2011 coin

[AndWhyNot]

Got handed a 50p in my change yesterday, strange new design of boxing gloves on the front and the date on the back reads 2011. Surprised at this, don't normally see the year's coins til spring iinm. Anyone else got a 2011 coin? Guess if it is unusual now, it won't be in 6 hours

[anonymous-user]

They have been around a little while

...However, the Royal Mint today said the coins have slowly been released into circulation since October...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1339063/St...

[jb9193]

The new '11 plate coin. Nice find.

[Flintstone]

I've an old roman coin that I found in a field. Silver in colour, about 1.5cm diameter with a 'typical' roman head on one side and the date '55 BC' on the other. Anyone have any idea what it might be worth?

[LukeBird]

Interesting, I didn't realise coins were released before 'their' year.

[LeeThr]

jb9193 said:

The new '11 plate coin. Nice find.

When does the 61 plate come out?

[jb9193]

MailOnline said:

It's a find that could earn a student a mint - a 50 pence piece with next year's date on.

Lol.

[jb9193]

Flintstone said:

I've an old roman coin that I found in a field. Silver in colour, about 1.5cm diameter with a 'typical' roman head on one side and the date '55 BC' on the other. Anyone have any idea what it might be worth?

£8.

ETA: Sorry, started NYE a bit early! :S

Edited by jb9193 on Friday 31st December 18:55

[mike50001]

i got one last week, some olympics thing.

i thought they only issued coins on the year they are dated not before too

[2 Wycked]

Flintstone said:

the date '55 BC'

[RichB]

2 Wycked said:

Flintstone said:

the date '55 BC'

[TheMoron]

Collected £3.50's worth of different ones myself. Always on the look out for them now. Yes. Sad

[jb9193]

TheMoron said:

Collected £3.50's worth of different ones myself.

[Laurel Green]

RichB said:

2 Wycked said:

Flintstone said:

the date '55 BC'

Have another

[GTIR]

Not again.

[XG332]

Well as of tomorrow it will be worth 50p. Better shift it tonight.

[eharding]

Laurel Green said:

RichB said:

2 Wycked said:

Flintstone said:

the date '55 BC'

Have another

That's what happens when a Roman businessman buys a Mayan slave hoping all that seer-prophecy horlicks might earn a few sesterce on the gee-gees, and when it turns out to be a dud puts him to work at the mint.

Edited by eharding on Friday 31st December 19:33

[Flintstone]

eharding said:

Laurel Green said:

RichB said:

2 Wycked said:

Flintstone said:

the date '55 BC'

Have another

That's what happens when a Roman businessman buys a Mayan slave hoping all that seer-prophecy horlicks might earn a few sesterce on the gee-gees, and when it turns out to be a dud puts him to work at the mint.

Edited by eharding on Friday 31st December 19:33

That's way too subtle for PH.