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Article #620304Re: Bitcoin confusion?
From: Peter Flass
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2018 22:18
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2018 22:18
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Rob Morley <nos...@ntlworld.com> wrote: > On Tue, 13 Feb 2018 08:22:46 +0000 > AndyW <An...@nojunqmail.com> wrote: > >> On 09/02/2018 17:28, Rob Morley wrote: >>> On Fri, 9 Feb 2018 08:06:27 +0000 >>> AndyW <An...@nojunqmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> 2) The Bank of England withdrew their pound note in 1988 >>> >>> But will still redeem withdrawn Bank of England promissory notes, >>> so it still has value, just not at the corner shop. >> >> >> Indeed. When my grandfather died at 98 in the year 2000 I was >> clearing his house and found shoe boxes of rolled notes in the bottom >> of his wardrobe ranging all the way from white notes through almost >> all of the various colours and sizes to old notes. We went to the >> bank who would happily accept the money but the staff advised us to >> take it to a specialist dealer who gave us a lot more than face value. >> > I wonder if someone at the BofE puts old banknotes on eBay, or if they > just destroy them. Maybe they never get them because people are aware > of their value to numismatists. > > What sort of trouble would an employee be in if he traded the old notes for new ones from his wallet, $ for $ (or £ for £)? -- Pete
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