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Oh No - I need to spend a penny.

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wiz-king
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Posted February 2, 2013 at 4:56PM

Or rather the jar full of small change sitting in the fireplace - at least half or the contents are pennies.

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rdave13

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Posted February 2, 2013 at 11:32PM

Aitchbee , you missed " Tuppence a bag".

Inflation was raging then when Poppins was about.

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fourm member

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Posted February 3, 2013 at 9:32AM

SillBill

I can't say I've seen an English fiver for a long time but they must be in a right state if they are noticeably tattier than the Scottish ones.

A £5 coin or a switch to plastic for the note should happen as soon as possible.

Mind you, at least we're not the US where sentiment means they cling to the 'good ol' dollar bill'.

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BT

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Posted February 3, 2013 at 11:47AM

The main reason Fivers and other notes are so tatty these days is that many men don't use wallets any more. The notes are just stuffed into trouser pockets and consequently get tatty and screwed up, and their life is drastically shortened.

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Quickbeam

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Posted February 3, 2013 at 11:51AM

Hence the benefit of a £5 coin.

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SillBill

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Posted February 3, 2013 at 1:03PM

"Hence the benefit of a £5 coin."

Reinforced pockets should help the economy, or at least the tailoring branch!!

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Quickbeam

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Posted February 3, 2013 at 1:23PM

It wouldn't have weigh 5lb

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Forum Editor

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Posted February 3, 2013 at 1:52PM

"...many men don't use wallets any more."

I haven't ever used a wallet for banknotes - mainly because it smacks of putting all your eggs in one basket. If I lose my wallet I can stop the cards, get a replacement driving licence and membership cards, but I can't get replacement banknotes.

They reside in my pocket, where the greatest risk is a swish around the washing machine from time to time. The practice also leads to occasional nice surprises - like finding a forgotten £20 note in a pair of summer Chinos after a long cold winter.

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finerty

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Posted February 3, 2013 at 1:55PM

you can still use them in supermarkets as legal tender upto 20p or 20pence

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finerty

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Posted February 3, 2013 at 1:56PM

Bring back the half penny an the farthing

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finerty

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Posted February 3, 2013 at 1:58PM

I wonder if they made the new five pence and the new ten pence that don't work in machines so that they could take them out of circulation....

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