UK-specific tip - they... replaced? all their money?

by MattG, Friday, May 18, 2018, 11:06 (2499 days ago) @ Jay

It's weird, but my giant pile of 1-pound coins and handful of 5-pound notes I've accumulated over the years are WORTHLESS NOW.

Apparently there was a mass "trade-in" of old notes and coins a few years ago. You can still take the old money to the bank or something but who has time for that. I gave my 5-pound notes to my brother in law, but I'm keeping the old coins.

The new pound coins are super shiny and weigh less and I HATE THEM LIKE POISON.

The old pound coin was the best money in the world. I think it actually weighed a pound. It ruled.

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PAK, travel followup - Jay, 2018-05-18, 08:23
- Just wanted to thank you all for another great thread. - PAK, 2018-05-19, 12:59
- sights: must-do's - Jay, 2018-05-18, 12:20
  - Have you been to Giverney? - Jack, 2018-05-18, 13:27
    - haven't, but going this summer - Jay, 2018-05-18, 14:59
  - re: The Louvre - MattG, 2018-05-18, 12:27
    - And there's the Rubens room - Jack, 2018-05-18, 13:30
- a book and a movie (fixed video) - Jay, 2018-05-18, 11:25
  - Music rec: buy an Edith Piaf collection - HCE, 2018-05-18, 13:33
- UK-specific tip - they... replaced? all their money? - MattG, 2018-05-18, 11:06
  - Is money from 2013 still good? - CK08, 2018-05-18, 12:28
    - Not the pound coins or 5-pound notes. - MattG, 2018-05-18, 12:45
      - You can put those old notes in a decoy wallet!! - Jack, 2018-05-18, 13:20
  - Not true with the coins. They're still perfectly good - Jack, 2018-05-18, 11:09
    - OH NOW ITS ON. They are not legal tender - MattG, 2018-05-18, 11:41
      - Ah, but that article says you can still exchange them - Jack, 2018-05-18, 13:11
        
        Well, yes. That’s what I originally said :) - MattG, 2018-05-18, 13:28
        
        I have an easier method - Jack, 2018-05-18, 13:33
- Awesome info. Couple of things to add... - PAK, 2018-05-18, 10:15
  - Also, we booked a hotel in the 1st Arr. - PAK, 2018-05-18, 11:31
    - can't be more central than that - Jay, 2018-05-18, 12:21
      - Normandy Hotel on Rue de l'Échelle - PAK, 2018-05-18, 13:08
        
        Angelina is right around the corner - Jay, 2018-05-18, 14:58
      - If? Hah! - Greg, 2018-05-18, 12:35
        
        Let me guess. Fideaux? - Jack, 2018-05-18, 14:59
    - Worth it. - MattG, 2018-05-18, 11:48
  - Some notes - Joe I, 2018-05-18, 11:05
    - Adding, macaron - Joe I, 2018-05-18, 15:37
    - I'll second the Rodin museum. I thought that was the - BillyGoat, 2018-05-18, 11:13
      - Agreed. It's worth it for The Gates of Hell alone - HCE, 2018-05-18, 11:22
      - Agreed, and it's also right near Les Invalides - Jack, 2018-05-18, 11:21
        
        Yep. It's pretty amazing. - BillyGoat, 2018-05-18, 11:30
      - it's the next must-see after the big 2 - Jay, 2018-05-18, 11:21
  - good tip on temporary phones - Jay, 2018-05-18, 10:25
    - If you have T-Mobile ONE, it works in any country for free. - MattG, 2018-05-18, 11:02
- "Don't bring any expensive jewelry." - Grantland, 2018-05-18, 10:09
- transpo tips - Jay, 2018-05-18, 10:04
  - For pickpockets, use a decoy wallet - Jack, 2018-05-18, 10:55
    - easily defeated by decoy pickpockets - Jay, 2018-05-18, 12:27
      - Damn! - Jack, 2018-05-18, 13:19
- On medications - ReginaldVelJohnson, 2018-05-18, 09:43
  - good point, I think basic allergy stuff may not be OTC - Jay, 2018-05-18, 10:05
- That is a terrific checklist, Jay - Jack, 2018-05-18, 09:26

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UK-specific tip - they... replaced? all their money?