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The Queen's Coin
Inspector Mad Ade of Scotland's backyard was a collector of rare and unusual coins. He was visiting a nearby market when he came upon a stall selling collectible coins being run by a well known female villain called May D'upname. Inspector Mad Ade browsed the contents of the stall, looking at several interesting coins celebrating "100 years of kebabs". May D'upname saw Inspector Mad Ade's interest and decided to offer him a special coin she had been saving.
"It's a special one of a kind coin," she told Mad Ade, "It was minted to celebrate the birth of Queen Elizabeth the second." Inspector Mad Ade viewed the coin and read the inscription on the reverse side of the coin.
"In celebration of the birth of princess Elizabeth, daughter to the Duke and Duchess of York, heir to the throne of the United Kingdom and the colonies of the Empire." it read.
"Where did you get this?" asked Inspector Mad Ade.
"It was given to my Grandmother in 1926, the year of the queen's birth. It's 100% genuine, honest, I swear on it." She replied.
"Well, in that case you are under arrest for forgery." Inspector Mad Ade announced.
How did Mad Ade know the coin was a fake?
"It's a special one of a kind coin," she told Mad Ade, "It was minted to celebrate the birth of Queen Elizabeth the second." Inspector Mad Ade viewed the coin and read the inscription on the reverse side of the coin.
"In celebration of the birth of princess Elizabeth, daughter to the Duke and Duchess of York, heir to the throne of the United Kingdom and the colonies of the Empire." it read.
"Where did you get this?" asked Inspector Mad Ade.
"It was given to my Grandmother in 1926, the year of the queen's birth. It's 100% genuine, honest, I swear on it." She replied.
"Well, in that case you are under arrest for forgery." Inspector Mad Ade announced.
How did Mad Ade know the coin was a fake?
Answer
When the Queen was born on the 21st of April 1926, no one could have possibly known she would have been the heir to the throne, because her father wasn't the king until his brother King Edward the eighth abdicated some 10 years later.Hide Answer Show Answer
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