Anyone good with coins?

[toseland]

Gold 50p price, feels weightier than the normal one, given to me in change at morrisons this morning.

Google only brings up 22carat minted special coins etc all costing like £1000

Anyone shed any light on it? 2002 dated, never seen one

[Toms306]

Someone had fun with the spray paint...

I've never seen that before either though, and I was bought a lot of those uncirculated commemerative coins as a kid (no idea why!).

I know 50p's did get lighter/thinner at some point, still some fatter ones around so that could explain the extra weight maybe? I doubt it's actually gold though.

[toseland]

It's not Solid gold I know that and it looks like it's been in circulation. It is dented and pinged as an older 50p would be. But still it's unusual, it's similar in co position to the £2 coin, at least in colour and material

[cully]

coins produced to commemorate the 2002 Golden Jubilee worth about 6K if you have the set of 13 in mint condition

[Toms306]

coins produced to commemorate the 2002 Golden Jubilee worth about 6K if you have the set of 13 in mint condition

Crikey! Though I'm guessing one on it's own and slightly battered isn't worth much?

Just checked mine...nothing that interesting ha.

[cully]

probably worth keeping hold off..........

or send it to me il give you 50p for it il even pay the paypal fees and postage

[1616six]

Tried biting it?

[doski]

Tried biting it?

I remember i was in town once and needed change for a £2 coin for the payphone, I asked this old guy on a bench for change and he bit the coin telling me that if its fake it'll normally dent. As he bit it the end of his tooth cracked off and flew out his mouth. Felt pretty guilty afterwards

[7057sam]

Tried biting it?

I remember i was in town once and needed change for a £2 coin for the payphone, I asked this old guy on a bench for change and he bit the coin telling me that if its fake it'll normally dent. As he bit it the end of his tooth cracked off and flew out his mouth. Felt pretty guilty afterwards

Nice.instant karma

[thododd]

Tried biting it?

What do you expect that to tell you?
Gold coins are alloyed so quite tough and you wont distinguish between that and a regular coin using that method ..... itll only dent when bitten if its got a high lead content

[1616six]

Tried biting it?

What do you expect that to tell you?
Gold coins are alloyed so quite tough and you wont distinguish between that and a regular coin using that method ..... itll only dent when bitten if its got a high lead content

He'll know if it's chocolate though.

[Toms306]

Don't put it in your mouth, don't know where it's been ffs!

[1616six]

Don't put it in your mouth, don't know where it's been ffs!

Jesus Tom, you never bitten a coin?

It won't hurt you.

[Toms306]

I dont even like touching coins... Probably since one of my mates at school swallowed one...found it 2 days later...and put it back into circulation. You dont know what dirty people have been using them before you!!

[Mattcheese31]

Dirt and germs are good, they strengthen the body, plus we all need to do our bit to keep antibiotics useable, get yersen down on some dirty clout Tom!

[Toms306]

Not entirely sure thats on topic...

[Mattcheese31]

Not entirely sure thats on topic...  

biting on tup'pence lol

[bashbarnard]

Lick enough bank notes a you'll get a good kick of cocaine man

[Dum-Dum]

I dont even like touching coins... Probably since one of my mates at school swallowed one...found it 2 days later...and put it back into circulation. You dont know what dirty people have been using them before you!!

Lick enough bank notes a you'll get a good kick of cocaine man

And on that subject don't drink the tap water in London. It's got traces of cocaine in it!

[zx_volcane]

I dont even like touching coins... Probably since one of my mates at school swallowed one...found it 2 days later...and put it back into circulation. You dont know what dirty people have been using them before you!!

hah, well shouldn't worry too much, all the water molecules you're drinking have been in and out of countless people, animals ..etc

[Toms306]

We're still drinking dinosaur piss 200 million years later... Fortunately water recycles well lol.

On the subject of licking banknotes, I'd rather just buy he cocaine than risk various horrendous diseases from licking bank notes.

[ginge191]

Tried biting it?

What do you expect that to tell you?
Gold coins are alloyed so quite tough and you wont distinguish between that and a regular coin using that method ..... itll only dent when bitten if its got a high lead content

He'll know if it's chocolate though.

! Brilliant!

[toseland]

I dont even like touching coins...  Probably since one of my mates at school swallowed one...found it 2 days later...and put it back into circulation.  You dont know what dirty people have been using them before you!!

Lick enough bank notes a you'll get a good kick of cocaine man

And on that subject don't drink the tap water in London. It's got traces of cocaine in it!

more to the point its been drunk on average between 8 and 22 times before!

[cully]

I dont even like touching coins...  Probably since one of my mates at school swallowed one...found it 2 days later...and put it back into circulation.  You dont know what dirty people have been using them before you!!

Lick enough bank notes a you'll get a good kick of cocaine man

And on that subject don't drink the tap water in London. It's got traces of cocaine in it!

more to the point its been drunk on average between 8 and 22 times before!

id be more concerned about the legionella the water suppliers pipe to your door as they dont treat the water for it