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This made me laugh out loud.
ganching | Homepage | 14.10.10 - 9:01 a.m. | #
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"Worthy though the 62-year-old NHS is, for example, its 50th birthday now seems barely relevant."
I can think of few better things to celebrate on a coin, actually.
Chris | 14.10.10 - 10:18 a.m. | #
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When will we get a commemorative 50p of the first commemorative 50p?
Audrey | 14.10.10 - 11:05 a.m. | #
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Interesting that it all started with the EEC...
The only commemorative banknote that was (effectively, but not legally, because Scottish banknotes aren't, ever, technically) legal tender that I am aware of recently in the UK was a Royal Bank of Scotland £1 that had EU symbols added. I think it was to commemorate the 25th anniversary of our joining the EEC. Anyone know of any others?
Dominic | 14.10.10 - 11:14 a.m. | #
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That's strange - I think I already have an Olympic one??? Are you sure they're not already in circulation?
Jag | Homepage | 14.10.10 - 1:00 p.m. | #
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I don't think its fair that the coins will only be available for people in Wales.
logistical | Homepage | 14.10.10 - 1:00 p.m. | #
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One of my colleagues made a fair bit of profit on Jack Nicklaus £5 notes issued by the Royal Bank of Scotland. He bought them at face value from his local branch, and sold them to willing Americans on eBay.
(As an aside, I think I read that it was the second British banknote to feature a living non-monarch, the first being the Queen Mother, also on an RBS note.)
martin | Homepage | 14.10.10 - 1:18 p.m. | #
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@logistical. Come on. What else are they going to use to buy houses with there, eh? ;-)
Audrey | 14.10.10 - 1:19 p.m. | #
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RBS has actually released a whole bunch of commemorative notes.
john b | Homepage | 14.10.10 - 1:36 p.m. | #
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Wonder if the Welsh tourist board can get any mileage out of that
[email protected] | 14.10.10 - 2:10 p.m. | #
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What, beyond "Come to Llantrisant, the hole with a Mint in it"?
I'll get my coat.
Gordon | 14.10.10 - 2:49 p.m. | #
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And if you've ever been to Llantrisant you will know how true that is - or at least was before they closed the coke works.
Pedantic of Purley | 14.10.10 - 3:22 p.m. | #
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Do other countries keep doing this with their currency? I know banknotes get updated occasionally over the years, but never that far from the original. Other than the American state quarters I can't think of any.
Britain seems to change thiers at the drop of a hat, and it seems totally pointless to me.
CornishCockney | 14.10.10 - 7:21 p.m. | #
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This seems like a good place to mention the $1 coins that nobody's using.
martin | Homepage | 14.10.10 - 7:26 p.m. | #
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CornishCockney,
Australia is constantly issuing commemorative coins. I think it is quite a shameless grab for profit with the same coin often being issued with different mint marks so 'completist' coin collectors have to buy them all.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_commemorative_coins
Euro Zone countries also issue commemorative coins but they are limited in the number they can issue each year.
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The Americans have in recent years gone from having coins that haven't changed in literally decades to an explosion in a numismatists. The state quarters program (sic) is a showcase of design by commitees. I really can't think of a single one that's any good.
Roy | 16.10.10 - 10:39 a.m. | #
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Why stop at the Olympics and the Queen - how about a series of one for each MP - preferably modelled live doing a 20 minute underwater submersion test without SCUBA/snorkel etc.
Dave | 18.10.10 - 1:50 p.m. | #
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