. What is thickness of your coin?