Q.How many dateless twenty pence coins have been found and how much are they worth.
A.Following an error at the Royal Mint, 200,000 20p pieces are in circulation without a date stamp. The London Mint Office will purchase them for £50.
Q.If money is just paper, why cant we just print more an get ourselves out of resesion or 2 stop poverty?
A.The government cannot simply print more money as this would cause inflation, reducing the value of the money in circulation. Any gains would be lost.
Q.Radio just referred to printing presses under Bank of England. Are ANY produced there? Thought it was somewhere in Wales? Thanks!
A.All Bank of England notes are produced by De La Rue Currency at Loughton in Essex. Coins are made by the Royal Mint at Llantrisant in South Wales.