Treasury orders no new coins to be minted for first time as future of 1p and 2p in doubt
Evening Standard
2024-07-24
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No orders for new coins intended for general circulation have been sent by the Treasury to the Royal Mint this year, the Standard can reveal, in a historic first for the UK’s money maker as officials weigh scrapping 1p and 2p coins altogether amid a continued decline in cash transactions.
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