Dear LPG,

I think these days that we older people are the only ones that carry cash to the shops.  While the youngsters are busy with their contactless bank cards and paying by phone, coinage is still the preferred way to pay for many of us oldies.

I also find myself discovering some really old ones when looking through cupboards in my home in an attempt to organise; many dating back before Decimal day.    I have heard that there are some rare ones that are worth looking out for which spurred me to take a look on the internet where I have found that there are quite a few relatively new coins, which are still legal tender, yet are quite collectable.  Many are not worth that much yet, but if kept for a bit they may well be worth offering to your children and grandchildren who, in the future may find their value increasing significantly.

One thing that I believe that many older people have in common is that they usually have a few coins that they did not hand back to the bank, not to mention the ones that came home with us from foreign holidays. 

So, never mind all those commemorative coins you bought when there was a royal marriage or jubilee, and your really old collection of pre-decimalisation coins that only surface every now and then,  it is worth checking for rare years and mistakes that were made in the minting of all your change.

I have found some websites that might open your eyes to the real value of the bit of brass, cupronickel, copper, bronze or nickel in your pocket or stuck in a jar at the back of one of your cupboards.   Your coins could be worth a potential fortune!

GJ, Penge

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