ATV Today: 08.12.1969: Forging the New 50p Coin

Summary

At an engineering firm in Smethwick Sue Jay finds out how easy it is to forge the new 50 pence coin.

Year:

1969

Duration:

0:03:18

Film type:

Colour / Sound

Company:

ATV

Master format:

16mm

Description

Sue Jay explains with a piece to camera how the coin can be forged starting with a blank the size of a half crown. Mr Wheeler stamps out the new seven sided shape from the blank using a hand press and Mr Brown explains how a forger could carry out the same procedure and talks about the raised edge on the coin.


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