Whats the oldest coin you have in your possession?

[Dee]

As in, on you right now. In your pocket, or in your wallet or purse.

Dont go hunting through your penny jars, I imagine coins on our person are still in circulation ;)

I have a pound coin as old as Daz in my purse, 1983. I will shortly be trading it in for a tuna sandwich.

[Darrin]

I don't have any on me right now. I've been living directly off my check card for so long I don't completely remember what real money looks like!! :p

[Mark]

I have a pound coin as old as Daz in my purse, 1983. I will shortly be trading it in for a tuna sandwich.
That's rather impressive. That £1 coin you have might actually be a first issue. Not sure there's any value in that, but still.

I think I still have some slightly pre-decimalisation coins in my bedside table, but they don't count. :(

[Belmit]

Right now I'm partying like I have a 1999 20p piece, which I do. I also have a shiny 2008 5p piece as well. That's it. 25p to my name.

[Tak]

I have a 20p from the year I was born (1982) and 2 £1 coins from 1987.

I also have one of the really funky 5p coins which are new this year - there are 2p and 1p coins similar style

[Burble]

2 x 20p from 1982 and 2 x £1 from 1983.

The newest I have is a shiny 2008 2p.

[Rich_L]

Just looked at random cash on desk, have a 2p from 1971!

[Dee]

1971? Its older than you :D:D

[Rich_L]

:D I know! Plus decimalisation was in 1971, so it's pretty old!! :p

[Darrin]

1971? Its older than you :D:D

**groan**

Think I'll go find my Grecian Formula... :(

[BBx]

1987 penny :(

1x 2p and 1x 1p brand new :D I am collecting them :D

BB x

[Muban]

have a 2p from 1971!
Ditto! Amongst the other coins I also have 4 20ps from 1982. All the others are pretty new.

[Desmo]

Mine is a 1983 £1 coin :D

[Feek]

No cash in my pockets, I can't afford money!

[Fayshun]

I've got 2 groats and a ducat.

[vix]

I have a 2p older than me from 1978!

This thread has also made me realise I have money. £1.11. Still not enough to buy hair dye :(

[semi-pro waster]

A 20p from 1992, I tend to empty out this wallet every couple of days though so almost never have really old coins in it.

[Desmo]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Odds%20and%20Ends/20080828_001.jpg

:D

[leowyatt]

penny from 1971 :cool:

[Admiral Huddy]

I have a shilling!


Borrowed from Feek I might add.

[Pebs]

1983 20p. Newest is a 2007 50p :) I shall send the kids to the shop to bring me chocolate forthwith!

[Desmo]

Bring me some chocolate too :D

[mejinks]

I have a 1911 old penny. Somewhere I have crowns and half crowns.

[Greenlizard0]

I don't carry coins smaller than 50p, everything else gets put into a giant box and then slowly traded at the newsagents (much to their annoyance as you can imagine :D).

But at home I do have old half pennies, old ten and fifety pence pieces, lots of currencies that were replaced by the Euro etc.

[BBx]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Odds%20and%20Ends/20080828_001.jpg

:D

That coin says 'D GREG'

Lol

BB x

[Will]

Well at home we have coins dating back to the 16th century... but since this is what is in my wallet now type of question....

I have 2x £1 from 1983.

I have 3 brand new (just manufactered) 1p coins, unused too! Great-grandfather and son, the 1p obviously aspires to be like the £1 some time :)

[Mark]

£1 from 1983, 2x20p from 1982, and 1p from 1978.

I may have older 1p/2p coins, as I have a few hundred of each stashed away. They're not in my wallet though so I choose not to check them. :)

Just found a set of 1953 coins (penny up to five shilling). Can't find my 1971 set, and can't find my roman-era coin either.

[Wellington]

2 20p pieces from 1982

[Mark]

Got bored, so I looked through my loose change box.

1p and 2p - 1971

Also found an Irish 5 cent coin and a 1p from Jersey in there. :)

[Fayshun]

Got bored, so I looked through my loose change box.

1p and 2p - 1971

Also found an Irish 5 cent coin and a 1p from Jersey in there. :)
Now that's uber bored!

[Mark]

Yup. :D

Also found a 2008 (I think) 1p but not the new design. 2p coins from 1975, 76, and 81, and a whole load of other shrapnel.

[Jhadur]

My oldest is yet another £1 coin from 1983
Newest is a 5p from 2007