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Thread: Pocket change
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Kittyville
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I now have an irresistible urge to do this.
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Piglet
Islander
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Originally posted by Ariel:
... From next year pound coins are going to look like this.
I rather like the look of that. I wonder what size/thickness it'll be - £1 size or £2?
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justlooking
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# 12079
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I put loose change in a vase and every now and then use one of these in a supermarket to turn them into proper money. Half a vaseful is £30-£40. You get a voucher you can spend in the shop. It feels like free money.
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Baptist Trainfan
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Although the machine takes a percentage ...
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Sparrow
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I'm on the rota for counting the collection money at my church. Just last Sunday we had an old French 5-franc piece in the basket.
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Sparrow
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# 2458
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1978 so I guess old. Is it worth anything, can I cash it in anywhere?
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Uncle Pete
Loyaute me lie
# 10422
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Originally posted by Sparrow:
1978 so I guess old. Is it worth anything, can I cash it in anywhere?
The franc was revalued in 1960. The "new" franc, designated as NF for a few years before reverting to FF remained in circulation until the introduction of the Euro coins and banknotes in 2002. So not old at all.
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Uncle Pete
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I meant to add that the francs could be exchanged at banks until February, 2012, but after that their only value is numismatic or as a curiosity.
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Ariel
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There are some francs from that era available on eBay but really, you'd spend more on postage than on the item itself.
Still, you could try eBaying it and seeing if anyone bites.
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