In a recent message me@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(Christian Feldhaus) wrote:
> Tony Clayton <tony@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> > When I visit an overseas country, I learn very quickly what the
> > numbers are in their language, so I do not think it is a great
> > problem for visitors to England.
>
> Most countries do have the face values in digits, I think, so probably
> there is not that much to learn. But I don't believe either that the
> UK's gradually going away from digits again (there were "digits only" on
> the first decimal coins, then "words plus digits" until this year, and
> now "words only") will cause a major problem.
>
> And even though the face value of a modern circulation coin does not
> have anything to do with the value of its metal content, British coinage
> can be easily "grasped" with the copper-style low value coins, the CuNi
> mid-range, the somewhat golden looking £1 piece and the larger
> bimetallic £2. Within each group, the size increases with the face value
> which again helps a lot.
>
> What I find a little disappointing is that the UK missed a great
> opportunity to make those "giant" 2p coins smaller. Hey, it worked for
> the 5, 10 and 50 before ... :)
Almost certainly the future of the 'copper' coins is limited, therefore
the expense of resizing the coins and modifying those few vending machines
that take them cannot be justified
By the way, I have now updated the 'History pages' on my web site,
starting at
http://www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk/dec.html
and I have finished all the relevant pages on
http://www.ukcoinpics.co.uk
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Tony Clayton tony.clayton.1962@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
of the UK : http://www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk
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.... If you really want to know, you won't ask me.
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