Demonetisation of Pre-decimal Coins

[josie]

MAUNDY MONEY

All coins after 1816 are legal tender at their shown number of decimal pence.

Text: Victorian threepences were produced both for maundy use and for normal circulation in all years between 1838 and 1901 except 1847, 1848, and 1852 (probably because of the possible advent of a decimal currency at the time (see florin), when the 3d at 1/80th of a pound would not have fitted within a decimal system. Currency silver threepences from 1838 to 1926 were of identical design and cannot usually be distinguished except in the best conditions when the higher striking standard of the maundy coins stand out; this resulted in the curious legal anomaly that when the currency was decimalised in 1971 all silver threepences from 1870 onwards were revalued at three new pence, not just the maundy coins. Threepences were produced with both the "young head" (18381887) and "Jubilee head" (18871893), inscribed VICTORIA D G BRITANNIAR REGINA F D, while those produced with the "old head" (18931901) are inscribed VICTORIA DEI GRA BRITT REGINA FID DEF IND IMP.

BUT BEWARE

There are some so-called coins listed in some publications which do not conform to any specification given in a Royal Proclamation. Some of them might be referred to as plain edge proof or suchlike. If the Royal Proclamation stated that the edge shall be grained and made no mention of plain edges, they are not coins and have never had any monetary value.

Sceat-Offapenny-Maundy-New Pence-Penny.

0.5g 1 Maundy in 1 kg 2000pcs or more(1/2000+)by 2.4,4800,1/4800 metric troy pound????

Edited August 18, 2011 by josie

[Generic Lad]

Talking of barmaids (is a change of title needed?), I often carry a couple of old coins in my pocket with my change to clean them. I had a silver 3d and showed it to a new barmaid at my local. I told her that it was still legal tender but she said that she would get the sack if she accepted it. I told her that it would be far worse than that if I checked her till and found that she was distributing counterfeit £1 coins. I aslo told her that she would be very silly to accept even that small amount of sterling silver.

But this happened in Essex .....

Bill.

I've always wanted to get some of the older "odd denomination" US coins such as the three cent piece and two cent piece and see what reactions I got when I spent them. After all, I get lots of funny looks when I spend half dollars (half the cashiers think they are quarters, others think they are dollars and still others think I'm spending foreign money!) and $2 bills, I can't imagine the looks if I'd spend 3 cent and 2 cent pieces. Unfortunately, even low grade examples seem to sell for $20+ for each of them, so as of yet I haven't had an opportunity to do it.

[Hello17]

Talking of barmaids (is a change of title needed?), I often carry a couple of old coins in my pocket with my change to clean them. I had a silver 3d and showed it to a new barmaid at my local. I told her that it was still legal tender but she said that she would get the sack if she accepted it. I told her that it would be far worse than that if I checked her till and found that she was distributing counterfeit £1 coins. I aslo told her that she would be very silly to accept even that small amount of sterling silver.

But this happened in Essex .....

Bill.

I've always wanted to get some of the older "odd denomination" US coins such as the three cent piece and two cent piece and see what reactions I got when I spent them. After all, I get lots of funny looks when I spend half dollars (half the cashiers think they are quarters, others think they are dollars and still others think I'm spending foreign money!) and $2 bills, I can't imagine the looks if I'd spend 3 cent and 2 cent pieces. Unfortunately, even low grade examples seem to sell for $20+ for each of them, so as of yet I haven't had an opportunity to do it.

im gonna do that with a crown but a decimal one

[Peckris]

Talking of barmaids (is a change of title needed?), I often carry a couple of old coins in my pocket with my change to clean them. I had a silver 3d and showed it to a new barmaid at my local. I told her that it was still legal tender but she said that she would get the sack if she accepted it. I told her that it would be far worse than that if I checked her till and found that she was distributing counterfeit £1 coins. I aslo told her that she would be very silly to accept even that small amount of sterling silver.

But this happened in Essex .....

Bill.

I've always wanted to get some of the older "odd denomination" US coins such as the three cent piece and two cent piece and see what reactions I got when I spent them. After all, I get lots of funny looks when I spend half dollars (half the cashiers think they are quarters, others think they are dollars and still others think I'm spending foreign money!) and $2 bills, I can't imagine the looks if I'd spend 3 cent and 2 cent pieces. Unfortunately, even low grade examples seem to sell for $20+ for each of them, so as of yet I haven't had an opportunity to do it.

im gonna do that with a crown but a decimal one

Just make sure you don't demand change from a 25p when what you've handed over is a £5 crown....