we have an undated new 20 pence peice we also have a 1971 2 pence peice which says new pence instead of 2 pence are the worht anything ? ? please help..
I hope your post is actually a joke, but in case it isn't: "The mint admitted the mistake after a private British company called the London Mint Office launched a promotion Monday offering to pay 50 pounds ($83) per coin. Market experts noted that the coins already have been quietly selling to online collectors for up to six times higher. The mint’s last major error, in 1983, involved the production of 2-pence coins that accidentally said “new pence” instead of “two pence.” They typically sell today for more than 200 pounds each."
In 1971 Great Britain scrapped its ancient monetary system of 12 pence to the shilling, 20 shillings to the pound, and adopted a decimal system of 100 pence to the pound. To differentiate the new from the old, the denomination was changed to "New Pence". Your coin had a face value equal to 4.8 "old" pence. Millions upon millions were struck with that designation for eleven years. In 1982 the powers-that-be decided the public would be bright enough to understand that a circulating coin was denominated in 100ths of a pound, and dropped the "New". Unless its in high MS grade, yours is worth little more than face value.
