Why it´s time to get rid of your £1 coins
(The Guardian Money News)

The new 12-sided £1 coin arrives in March, and you will only have six months to offload the old ones. It´s also just 10 weeks until paper £5 notes are historyIt´s all change once again for the UK´s coins and notes. While millions of us are still getting used to the new `non-vegetarian` plastic £5 notes, it´s the £1 coin that is next to receive a makeover. The new 12-sided `bimetallic` (made of two metals) pound coin is being introduced on 28 March. Then in September it´s the turn of the tenner (see below).The new £1, which resembles the old threepenny bit, will be `the most secure coin in the world`, claims the Royal Mint. Here´s everything you need to know about the new coin - and what´s going to happen to the old `round pounds`. Continue reading...