Currency?

exexx · Member

Currency?

Itallian Chauffeur · Moderator

You MAY have to go to a Bank for some of the older stuff, but yes, GB Pounds are still "Coin Of The Realm" in Northern Ireland. biggrin

I DID hear (back in 2007) that SOME businesses in NI (but NOT Banks) MIGHT be reluctant to accept Scottish Bank Notes, but dunno if that is still (or even, ever WAS) really the case. confuse confuse

Bob

tony2phones · Guru

Shillings went out years ago and it is possible that some of the notes you have ceased to be legal tender some time ago as well. The Scots note problem was due to a large number of forged notes which got into the system and some places are still reluctant to take non native money. You could take the currency into a bank and see if its still worth anything or if they have a charity old cash collection for any that has passed its use by date.

Judy · Guru

We were at a Feis (Irish dance competition) in Milwaukee two weeks ago and a vendor was selling old Irish pennies for $15.00 each.

Before you go to a bank to try and exchange your old coins, check with a coin collector in your area.

Judy M.

Roy · Guru

Thanks Judy- I'll let my wife know. She has a handful of old Irish money.

Michele Erdvig · Host

In Northern Ireland they will take British pounds sterling and NI pounds. Scottish pounds? Maybe not. Go to a bank and they should exchange the Scottish ones free of charge. Most banks don't change coins.

I have a lot of old coins, etc. in drawers or who knows where. When I had new wall put in my house my Irish contractor suggested I put something in the wall before it was closed in. I put an old phingin (huge Irish penny) in the wall. Now I see them on Ebay for lots of money! Well the wall is not coming down. When I'm long gone the future owner of the house may find it, like the old series "If Walls Could Talk".

Michele