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I have noticed lately that there appear to be much less coins 1-
and 2-pound coins, plus 50-pence coins with special reverses in
circulation. Is it becoming a trend for the general public to hoard
these coins?

Since all £1 coin reverses are "special" I'm not sure what you mean
there.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

On Sun, 15 Jun 2008, Colin Rosenstiel wrote:

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wrote:

I have noticed lately that there appear to be much less coins 1-
and 2-pound coins, plus 50-pence coins with special reverses in
circulation. Is it becoming a trend for the general public to hoard
these coins?

Since all £1 coin reverses are "special" I'm not sure what you mean
there.

Some are more special than others!

Have a butcher's:

http://www.ukcoinpics.co.uk/dec1p.html

IME, the 1983 etc all-UK reverse is far and away the most common one to
come across. The mid-80s Scottish and Welsh are level-pegging in second
place. The NI flax flower design is rarer, as is the English royal oak.
The 1988 UK is really quite unusual to see. The mid-90s national designs
and the bridges are now also pretty common - about the same as the 80s
Scottish and Welsh, i'd say. I have yet to see one of the new pounds in
the wild .

The 1983 etc UK is sort of a 'standard' design, making all the others
'special', but it's really the rarer ones that i'd consider special enough
to describe as special.

tom

--
That must be one of the best things you can possibly do with a piglet,
booze and a cannon. -- D

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(Tom Anderson) wrote:

On Sun, 15 Jun 2008, Colin Rosenstiel wrote:

In article ,
() wrote:

I have noticed lately that there appear to be much less coins 1-
and 2-pound coins, plus 50-pence coins with special reverses in
circulation. Is it becoming a trend for the general public to hoard
these coins?

Since all £1 coin reverses are "special" I'm not sure what you
mean there.

Some are more special than others!

Have a butcher's:

http://www.ukcoinpics.co.uk/dec1p.html

IME, the 1983 etc all-UK reverse is far and away the most common
one to come across. The mid-80s Scottish and Welsh are
level-pegging in second place. The NI flax flower design is rarer,
as is the English royal oak. The 1988 UK is really quite unusual to
see. The mid-90s national designs and the bridges are now also
pretty common - about the same as the 80s Scottish and Welsh, i'd
say. I have yet to see one of the new pounds in the wild .

The 1983 etc UK is sort of a 'standard' design, making all the
others 'special', but it's really the rarer ones that i'd consider
special enough to describe as special.

You're just calling a design special because of lower mintage quantities
in years they were current. In fact by that definition the same design
will be special and non-special because of fluctuations in mintage
between years.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

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You're just calling a design special because of lower mintage quantities
in years they were current. In fact by that definition the same design
will be special and non-special because of fluctuations in mintage
between years.

--
I am referring to those coins which have obverses specific to one year, such
as the Wembley Stadium coins, for 2007.

That's what I was refrring to, and that is what I was asking about.

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You're just calling a design special because of lower mintage
quantities in years they were current. In fact by that definition
the same design will be special and non-special because of
fluctuations in mintage between years.

I am referring to those coins which have obverses specific to one
year, such as the Wembley Stadium coins, for 2007.

That's what I was refrring to, and that is what I was asking about.

£1? I don't think I've ever seen them. I know there are endless £2
commemorative designs.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

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You're just calling a design special because of lower mintage
quantities in years they were current. In fact by that definition
the same design will be special and non-special because of
fluctuations in mintage between years.

I am referring to those coins which have obverses specific to one
year, such as the Wembley Stadium coins, for 2007.

That's what I was refrring to, and that is what I was asking about.

£1? I don't think I've ever seen them. I know there are endless £2
commemorative designs.


They're there.

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(Tom Anderson) wrote:


You're just calling a design special because of lower mintage quantities
in years they were current. In fact by that definition the same design
will be special and non-special because of fluctuations in mintage
between years.

--
I am referring to those coins which have obverses specific to one year, such
as the Wembley Stadium coins, for 2007.

That's what I was refrring to, and that is what I was asking about.





Wembley Stadium? It's the Gateshead Millennium Bridge!

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[wake up to reply] (Jim Brittin) wrote:

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"Colin Rosenstiel" wrote in message
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In article ,
(Tom Anderson) wrote:


You're just calling a design special because of lower mintage
quantities in years they were current. In fact by that definition
the same design will be special and non-special because of
fluctuations in mintage between years.

I am referring to those coins which have obverses specific to one
year, such as the Wembley Stadium coins, for 2007.

That's what I was refrring to, and that is what I was asking
about.

Wembley Stadium? It's the Gateshead Millennium Bridge!

So there is only one 2007 £1 coin design, just like every other year?

--
Colin Rosenstiel

(Colin Rosenstiel) gurgled happily, sounding much
like they were saying:

I am referring to those coins which have obverses specific to one
year, such as the Wembley Stadium coins, for 2007.

That's what I was refrring to, and that is what I was asking about.

Wembley Stadium? It's the Gateshead Millennium Bridge!

So there is only one 2007 £1 coin design, just like every other year?

Yes.

The illustration of the "winking" Gateshead bridge could easily be
mistaken for Wembley Stadium...

http://www.royalmint.gov.uk/Corporat...ge/CoinDesign/
OnePoundCoin.aspx

On 15 Jun, 17:08, Tom Anderson wrote:
On Sun, 15 Jun 2008, Colin Rosenstiel wrote:
In article , ()
wrote:

I have noticed lately that there appear to be much less coins 1-
and 2-pound coins, plus 50-pence coins with special reverses in
circulation. Is it becoming a trend for the general public to hoard
these coins?

Since all £1 coin reverses are "special" I'm not sure what you mean
there.

Some are more special than others!

Have a butcher's:

http://www.ukcoinpics.co.uk/dec1p.html

IME, the 1983 etc all-UK reverse is far and away the most common one to
come across. The mid-80s Scottish and Welsh are level-pegging in second
place. The NI flax flower design is rarer, as is the English royal oak.
The 1988 UK is really quite unusual to see. The mid-90s national designs
and the bridges are now also pretty common - about the same as the 80s
Scottish and Welsh, i'd say. I have yet to see one of the new pounds in
the wild .

The 1983 etc UK is sort of a 'standard' design, making all the others
'special', but it's really the rarer ones that i'd consider special enough
to describe as special.

The 1983 design had to replace every £1 note in circulation, so
there's bound to be more of them. After that it would just be
replacements for natural wastage (or whatever it's called).

For a long time there were far more 1971 "copper" coins than any other
year, but it's starting to even out now.