Non Circulating Issue and Legal Tender

I've made a change to a 5 euro coin from France.
The coin was "circulating" and I made it "non circulating".
It was rejected, the reason: "It's authorized to pay with this coins "
Wow, so this for example : https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces39991.html is circulating no? It's authorized to pay with this for a meal at Mcdonalds I am sure.
What's a numismatist if he doesn't know the difference of circulating and legal tender?!?!? I am tired....

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I'd love to find that in circulation, if only....   

Yeah me too, even the 5 euro is good

Yep, this is the case the Numista has been facing for years )) It is high time that Numista team members clear this mess up at last!!! Everything in Euro coinage that is above 2 Euro is NON CIRCULATING ISSUE!!! Technically all other denominations like 5 and 10 Euro can be regarded as a legal tender but PRACTICALLY such coins never find their way into everyday circulation (taking into account not only their precious metal content as it is with silver which is always higher than the stated value of the coin but also collector's value as such coins always are desirable by some collectors commanding a premium. Well, I've been trying to raise the issue several times already and as always all my explanations, corrections were brutally rejected )) So I would organise kind of voting on the forum and put the issue to the agenda to finally close this nugging nuisance!!!

So let's have a vote!!! Who is for the vote - just join in!!!!

Quote: gebikimameYep, this is the case the Numista has been facing for years )) It is high time that Numista team members clear this mess up at last!!! Everything in Euro coinage that is above 2 Euro is NON CIRCULATING ISSUE!!! Technically all other denominations like 5 and 10 Euro can be regarded as a legal tender but PRACTICALLY such coins never find their way into everyday circulation (taking into account not only their precious metal content as it is with silver which is always higher than the stated value of the coin but also collector's value as such coins always are desirable by some collectors commanding a premium. Well, I've been trying to raise the issue several times already and as always all my explanations, corrections were brutally rejected )) So I would organise kind of voting on the forum and put the issue to the agenda to finally close this nugging nuisance!!!

So let's have a vote!!! Who is for the vote - just join in!!!!

I agree. Lot of people don't know the difference between "legal tender" and "circulating issue".
Regards
Kuna

Quote: kommodoreI've made a change to a 5 euro coin from France.
The coin was "circulating" and I made it "non circulating".
It was rejected, the reason: "It's authorized to pay with this coins "
Wow, so this for example : https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces39991.html is circulating no? It's authorized to pay with this for a meal at Mcdonalds I am sure.
What's a numismatist if he doesn't know the difference of circulating and legal tender?!?!? I am tired....

Maybe you can just send a message to the referee kindly telling him that he really makes a mistake instead of putting it here  However I agree that there are a lot of referees who don't follow the guidelines for modification.

No, I am too tired, this happens very often.

The Royal Mint published just yesterday a blog entry about this regarding the £5 and £20 coins:

http://blog.royalmint.com/are-20-pound-coins-legal-tender/

QuoteThanks to the proclamation the £20 coin, like the £5 coin, and all other United Kingdom coins of the realm, IS legal tender.

However, while it is indeed legal tender, it has not been designed to be used as a circulating coin. This means that while you would be OK to use it in the settlement of a debt in court, for instance, your local shop or bank probably won’t accept it in trade for goods, as the mechanics and systems are not in place to enable that. The highest denomination coin in general circulation today remains the £2 coin, first introduced in 1998.

Hope someone will change all the 5 and 20 pounds now.