If you find an old pound coin lying around then you may wonder if they can be paid in at either your bank or Post Office.

NARRATOR: Let’s see… you’ve got one five pound note, three, one pound coins and four, 50p pieces. £5 plus £3 makes £8, plus one 50p, makes £8.50. Plus another 50p makes £9, plus 50p ...

according to a coin expert. After more than 30 years in circulation, the round one pound coin was replaced in 2017 with a 12-sided coin to reduce the amount of counterfeit coins created.