It is out of circulation if someone has it in a collection or just tucked away in his "penny jar." An older coin that is still in Very Fine or better condition has probably spent much of its life "out of circulation."
When a coin is being withdrawn from circulation, there is usually an advance notification of the withdrawal, followed by a grace period when people can get rid of these coins at their local bank. Once the grace period is over and the coins have been demonetised, the banks will no longer accept the old coins. If your coins are very old and in good condition or better, you might take them to a coin dealer.
The Two Dollar coin was introduced in Australia in 1988 and replaced the old Two Dollar paper note.
The exact age of the coin is not as important as if it is no longer in circulation and how many were available. That said, any coin 100 years of age or older is worth researching online, and then taking to a coin dealer.
No. No New Zealand general circulation decimal coin has ever contained any silver. The last New Zealand general circulation coins to contain any silver at all were last issued in 1946.
The coin is 75% copper and 25% nickel, so the coin is likely face value the date is still in circulation.
The British 20 Pence coin has only been in circulation since 1982, so they are neither old, rare nor valuable. The only exception to this would be the 2008 mule. Due to a mix up with the dies, there are somewhere between 50,000 to 200,000 in circulation with no year on them.
All damaged coins are withdrawn from circulation at the bank and returned to the Mint for melting down.
The 50p coin was introduced into circulation in the United Kingdom on October 14, 1969. It was created as part of a decimalization process, replacing the old 10-shilling note. The coin was designed to be a convenient denomination for transactions, and its unique shape, a seven-sided polygon, helped distinguish it from other coins.
A 1949-S nickel is one of the lower mintage nickels in the post WW2 series with a mintage of just under 10 million coins. As with all coins condition is the key to the value. In heavily worn condition as you would expect to find a 60+ year old coin from circulation the values range from 25 cents to a little over a dollar. If the coin has been preserved from circulation and is in mint condition you may expect a value of anywhere from $2.50 to $10.00 depending on the overall appearance of the coin.
go to your bank, they are still in circulation, just seldomly used. If you want an old one you would have to go to a coin shop or look online.
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No. Most mints around the world expect to get 50 years or more use out of their coins. A 1940 coin has reached its anticipated "use by" date. If you refer to a British Penny, the term "old" is relative. The coins have been out of circulation for over 40 years. Generally coins start to get "old" after 100 years.