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General Discussion => This 'n' That => Topic started by: CLKD on April 01, 2017, 05:47:48 PM

Title: New money
Post by: CLKD on April 01, 2017, 05:47:48 PM: Any one seen the new pound coin yet?

Apparently not many machines are ready for them so hang onto your regular pounds, hopefully the Banks won't pull them from use B4 machines, trollies etc. are updated!
Title: Re: New money
Post by: breeze on April 01, 2017, 06:06:10 PM: Yes, my son got one in his change yesterday. It is dated '2016' ?!

He checked it online and it is an error. The first one found has been sold for over Â£2000.

However, because there is so many of the miss dated ones, the going rate has gone down to Â£35.
Title: Re: New money
Post by: littleminnie on April 01, 2017, 06:23:25 PM: Not yet.
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Post by: Megamind on April 01, 2017, 07:12:42 PM: I asked for one in the bank yesterday as my son wants one but they said they haven't got any or had any in yet!
Title: Re: New money
Post by: CLKD on April 01, 2017, 07:21:59 PM: Hang on to it for a while. Some may well sell at the 'going rate' which will make them eventually, rarer.
Title: Re: New money
Post by: Scampi on April 03, 2017, 07:16:37 AM: I've got one that's dated 2016. I thought it was just because they starting minting them last year to make sure they had enough for launch! I'll definitely be hanging on to it now!

Edit - just been and Googled this, and I was right! They minted about half a billion of the new coins in 2016, so they're not rare at all!
Title: Re: New money
Post by: breeze on April 03, 2017, 08:04:03 AM: Yes, I think you are right Scampi. It looks like ebay speculators, trying to cash in.

Will have to break it to my son now. ::)
Title: Re: New money
Post by: Evelyn63 on April 08, 2017, 06:07:01 PM: Another 2016 one ,and daughter and husband also got them.
Title: Re: New money
Post by: nearly50 on April 08, 2017, 06:10:17 PM: I got a 2016 one too - are there any 2017 ones out there? ;D
Title: Re: New money
Post by: CLKD on April 08, 2017, 07:27:44 PM: Haven't seen 1 yet :-\
Title: Re: New money
Post by: Katejo on April 08, 2017, 07:30:07 PM: Quote from: CLKD on April 08, 2017, 07:27:44 PM
Haven't seen 1 yet :-\
I got my first one yesterday and it is also dated 2016. The machines at my workplace have already been set to take the new coins but I don't know whether anyone has tested this yet.
Title: Re: New money
Post by: babyjane on April 08, 2017, 07:50:53 PM: I want one :)
Title: Re: New money
Post by: Lanzalover on April 08, 2017, 08:46:49 PM: Seen quite a few in work but haven't had one myself yet.

They remind me of the old threpanny bit.

Lanzalover
Title: Re: New money
Post by: babyjane on April 09, 2017, 08:49:37 AM: thats why I want one, I used to get a threepenny bit for my pocket money when I was a child.
Title: Re: New money
Post by: littleminnie on April 09, 2017, 06:06:57 PM: They are not what I expected. They are almost round.
Title: Re: New money
Post by: CLKD on April 10, 2017, 11:08:57 AM: Still haven't seen any yet ::)
Title: Re: New money
Post by: nearly50 on April 10, 2017, 11:16:57 AM: Quote from: littleminnie on April 09, 2017, 06:06:57 PM
They are not what I expected. They are almost round.

Yeah, I was expecting something more like the 50p.

Anyone know if machines have stopped taking the old Â£1 coin? Couldn't get mine to work in Sainsbury's this morning.

Old Â£5 go out of circulation on 5 May so anyone with one should spend it soon!
Title: Re: New money
Post by: breeze on April 10, 2017, 03:20:31 PM: Spending money is never a problem ::)
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Post by: CLKD on April 19, 2017, 09:42:55 PM: :bounce: at last ;D
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Post by: babyjane on April 20, 2017, 06:37:15 PM: still not seen one but then I hardly ever go shopping ::)
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Post by: Megamind on April 20, 2017, 07:20:30 PM: When i finally saw one it was such an anti climax!
Title: Re: New money
Post by: CLKD on April 20, 2017, 09:50:49 PM: Bright and shiny, dated 2016 - we put 2 back into the 'chain' 'cos not many parking machines etc. have been altered to fit ::)