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19-02-2019, 12:45 AM
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Re: Happy Birthday to the 'New Pence'.

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Yes dear, it certainly is.
Your talent is wasted here.
No, I wouldn't say that. I'm sure it's well appreciated by like-minded poets.
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19-02-2019, 05:51 AM
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Re: Happy Birthday to the 'New Pence'.

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One thing I was surprised about was that you still have copper coins, our smallest coin is now 5c (the old sixpence) because copper coins cost more to produce than their face value.
There isn't much copper in the coins minted after 1992...... they are only thinly plated steel.

Those made before 1992 were mostly copper and would now be worth more than their value as the coin, except that you aren't allowed to melt down coins!
 
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