New British coins - which ones the best?

The £2 isn't being changed.

other than it still being changed every year.

The 20p is kind of cool, it's like the Sport Version of the current 20p coin.

Does this mean it will always look slightly out of place, or has this new designer designed one?

oops, xp to Ed.

Yeah, 20p ftw.

Always out of place. Although there have been some good ones. The Locomotion one being my favorite.

They're no eurocoins, rosbifs!

Maybe we need a twonie poll as well.

So are we stuck with just one version of the £1 now?

The 5p = rubbish, as well.

I like the way the edge of the shield cuts through the border of the 20p.

i didn't even notice that they all fit together to make the shield image. duh

i like the smooth bits of the £1

20p always gonna have an advantage being octagonal. 1p looks sleek.

I hate the smooth bits of all of them.

20p - not octagonal, septagonal

I hate the smooth bits of all of them.

indeed, we are not a po-dunk channel island.

Really like the reversal on the edge of the 20p - from raised details to indented.

Are those pictures above actual size? If so, I'm going to need a new wallet!

Why isn't there an "I don't like any of them!" option?

I don't think I shall like looking at lions arses on the 20p coin.

They can reintroduce the bawbee and the groat when Scotland gets independence

Get a smaller screen instead xp. 20p wins, but they're all great. The coppers may not look so good when they lose their shine, though.

They'll all look much better when they lose their shine!

It's all a bit track suit

Whaddaya know, I changed my mind. 50p wins. I like the harp best, and lion's face>lion's arse.

Are those pictures above actual size? If so, I'm going to need a new wallet!

-- Neil S, Thursday, 3 April 2008 14:16

Exactly my first thought!

I like to 10p the best but I can't say why.

http://www.muizenbergfc.com/images/greatmoments/spurs_shellsuit.jpg

Don't like the 20p at all. The 50p is okay, though.

The 50p is probably the least offensive, but I can't say I like it.

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That's pretty much the way I'd rank them.

Got my first new coin today. A penny. I rather like the detailing on the harp.

I've had a penny for a couple of weeks. Expect it'll be a long time before I get the whole set though.

is there any reason at all for the 2p coin's continuing existence?

Trouser-pocket lobby.

sometimes one penny sweet just won't do?

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all of these designs just looks like their designer stumbled across the "move layer" function on photoshop, dragged his mouse by accident and thought "AHH!"

The 2p the only coin that will stick in a Dyson hoover pipe.

I said Coin. No other pics of other things that may or may not stick in a Dyson hoover pipe thanks.

I've got a 1p and a 2p so far (they appeared just within the last couple of weeks), but have not seen any of the others yet. I thought working in a cash-heavy shop might help my collection, but obviously not so far.

I must admit, when I first saw the new penny in my hand the other day I wondered if I'd been given a foreign coin in my change.

Surely the new design only works if you've got the whole set and can fit them together to make the picture...

I had a 5p last week, that's all so far.

Have been reading some interesting stuff about this over the last week, since the designer Matt Dent won a big rare (D&AD) design award for them. I didn't know that he was a Royal Mint competition winner or that he was offensively young. Anyway it's pretty cool that he was able to do this and it's being appreciated on that level.