£5 coins.......

[Toothfairy]

Over the years, my DD's have been given 3-4 £5 coins each which are just gathering dust. I'm surprised they have survived and not got lost, as they are just chucked in a draw.

If I took then to the bank, can I pay them into my childrens bank accounts or change them up for notes that they could use to buy something with?

[kindredspirits]

i think so - have you checked ebay to make sure they're not worth more than £5??

[Toothfairy]

Thanks, I will have a look :thumbsup:

[Zoomie]

I used to work with the cash when i was in retail and grabbed a couple of £5 coins when i came across them (put the equivalent in money back), but heard some time later that some of them were not worth the £5 :( , so ours are lost somewhere in our house.

let us know how you get on with 'exchanging' / selling yours.

[Toothfairy]

DH has just cashed them in Barclays and is now on his way to Santander to pay the money into the kids accounts. :thumbsup:

He tried Santander, Halifax, Natwest and the post office and they all said no.