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    Mis-strikes AND MYTHS

    Jul 29, 2022 5 minutes

    EDGE INSCRIPTION MIX-UP

    In 2020, a small collection of the 2016 Shakespeare Tragedy £2 coins were found with the wrong edge inscription on them. A mix up of blanks led to some of the Shakespeare Tragedy £2 coins being struck with the edge inscription of the First World War Army £2, which was issued in the same year.

    ‘Errors’ like these can occur when blanks get mixed up or aren’t properly changed over when striking a new batch of coins. This type of miss-strike isn’t very common but it can happen when coins are struck in the same year, like the 2013 London Underground £2 coins, where some were found with the incorrect edge inscriptions.

    ONE OF A KIND 20P STRUCK ON A 1P BLANK

    In 2018, the news broke of a one-of-a-kind coin purchased on

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