| Old money - withdrawn UK banknotes 14:26 - Nov 8 with 3001 views | Steve_M |
The Bank of England website has pictures of various old banknotes. Kind of interesting* so thought I would share.
https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/withdrawn-banknotes
*More interesting than filling in the form to exchange some withdrawn money I forgot about anyway. |  |
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| Old money - withdrawn UK banknotes on 14:42 - Nov 8 with 2959 views | Lord_Lucan |
Interesting
So there was a £1000 note back in the 18th century - seems a bit odd.
Was their some massive revaluation at some point? Otherwise it would be worth about a quarter of a million now.
Maybe Facters can remember. |  |
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| Old money - withdrawn UK banknotes on 14:56 - Nov 8 with 2919 views | Clapham_Junction |
| Old money - withdrawn UK banknotes on 14:42 - Nov 8 by Lord_Lucan |
Interesting
So there was a £1000 note back in the 18th century - seems a bit odd.
Was their some massive revaluation at some point? Otherwise it would be worth about a quarter of a million now.
Maybe Facters can remember. |
Reminds me of this:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21145103 |  | | |
| Old money - withdrawn UK banknotes on 14:58 - Nov 8 with 2911 views | Keno |
| Old money - withdrawn UK banknotes on 14:42 - Nov 8 by Lord_Lucan |
Interesting
So there was a £1000 note back in the 18th century - seems a bit odd.
Was their some massive revaluation at some point? Otherwise it would be worth about a quarter of a million now.
Maybe Facters can remember. |
where is Private Schulz when you need him |  |
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| Old money - withdrawn UK banknotes on 15:00 - Nov 8 with 2904 views | J2BLUE |
On a similar note does anyone know if charities accept old notes?
I have had a google and it seems they did last year but there's nothing about this year. Just wondered if another year on they could still take them. I was going to start a thread but some idiot would consider it virtue signalling despite the fact it's only one fiver. |  |
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| Old money - withdrawn UK banknotes on 15:10 - Nov 8 with 2886 views | factual_blue |
| Old money - withdrawn UK banknotes on 14:42 - Nov 8 by Lord_Lucan |
Interesting
So there was a £1000 note back in the 18th century - seems a bit odd.
Was their some massive revaluation at some point? Otherwise it would be worth about a quarter of a million now.
Maybe Facters can remember. |
The highest denomination notes were removed from circulation in WW2 to prevent forgery (let's not forget the overwhelming ethos of the Blitz, particularly in the good old East End, was crime, or that the prisons were emptied in 1939 of all those with only short periods to serve).
There are £1m and £100m notes produced, but only used for accounting purposes within the Bank of England. |  |
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| Old money - withdrawn UK banknotes on 15:12 - Nov 8 with 2880 views | J2BLUE |
| Old money - withdrawn UK banknotes on 15:10 - Nov 8 by factual_blue |
The highest denomination notes were removed from circulation in WW2 to prevent forgery (let's not forget the overwhelming ethos of the Blitz, particularly in the good old East End, was crime, or that the prisons were emptied in 1939 of all those with only short periods to serve).
There are £1m and £100m notes produced, but only used for accounting purposes within the Bank of England. |
Mr Burns had a one trillion dollar note. | |
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| Old money - withdrawn UK banknotes on 15:12 - Nov 8 with 2877 views | GlasgowBlue |
Looks like Victoria, Edward VII and George VI never had his portrait on a note. The only two who have are George V and the current Queen, although she had to wait until she had been Queen for 8 years, |  |
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| Old money - withdrawn UK banknotes on 15:19 - Nov 8 with 2867 views | factual_blue |
| Old money - withdrawn UK banknotes on 15:12 - Nov 8 by J2BLUE |
Mr Burns had a one trillion dollar note. |
I have no idea who Mr Burns is. | |
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| Old money - withdrawn UK banknotes on 15:21 - Nov 8 with 2865 views | J2BLUE |
| Old money - withdrawn UK banknotes on 15:19 - Nov 8 by factual_blue |
I have no idea who Mr Burns is. |
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| Old money - withdrawn UK banknotes on 15:24 - Nov 8 with 2853 views | Radlett_blue |
| Old money - withdrawn UK banknotes on 15:00 - Nov 8 by J2BLUE |
On a similar note does anyone know if charities accept old notes?
