From: Ronald Raygun 
Subject: Re: Bank won't change my damaged pound!
Newsgroups: uk.finance
Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2003 10:04:38 GMT

David wrote:

> When I visited my bank recently to pay in some cheques, I took the
> opportunity to take in a pound coin which had unfortunately had an
> argument with my lawnmower (ouch)- thought I might as well get it
> changed for a good one while I was there.  However, to my great
> surprise, the bank teller would have none of it
> 
> As a matter of principle, though, can someone tell me if I'm in the
> right here?!!

I would have thought so.  After all, isn't the rule for damaged
*notes* that it will be accepted provided definitely more than
half of it either remains intact or can be proved to have been
destroyed?  It ought to be the same for coin.