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£5 pound coins

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msaquib
msaquib Posts: 717 Forumite
in Budgeting & bank accounts
Hi,

Not sure if this is right forum to post but I need free advice:-

I have 2 £5.00 coins which I had couple of years now. Is it possible to convert it to money?

Thanks
M
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  • adouglasmhor
    adouglasmhor Posts: 15,554 Forumite
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    They are money.
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  • bookemdano
    bookemdano Posts: 2,881 Forumite
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    msaquib wrote: »
    Hi,

    Not sure if this is right forum to post but I need free advice:-

    I have 2 £5.00 coins which I had couple of years now. Is it possible to convert it to money?

    Thanks
    M


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  • xxdeebeexx
    xxdeebeexx Posts: 1,964 Forumite
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    The Post Office will take them as will the banks or you could look to sell them on Ebay. Some are fetching quite a bit more than their face value....

    HTH

    Dx
  • msaquib
    msaquib Posts: 717 Forumite
    adouglasmhor wrote: »
    They are money.

    That's what I thought but I went to my local post office and they refused to exchange.
    They said that they no longer exchange £5 coins.

    M
  • Bear_family
    Bear_family Posts: 488 Forumite
    I spent two of them in WHSmiths, no questions asked. Bfx
  • UniqueEarthling
    UniqueEarthling Posts: 293 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    I also took mine into the Post Office and they refused but, Nat West exchanged them no problem. HTH
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0 Newbie
    I have a £5 coin from Gibraltar dated 1988. Are they still legal tender there?
  • adouglasmhor
    adouglasmhor Posts: 15,554 Forumite
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    msaquib wrote: »
    That's what I thought but I went to my local post office and they refused to exchange.
    They said that they no longer exchange £5 coins.

    M

    That was to save them finding out, never had any probs changing them at a bank or paying them in.
    The truth may be out there, but the lies are inside your head. Terry Pratchett


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  • joby24
    joby24 Posts: 13 Forumite
    ah! never seen those coins before! i would be happy to exchange 5quids with you:j
  • funnyguy
    funnyguy Posts: 2,561 Forumite
    feel a bit sorry for the op..asking a question like this at 11.13pm on christmas day.......ahhhhhhh.
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