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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
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No 2013 50p or £1 coins yet in change for me. Finally just got my first 20p.
A friend from County Durham reports getting a 2013 definitive / shield type 50p in change.
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
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At last! Got a 2013 Welsh reverse pound coin in my local village store today.
Still no 2013 50p (of any design).
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Awesome news , Congratulations !  hopefully they should spread around soon ..... |
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
17983 Posts |
Just been out to the cinema (movie theater for Americans) with a lady friend who always 'goes Dutch' - when she gave me the money for her ticket, among the coins was a definitive style 2013 £2 - the first I've had!
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
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... and today I had to go to the bank to pay in a cheque, so I asked for two £10 bags of 50p coins. Just sorted through them and got one immaculate 2013 (definitive type). There were two 2012 definitives, two 2011 Olympics (Swimming and Archery), one 2011 World Wildlife Fund, one 2010 Girl Guides and one 2007 Scouts.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Thats a very interesting bag you got ! Its amazing that there are still some Olympics 50p`s still floating around out there  What sort of a condition were the Olympics and WWF coins in ? |
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
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Olympics swimming - Good EF
Olympics archery - NEF
WWF - virtually UNC but with a small stain on the obverse
Was quite surprised to get two Olympics coins in one bag!
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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At last...It's taken me ages but I've just completed my 2013 set from circulation. Got this one today - been a nightmare to find one.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
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You're lucky Steve - not had one of those yet but have had two of the Tube train design. And not had a Benjamin Britten 50p either, though just had my first Ironside one.
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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Thanks Rob, Only had the one Tube train design myself. Looking forward to the 2014 two pound coins getting released now.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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I'm looking out for the 2014 1 penny coin. I put together a complete collection of 1 penny coins dating back to 1971. All I'm missing is the 1972 version which was released in proof only. I could buy it from ebay but I ain't paying £8 they're charging. |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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I put together a complete collection of 1 penny coins dating back to 1971. Thats awesome !  Quote:All I'm missing is the 1972 version which was released in proof only. I could buy it from ebay but I ain't paying £8 they're charging Regarding a 1972 penny , I have thought about this issue countless times  & I firmly believe there must be one or two that "accidentally" entered into circulation , given the number of proof sets minted that year ......£8 is very steep even for a proof penny, have you considered searching through a tonne of penny bank bags ?  I found it interesting that the number of pennies and 2 pence`s minted by The Royal Mint over the past two years has sharply declined in relative terms , I suspect people are emptying out their change jars and a lot of old coins are coming back into circulation so theoretically a 1972 penny that may have been stuck in some unwitting persons change jar could turn up somewhere soon enough ..... Edited by DaytR
05/03/2014 1:31 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Even if every single proof penny from 1972 was still in circulation, the chances of finding one would be tiny. The Royal Mint probably released around 100,000 proof sets, and there about 11 billion pennies in circulation. That means odds of around 1/100,000 of finding one in your change. |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Interesting math on the odds , yeah it really is along shot finding one ... I am curious about something , when you were putting together your penny collection did you encounter any Isle of Man or Jersey pennies ? |
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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the odds are much smaller cos people don't usually
circulate proofs.
HH
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