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A 'fried egg error' coin is a type of minting error that affects bi-metallic coins like UK £1s and £2s, resulting in the silver-coloured inner disk appearing to leak out from the centre of the design, like the yolk of a runny egg.
During the minting process, the two parts of a bi-metallic coin, like a £1, £2 or €1, should become fused together, but when the parts are misaligned, a fried egg error can occur, though most examples are fairly minor.
This fried egg error appears on a 2015 Two Pound coin issued for circulation by The Royal Mint. This piece features the 'Technology' design, created for the first modern £2s, paired with a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II.
Many UK £2 and £1 coins show a minor fried egg error, where the design is not quite aligned properly. However, dramatic, obvious fried egg errors like this are very rare and seldom seen in circulation.
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