Pocket change

[hoopdriver]

The other day, when my 12 year-old daughter was in town with her friends she bought a few knick-knacks and came home to find she had been given an old farthing, dated 1860, in change. She was quite delighted with it. I am curious - has anyone here ever found an older coin in their pocket change?

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

I've had an old 50p one or two times before!

 

[hoopdriver]

I've had an old 50P one or two times before!

Older than 1860?

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Yes yes, I should have put an emoticon at the end of my message.

No, I don't think so

 

[simon the viking]

The other day, when my 12 year-old daughter was in town with her friends she bought a few knick-knacks and came home to find she had been given an old farthing, dated 1860, in change. She was quite delighted with it. I am curious - has anyone here ever found an older coin in their pocket change?

It's probably worth more than the correct coin would have been

 

[ASC1951]

... an old farthing, dated 1860, in change. She was quite delighted with it. I am curious - has anyone here ever found an older coin in their pocket change?

Er - some of us <cough> used to buy stuff with them. Dumblederry Lane sweet shop, 1954.

 

[Cubist]

I was given a silver threepenny bit a couple of years ago.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Not the same, but I do also get foreign coins every so often, and I even found an Irish 10 Punt note blowing down the street one day.

I keep them all (and if its Euros, I sometimes take it on holiday with me to spend. If I remember that is, although its usually only 1 and 2 cent pieces anyway, so hardly worth it).

 

[Fnaar]

I quite like to see a nice proud pair of thruppenies

 

[simon the viking]

I quite like to see a nice proud pair of thruppenies

Trust @Fnaar he never fails us

 

[Fnaar]

I asked a woman at work if I could see her tuppence. Looking for a new job now

 

[smokeysmoo]

I asked a woman at work if I could see her tuppence. Looking for a new job now

At least you refrained from mentioning anything about change slots

 

[Shut Up Legs]

I do my best to minimise the pocket change, and very carefully organise my monetary transactions to minimise the number of coins that remain in my wallet. That way, I don't have to carry so many up the hills on my commutes.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

I do my best to minimise the pocket change, and very carefully organise my monetary transactions to minimise the number of coins that remain in my wallet. That way, I don't have to carry so many up the hills on my commutes.

They help prevent you from attaining a PB do they?

 

[simon the viking]

They help prevent you from attaining a PB do they?

If it was a descent more change would help you get a PB