Forging pound coins? That’s not a crime – it’s a job | Tim Dowling

Britain’s new 12-sided coin is designed to put the forgers off but no one in their right mind would want to counterfeit them anywayWhen I was a child, I collected coins. I looked at coins, read about coins, grouped coins in albums and said obverse and reverse instead of front and back. It was my one true passion, and the last time I ever had a strong urge to organise stuff.What I’m saying is, there was a moment when I would have been very excited about the introduction of a new coin,