The message <aed9a904f%tony@tclayton.demon.co.uk>
from Tony Clayton  contains these words:

> > 2008 penny
> > Got one today in change from Morrisons, this is by far the earliest
> > ive seen 
> > "current date" currency in circulation (apart from the 1983 pound coin)

> I presume it was 'old' style, and not one of the new designs.

Received one yesterday, also 'old' style.  My first 2008 coin and not
yet June.   ;-)

-- 
Rod

I just got another today, from Macdonalds, 2nd one ive seen.


"Rodney Wakefield"  wrote in message 
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> The message <aed9a904f%tony@tclayton.demon.co.uk>
> from Tony Clayton  contains these words:
>
>> > 2008 penny
>> > Got one today in change from Morrisons, this is by far the earliest
>> > ive seen
>> > "current date" currency in circulation (apart from the 1983 pound coin)
>
>> I presume it was 'old' style, and not one of the new designs.
>
> Received one yesterday, also 'old' style.  My first 2008 coin and not
> yet June.   ;-)
>
> -- 
> Rod

Found a 2008 5p in change today, not even July yet...

-- 
Rod

In a recent message Rodney Wakefield  wrote:

> Found a 2008 5p in change today, not even July yet...

New type or old?
 

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Tony Clayton           tony.clayton.1962@pem.cam.ac.uk
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The message <02395b24f%tony@tclayton.demon.co.uk>
from Tony Clayton  contains these words:

> In a recent message Rodney Wakefield  wrote:

> > Found a 2008 5p in change today, not even July yet...

> New type or old?
 

Old, unfortunately.

-- 
Rod

In a recent message Rodney Wakefield  wrote:

> The message <02395b24f%tony@tclayton.demon.co.uk>
> from Tony Clayton  contains these words:
> 
> > In a recent message Rodney Wakefield  wrote:
> 
> > > Found a 2008 5p in change today, not even July yet...
> 
> > New type or old?
>  
> 
> Old, unfortunately.

Thank-you.

I shall update my web page as soon as possible.

Unfortunately my main History of UK Coins website is out of
action today due to server maintenance (and will be interrupted
next weekend also).

http://www.ukcoinpics.co.uk remains up and running,
and is in the process of having many new pictures added,
thanks to two auction houses (Spink and Jean Elsen et sa Fils S.A.) 
that let me borrow their pictures.

See http://www.ukcoinpics.co.uk/misc/new.html for details

-- 
Tony Clayton           tony.clayton.1962@pem.cam.ac.uk
Coins of the UK      : http://www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk
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Further to my last, I got a new pattern 1p today.

-- 
Rod

In a recent message Rodney Wakefield  wrote:

> Further to my last, I got a new pattern 1p today.

Well done - the first of the new designs reported. 

-- 
Tony Clayton           tony.clayton.1962@pem.cam.ac.uk
Coins of the UK      : http://www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk
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