O/T on this day in 1988 : Wed Mar 11, 2009 12:12 am  

1988 The Bank of England pound note, first introduced on 12th March 1797, ceased to be legal tender in Britain at midnight. When the deadline for returning old notes was reached, it was estimated that some 70 million were still outstanding!


not in my wallet!


i guess paul cullen will still be getting paid in thrupenny bits from widnes

Re: on this day in 1988 : Wed Mar 11, 2009 10:58 am  

slimwire66 wrote:

...some 70 million were still outstanding!

69'999999 unaccounted for actually.

My mum's got one

: Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:00 am  

My old mans got loads left, he puts them in birthday and Christmas cards.

When we were kids, he told us the ice cream van playing a tune meant it had run out of ice cream.

: Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:41 am  

what is the point of this thread or have i missed something

Re: on this day in 1988 : Wed Mar 11, 2009 12:00 pm  

Rugbychick™ wrote:

69'999999 unaccounted for actually.

My mum's got one

I'm pretty sure I gave that one pound note to your Mum

: Wed Mar 11, 2009 12:48 pm  

FireWire wrote:

When we were kids, he told us the ice cream van playing a tune meant it had run out of ice cream.

So did my mum.