It's hard to shift "folding money" and "ten bob" notes these days! :E

"It's hard to shift "folding money" and "ten bob" notes these days! https://www.pprune.org/images/smilies/evil.gif"

I had a couple of old £5 notes and was told only the Bank of England would change them......... I kept them in my wallet and one day I was visiting an office near by and so popped in. Worth the effort - Door keeper in long coat & top hat, directed into THE most oak clad and brass tellers room, £ notes taken, examined, ID checked and two new one handed over..... I felt RICH RICH


On the other hand I wasn't trying to bring in 10 suitcases of cash using a 1963 Driving Licence made out to "Ronnie Biggs" ;)

Paid a pre-arranged visit to 'the Bank' one day. There was a gold ingot in a sealed box with just enough room to get your hand in to lift it; boy was it HEAVY!
Apparently in the vault, the stacks of gold have to be placed very carefully 'cos below the vault is an underground rail tunnel and there is a risk of the floor collapsing.

For the benefit of the youngsters around here, I thought I would show you why the old "fivers" were called "folding money"!

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....999fb73a86.png

I first remember seeing a "white fiver" in 1957. The equivalent value today is about £130!