Cleaning banknotes?

Doctordavies

Does anyone have any experience of removing staining from earth/soil from banknotes? In the mid 1990's I stored some money in the loft and then subsequently buried it when my children found it. It has sadly been water damaged and I wondered if anybody knew the best way to clean them?

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Doctordavies wrote: »

Does anyone have any experience of removing staining from earth/soil from banknotes? In the mid 1990's I stored some money in the loft and then subsequently buried it when my children found it. It has sadly been water damaged and I wondered if anybody knew the best way to clean them?

See if the bank will accept them, that way you get your laundering done for you.

Browntoa

bank of England , they have a team who "recover" damaged notes and replace them


http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/Documents/bemn.pdf


http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/Pages/damaged_banknotes.aspx

ryanm8655

If you bury anymore make sure its all denominated in £5 notes...

maninthestreet

Are you planning to launder the money?

casper_g

maninthestreet wrote: »

Are you planning to launder the money?

Whenever I've accidentally left banknotes in my pockets they've come out of the washing machine looking lovely and clean. It seems obvious you should just put them all through your normal wash cycle.

I accept no responsibility for financial losses which may result from being brave/daft enough to try this.

glasgowdan

You couldn't make this up!

Le_Kirk

glasgowdan wrote: »

You couldn't make this up!

Somebody has!!

George_Michael

Why didn't you did it up in 2007 to pay some off some of your £22,000 credit card debts?