ONEPOUND
One pound
The circulating British one pound coin is minted from a nickel-brass alloy of 70% copper, 24.5% zinc, and 5.5% nickel. The coin weighs 9.50 grams and has a diameter of 22.50 millimetres . The value of the composition metal in a £1 coin amount to approximately 4.18 UK pence or 6.44 US cents as of 7 January 2012. This is about a 24 times price at face value per metal content. The obverse of all UK coins is stamped with a portrait of the reigning sovereign, changed occasionally as the monarch ages and alternately facing left and right from monarch to monarch. The reverse of the £1 coin bears a frequently-changed pattern, and the edge is milled and ...The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: One pound (British coin)
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