I know - I have probably been living under a rock for ages.

Just took some change from my pocket and placed on desk near a magnet - "Copper" coins (1p s) stuck to it!

Closer investigation shows the change over from copper happened some time between 1987 to 1995 as 1987 coins don't stick to magnet and this is the only sample set I have.

Does anyone know the changeover date? Does anyone care?

I know ... I'll get my coat.
... Howard
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2002 4.4 V8 LPG Tartarini
Have RSW AllComms in Cheshire J17 M6 - happy to help.
*Gone: Classic Vogue SE Auto V8 3.9

In 1992 they started to be made from steel with a copper coating - before then they were made from Bronze and again not copper.

Therefore, being pedantic about it, they are now more copper than they were previously

Crap isn't it, I thought the whole idea of a coin was it was worth the value of the material it was created from unlike a note which is merely a promise.

I tell ye, this country hasn't been the same since they gave women the vote

Well chaps you have out pedant me, I would say FREAKS

Sir - I take that as a compliment

Funnily enough... I emptied my ashtray in my "outgoing" FF of £1 coins and only then worked out that £1 coins are not magnetic!!!

Must have been poorly that school day

You must have been brung up proper-like if you went to school

The steel pennies were a cost saving, as they predicted that they would become worth more in copper scrap than their face value! Like old silver florins. & gold sovereigns!
Oh, and the notes are made of cloth! ( technically)
Soon to become plastic, like Australia.
Unless we end up with smartphone virtual cash

Such a wealth of information on this forum about virtually any subject - I am humbled

People who are more pedantic than me

Here is my happy place.

.. Howard
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2002 4.4 V8 LPG Tartarini
Have RSW AllComms in Cheshire J17 M6 - happy to help.
*Gone: Classic Vogue SE Auto V8 3.9

Personally I always like silver threepenny pieces and tanners

I like threepenny bits also.

Yes, I find thrupenny bits nicer to handle.... Previously..
Vogue SE TD6
Defender 90 2.4
Defender 110 TD5
Vogue 3.5 EFI

thrupenny bits were bronze / brass weren't they? I think you meant the silver sixpence, bit bigger that an easily lost modern 5 pence piece! And funnerly enough made of silver until the late 40's, I think, I'm not really old enough to know that one, I was only 5 years and 4 days old when we went decimal. Yesterday I couldn't spell Engineer... Today I are one!
Inventor of the 'Guide-o-Matic automatic wheel alignment tool'
Former long term L322 owner, Up/Down graded to a Classic Tractor!

Will someone post a pic of some thrupenny bits?

Calling Mick!

Thrupenny bit

Click image to enlarge

whoosh Previously..
Vogue SE TD6
Defender 90 2.4
Defender 110 TD5
Vogue 3.5 EFI