We'm getting a new Thrupenny Bit then

Worth about the same.

http://www.royalmint.com/aboutus/news/the-new-1-pound-coin

 

My gran used to put threepenny bits in the Christmas pud back in the day. A sixpence would have been regarded as far too extravagant.

Still got a load of them somewhere.

 

Brass is worth about £3k a ton now

 

Andrew Mills, The Royal Mint’s Director of Circulating Coin, said, “The development of our iSIS project has enabled us to develop a new generation of low cost, high security, plated coin with multiple levels of banknote-strength security built in. It will enable enhanced security throughout the cash cycle, from vending, parking, retail, and banking.”

Low cost seems to be the important bit, yet another piece of plated rubbish, we used to laugh at foreign coins years ago, because they were made out of aluminum and were cheap.

Ours at least used to feel like real money.

The old threpeny bit was at least brass, and the one before that I think might have been silver.

 

So is the taxpayer going to pay for this with the old or the new £1 coin?

 

Up until 1921 Silver coins were sterling silver. Now even the copper has been taken out of the small change. Our coinage is worthless.

At skool I made a ring out of a pre 1921 2 bob bit. Drilled the middle, opened it up and re formed it so that the writing was on the inside, silver soldered it and shaped it so it looked like a wedding ring.

Accidentally got engaged to an elderly neighbour when I showed it to her. She put it on her third finger and started making plans for the wedding

She'm probably still wearing it

 

Our £1 note was only withdrawn this year!

https://www.google.com/search?q=man...31080-the-city-were-you-live%2Fpage-2;500;250

 

I suppose that goes for all slot machines.....including one armed bandits!

 

For 35 years I worked in the Gaming Machine industry, it cost the company millions to fit new coin acceptors, then they introduced the new £2 coin, it was not an adjustment job it was new coin acceptors again
Add to the above all the parking meters, stamp issuing machines, coke and food machines etc
the Gov is on a nice little earner, all the tax and VAT on new machines and peoples wages to go around fitting them

Jack McH

 

And do they call you Jack the machine mender?

No.

For 10 years you worked on a Submarine, and do they call you Jack the Submariner?

No.

But just one Sheep.........