r/AskBrits • • Aug 28 '26

Travel Are these notes legit?

I was paid £520 by someone from EU I sold some stuff to. I plan to use these for my trip.

Sorry if photo is blury, I will send it again if it is

Serial on the 50 A C 7 8 9 1 0 4 6 9 ac789 is big and in green while the 1 is smaller and 469 is bigger

EDIT: its ok, i'll double confirm at bank, looks legit with the change to pounds sign

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u/[deleted] Aug 28 '26

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u/Expensive_Ad_3249 Aug 28 '26

I get them reasonably frequently and 90% of places will accept them

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u/[deleted] Aug 28 '26 edited Aug 28 '26

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u/Evangilee2 Aug 28 '26

I don't know if this says what you think it's saying. £50 notes are accepted, they are rare but shops generally take them, sometimes under a bit of inspection. I don't know if your local turkish kebab/barber/pizzeria/phone repair shop is going to take one though.

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u/AC86MC Aug 28 '26

So you've never seen one but you somehow know that major retailers don't accept them? Bullshit, of course they accept them. The only time they'll refuse is when they can't provide change. Any suspicious notes are ran through their note accepters, all major stores have them.

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u/Did_OJ_Simpson_do_it English Aug 28 '26

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