HolteEndRob Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 I was at my moms house today and I was going through some of my old belongings. I saw an old Christmas card in an envelope from my nan and grandad. I was about to rip it up but I thought I would look at it again first. I opened the card and there was 40 pounds (two twenty pound notes) inside it! The problem is, they are the old twenty pound notes. Does anybody know for certain whether I can still exchange these at the bank for new notes? Some people are saying yes and some people are saying no and that the only way I can change them is if I go to the bank of England in London. Forget that! I'm not driving down to London just to change 40 quid! Oh and I have absolutely no idea why I would have opened a card with money in and left the money in the card instead of putting it in my wallet! I'd say the card was from about 2004. I couldn't believe it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 It is at a Bank's discretion whether they change it or not, however The Bank of England will change it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 (edited) have you considered they may be worth more than £20 each? google is your friend Edited July 22, 2013 by chrisp65 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Be careful, George Osborne may never give you them back... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condimentalist Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Be careful, George Osborne may never give you them back... I actually saw the title of this thread and thought it would be about the Tories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 have you considered they may be worth more than £20 each? google is your friend If they are from 2004 then the chances are they probably aren't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted July 22, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted July 22, 2013 Be careful, George Osborne may never give you them back... I actually saw the title of this thread and thought it would be about the Tories. I thought it would be about £ s d (as in Pounds, Shillings and Pence). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meath_Villan Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 I Think only the central bank /bank of england can change them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Be careful, George Osborne may never give you them back... I actually saw the title of this thread and thought it would be about the Tories. I clicked on it thinking it was going to be about the Royal birth myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drat01 Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 I misread it and thought it was about VT poster Mike Mooney 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC_Hitz Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 I misread it and thought it was about VT poster Mike Mooney Interestingly, I thought it would be Mikus Moonius explaining old money to us. Which I would be interested in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Which currency though? I think Mike goes back to the days when four pennies made a silver groat. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 I got given an old £20 in a shop a year or so ago, but didn't notice at the time. Posted it to the bank of England, and they posted back a nice new one Google the address Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted July 22, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted July 22, 2013 I hated those new-fangled groats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Be careful, George Osborne may never give you them back... I actually saw the title of this thread and thought it would be about the Tories. I thought it would be about £ s d (as in Pounds, Shillings and Pence). yes my thought was pre decimilisation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HolteEndRob Posted July 23, 2013 Author Share Posted July 23, 2013 Update: The bank DO still accept old twenty pound notes, well LLoyds TSB do anyway. They wouldn't just give me a straight swap though. I had to put the money into my account then if I wanted the money there and then I had to withdraw it from the cashpoint outside. Oh well at least they took them. That 40 quid will buy the new home shirt. Job done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted July 25, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted July 25, 2013 I've occasionally come across silver certificates: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 I've occasionally come across silver certificates: You should try Swank or Hustler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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