Old Money was taken off a member of my family by cashier

unholyangel

soolin wrote: »

This bit suggests the cashier didn't just assume ti was a fake because it was old:

Also she had used a scanner that said that the note was fake

No it suggests that because the note didnt bear the security features of the current notes, that she assumed it was fake. Unless she's an expert in forged notes......in which case she should have know older notes arent as "secure" as new notes.

mrcow

geordieracer wrote: »

were the tenners from around that tiem not huge? or was that a bit earlier..

1993!

Back in the olden days no doubt.

Good grief, you're making me feel old.

geordieracer

mrcow wrote: »

1993!

Back in the olden days no doubt.

Good grief, you're making me feel old.

im not that old meself but im sure they were the size of the current 20 note?

DVardysShadow

geordieracer wrote: »

im not that old meself but im sure they were the size of the current 20 note?

more likely they were the value of the current £20.

soolin

unholyangel wrote: »

No it suggests that because the note didnt bear the security features of the current notes, that she assumed it was fake. Unless she's an expert in forged notes......in which case she should have know older notes arent as "secure" as new notes.

So why does OP say in the first post that she also used a scanner that showed it to be fake? There is nothing at all to suggest that any security measures were or were not missing from the note, merely that 'she had to put lines across the watermark' which might mean she tried a security pen first and that showed issues.

Obviously though I am going only by what is says in original post, if you are aware there is more to the story then the situation may well be different.

soolin

Incidentally it was only withdrawn in 2003 and there is even someone trying to sell one on ebay here:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Bank-England-Charles-Dickens-note-/260651212787

unholyangel

soolin wrote: »

Incidentally it was only withdrawn in 2003 and there is even someone trying to sell one on ebay here:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Bank-England-Charles-Dickens-note-/260651212787

You didnt see the ebay link in my first post you quoted?

fluffnutter

There's no time limit on exchanging old notes apparently, so it is worth knowing whether it's fake or simply old. Go back to the shop, ask for a receipt and ask how they're going to notify you what the outcome is. Basically the shop will send it off to the Bank of England to be analysed, and if it turns out to be genuine, the shop will be refunded. So if you don't get that receipt, and the note turns out to be real, you've lost a tenner and Tesco have added to their profits that little bit more.

Sandoval

The Bank of England will always honour its old notes.