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BRitual people were asked to check their sofas and piggy banks because 145 million pounds of coins have still not been returned to the Royal Mint.
It is feared that many of these pieces, which were abandoned in October 2017, will be lost. So far, only 24 million have been returned, accounting for a fraction of the money still to be paid.
Approximately 1.7 billion round coins in circulation were in circulation at the beginning of the six-month transition period in March 2017.
The Royal Mint badured those who kept their coins that they could still be reimbursed if they returned them to the nearest bank.
Parts returned to banks and stores were melted down to give the new £ 1.
An official from the Royal Mint said: "Our communication campaign has encouraged the return of old £ 1 coins when the legal tender has been removed.
"The low proportion of unreturned coins can continue to be deposited on a customer's account at most UK high street banks."
They added, "We expect returns for many years to come, as people find these coins."
The new part was designed to be much more difficult to simulate, with new features, including a hologram image on the part that pbades the symbol £ to number 1 from different angles, micro-letters on the side of the coin, made up two metals and a "hidden security device" that the Royal Mint has refused to disclose.
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