BBC presenters lose new pound coin down the back of the sofa
The presenters on BBC Breakfast were trusted with two of the first new pound coins.
However, giving the shiny new money to the presenters appeared to be a lapse in judgement.
Dan Walker carelessly tossed his new pound coin in the air and lost it behind the sofa.
They were given two of the 12-sided coins by the Royal Mint to show viewers, a day before they enter circulation on Tuesday.
New pound coin news today. We get them from tomorrow @BBCBreakfastpic.twitter.com/KjPqtbAP2i
— Dan Walker (@mrdanwalker) March 27, 2017
The cameras returned to the studio after the show aired a package on the coin, but Walker was nowhere to be seen.
"We have a first here. I have my pound coin. Dan has actually lost his pound coin," Minchin explained.
"The first pound coin down the back of the sofa already."
Shambles. Almost lost the 1st new pound coin �� https://t.co/VjxVHrIPQz
— Dan Walker (@mrdanwalker) March 27, 2017
Walker popped his head up from behind the sofa and told viewers: "I went for the first toss of the new pound coin, to do the head and tails thing. It disappeared down here somewhere."
Minchin asked him: "Have you got it yet?" to which he replied: "No".
@mrdanwalker you have certainly given my week a chuckly start...please, never change...ps well done Louise @louiseminchin
— Yvonne Wright (@yvonnewright29) March 27, 2017
But just as Minchin was handing over to the local news, Walker popped up again brandishing his coin, delighted that he had found it.
The new coin, which will eventually replace the old "round pound", has high-tech features, including a hologram, and has been described as the most secure coin in the world.