[BITList] Uk to introduce 99p coin to help phase out copper coins - Liverpool Echo

[michael J Feltham]

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> http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/uk-introduce-99p-coin-help-12806404 <http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/uk-introduce-99p-coin-help-12806404>
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> Uk to introduce 99p coin to help phase out copper coins
> The British Government has agreed to start producing the coins towards the end of 2017
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> The 99p coin to be introduced towards the end of 2017
> Just days after the new 12-sided £1 coin entered circulation the Royal Mint have confirmed that it will be followed by a 99p version this summer.
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> The coin - also 12-sided - is designed to bring a smile to the faces of people either too tight to part with a pound or those sick of getting copper in their change.
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> The new coin was designed after a public competition and will feature the creation of Huyton resident Wynn Dup.
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> The new 99p coin
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> The new 99p coin
> Delighted that his design had been chosen, Wynn said: “Coming up with design of the first 99p coin is my biggest achievement since I caught a red herring in the River Mersey in 1981.”
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> Most valuable £1 coins - do you have any of these? <http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/most-valuable-1-coins-you-12639486>
> While the new £1 coin has been described as the most secure coin in the world and boasts high-tech features including a hologram, the 99p coin can easily be melted down and put to other uses.
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> The three pence piece or "Threepenny" bit which was in circulation from 1937 until decimalisation in 1971
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> The three pence piece or "Threepenny" bit which was in circulation from 1937 until decimalisation in 1971
> Customers wishing to reserve the 99p coin can send a cheque for £1 to the Royal Mint from July.
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> Coin expert Penny Drop is less than convinced, and said: “You’d be foolish not to be sceptical - not all change is good.”
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> When does the current £1 coin cease to be legal tender? <http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/current-1-coin-cease-legal-12601526>
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