New £1 coin

[catso]

anonymous said:

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Can't see the much talked about 'hologram' lasting long once they've rattled around in pockets, machines etc...

[TTmonkey]

anonymous said:

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I got a couple maybe two weeks ago, and yes both seemed damaged. No smoothness like a used round pound coin. the edges were chipped and rough.

[FN2TypeR]

I've handled a couple of them and they look pretty stty in the flesh (metal) IMO, the edges looked a bit rough and ready.

[Chocmonster]

Guy gave me one as payment for something he was buying from my stall at a car boot sale yesterday. When I said "Oh it's a new one" he said he hadn't noticed, asked for it back and gave me an old one instead. It's very brassy looking so how he hadn't noticed it was in his pocket change I don't know!

[rossmc88]

What is the point as we move towards a cashless society? Seems a huge waste of time

[bad company]

rossmc88 said:

What is the point as we move towards a cashless society? Seems a huge waste of time

Probably because none of us will live long enough to see a 'cashless society'.

I use Apple Pay and credit cards etc., but still use plenty of cash for other stuff.

[MarkRSi]

bad company said:

rossmc88 said:

What is the point as we move towards a cashless society? Seems a huge waste of time

Probably because none of us will live long enough to see a 'cashless society'.

I use Apple Pay and credit cards etc., but still use plenty of cash for other stuff.

Card readers aren't cheap and I'd expect Apple/credit card companies etc. will take a small cut from each transaction? Until payments are complete free (asides from the cost of the phone) I'd expect cash to be with us for a while yet.

[rossmc88]

A lot of countries are already cashless, we are lagging behind as usual

[bad company]

rossmc88 said:

A lot of countries are already cashless, we are lagging behind as usual

Really, which countries ??? Clue, there aren't any.

These are the closest to cashless and we do fairly well at number 4:-

http://www.worldatlas.com/articles/which-are-the-w...

Edited by bad company on Wednesday 19th April 14:08

[Hayek]

rossmc88 said:

A lot of countries are already cashless, we are lagging behind as usual

Do we really want to be cashless?

[thebraketester]

Hayek said:

Do we really want to be cashless?

I would love to be cashless.... I hardly every cary cash on me anyway.

Apparently drug dealers are not too keen on this.

[bad company]

Hayek said:

rossmc88 said:

A lot of countries are already cashless, we are lagging behind as usual

Do we really want to be cashless?

I would say no. I use cashless for a lot of stuff but cash still has a place for smaller purchases and at the pub etc.

[dudleybloke]

They seem a bit soft compared to other coins.

[snuffy]

dudleybloke said:

They seem a bit soft compared to other coins.

Yeah, no good in a fight !!

[catso]

Hayek said:

Do we really want to be cashless?

I put any cash from my pockets on a shelf in the kitchen so that I know where to find it when I need to, often when I come down for breakfast (after the Wife) I find myself cashless...

[BoRED S2upid]

rossmc88 said:

What is the point as we move towards a cashless society? Seems a huge waste of time

We are decades away from cashless and the old coin was easy to forge hence the new one.