Unlisted variations between 2000 and 2001 £1 coins:
2000 - 25 groves on edge which are wider apart and leave a smaller gap between the 3 sections of groves
2001 - 27 groves on edge, plus a raised line adjacent to the M of Man, which are narrower so leave a wider gap between the 3 sections of groves
2001 also has a wider obverse rim than 2000,
although the reverse rims are the same.