vijayawada despite repeated clarification by reserve bank of india rbi that rs 10 coins are valid tender confusion over its legality continues in the district a case in point would be gandikota baburao an owner of a paan shop on tikkle road who was found arguing with his customer over the issue on wednesday speaking to toi he said i have a bunch of rs 10 coins which i accepted from customers but now no one is taking them my daughter has saved over 100 of these coins and all of them are useless after visiting supermarkets local small shops and malls toi found out that while supermarkets and malls are accepting the coins local kirana shops fruit vendors and other small businesses did not accept the coins even if they were aware that they are valid tenderearlier notices were issued warning shopkeepers of consequences if they were found refusing rs 10 coins sources in the collectors office said they have reviewed the issue in detail and even conducted surprise checks if shops were found refusing to take rs 10 coins they were issued notices that they could lose their licences moreover successive collectors have issued warnings but the confusion continues officials believe there are several reasons for both consumers and shopkeepers refusing to use the coin one of the major reasons is attributed to reports on fake 10rupee coins being found across the country the other reason is the lack of complaints sources said that since the monetary value of the coin is just rs 10 people do not go want to go through the hassle of filing a complaint with the revenue department which in turn can take actionif the government puts up some bills or poster at market areas stating that rs 10 coins are legal tender i think it would give the public and us a sense of confidence that we can take the coin and also spend it more than notices people need to be assured kanna ramu an owner of a pharmaceutical shop pointed out