Royal Mint. Two Pounds. Unstruck blank. #sherborne Otherwise uncirculated and retaining much

Otherwise uncirculated and retaining much red mint lustre

Gold plated base metal

struck in Sterling Silver

the edge inscribed OFFICIEEL GEOPEND 2-6-73

Coinage bust

Royal Mint. Two Pounds. Unstruck blank. #sherborne Otherwise uncirculated and retaining muchThis is a Bi Metallic 2 pound piece blank (both sides, other coin for reference) that was found in circulation. Its not a striking error as this example didn't go through any part of the minting process. Its possible that it was a test piece for use in vending machines, etc that wasn't returned. Correct size and weight (12g). A rare item. NB. Coin blanks, like everything else, are available from China. They look nothing like this one. Examples can be