UK bans ?500 banknote

**~Ray** · 05-13-2010, 10:37 AM

we had that mob problem in the US ...they were smuggling dollars to italy.

You guys need an Elliot Ness

**rvincent** · 05-13-2010, 10:39 AM

500 euros is about 700USD... you don't want to get a fake one...
In practice most shops in the euro zone don't want them... actually in France (and many more countries I'm sure), you'll have a hard time paying with notes of 100, 200 and 500 euros.

**emjay** · 05-13-2010, 10:43 AM

Originally posted by rvincent

In practice most shops in the euro zone don't want them... actually in France (and many more countries I'm sure), you'll have a hard time paying with notes of 100, 200 and 500 euros.

Yes, I noticed that German gas stations not too keen on high dem notes...

**media** · 05-13-2010, 10:46 AM

Oh no.. now instead of one cereal box or cigarette pack, I need to carry two!!! Darnit!

**seeandsee** · 05-13-2010, 10:50 AM

who need 500, let make 1000 :D

**Wilsy** · 05-13-2010, 10:51 AM

Originally posted by emjay

Yes, I noticed that German gas stations not too keen on high dem notes...

Hey Emjay seem to have lost you off of my ICQ could you add me my number is 563 030 448

Thanks man

**fatfoo** · 05-13-2010, 10:54 AM

This is one of the most valuable bank notes I have ever seen.

**LoveSandra** · 05-13-2010, 10:55 AM

nice looking

**Ethersync** · 05-13-2010, 11:28 AM

Banning money to prevent crime? Fucking stupid.

**sperbonzo** · 05-13-2010, 11:34 AM

I'm old enough to remember seeing these around...

they stopped using them in 1969.

...and that was when the dollar was worth something!

not like the

**czarina** · 05-13-2010, 11:45 AM

that's a shame

**Jarmusch** · 05-13-2010, 11:46 AM

No law abiding citizen will miss it.

**roly** · 05-13-2010, 11:54 AM

Originally posted by Ethersync

Banning money to prevent crime? Fucking stupid.

who needs bank notes of that size in the age of credit cards etc? makes a lot of sense.

**Ethersync** · 05-13-2010, 11:57 AM

Originally posted by roly

who needs bank notes of that size in the age of credit cards etc? makes a lot of sense.

People who value their privacy? Not only criminals...

**Konkan** · 05-13-2010, 12:08 PM

It makes sense for the big players. More and more often in Europe the citizens are using credit cards, avoiding to carry cash in the pockets. Just small bills 10, 20 50 euros. Bigger transactions are done by the banks.

**Ethersync** · 05-13-2010, 12:14 PM

Originally posted by Konkan

It makes sense for the big players. More and more often in Europe the citizens are using credit cards, avoiding to carry cash in the pockets. Just small bills 10, 20 50 euros. Bigger transactions are done by the banks.

People should be free to spend or save money in whatever form they desire.

**roly** · 05-13-2010, 12:39 PM

Originally posted by Ethersync

People should be free to spend or save money in whatever form they desire.

no one is stopping them from spending them (although i can't imagine many shops etc would have even seen a 500 euro note beofre let alone accept one) or saving them in the UK, you just won't be able to buy them from burea de change's and banks. bear in mind also that the uk's currency is sterling not euro's, although some places accept them.

**emjay** · 05-13-2010, 01:55 PM

Originally posted by sperbonzo

I'm old enough to remember seeing these around...

they stopped using them in 1969.

...and that was when the dollar was worth something!

not like the

Nice, do you know if any are still in circulation, still legal tender?

**brentbacardi** · 05-13-2010, 06:26 PM

Hey anyone who likes collectible money I do have a $1 bill with the whole serial number 77777777

The ultimate lucky 7's!

I am always taking offers on it $x,xxx please. Don't ask if its a joke because it is actually worth that. I have pics somewhere on computer...

**Cyber Fucker** · 05-13-2010, 07:18 PM

That is ridiculous!!!!!!!!!!!!

**emjay** · 05-14-2010, 12:10 AM

Originally posted by brentbacardi

Hey anyone who likes collectible money I do have a $1 bill with the whole serial number 77777777

The ultimate lucky 7's!

I am always taking offers on it $x,xxx please. Don't ask if its a joke because it is actually worth that. I have pics somewhere on computer...

I reckon a collector would pay good $$$ for that BB

**ottopottomouse** · 05-14-2010, 04:04 AM

Shops don't want Euros here anyway and I've always had a problem spending £50 notes so something that's worth about £425 is going to be very hard to get a shop to accept anyway.

UK bans ?500 banknote

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