Lucky? penny for children who share birthday with royal baby

[super jumbe]

Babies born on the same day as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge?s first child are to receive a commemorative silver penny, the Royal Mint announced yesterday.

It is giving away 2,013 of the pennies, which reflect the tradition of marking a new birth with a gift of silver for good luck. This, however, is a new tradition: it will be the first time the Royal Mint has marked a royal birth by giving away coins.

The pennies are worth ?28 each, making the overall cost to the state-owned company more than ?50,000.

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/uk/article3807892.ece

[super jumbe]

Come to think about some thing does not add up, this figure of over 2000 babies born every day were do the govt get the money for child benefit???

[Meat-Head]

This, however, is a new tradition: it will be the first time the Royal Mint has marked a royal birth by giving away coins.

The pennies are worth ?28 each, making the overall cost to the state-owned company more than ?50,000.
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Err excuse me, but

1) State owned company, so chances are we the taxpayer have part funded that then

2) Penny worth ?28 - how can you put a value on them?

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[Kalipo]

Err excuse me, but

1) State owned company, so chances are we the taxpayer have part funded that then

2) Penny worth ?28 - how can you put a value on them?

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Not necessarily because the Mint prints other currencies so it could be ofset!

[GastonJ]

Come to think about some thing does not add up, this figure of over 2000 babies born every day were do the govt get the money for child benefit???

From my monthly tax contributions, same place they pay everyone else from

[Meat-Head]

Not necessarily because the Mint prints other currencies so it could be ofset!

Really like who and what?

[Kalipo]

Really like who and what?

The ailing **spit** euro is one..

Last time I heard it had won the contract to print 5% of the shit euro currency but in actual fact it's initial bid was for 20%

[Meat-Head]

Yes agtee with you dutch the euro, but wiuld it not be nice just to have one pocjet of money not them all

[Kalipo]

Yes agtee with you dutch the euro, but wiuld it not be nice just to have one pocjet of money not them all

Has gaston hacked your account???

[GastonJ]

Hey there's lots of people around the UK who print money, not just the mint y'know, just some of them aren't licensed to..... I'd sooner only have one currency as well, however I'd rather it's value, and the interest rate, was determined in the UK. Was a good choice not to join the Euro. Would be good had we took up the Schengen Agreement though - it's a pain having to carry a passport around Europe, when most of us already have an ID card in one form or another anyway.

[Meat-Head]

Well as for id card as long as it is clear dk member or not

[darwins]

One thing comes to mind here... What a waste of money....

Now id card marked DK Member.. I like your thinking... Give Dave or George a call Meat on the bat phone