Talk:British fifty pence coin

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Contents 1 Plaques 2 Large 3 Design variations 4 More then that 5 The word "NEW"

[edit] Plaques

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[edit] Large

Large types 5 and 6 are marked as "Not commonly found in circulation". This could be because they're not legal tender any more, could it not? Other than that good work on the article, and indeed the other coin ones. Bagpuss 00:33 Mar 23, 2003 (UTC)

OK then, "never commonly found in circulation"! :) And thanks. -- Arwel 00:37 Mar 23, 2003 (UTC)

Fair enough. I guess I should have thought of doing that. Bagpuss

I tried to use a 1969 large 50 new pence coin at the Post Office today and got turned down. Is it still legal tender? – Kaihsu 11:09, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

as late as last year some banks would still convert the outdated large style 50p.. which surprised me... and futher to this.. i did convert some today.. so yes you can still take em to at least one bank for converting.. --213.152.46.79 12:19, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Design variations

Is it correct to say that the 50p has "more design variations than any other British coin"? What about the £1 coin? By the time you take into account the different reverse/obverse combinations due to the changing portrait, I think there are 18 distinct types of £1 coin (not including the 2005 coin which is not yet in circulation), of which 17 are in circulation (the 1999 coin is the only variant not found in circulation, as the unreleased 1998 coin is identical obverse/reverse to 2003). See here for details: http://www.tclayton.demon.co.uk/decnb.html 143.252.80.124 16:53, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)

[edit] More then that

I'm certain there are more kinds then that. I have seen one with a bridge of sorts on it recently for instance--Josquius 17:55, 29 December 2005 (UTC)

Sure you're not thinking of the £1 coins? -- Arwel (talk) 02:21, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The word "NEW"

It is often stated that after 1982, the word "NEW" did not appear on British coins. Of course, it did not appear on the 1973 50p either. —Preceding unsigned comment added by EmleyMoor (talk • contribs) 09:54, 3 October 2007 (UTC)