OT - New pound coin

[Earl Grey]

OK....competition time.

First one on the board to get a new pound coin in their pocket wins a virtual Royal Mint to suck.

Nice to see the knobbly old thruppenny bit still playing a part in the currency.

Actually, recalling the word 'thruppence' brings back memories...

Three Penny coin - Thruppenny bit
Sixpenny bit - tanner or bender
One shilling - bob
Two shilling coin - two bob or florin
Half a crown - half a dollar
Pound - quid or Sov

And there was the guinea which was 21 bob


Ahhhh - jumpers for goalposts etc.

[RubiconCSL]

Well I don't remember ever having a bender in my pocket! My fave was the thruppence though; something about the shape, colour maybe? That and the 10/- note I got for every birthday.

Thrupps is also a midlands term for lady pillows, as in thruppenny bits....t.... well, you get the idea.

[Pompski!]

I'm too young to remember anything but New Pence but I like this new design.
I am still concerned that there will be a child's scribble of some crap on the back though, or the offside rule or something else ridiculous that they seem to be adding to coins nowadays.

One thing I didn't realise until recently is you know all new coins have that horrible off-centre design on the backs, well maybe I am the only one who didn't know but if you put them all together they form the coat of arms.

[Locky_McLockface]

bl**dy hell, you lot are old. I was about 3 months old when we went decimal.

And Pompski, yes I think you were the only one who didn't know.

[Pompey1985]

2017 it comes into circulation isn't it?

I don't understand all this old money talk. I can just about remember the days before the £2 coin.

[Pompski!]

And Pompski, yes I think you were the only one who didn't know.

Probably because I've never had more than 25p in my pocket.

[just blue]

And Pompski, yes I think you were the only one who didn't know.

No, I didn't know either!

[Guernsey Blue]

We still have £1 notes here. Great fun selling them to thickoes on e-bay for a fiver......

[itsaintfunny]

OK....competition time.

First one on the board to get a new pound coin in their pocket wins a virtual Royal Mint to suck.

Nice to see the knobbly old thruppenny bit still playing a part in the currency.

Actually, recalling the word 'thruppence' brings back memories...

Three Penny coin - Thruppenny bit
Sixpenny bit - tanner or bender
One shilling - bob
Two shilling coin - two bob or florin
Half a crown - half a dollar
Pound - quid or Sov

And there was the guinea which was 21 bob


Ahhhh - jumpers for goalposts etc.

Bring back the farthing
Four black jacks or fruit salad for a penny

[The Cincinnati Kid]

I seem to recall bitter opposition when the pound coin was first proposed.
Oddly, a dollar coin has been tried here a few times and has failed every time.....weird!

[VFTH]

Is my memory playing tricks on me but I seem to remember a silver 3d bit before the joey.

[richisbradders]

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/soci ... 4031984755

[Earl Grey]

And Pompski, yes I think you were the only one who didn't know.

No, I didn't know either!

That makes three of us that didn't know.

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/soci ... 4031984755

What are you trying to say, richisbradders?

[miltoninLA]

Is my memory playing tricks on me but I seem to remember a silver 3d bit before the joey.

Silver 3d bits were favourites for the Christmas pud, remember them well.

[Purbrook Chimes]

I seem to recall bitter opposition when the pound coin was first proposed.
Oddly, a dollar coin has been tried here a few times and has failed every time.....weird!

only because your vending machines take notes, without that you'd be in coins with the rest of us