The UK Pound coin is 25 years old this year
and I have 3 easy questions ;
From the Issue date If you put away 1 pound coin per week have much will you have have accumulated by today (will accept a "round" figure)

2nd question
If the Pound coin was equal to 1 Pound cash(100 Pence) on first Issue
What in real money numbers is its value in 2008?(Answer is in Pence)


3rd question...And I don't know where they are

The number of pound coins estimated to have been lost since the launch

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Originally posted by bedstor:

2nd question
If the Pound coin was equal to 1 Pound cash(100 Pence) on first Issue
What in real money numbers is its value in 2008?(Answer is in Pence)

The inflation multiplier for 1983 is 2.3 (to 2006). So £1-00 in 1983 is a shade over 230 pence now:

Historical inflation

The site gives several different ways of calculating value differences over time. Don't think any is a property price index. That would be alarming. The average house price in Britain has trebled in ten years, never mind twenty-five !