2007-02-09 21:15:25 · 13 answers · asked by vytis b 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance
It is still legal tender but you will find many places will refuse to take them. One reason is they were easier to forge and another, there's only so much space in a till to put banknotes in. Another reason they were deleted was because of the low value compared to the larger notes and the fact they needed replacing far more than the £1 coin which is smaller and easier to handle.
Why not take it to any Bank in the UK who are legally obliged to change it into current tender at no charge to you. There must be one near you.
Saving it and putting it on eBay might be a different approach. You might even get more than it's worth. These collectors will buy nearly anything ;o)
Mega
2007-02-10 05:21:23 · answer #1 · answered by megastiff 3 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Strictly speaking, only English currency is legal tender. Scottish notes are accepted in Scotland, and used to be in England, although not as much nowadays.
Legal tender is strictly speaking as follows:
bronze coins - £1
5 and 10 p pieces - £5
50p pieces - £10
£1 coins and notes unlimited.
2007-02-13 08:09:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sorry no , but are alot of collectors on e-bay and you can get more than the value for certain issues and the pictures on them , the same goes for some coins, like a 1952 two bob bit and you would be well in the money
2007-02-10 05:33:26 · answer #3 · answered by ufo18 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, certainly in Scotland, probably in England as well, just getting hard to find these days.
2007-02-10 05:32:30 · answer #4 · answered by jayktee96 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most people here are telling you NO.
This is rubbish - YES you can , they are legal tender.
The are harder to find because each tine a bank gets them in, they keep them, so fewer and fewer are in circulation.
2007-02-10 05:28:35 · answer #5 · answered by Froggy 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Not in England.
2007-02-10 05:34:21 · answer #6 · answered by richard_beckham2001 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Scottish ones i think but not the old english ones
2007-02-10 05:17:59 · answer #7 · answered by Laura T 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
can you still spend a penny
2007-02-10 05:18:12 · answer #8 · answered by ? 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
no.
they r no longer recognised as legal tender.
contact ur bank 4 more information.
2007-02-10 05:18:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
take it to the bank
2007-02-10 05:22:52 · answer #10 · answered by conan 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