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It's not even being introduced today - it won't be released until 2017. I believe that's mainly because every machine that accepts the £1 coin has to adapt. App
by k-mcgrady 13y ago
It's not even being introduced today - it won't be released until 2017. I believe that's mainly because every machine that accepts the £1 coin has to adapt. Apparently that's going to cost £20 million.
>> "The formula of the additive is now a secret waiting to be stolen."
True but it's possible that this, plus the strange physical design of the coin, could increase the cost of counterfeiting to make it unprofitable.
- Maxious 13y agoAn Australian company was selling "trade secret" additives as an anti-counterfeiting measure that they said were unique to each client... but were actually bought in bulk from China and could easily be reverse engineered. http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci-tech/how-the-csiro-cheated-a-global-drugs-giant-20130410-2hluf.html http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci-tech/how-the-csiro-chea...