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19-03-2014, 09:19 AM
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Anyone seen......

The design for the new £1 coin?
I love it. Very evocative of days gone by, for those who can still remember the 3d piece
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19-03-2014, 09:23 AM
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It ain't gonna fit the supermarket trolleys or parking meters tho' eh?
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19-03-2014, 09:25 AM
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Lovely and very much a reminder of the old thruppenny bit! Remember the old silver sixpence - and the farthing?!
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19-03-2014, 09:28 AM
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It ain't gonna fit the supermarket trolleys or parking meters tho' eh?
Oooops must admit I hadn't thought of that!
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Lovely and very much a reminder of the old thruppenny bit! Remember the old silver sixpence - and the farthing?!
Yep I've got a couple of farthings and sixpenny bits and I have actually got about 6 silver thrupenny bits too.
I'm riiiiiich
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19-03-2014, 09:28 AM
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It ain't gonna fit the supermarket trolleys or parking meters tho' eh?
Apparently it is to combat the estimated 45 million forgeries in circulation.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-26632863
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19-03-2014, 09:31 AM
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Just had another look at it and unfortunately our lovely Queen looks very grumpy on it
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19-03-2014, 09:35 AM
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Just had another look at it and unfortunately our lovely Queen looks very grumpy on it
She does rather - and yet she has such a lovely smile so why choose that picture?

Just noticed this fact in the article:

Of the 1.5 billion coins estimated to be in circulation, as many as two million counterfeit ones are removed every year.
No wonder they want to change to a new design/shape!
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19-03-2014, 09:43 AM
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I quite like the look of the new coin ��
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19-03-2014, 09:45 AM
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I quite like the look of the new coin
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19-03-2014, 10:17 AM
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It's alright and will probably buy as much as the old thrupny bit did too.
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