[Toy Soldier]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Do you think Charles will get a go? I could almost see the Queen out living him

Great news for Alan Turing just a shame he was treated so horribly while he was alive though

Probably, but by the time they print his notes they'll be like "Oh ffs, reset the printers for William..."

[James]

Originally Posted by MTVN

Wonder how long it'd actually take for Charles to start appearing on notes and coins after becoming king, I guess the Queens currency would still be dominant for a long time. Something like the £50 note and 1p/2p coins I doubt they'd bother redesigning at all as both would be the first currency to be phased out if we were moving cashless

I'm pretty sure we used pre-decimal coins like the shilling for years after decimalisation in 1971.

[James]

Originally Posted by James

I'm pretty sure we used pre-decimal coins like the shilling for years after decimalisation in 1971.

The*pre-decimal*sixpence, shilling and two shilling*coins, which had continued to circulate alongside the*decimal coinage*with values of ​2*1⁄2p, 5p and 10p respectively,*were*finally withdrawn in 1980, 1990 and 1993 respectively.

From Google.

[Toy Soldier]

My gran had a massive jar of 1/2 penny coins that she'd been saving up for decades, went right back to WW2 era. I used to play with them as a kid because by that time they were worthless .

Although they seem to sell for 50p - £1 each on eBay now ... there were hundreds if not thousands of them in that jar! God knows what happened to it.

[bitontheslide]

Originally Posted by James

I'm pretty sure we used pre-decimal coins like the shilling for years after decimalisation in 1971.

we did indeed, the shilling was just equivalent to 5 pence and the same applied for all the other coins too. As I recall, nobody wanted the half penny even when it was first introduced, the old penny was much more substantial

[James]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

we did indeed, the shilling was just equivalent to 5 pence and the same applied for all the other coins too. As I recall, nobody wanted the half penny even when it was first introduced, the old penny was much more substantial

I remember the half-pence. It was about the size of the 5 pence now.

[arista]

The New £50 note is out today.

Fantastic Cash,

[Ammi]

…good choice…….I very rarely see cash notes anymore …since COVID times, many prefer card only payments and I shop mostly online anyway so cash feels a bit of a thing of past gone days….I’m emptying a money box thing for parking change atm but once that’s all gone, I’ll need to get more parking coins ….

[arista]

Originally Posted by Ammi

…good choice…….I very rarely see cash notes anymore …since COVID times, many prefer card only payments and I shop mostly online anyway so cash feels a bit of a thing of past gone days….I’m emptying a money box thing for parking change atm but once that’s all gone, I’ll need to get more parking coins ….

Yes Like Greggs using Covid
to cancel Cash.

Thats so wrong,

[GoldHeart]

Originally Posted by arista

The New £50 note is out today.

Fantastic Cash,

I think I've only ever seen a £50 once properly up close,and weirdly it was some people trying to pay with them in a pound shop of all places . The retail worker called it "monopoly money" . I think they got worried it could be counterfeit.

[Dogeatdog]

Is it mentioned when the older £50 will be phased out?

[arista]

Originally Posted by GoldHeart

I think I've only ever seen a £50 once properly up close,and weirdly it was some people trying to pay with them in a pound shop of all places . The retail worker called it "monopoly money" . I think they got worried it could be counterfeit.

Yes Only use in Big Stores
are banks or contracts.


The Old £50 note must be changed by October 2022
after that, no longer legal,


If you have one after that,
try to change it in your bank only.

[GoldHeart]

I've never owned a £50 note lol . But anyway it's good to see Alan Turing get this bit of recognition.

[Dogeatdog]

£50’s we’re always a pain, some places didn’t accept them (which I don’t blame since from my experience working in retail, it was always common to come across fake £50’s than any other note) and you couldn’t use them at some self service machines.

[arista]

I use them alot on Contracts