The new £1 coins are supposed to be the 'the most secure in the world'
Bemused collectors have found coins with melted centres and design faults
Mangled coins found across Britain are being sold on eBay for up to £100
Watch video on the 12 sided 1 pound wonder coin Hahahaha - Maybe made in China to save cost
Why are new £1 coins so secure?
12 sides make it more difficult to forge
A 'latent image', similar to a hologram is etched on
Very small lettering is used on the rim of both sides of the coins
Two metals: Nickel-plated alloy and golden nickel-brass
Milled edges: Alternate sides of the coin's 12 sides have grooves
COIN DOES NOT FIT IN LOCKERS AT BANK OF ENGLAND'S GYM
Bank of England officials were left red-faced today when it emerged that their sports centre lockers cannot take the new one pound coins.
Despite the new 12 sided coin becoming legal tender nearly a month ago on March 28, they were forced to put signs up on the lockers telling members to carry on using the old coins.
One member of staff at the Bank of England Sports Centre in Roehampton, south west London fumed: 'You'd think that the Bank of England would have thought about this. After all, they had more notice than anyone else.
'You really couldn't make it up.'
The centre in Priory Lane charges single members a £565 joining fee on top of £1434 annual membership.
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