I have had a google and it seems they did last year but there's nothing about this year. Just wondered if another year on they could still take them. I was going to start a thread but some idiot would consider it virtue signalling despite the fact it's only one fiver. |
Charities would be mugs not to accept old bank notes as they can still be redeemed for face value through the Bank of England. I did this with some old notes that I found in my late father in law's stuff & the process was fairly simple. |  |
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| Old money - withdrawn UK banknotes on 15:26 - Nov 8 with 2841 views | J2BLUE |
| Old money - withdrawn UK banknotes on 15:24 - Nov 8 by Radlett_blue |
Charities would be mugs not to accept old bank notes as they can still be redeemed for face value through the Bank of England. I did this with some old notes that I found in my late father in law's stuff & the process was fairly simple. |
Cheers i'll chuck it in the next collection tin I see. | |
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| Old money - withdrawn UK banknotes on 15:26 - Nov 8 with 2842 views | Radlett_blue |
| Old money - withdrawn UK banknotes on 15:10 - Nov 8 by factual_blue |
The highest denomination notes were removed from circulation in WW2 to prevent forgery (let's not forget the overwhelming ethos of the Blitz, particularly in the good old East End, was crime, or that the prisons were emptied in 1939 of all those with only short periods to serve).
There are £1m and £100m notes produced, but only used for accounting purposes within the Bank of England. |
Peter Cook as George Spiggott in "Bedazzled" (1967) had a million pound note on him, but nothing else. | |
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| Old money - withdrawn UK banknotes on 15:43 - Nov 8 with 2810 views | factual_blue |
| Old money - withdrawn UK banknotes on 15:21 - Nov 8 by J2BLUE |
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I have no idea who that is either. | |
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| Old money - withdrawn UK banknotes on 15:46 - Nov 8 with 2806 views | factual_blue |
| Old money - withdrawn UK banknotes on 15:26 - Nov 8 by Radlett_blue |
Peter Cook as George Spiggott in "Bedazzled" (1967) had a million pound note on him, but nothing else. |
It's really annoying when that happens.
Great moment in Ambulance the other night. A bloke rang the 999 from a petrol station. His petrol came to £30.03. He said he couldn't pay the odd 3p. He'd got at least £40, but didn't see why he should break a tenner for 3p.
Clearly a farmer. | |
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| Old money - withdrawn UK banknotes on 16:46 - Nov 8 with 2749 views | Radlett_blue |
| Old money - withdrawn UK banknotes on 15:46 - Nov 8 by factual_blue |
It's really annoying when that happens.
Great moment in Ambulance the other night. A bloke rang the 999 from a petrol station. His petrol came to £30.03. He said he couldn't pay the odd 3p. He'd got at least £40, but didn't see why he should break a tenner for 3p.
Clearly a farmer. |
Yes, so poor Dudley Moore, as the "loser" had to find the sixpence for the ice cream which Spiggott had promised him. I felt sorry for Dudley Moore. | |
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| Old money - withdrawn UK banknotes on 17:28 - Nov 8 with 2717 views | bluejake78 |
During WW2 Jerry dropped millions in counterfeit white fivers to try to disable our fragile economy.
Funnily enough these are sought after by collectors. |  | | |
| Old money - withdrawn UK banknotes on 17:49 - Nov 8 with 2700 views | WeWereZombies |
| Old money - withdrawn UK banknotes on 15:43 - Nov 8 by factual_blue |
I have no idea who that is either. |
That's Mr. Burns.
Everything clear now? |  |
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| Old money - withdrawn UK banknotes on 17:50 - Nov 8 with 2698 views | TJS |
| Old money - withdrawn UK banknotes on 17:28 - Nov 8 by bluejake78 |
During WW2 Jerry dropped millions in counterfeit white fivers to try to disable our fragile economy.
Funnily enough these are sought after by collectors. |
I think some of those notes were made by Jewish forgers who got special treatment in Auschwitz.
There was quite a good German language film about it a few years ago called "Counterfeiters" [Post edited 8 Nov 2018 17:51]
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| Old money - withdrawn UK banknotes on 15:43 - Nov 8 by factual_blue |
I have no idea who that is either. |
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| Old money - withdrawn UK banknotes on 08:15 - Nov 9 with 2487 views | Keno |
| Old money - withdrawn UK banknotes on 17:50 - Nov 8 by TJS |
I think some of those notes were made by Jewish forgers who got special treatment in Auschwitz.
There was quite a good German language film about it a few years ago called "Counterfeiters" [Post edited 8 Nov 2018 17:51]
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as I said earlier "where is Private Schulz when you need him" | |
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| Old money - withdrawn UK banknotes on 08:24 - Nov 9 with 2478 views | uefacup81 |
| Old money - withdrawn UK banknotes on 15:26 - Nov 8 by J2BLUE |
Cheers i'll chuck it in the next collection tin I see. |
Might be worth seeing what you can get for it online or from a dealer - old still-redeemable currency tends to go for more than face value amongst the collecting community.
I'd imagine the charity might only redeem it with the bank, whereas by selling it privately you might be able to get, say, £10 for your fiver, which you can then donate. |  |
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