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Even the oldest people are now paying for lots of small purchaces on contactless admittedly its really popular but few places are refusing cash as well I am pretty sure it will take another five years or so for major refusals of cash to become the norm

IN THE MONEY Brits urged to check purses as rare 50p coin sells for £150 after eBay bidding war – here’s how to spot it Tom Duffy Published: 19:14, 30 Jul 2023 Updated: 17:04, 31 Jul 2023 Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) BRITS have been urged to look behind the sofa for spare change after a 50p coin was found to be worth around £148. The special edition coin, released in 2009 to mark 250 years since Kew Gardens opened in 1759, is now worth nearly £150.00. Is it not amazing that journalist just keep on repeating and repeating the same old "News" after 14 years it seams that every newspaper in the uk reminds its readers to look out for these coins every six months (Which by the way dont exist in circulation anymore) Roll on the new info about the undated 20p

He was wrong the smallest coin is the 16th farthing I have two of those

I found a yh Parthing in my collection , its in nice grade too , I thought they all were spelt PARTHING ,shows what I know , I really do need roger's book

they were considered more as small change a bit like a 10p is these days , funny enough theres not a lot you can buy with a 10p

I would say thats about right ,smaller coins like sixpences and shillings tend to circulate less freely and seem to remain in better condition than halfcrowns after 15 years or so, a shilling would prob be in NVF grade

I found a 1942 florin in 1986 or so . I suspect the 1952 halfcrown spent a long time in a piggy bank or forgotten about in a drawer well it would have been in fine or good fine with normal circulation after 15 years

Halfcrowns did circulate quite a lot that coin shows all the signs of being taken out of circulation in about 1960 or so it looks like less that vf but to be sure I would have to have it in hand and i am pretty sure that will never happen LOL

Edward VIII? surely it should be George VI to make it a even slightly believeable forgery

Yes this also contributed to the bubble in modern coins that happened in the early 70'sand late sixties , its easy to look back in old coin monthlies from that time and be horified at the prices ie Mint grade 1959 halfcrown £20 Anyone who paid those prices was well and truely stitched up

bet I know what he said!

You enter politics to enrich yourself and sod the rest

The males can be a bit vicious esp around chick time . I remember paul merton saying swan upping should be illegal on H.I.G.N.F.Y. it got a good laugh.

From the news today the first kings swan upping for many years, a totally english quaint custon , who but the english could even think it up? swanupping.webp

Yes more a symbol of greece than the uk , though a few do like our waters

hot.webp scorchio

Esp in Cumbria

A bit too male looking to be "Britannia in my book , do we really need a non -binary on a coin ?

If sold it should go under the title of "Experimental CN test coin unknown value" that would be the most honest title. I must admit that Britannia making all the coins personally brings a smile to my face.

there was a 25p coin anyway - the crown

Nice big gap there between L and O

We are of course very lucky to have the gulf stream - without it these isles would be more like Canada in the winter - please god , no , I just hate my winter bills as they are nevermind a -30 ,in that temperature I am pretty sure I would be stuck at home in the winter for four months.

Just like dorothy and Toto

I have looked thoroughly through google and they appear to have disapeared from the earth . I wonder why?