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MY HUSBAND, who recently passed away, had a large collection of pre-decimal coins. Are they worth anything?

M. M., by email. DEALER Chris Perkins, who r uns predecimal.com, says silver coins in normal condition dated up to 1946 are the only ones that will have worthwhile value.

That is because those pre-1920 are 92.5 pc sterling silver, and those dated between 1920 and 1946 are 50 pc silver. After this date, coins are usually only worth their face value.

MY PLACE in an Ironman triathlon has been rolled over to next year after the September race was cancelled. But I can’t compete then as I have other events planned for that time. It cost around £250 to enter and I feel the firm is fobbing me off.

P. J., by email IT Took the organisers more than a month to respond to my enquiries, but they have now agreed to refund you.

MY DART Charge account, to pay for the Dartford Crossing, was closed because I hadn’t used it for 12 months. What happened to my remaining balance?

M. P., by email.

HIgHWAYs England says you should have received an email giving you 90 days to reclaim your balance. If you did not respond, any leftover cash will have been paid to the Department for Transport.

VODAFONE owes me £60 after it charged me for three months following my broadband contract cancellation. I have spent seven hours on the phone chasing this up but have got nowhere.

J. P., Blackpool, Lancs. THE telecoms giant had resolved this by the time I got in touch, but explained that one of its customer advisers had marked the credit as paid by mistake.

You have been refunded and Vodafone has also offered to cover one month of your new contract as a goodwill gesture.