# Charities will still accept the old £1 coin in donations - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/10/15/charities-will-still-accept-old-1-coin-donations/ - Published: 2017-10-15T21:03:07+01:00 - Author: Howard Lake **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. ## Advertisement > We’re launching a campaign with [@DailyMailUK](https://twitter.com/DailyMailUK?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > you can donate your old £1 coins to [@MakeAWishUK](https://twitter.com/MakeAWishUK?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > in any of our branches by the end of the year. > — Nationwide (@AskNationwide) [October 14, 2017](https://twitter.com/AskNationwide/status/919111784845496320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   ## 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](https://t.co/qZtE5M2DH7) via [@ukfundraising](https://twitter.com/ukfundraising?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > — Chris A'Court (@ChrisAcourt) [October 14, 2017](https://twitter.com/ChrisAcourt/status/919140175988568064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   ## 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 BBC Children in Need With the annual telethon in November, just a month after the old pound is withdrawn from circulation, it makes sense to appeal for some of the estimated £450 million in old one pound coins that still haven’t been spent or donated.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](https://twitter.com/BBCCiN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > as it's bound to be kids who have old £1s in money boxes! [@southhunsley](https://twitter.com/southhunsley?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [https://t.co/MIUr2xi0Br](https://t.co/MIUr2xi0Br) > — Kate Carroll (she/her) (@katercarroll) [October 14, 2017](https://twitter.com/katercarroll/status/919101500722434048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   ## 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](https://t.co/YTeB6s20BL) > — The Royal Mint (@RoyalMintUK) [October 14, 2017](https://twitter.com/RoyalMintUK/status/919110550654664704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > You only have this weekend to spend your round £1 coins. Don't miss the Sunday > 15 October deadline! [#GoodbyeRoundPound](https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoodbyeRoundPound?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [pic.twitter.com/7zmUyz3vJf](https://t.co/7zmUyz3vJf) > — The Royal Mint (@RoyalMintUK) [October 13, 2017](https://twitter.com/RoyalMintUK/status/918748154396213248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   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](https://t.co/9B2ES89kv9) > — John Thompson, aka Johnny Five (@JTCHANGINGBIZ) [October 14, 2017](https://twitter.com/JTCHANGINGBIZ/status/919130284678926337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   ## 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](https://t.co/ZeFwFu4NCk) > — The Royal Mint (@RoyalMintUK) [October 15, 2017](https://twitter.com/RoyalMintUK/status/919503155762794497?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   > 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](https://t.co/6Kr7zO0vSn) > — The Royal Mint (@RoyalMintUK) [October 15, 2017](https://twitter.com/RoyalMintUK/status/919518255403995136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   > Heraldry, floral emblems and regional landmarks feature across designs nine to > twelve of our £1 design countdown: [https://t.co/LvHdzOmQQR](https://t.co/LvHdzOmQQR) > [pic.twitter.com/AjdoaApgyC](https://t.co/AjdoaApgyC) > — The Royal Mint (@RoyalMintUK) [October 15, 2017](https://twitter.com/RoyalMintUK/status/919533363798642688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   > We're half-way there on our round £1 design countdown! Here are designs 13 to > 16, which featured on the £1 [#coin](https://twitter.com/hashtag/coin?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > between 2006 and 2010. [pic.twitter.com/hyEX8ywv8h](https://t.co/hyEX8ywv8h) > — The Royal Mint (@RoyalMintUK) [October 15, 2017](https://twitter.com/RoyalMintUK/status/919548454128488448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   > Designs 17 to 20 feature three of the 'Capital Cities' £1 designs, including the > [#Edinburgh](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Edinburgh?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > £1 – did you ever find one on your [#CoinHunt](https://twitter.com/hashtag/CoinHunt?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)? > [pic.twitter.com/xdaFLKGG7N](https://t.co/xdaFLKGG7N) > — The Royal Mint (@RoyalMintUK) [October 15, 2017](https://twitter.com/RoyalMintUK/status/919563566025531392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   > So there we have it – designs 21 to 24 complete our £1 design countdown and over > 30 years of round £1 [#coin](https://twitter.com/hashtag/coin?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > designs! [https://t.co/aiX2dikPsw](https://t.co/aiX2dikPsw) [pic.twitter.com/HMGkSVHQCV](https://t.co/HMGkSVHQCV) > — The Royal Mint (@RoyalMintUK) [October 15, 2017](https://twitter.com/RoyalMintUK/status/919578646284787713?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) ![Loading](https://fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/page-views-count/ajax-loader- 2x.gif)