Talk:Fifty pence (British coin)

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It's an English coin not a British coin! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.129.74.251 (talk) 17:12, 30 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Large

Large types 5 and 6 are marked as "Not commonly found in circulation". This could be because they're not legal tender any more, could it not? Other than that good work on the article, and indeed the other coin ones. Bagpuss 00:33 Mar 23, 2003 (UTC)

OK then, "never commonly found in circulation"! :) And thanks. -- Arwel 00:37 Mar 23, 2003 (UTC)

Fair enough. I guess I should have thought of doing that. Bagpuss

I tried to use a 1969 large 50 new pence coin at the Post Office today and got turned down. Is it still legal tender? – Kaihsu 11:09, 13 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

as late as last year some banks would still convert the outdated large style 50p.. which surprised me... and futher to this.. i did convert some today.. so yes you can still take em to at least one bank for converting.. --213.152.46.79 12:19, 18 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Design variations

Is it correct to say that the 50p has "more design variations than any other British coin"? What about the £1 coin? By the time you take into account the different reverse/obverse combinations due to the changing portrait, I think there are 18 distinct types of £1 coin (not including the 2005 coin which is not yet in circulation), of which 17 are in circulation (the 1999 coin is the only variant not found in circulation, as the unreleased 1998 coin is identical obverse/reverse to 2003). See here for details: http://www.tclayton.demon.co.uk/decnb.html 143.252.80.124 16:53, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)

More then that

I'm certain there are more kinds then that. I have seen one with a bridge of sorts on it recently for instance--Josquius 17:55, 29 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Sure you're not thinking of the £1 coins? -- Arwel (talk) 02:21, 2 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

There were a series of four £1 coins issued during 2004-2007 with each design showing a different bridge from each of the four countries which make up the United Kingdom. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.162.118.136 (talk) 23:40, 14 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The word "NEW"

It is often stated that after 1982, the word "NEW" did not appear on British coins. Of course, it did not appear on the 1973 50p either. —Preceding unsigned comment added by EmleyMoor (talk • contribs) 09:54, 3 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Obverse image out of date

Someone has updated the main reverse image to the 2008 design however the obverse is still a pre-2008 one. The coin should be "upside down". 86.111.162.127 (talk) 17:09, 19 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I actually like that - so you have both pictures available for comparison. Also, it's very hard to get images of coins allowed on WP these daysBig Blue Cray(fish) Twins (talk) 07:47, 6 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

More than 18

I'm sure that there are more than 18 designs of the 50p, I have one with dolphins on it. I'm not a coin collector, so I don't know that counts, but I've seen designs of the 50p which aren't included on this page. 86.10.75.40 (talk) 09:08, 14 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

These are the official UK coins issued by the Royal Mint for use in the UK. What you may have found is a coin from a British Crown Dependency or British overseas territory. As these are designed to the same specification as UK coins they occasionally appear circulating in the UK. --Delta-NC (talk) 03:09, 9 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

There's a Falkland Islands 50p with a Dolphin on, though it's circular rather than heptagonal. See http://www.apmex.com/product/82721/1992-falkland-islands-gold-50-pounds-proof —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nickpheas (talk • contribs) 22:42, 10 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Also a Gibraltar dolphin coin on http://www.airedalecoins.co.uk/catalog/MailingList.pdf--Nickpheas (talk) 22:46, 10 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Nope I remember it too, there was definitely a dolphin uk fifty pence, it was used in the queens nose iirc. Kungfukats2 (talk) 12:05, 27 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You do know that The Queen's Nose is a work of fiction? Big Blue Cray(fish) Twins (talk) 09:03, 7 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

There has NEVER been a UK issue 50 p with the design of a dolphin on it! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.162.118.136 (talk) 23:42, 14 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Change to smaller size

I am looking for information about the change of size of the 50p issued commencing with the ones dated 1997.

I have tried searching for a Proclamation in the London Gazette, without success.

Details of how the change of size would be appreciated.

(I shall also be looking for similar information about the 10p and 5p).

Bilnic (talk) 23:44, 8 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Over use of non-free images

At the end of March 2011, I raised an issue regarding the heavy use of non-free images on numismatics articles at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Numismatics#Usage_of_non-free_images. Three weeks later, there's been no response. My intention is to remove much of the non-free content of coins/notes from this article for violating WP:NFCC #3a, requirement for minimal use, and WP:NFCC #8, since many/all of the non-free images are designs not specifically referred to in the text by externally sourced commentary. If you have concerns about this issue, your are invited to discuss it at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Numismatics#Usage_of_non-free_images. Thank you, --Hammersoft (talk) 19:53, 21 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

2009 Commemorative Issues

There is no mention in this otherwise very comprehensive list of 50p coins issued of the Blue Peter Competition design of 2009, which featured an image of an athlete performing the High Jump. The same design was used for the Athletics coin, which formed part of the 29 issued in 2011 to commemorate the London Olympics of 2012. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.162.118.136 (talk) 23:29, 14 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Mintages

There have been lots of unconvincing changes to mintages recently. Where are people getting these figures from? Dbfirs 21:44, 15 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I got one IPv6 range blocked for 3 months back in October - guessing this is the same guy on a new IP. I messaged the admin that just blocked this IP to see if he could extend it a bit as it's likely the same guy, because I know this guy's life on Wikipedia is to edit British mintage figures (and only that, oddly enough...) EditorInTheRye (talk) 22:00, 15 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. What a strange hobby this guy has! Dbfirs 23:10, 15 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

This repeated vandalism of mintage figures is still continuing. I've spotted a few new ones as they've occurred, but there are numerous others which have found their way into the article. Needs a lot of tidying up. — Preceding unsigned comment added by David Biddulph (talk • contribs) 13:39, 2 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Reception

Looks like the coin might not have been received well, if anyone is interested in adding this source. Kees08 (Talk) 20:47, 4 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Original value/status

The coin was introduced in 1969 (pre-decimalisation) and is described in the article as a replacement for the 10 shilling note. The article then goes on to say that it had "50" etched on it. So what was it worth when it entered circulation? Ten shillings/120d? 50d? danno_uk 16:48, 7 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

It was worth 10 shillings, or 120d (although nobody would have used the latter format). The "50" notation was in preparation for decimalisation two years later. It doesn't really matter what is written on a coin, as long as everyone accepts it's worth a specific value (in this case, 10/-, later 50p). Bazza (talk) 08:35, 8 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Is it getting a bit big?

I have been adding all the varieties of the coin, and still haven't finished yet. There are over 100 different designs produced by the Royal Mint alone (and this seems to be the only source for the article). There are many more produced by other mints (such as Pobjoy Mint)

I haven't even added the 29 rows for the 2012 Olympics (released in 2011). Do I just plough on? What other suggestions do you have? Big Blue Cray(fish) Twins (talk) 18:27, 6 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps the non-circulating coins table can be collapsed? They might be of interest to someone, but generally they seem less relevant than the coins which are produced to actually function as coins. CMD (talk) 23:20, 6 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]