2006 Gold Proof Brunel The Man Bimetallic £2 Error - Two Halves Fell Apart

[LawrenceChard]

We have seen and heard about "separation" problems with base metal two pound bimetallic coins, probably because with any mass-produced items, some manufacturing defects are almost inevitable.

This is the first example I am aware of involving a gold proof version:

We only checked our existing stock because a customer told us that he had two similar coins which rattled, and asked if they were faulty.

[Arganto]

Maybe if the middle swivelled it could made into a feature...

I wonder how many have the issue but have never left the capsule or case to be discovered?

[LawrenceChard]

3 minutes ago, Liam84 said:

Maybe if the middle swivelled it could made into a feature...

I wonder how many have the issue but have never left the capsule or case to be discovered?

Good thinking about a swivel. From long past experience, it needs to be precisely done if it is going to work properly.

[LawrenceChard]

Just now, LawrenceChard said:

Good thinking about a swivel. From long past experience, it needs to be precisely done if it is going to work properly.

 

5 minutes ago, Liam84 said:

I wonder how many have the issue but have never left the capsule or case to be discovered?

I don't know, but it gave us an idea:

Creating our very own "mules"!

[Arganto]

Nice! A rarity now 😁

[LawrenceChard]

4 minutes ago, Liam84 said:

Nice! A rarity now 😁

Yes, particularly with the flipped mirror image of the Queen.

[LawrenceChard]

58 minutes ago, Liam84 said:

Maybe if the middle swivelled it could made into a feature...

Special request:

I hope you don't want it animated!

[Richym99]

How to cause total confusion at a coin toss. 😂

[KevjustKev]

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[Arganto]

8 hours ago, LawrenceChard said:

Special request:

I hope you don't want it animated!

I like it! I'm thinking a floating swivel somehow incorporating hidden neodymium magnets...? 😂

[dicker]

The irony is of course that one of Britains greatest engineers is celebrated with a less perfectly engineered gold coin...

IKB would not be impressed!

[27carrots]

3 hours ago, dicker said:

The irony is of course that one of Britains greatest engineers is celebrated with a less perfectly engineered gold coin...

IKB would not be impressed!

And they've put the queen in chains. Next they'll auction her off for 5 mouldy cabbages.

[LawrenceChard]

4 hours ago, dicker said:

The irony is of course that one of Britains greatest engineers is celebrated with a less perfectly engineered gold coin...

IKB would not be impressed!

Yes indeed. Earlier I had commented "A fine example of British engineering at its best!". Doug, our photographer, replied "He would have fixed it with a bit of spot welding"

[Arganto]

I had a funny moment then and read the thread title as it appeared in the alerts box as "Brunel, the Bimetallic Man" and thought of him moonlighting as some sort of Marvel-esque superhero. Maybe the spinny gold coin could be his sigil.

There's a comic book waiting to be made here.

[LawrenceChard]

1 minute ago, Liam84 said:

I had a funny moment then and read the thread title as it appeared in the alerts box as "Brunel, the Bimetallic Man" and thought of him moonlighting as some sort of Marvel-esque superhero. Maybe the spinny gold coin could be his sigil.

There's a comic book waiting to be made here.

It sure is getting late!

[Hunter87]

Get some super glue and you’ll be fine! 

[LawrenceChard]

On 11/05/2021 at 18:49, dicker said:

The irony is of course that one of Britains greatest engineers is celebrated with a less perfectly engineered gold coin...

IKB would not be impressed!

Iron - y? 😎

We once had a customer askiing us about an Islamabad Kingdom Brunel coin!