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Re: useless old cash such as Bitcoin confusion?

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From: Charlie Gibbs
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2018 21:02
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On 2018-02-13, John Levine <jo...@taugh.com> wrote:

> In article <20180213174809.7a5e614e@Mars>,
>
>> 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.
>
> My associate, Ms. Google, recommends this article:

We fired her recently for espionage.

> https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/lifecycle-of-a-banknote
>
> Of particular note are the references to compost and to plastic plant pots.

Love it.  The two go together well.  :-)

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From: Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid>
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Subject: Re: useless old cash such as Bitcoin confusion?
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