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5 pence face, 10p size. Am i about to be rich?!

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  • I found one in the cash drawer the other day and thought it was counterfeit!
    trying to become a moneysaving student
  • I was a cashier at the time the 5p and 10p coins were replaced and it was the best thing. Each bag held £100 of the coin and it was very heavy!
    From Starrystarrynight to Starrystarrynight1 and now I'm back...don't have a clue how!
  • Valli
    Valli Posts: 25,671 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    good job OP didn't find a two shilling coin then - or even half-a-crown -
    Don't put it DOWN; put it AWAY
    "I would like more sisters, that the taking out of one, might not leave such stillness" Emily Dickinson
    :heart:Janice 1964-2016:heart:

    Thank you Honey Bear
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