Counterfeit £1 Coin Statistics

The counterfeiting of 1 pound coins is a growing problem and each year thousands are removed from circulation and tests are conducted to estimate how many are in circulation. Below I have created two charts from the data available from the Royal Mint and other sources on the web.

Sources

• https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/220827/foi_poundcoins_narrative.pdf
• http://www.royalmint.com/aboutus/annual-report
• http://www.coinauthentication.co.uk/newsletter13.html