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Check your 20p coins, some have been released with no date stamped on them, their bringing about £40/50 on Ebay, collectors want things like this :D

undated 20p coin, Coins items at low prices on eBay.co.uk

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Just passed the info on to swtsmbo, and the baft bat said what date are they, I might have some.

Retlaw.

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LOL, there 2008 though even though its not stamped on them :D
Apparently the Royal Mint won't say how many they let into circulation

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I'll bet theirs a load fakers, now at it with their dremel tools, polishing the date of 20p pieces.
At 40 quid a time its not bad pay, fo a bit of polishing.
Retlaw.

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Get yer drift but don't think its that easy, take a look at this image and you will see there is no place for the date, so one with the date on and scrubbed off will have a big gap

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dates on the other side:confused:

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bet theirs loads of con artists selling em on e-bay by showing photo of the wrong side. n the suckers will buy em.:rolleyes:

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No date on the other side, it is a genuine mistake by the royal mint.
Funny you should say that, there are a few photos on Ebay that show the wrong side :)

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Well I never........
Never knew this.
1p coins are only legal tender for amounts up to 20p
2p coins are only legal tender for amounts up to 20p
5p coins are only legal tender for amounts up to £5
10p coins are only legal tender for amounts up to £5
20p coins are only legal tender for amounts up to £10
50p coins are only legal tender for amounts up to £10
You learn something new everyday :D

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i know being a devious get- sussed it right away.:D

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1, 2 and 5 pound coins can be used for any amount. but what's a 25p crown ?

Legal Tender Guidelines
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its ok i found it :) 1971-1981 commemorative coin
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I had a few once - they were Winston Churchill memorial crowns issued in 1965 the year of his death.
That was before decimalisation and so 25p is face value now I think

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never even heard of one of them, but will flog a dozen on e-bay.:D

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no these were made 1971-1981
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The date is on the other side at each side of the crown.

Retlaw

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So if you own a business and require lots of small change, that means if you go in the bank and ask for a quids worth of 1p coins, the bank is breaking the law.
I've been in TSB many a time when market traders have come in for change.

Retlaw.

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Wasnt the coin for the queens silver jubilee worth 25p?

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1965 Coin of the Year
this is what I had

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Daft as it sounds i think traders have TO PAY to put coins IN the bank? sure one will come on n say if this is correct.:confused:

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Criminal (in my mind) Banks over here are now refusing to take large amounts of coins over the counter and installing coin machines for folks wanting to get rid of the 'whiskey tubes/bottles' of coins and raking in a percentage of the take, even if you have an account with them, used to be you only saw these machines in the supermarkets for use by street people :eek: :eek:

on the new coins, the ones with part of the shield on the date is on the queens head side.


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Don't know about putting coins in cashy but the banks used to charge for giving out change to people with business accounts

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if you try and pay in coppers then the shop doesnt have to accept it.

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Its surprising just how much these type of things are worth. Being a very keep philatalist (well used to be don't bother much these days) stamps misprinted and without things like perforations are like gold dust and very saute after

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The pound shop wont take coppers

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awwww, thats really sad :D

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A shop doesn't have to accept cash at all! Likewise there is no legal obligation to give change.

Whether the shop would stay in business if it implemented either of these is another matter, though.

"Legal tender"is simply payment that satisfies a debt, if offered. As most shops hand over the goods when payment is received, then there is no debt. If you try to buy something for £20 using 1p coins, the shop can either accept it or not. If it won't accept it, you're not then entitled to walk out with the item, nor is any offence committed.

You can satisfy a debt in any way that is mutually acceptable: cash, cheque, credit card, cattle, sexual favours etc - but if an offer is made to settle a debt using legal tender (the coins and amounts specified earlier) and that offer is refused, the debt is still legally satisfied.

in any amount? is that cause they don't need it for change


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Am guessing so. Ive never tried to be honest but someone i know did and was told that they wouldnt pay with them

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I`ve heard this before..............

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Yeah I read most of this last night, what I'd like to know is If I offered to pay with a £50 and they refused would the debt be classed as settled :confused: lots of shops won't accept these - might go on a shopping spree this weekend armed with a few £50 notes :D

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Read a £5 note. Notice it says pay the bear on demand the sum of five pounds. You can legally go up to the cheif cashier and demand 5 pounds, keeping your note.

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A few days ago I got snail mail saying I could buy one of the new £5 coins

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i dont care how much council tax i owe i aint sleeping with britcliff :eek:

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Snap, so did I Margaret, but I won't be dashing to the post box with my order anytime soon:rolleyes: