New £1 coin In UK

westernlover47 · March 28th, 2017, 06:51 AM

The new £1 coin comes out today If you get one in your change for the first time keep hold of it and let's have your opinion of it

you have until 15th October to spend the old £1 coins

**Mad Koala Bear** · March 28th, 2017, 07:17 AM

Who's old enough to remember the new pound coin look-alike, the threepenny bit? I've still got some in a jar somewhere about the house.

maxedout · March 28th, 2017, 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by damp-patch

Who's old enough to remember the new pound coin look-alike, the threepenny bit? I've still got some in a jar somewhere about the house.

I've got one somewhere, hell, I think I've even still got a florin if I can find it. Or was it a half-crown?

Thanks a lot!

Now I've got to turn the place upside-down trying to find them.

**gordian_knot** · March 28th, 2017, 04:18 PM

I don't have a threepenny bit, but I have pennies, ha'pennies, sixpences and a shilling. I have a ha'penny from 1915 and a penny from 1917, so they're now officially antiques. The pound coin was the only new coin I actually liked, so I'm interested in what the replacement is like. Haven't seen one yet.

**Mal Hombre** · March 28th, 2017, 04:21 PM

I remember when the Pound coin first came out,Cheap and brassy was the general verdict.Who knows We might miss it when it's gone.

**bubbs999** · March 28th, 2017, 05:59 PM

Do you think the 13 sided new pound coin is so machines (toll booths, parking meters and the like) will accept it without having to be changed ?

If not, there's an awful lot of one armed bandits, vending machines, etc that are going to have to be changed . . . .

**seany65** · March 29th, 2017, 12:01 AM

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Originally Posted by bubbs999

Do you think the 13 sided new pound coin is so machines (toll booths, parking meters and the like) will accept it without having to be changed ?

If not, there's an awful lot of one armed bandits, vending machines, etc that are going to have to be changed . . . .

Nope. There was a thing on the news about it. Every single vending machine, one-arm-bandit, shopping trolley, gym locker etc. will have to be changed at a cost of millions. I think they mentioned 'hundreds of millions', but I may not have heard/remembered correctly.

**otokonomidori** · March 29th, 2017, 12:38 AM

I'm so old I've still got an 1813 shilling and a 1914 half sovereign!!

I've always wondered what they're worth! Any numismatic experts on the forum??

**Sir Honkers** · March 29th, 2017, 11:20 AM

Why are they changing it?

**countjimmoriarty** · March 29th, 2017, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Mal Hombre

I remember when the Pound coin first came out,Cheap and brassy was the general verdict.Who knows We might miss it when it's gone.

The joke at the time - Why is the £1 coin like Margaret Thatcher? Because it's thick and brassy.

March 28th, 2017, 06:51 AM	#1
westernlover47 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: England Posts: 241 Thanks: 58 Thanked 1,992 Times in 196 Posts	New £1 coin In UK The new £1 coin comes out today If you get one in your change for the first time keep hold of it and let's have your opinion of it you have until 15th October to spend the old £1 coins

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Mad Koala Bear Vintage Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 869 Thanks: 30,809 Thanked 10,735 Times in 850 Posts	New £1 coin Who's old enough to remember the new pound coin look-alike, the threepenny bit? I've still got some in a jar somewhere about the house.

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gordian_knot Vintage Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Gordium Posts: 1,225 Thanks: 6,524 Thanked 13,823 Times in 1,209 Posts	I don't have a threepenny bit, but I have pennies, ha'pennies, sixpences and a shilling. I have a ha'penny from 1915 and a penny from 1917, so they're now officially antiques. The pound coin was the only new coin I actually liked, so I'm interested in what the replacement is like. Haven't seen one yet. __________________ - "The whole of anything is never told." - Henry James "Political language... is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable." - George Orwell

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bubbs999 Vintage Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Here, UK Posts: 1,965 Thanks: 15,652 Thanked 31,310 Times in 1,952 Posts	Compatability Do you think the 13 sided new pound coin is so machines (toll booths, parking meters and the like) will accept it without having to be changed ? If not, there's an awful lot of one armed bandits, vending machines, etc that are going to have to be changed . . . . __________________ "Here's looking at you kid"

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