Lovely Coin British decimal twenty pence (20p) coin
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First year of circulation for this brand new denomination of standard circulating coin, over 740 million pieces were struck dated 1982. Approximately 12 of these 1982 dated 20 pence coins were struck for every person living in the United Kingdom at that time. Very common, and it still remains in circulation today. Best for using at Tesco (kinda the British equivalent of Wal Mart).
Great info!
That example has far more surface marks than would be expected for a coin of that grade. Non-silver circulated foreign coins of recent vintage have very little value. Dealers will buy them in bulk lots by weight. Don't be fooled by "catalog values" as most will have what I call a service charge value attached. The service charge is what a dealer will expect for such an item based on his handling costs, not on rarity or demand.
A lot of the coins I have now were used by my SO. Mother when she traveled. His father was military. Mother from Austria. the coins were used on those trips. I just love looking at the past vs present. Most of them will go to the bank for exchange but I do love the variety of coins around the globe. I search and read on each one if I am unfamiliar and rely on all of you to help with your information and insight. Thanks much to you all. Just beginning.
Banks won't accept any foreign coins for exchange. Unless you are traveling to the country of origin and the coins are still legal tender there they are essentially worthless. I sold off the last of my foreign coin hoard at a large show a few months ago. They were strictly a "by weight" sale. I got $15 for about 300 foreign coins.
Most banks won't exchange any foreign paper money.
Thanks for the information. And that sucks! Lol
After the 5p which I find in dime rolls masquerading as a dime of course, the 20p is the second most common British coin I find in rolls. Kind of like finding a coin worth a quarter going incognito as a nickel.
__Most banks won't exchange any foreign paper money.
If you live near a casino, try there. My local casino will take most banknotes in the Krause catalogue.
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Thanks..love your quote!
Lovely seems to dwarfed into a different realm that I simply did not anticipate.
Experience the World through Numismatics...it's more than you can imagine.
Hmm, will they give catalog value?
Not quite.
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Many times the sentimental value/story to the coin is more important than having a rare/high grade example. I still have the first 1987 loonie (Canadian dollar) that my Grandmother gave me as a child, that helped start my collecting career.