2014 Dated Coins Found In Circulation

Steve - I wonder if the shiny 2000 penny had just been at the bottom of a big jar for 14 years. Lots of people throw 1p and 2p coins into jars or those large size empty spirits bottles that you get in pubs. When they fill the bottle, or need the money, they take it to the bank or the nearest Coinstar machine and cash it in. I knew one elderly lady who saved lots of loose change in glass jars hidden all around her house - when she passed away (around 2001) the relative who cleared the house gave me some large-size 5p and 10p coins he'd found, as they were now obsolete. But I remember him showing me some absolutely gem uncirculated £1 coins from about 1983-5 that he simply pocketed and spent...

A bit like this one I found in circulation a month or so ago......



As for 2014.. All I have so far is 1p, 5p and 10p (and so far only 1 x 1p !!)

I finally landed a 2014 2 pence , my hardball tactics on 2 pence pieces paid off handsomely , interestingly enough I also got a 1976 2p which has been so hard to come across.The only 2 pence I havent seen in a very long time is the 2008 Ironside one ....

I have to laugh at The Royal Mint sometimes.

They scored a massive hit with the Pistrucci silver proof that was released to commemorate the birth and now they think anything remotely related to Prince George will be a bestseller.