Ah, the old style 50p piece or a 'two bob bit' and a proper dimpled beer pot - the dimples added a bit more texture to the sound and the thickness of the coin did a lot to lessen the tinny noise. Once they shrank the 10p piece and switched to sleeve glasses, the art of beermugging was doomed.

Like the shaky egg, in the right place and in the right hands, it's a great addition, but unfortunately, so often it's in neither.

LTS