August 18, 20223 yr Woops, there go they go... "The Bank of England urged people holding paper 20- and 50-pound bills to spend or deposit them with a financial institution before they are no longer legal tender. Retail outlets will no longer accept them starting in October, but banks and the post office may continue to do so." (I guess that also might mean that banks and the post office might not continue to do so). 🤔 5800X3D, RTX4070, 600 Watt, one or two 1440p 32" screens, 64 GB RAM, 4 TB PCle 3 NVMe, Warthog throttle, VKB NXT EVO stick, Honeycomb Alpha yoke, CH quad, 3 Logitech panels, 2 StreamDecks, Desktop Aviator Trim Panel. Crystal Light VR.
August 18, 20223 yr I wonder how long it will be before they are worth more as collector's items than the face value of the note. Anyone have any Silver Certificates? Or United States Notes (rather than Federal Reserve Notes)? Or even silver coins? I suppose all those are still legal tender, though. Hook Larry Hookins Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of EarthAnd danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
August 19, 20223 yr We’re getting rid of twenties and fifties? I didn’t know that. Strange, the way inflation is gathering pace here I would think we’ll be needing them more than ever. Then again; the UK’s ever increasing surveillance society is pushing for a cashless future…
August 19, 20223 yr 18 minutes ago, DD_Arthur said: We’re getting rid of twenties and fifties? They are merely being replaced by the new, polymer versions, aren't they? That's what is happening to our Canadian denominations. Dugald Walker
August 20, 20223 yr Author Here's the story. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/06/24/uk-banknotes-paper-polymer/ 5800X3D, RTX4070, 600 Watt, one or two 1440p 32" screens, 64 GB RAM, 4 TB PCle 3 NVMe, Warthog throttle, VKB NXT EVO stick, Honeycomb Alpha yoke, CH quad, 3 Logitech panels, 2 StreamDecks, Desktop Aviator Trim Panel. Crystal Light VR.
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