New pound coin

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That seems a very reasonable term to use, Neil

MichaelG.

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Edit: for a slight diverson, into lenticular effects, see here:

http://www.weberdruck.de/en/home/lenticulars/possible-lenticular-effects.html?gclid=CIa8p5OnitMCFYIK0wodzswDFA

Edited By Michael Gilligan on 04/04/2017 21:16:44

My doctor, when I was a kid/young-man, was a chap name " Pollock ". He had a nice, polished brass sign on the wall of his practice which proclaimed the fact. Amazing what some people can do with a rusty nail (a fact that might be useful to someone here who needs to engrave a piece of brass).

Edited By Bandersnatch on 04/04/2017 22:02:10

Sounds like excellent forward planning to me. Juke boxes and all other forms of music are an abomination in pubs, and are driving me away from drink. Pub I used to go to got an new landlord, who insisted on having music. Lost all his old customers, and has now thrown in the towel. We'll have to see whether there is a successor, and if there is will the music return. If so I won't!

I have just received my first one pound coin. The date on the face is 2016. I thought that the coin had only just been issued. Have I got the first dud ?

Roy

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Most unlikely

... Although they were issued in 2017, this first batch was minted in 2016

MichaelG.

Luckily we have three pubs in the village that all offer a different experience so most tastes should be catered for, my favourite pub ever had live music every night and a sticky carpet that could be mistaken for Tarmac, it was a Bass Charington pub and never had Draught Bass! the beer was lousy so bad I actually had to drink lager for a while as the least worst option but the music was excellent.

Mike

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With apologies for the poor image quality [I must try lighting it differently] here are a couple of photos showing the 'upset' of the ridges ... which is how they produce the 'flip-flop' ripple picture:

MichaelG.

Edited By Michael Gilligan on 20/04/2017 23:45:01

Rumor has it that there are dud ones out already!

I haven't even seen one yet!

As well as music in pubs being an abomination, I would add music in restaurants, cafes and in holiday coaches!

Brian

"As you walk through the door, your pound's worth more!"

Got my first one today as part of some change in M&S, looked at it and was thoroughly underwhelmed!

Oh well, at least I had not been waiting in desperate anticipation, and the iced buns were delicious.

Edited By V8Eng on 22/04/2017 22:07:43

Well I was actually pretty impressed with the ripple picture but I do wonder how visible it'll be after the rough and tumble of countless pockets and tills - especially after seeing Michael's pictures of how the image is formed above.

Jon

Why do we need 1p, 2p, 5p and even 10p ? Its not as though you can buy anything with an individual coin (sweets excluded). Get rid I say!

We've already lost the farthing, the halfpenny, the threpenny bit and the groat. Don't devalue the money any more

Roy

The groat has gone????? Here in Dorset we have places that still use goats!

Please don't loose the coppers- they make cheap washers.

Hi fizzy, well this morning I bought a cup of coffee for 30p, so if you get rid of the 1, 2, 5 and 10p that will immediately go up to at least 40p and you may not even get one for under £1.00 if they don't have any change, and just remember, no one is legally obliged to give you any change for any money you offer them as payment. If you don't want your small change you can send it to me, but more realistically, put it in the charity box, most shops have them.

Regards Nick.

We got rid of 1c, 2c, 5c coins a good many years ago, leaving 10c copper, and 20c, 50c nickle, and $1, $2 gold colour. Ian S C