Found 5 Pence In Till

Discussion in 'World Coins' started by nds76, Jan 26, 2005.

  1. nds76

    nds76 New Member

    Tonight when I opened a roll of dimes for the till at work, I found a coin that at first I thought was canadian as the Queen was on it. Then upon further examination, it is a 5 pence coin. Neat find!

    David
     
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  3. ccgnum

    ccgnum New Member

    Ah, the current small types. British 1p, 5p and 10p (as well as the older large-size 5p) often make it into circulation.
     
  4. susanlynn9

    susanlynn9 New Member

    Cool find! :D In looking in my Krause, it seems that the reduced 5 Pence was not released into circulation. Is that true? or is Krause not giving any other values because it's not worth a premium if circulated?
     
  5. Kyra

    Kyra New Member

    Cool! I've found several British 1p and 10p but no 5p. :cool:

    Rachel :p
     
  6. Aidan Work

    Aidan Work New Member

    The small 5p. & 10p. coins have been in circulation since 1990,as it replaced the large 5p. & 10p. coins,which I have occasionally had in change over here in New Zealand,as the large 5p. & 10p. are the same size as our 10c. & 20c. coins.
     
  7. ccgnum

    ccgnum New Member

    Aidan, how often does Australian coinage show in in change in NZ?
     
  8. nds76

    nds76 New Member

    The 5 pence coin is the size of a dime but it looks to be a little thicker. And the date on this is 1990.

    David
     
  9. ccgnum

    ccgnum New Member

    That'd be the small type. The large type was the size of a quarter, and can be seen ocassionally in Canada.
     
  10. sylvester

    sylvester New Member



    The five pence was shrunk in 1990 and the old ones demonetised in the same year, along with any remaining one shilling pieces that were still in the circuit.

    The ten pence was shrunk in 1992 and the old large ones were demonetised 30/06/93 and so were the few million two shilling pieces still doing the rounds.

    The fifty pence went the same way in 1997.


    I really don't like the small 5p's, i've been complaining about them for the past 15 years, they're far too small to be of any use and you can't stack them, they're annoying to count; far too fiddly, and no one wants them.

    Most of these get thrown in money jars and taken to the bank, they are regular as clockwork in circulation, but we never like more than four at any one time, more than that and people complain.

    I prefer two 2p pieces and a penny.
     
  11. Aidan Work

    Aidan Work New Member

    Ccgnum,Australian coinage used to turn up all the time,that is,until we changed to the small 10c.,20c.,& 50c. coins.We no longer have the 5c. coin in circulation,& the old coins,including the 6d.,1/-,& 2/-,were pulled & demonetised at the same time.

    Aidan.
     
  12. Twiggs

    Twiggs Coin Collector

    guess what...2 weeks ago I grabbed a 5 pence from my till at work :) was in with the dimes
     
  13. Aidan Work

    Aidan Work New Member

    Twiggs,do you call Canadian 10c. coins Dimes? I didn't think that Canadians used American nicknames for their coins?

    Aidan.
     
  14. Defiant7

    Defiant7 Enjoy the Insanity

    The Canadian Mint does not use those nicknames, but the term penny, nickel, dimes and quarters are used by the general population.
     
  15. Defiant7

    Defiant7 Enjoy the Insanity

    I also found a 5p coin mixed with some 10 cent coins. I saw it before the customer gave them to me, but I did not think it was worth mentioning and accepted it as a 10 cent. Also two weeks ago I was given one from a co-worker, she knew I collected coins thought I would want it.
     
  16. Aidan Work

    Aidan Work New Member

    Defiant7,you will be pleased to know that the 5p. coins from Gibraltar,Ireland,the Isle of Man,Guernsey,Jersey,St. Helena & Ascension,& the Falkland Islands are also the same size as the British one.The odd one out is the Irish 5p.,which is no longer legal tender,as Ireland now uses Euros.

    Aidan.
     
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