10 pence coin to be removed from circulation
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10 pence coin to be removed from circulation
Story written: 06 February 2009
The Royal Mint has advised that the 10pence coin is
to be removed from circulation. Officials have
realised that the coin is actually a little under
an inch in diameter, the records list the coin as
actually being an inch in it's diameter.
There are currently 76 billion 10 pence coins in
circulation and every single one will have to be
returned and ticked off a large spreadsheet that
Alistair Darling operates. Once all the coins
have been returned the Mint will then press new
ones at the correct diameter. A spokesman said
that someone had made a mistake when using Pi.
"They simply didn't use enough decimal points
when calculating the diameter and this is the
cock up we get."
The Torys said that this was simply further proof
that the government didn't know it's arse from
it's elbow. It is estimated that this will recall
will cost some 150billion in US Dollars.
A fat man from Kidderminster was concerned about
vending machines. "How will I get my Mars Bars
out the machine now?" He asked. "This is news
is just gutting. Yesterday we heard that Kit
Kats were to be banned now this."
A special task force has been employed to visit
every home in the UK and search down the back of
sofas for missing coins. The team made up of
special SAS types said " People just don't look
hard enough for this type of thing, their all
lazy bastards."
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