copper123

sounds like it lasted fourty years rarther that the thirty you mentioned 1947-1988 = fourty years

It must have been an endowment plan with a life insurance element to be worth so much , I am surprised it was just forgotten about , some never get claimed after so many years and end up enriching the insurance funds .

I would presume payments into the plan stopped in the eighties because nobody though it worthwhile collecting the 1p a week in the insurance industy

It's easy to reflect 50 years on if those pennies were put in a savings account say in the post office they might be worth around £2.40- £3.00 max , if withdrawn now. Interest was fairly high for the first twenty years or so (seventies and eighties) and gradually has decreased to nothing for the last five or so years. Interest rates are tipped to turn negative soon so the better alternative of gold silver art and antiques would be a better way to save

I recently bought around £1 face value of old pennies , not sure why , they were just cheap really . They cost around 3p-4p each , did I do well I would have thought they were worth that as scrap . There is always that pier at southport .................

All luggage is close to half price in debenhams , you could always trade it in LOL

Growing cannabis is sooooo much more rewarding

My wasps moved home this year moved from above the front door to the eves on the ajoinining house - still i am pleased they are not as visable this year

1849 is a hard one , I sold one ages ago and got nealy £50 for it - no sort of great shakes as far as grade was concerned - think it had around 20 watchers by the time it finished as well

An even larger subject than coins it is at least quite fun poking around trying to find obscure singles long deleated , I take my hat off to you ., have fun! Nice thing to leave the kids / grandkids

Novichock in the enemies undies , whatever next ......... Beat that for an original punishment ...........

Nobody likes poking around in a flask of urine , LOL.

A holy error no doubt , not sure if its catholic protestant or a non conformist .

1858/3 now thats a dodgy one , still waiting for a convincing coin

yes and the rest ov the old soviet block they all pissed in the same pot had the same morals etc

I dont really see the connection with sport and novichock I am pretty sure they are barred for cheating , I rather suspect they were cheating for many years , anyone remember how russia took medal after medal in the seventies- early eighties

How about send one of those unemployed slave monkeys up it that would be a bit safer

Interesting infomation board from the dickens house in london

The last few months the post office have gone to pieces on recorded delivery and registered post , I had a neighbour come up to me in the street and say "Is this yours " and hand me a 1999 silver brittania coin i had ordered from ebay, it was on the floor wet and just there in the street The funny thing is with a coin of that size its pretty obvious there is something valueable in the package , I really was surprised to get given it . It seems like there is no requirement for the postman to get a signature anymore , the comunications trade unions are still fairly powerfull so I guess they have been told not to get signatures anymore

agree

My goodness a coin in that grade must sell for at least £15,000 on ebay its a real bargain >NOT

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I think coin is not right as well - it does not look at all genuine - I really would not like to own that

And not for the first time boris gets.................