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So, has any one else seen the new designs for the coins in Britain?
For those that havn't there's this BBC page, or someone even geekier than me has probably got them on Wikipedia allready.
Personaly, I don't like them.
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Not convinced about them myself, will wait until one turns up in my wallet before deciding. Personally I quite like our current money, but then again when it comes to stuff like this I'm a bit old fashioned. I also wonder whether these will be the last designs ever, if we join the Euro? Just a thought...
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They've gone forty years without changing the coins, and they decide to do it now? I mean, let's be fair : the queen is over 80 years old. Most likely, it won't be too much longer before they have to change the fronts of the coins, anyway.
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As a set they look nice, but I imagine as individual pieces I don't think they'd look very good without a design unto themselves, but then I suppose that's what old Liz is for. Anyway, there's something...wrong about separating the three lions like that.
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I like the polygon shapes... I wish our money in the US was more like that. Of course, I wish they'd put more color in our paper money too. Can barely see the color now.
It's funny I wasn't like that and used to make fun of Canada's Monopoly Money. Then I spent time there and saw how convenient it is. Quick glance and I know what bills are what.
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I rather like the new designs for most of our US bills. It's nice modernization of the look. Now if they'd just redesign the $1 bill... in 100 years, all the current ones might be out of circulation...
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I don't mind these new ones, though they obviously won't look as shiny and (dare I say it?) sexy as this even when they come out of the press, nevermind once they've been in circulation for a while.
I hope they'll still do the occasional variation for special events and such, like they currently do. I love looking through my change and finding a design I haven't seen before. It's a nice little surprise after breaking a note.
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