Charities will still accept the old £1 coin in donations
Howard Lake | 15 October 2017 | News
The old round pound coin today ceases to be accepted in most places across the UK. All hail the new 12-sided bimetallic pound coin. But almost any charity will continue to accept them as donations for a while longer.
These are some of the charities and campaigns appealing for old £1 coins.
1. Make A Wish Foundation
Make A Wish Foundation has the support of The Daily Mail and Nationwide building society in its old pound campaign. Nationwide will accept them in their branches until the end of 2017.
We’re launching a campaign with @DailyMailUK you can donate your old £1 coins to @MakeAWishUK in any of our branches by the end of the year.
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— Nationwide (@AskNationwide) October 14, 2017
2. Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal
The Royal British Legion will accept old pound coins until Remembrance Day in November as part of its annual Poppy Appeal. There are around 150,000 collectors ready to accept them.
Poppy Appeal collectors will accept your old pound coins even after the deadline | UK Fundraising https://t.co/qZtE5M2DH7 via @ukfundraising
— Chris A'Court (@ChrisAcourt) October 14, 2017
3. BBC Children in Need
With the annual telethon in November, just a month after the old pound is withdrawn from circulation, it makes sense to appeal for some of the estimated £450 million in old one pound coins that still haven’t been spent or donated.
That's really fab for schools to use when fundraising for @BBCCiN as it's bound to be kids who have old £1s in money boxes! @southhunsley https://t.co/MIUr2xi0Br
— Kate Carroll (she/her) (@katercarroll) October 14, 2017
Paying with £1 coins
The official advice is that you won’t be able to pay with old pound coins from the end of 15 October:
Don't forget that your round £1 coins won't be accepted in shops or businesses after 23:59 tomorrow! pic.twitter.com/YTeB6s20BL
— The Royal Mint (@RoyalMintUK) October 14, 2017
You only have this weekend to spend your round £1 coins. Don't miss the Sunday 15 October deadline! #GoodbyeRoundPound pic.twitter.com/7zmUyz3vJf
— The Royal Mint (@RoyalMintUK) October 13, 2017
But in practice you will be able to spend them in a few places, if you choose not to donate them to charity. But you will need to be quick.
The final deadlines are:
- Tesco – 23 October: deadline for using old coin at tills and self-service machines
- Aldi and Iceland – 30 October
- Poundland – 31 October.
In addition the Federation of Small Businesses has encouraged its 170,000 members to continue accepting them after 15 October because it will provide a “useful community service” to customers.
Choose… any charity!
Still not sure who to give your outdated old pound coin to? Choose your favourite charity!
All charities can accept donated round pounds after the 15th Oct deadline, tho indie retailers + Poundland, Iceland & Tesco have extended DL https://t.co/9B2ES89kv9
— John Thompson, aka Johnny Five (@JTCHANGINGBIZ) October 14, 2017
24 designs of the round pound coin
The Royal Mint has shared the 24 distinct designs that appeared on the round £1 coin from 1983 onwards.
Since 1983 the £1 has featured 24 designs. After today the round £1 will be demonetised. so we're looking back; here are designs one to four pic.twitter.com/ZeFwFu4NCk
— The Royal Mint (@RoyalMintUK) October 15, 2017
The pound has always been the nation’s coin, something that over time has been reflected in the designs. Here are designs five to eight. pic.twitter.com/6Kr7zO0vSn
— The Royal Mint (@RoyalMintUK) October 15, 2017
Heraldry, floral emblems and regional landmarks feature across designs nine to twelve of our £1 design countdown: https://t.co/LvHdzOmQQR pic.twitter.com/AjdoaApgyC
— The Royal Mint (@RoyalMintUK) October 15, 2017
We're half-way there on our round £1 design countdown! Here are designs 13 to 16, which featured on the £1 #coin between 2006 and 2010. pic.twitter.com/hyEX8ywv8h
— The Royal Mint (@RoyalMintUK) October 15, 2017
Designs 17 to 20 feature three of the 'Capital Cities' £1 designs, including the #Edinburgh £1 – did you ever find one on your #CoinHunt? pic.twitter.com/xdaFLKGG7N
— The Royal Mint (@RoyalMintUK) October 15, 2017
So there we have it – designs 21 to 24 complete our £1 design countdown and over 30 years of round £1 #coin designs! https://t.co/aiX2dikPsw pic.twitter.com/HMGkSVHQCV
— The Royal Mint (@RoyalMintUK) October 15, 2017
About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
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