...to ask if anyone's seen one of these new pound coins yet?

[HobblingHelen]

They've been out for two weeks now, I pay for a fair amount of things in cash but I just keep getting old pound coins in my change. Is it just me?

sgtmajor old five pound notes are ok until either 4th or 5th May so you should be fine

I have had a few

I keep buying small items and then putting £20 in the self serve tills in the hope of geting some more

Its like a really shite fruit machine

Phew, thanks Etihad!

at Rufus as long as you aren't in font of me in the queue

I did not know we could only use the old £5 notes till May So glad it's been mentioned on here.

I was surrounded by millions of the things on Monday (at the royal mint) and pressed a button to make my own!
There are so many 2016 ones they are not rare at all or worth more than a pound.

The royal mint is a really interesting place. I was amazed at how many coins they make and the countries they make them for.

Well, I've finally seen one. I now know one person who has one - and it was passed round with great interest among several people keen to have a look and a feel of this rare gem.... (I live in major city which, from the newspaper articles, seems to have been one of the first places it was distributed to!)

How do these new coins actually get into wider circulation? I've seen in the thread above about shops having a policy of keeping the new coins and giving the old ones out in change (which seems to match my experience!) - and individuals who are hanging on to any new ones they get. How do the new coins eventually get more widely circulated and the old ones taken out of circulation?

I've got one... I was well excited!! I think they were only released in 12 cities?

Have been really trying today and all I got for my efforts was an old £5 note. Got rid of that baby in the next shop!

Had loads of them. Seem lightweight and a bit like toy money to me

Got my first one today was dead chuffed! 😀

Oooh nice iam

We got 6 today in change

I got one too. Was a bit surprised that the edges that aren't milled were slightly chewed up.

Did you know that because they have an even number of sides they don't have a constant diameter, unlike the 50p?

No I didn't so thanks fir that OhNo. Will tell DS, he loves a good maths stat

HobblingHelen That policy certainly isn't universal and I would think applies only to a small number.

Our workplace gets many, many bags of pound coins from the bank per week, and since they were released all bags have been new pound coins. Hence, that's what we're giving out and is what is going into circulation.

I don't live in a big city, either.