NumisMattic2200 Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 It's funny you saying all this but I walked into my Halifax local branch in 2007 and asked for bags of coins but they just looked at me all funny and asked some dumb questions. I got nowt. Some people are just lucky.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delta Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 If the branch is medium to large in size you may need to go to the business desks, but if I where you I would have given THEM a weird look! They're a bank!! I don't think it is common however to find sealed bags of new coins. I have only ever been given bags which have circulated and then been sorted in branch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ætheling Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 Delta's right! Although it has been noted that the Halifax is particular about not exchanging notes for change (or vice versa) and when they do they have to put it through your account. It is standard practice even at smaller branches. Ditto Natwest. HSBC on the other hand (especially the smaller branches) you can walk in and change money over the desk the old fashioned way without needing an account, they'll just take the notes and way out your change. Whether the big city branches will do this is another matter! I do know that the new coins arrive in rolls rather than in bags (or at least they used to). How to get hold of them is anyone's guess, i did once see a shop worker at WHSmiths open several rolls of shiny pennies and deposit them in the till (this was in Manchester Piccadilly station). So they do exist! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottO Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 would the post office do this? yea you can buy old rolls of 1971 coins on ebay sometimes... try a bank i guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ætheling Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 I don't know about the Post Office, I would think they could do it if you have an account with them but without one, I think that would depend on the particular branch and the person that serves you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottO Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 post office did sell £2 before 1997 if i remember and not a new coin but i found something exciting... 1992 Dot to Dot 10P (ob 2 rev 1) 0.5-1% of 1,413,455,170 minted, and its still got lustre (i know its around 7-14 odd million but still lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ætheling Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 I know how good that feels Scott, I found an EF one a few years ago, slight lustre left! Not often you find one let alone a nice one. Got any pictures (you never know I might offer to buy it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottO Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 havn't got a camera available... but i now have all variants of 1992 10p and the rarer 20p (small head). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sisu Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 I hadn't seen or heard about this new design until a friend from Sheffield came to visit me last week. He's not a collector but knows I am. I asked for a favor (for any of the bridge series pounds) and he brought those and a couple of other pounds. Worn and circulated, but then again beggars can't be choosers. I showed him my collection, and afterwards we got to talking more about coins. Then he gave me the only coin of the new series he happened to have with him: the 20 pence. I kinda like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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