B**dy Pound Coins

[ivor4781]

ive yet to come across a machine which will take them, dammed inconvenient when you using a parking meter and no one can exchange it for the old ones

[THECORBYLOON]

The "most secure" refers to the difficulty in making counterfeits, not to their likelihood of falling apart.

[tonyav]

Yeah !

[EDDIE51]

As New Judge hints there may be more to a 'cash only' shop like my local Chinese takeaway! There are 4 in the family who run it, they each have brand new BMW's ,replaced regularly, and live in nice detached houses that must cost £350,000 minimum. Yet the shop is only open for 5 hours a night 6 days a week. How does a shop that only trades for 30 hours a week provide a good standard of living for 4 families?

[EDDIE51]

Talking about the new £ coin reminds me that it has not generated half as much fuss a when the 10 shilling note was replaced by the 50p coin.Or when the £1 note went out!. When the £1 note went I was working at a company in North London. The weekly paid men would be seen queuing up at the cash office and would demand to be paid in £1 notes. This meant each man would get a huge wad of cash, even in those days some of the workers were getting over £500 a week. They hated it when the £1 coin came in .

[jno]

not surprising, Eddie ... 500 £1 notes may occupy a fair bit of space; but 500 £1 coins must weigh a ton.

[Mamyalynne]

4.75 kg

[AZardoz]

The new ones are lighter - only 4.375 kg.
Still need big pockets though, or purses. A sporran could inflict serious harm if it got swinging.
They might need your services, Mamya.

[Mamyalynne]

So it is , I used old money didn't I?

I have emollient on standby.

[AZardoz]

Novocaine® might be more effective. ;-)