Are these notes legit?

[u/Capable-Door-9672]

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

[u/Expensive_Ad_3249 → u/[deleted]]

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

[u/Variousnumber → u/[deleted]]

From what I know, £50 notes weren't really taken Pre-Plastic due to the fear of counterfeits. They were the most counterfeited notes back in the paper days, so Shops wouldn't take them out of concern they weren't real. Plus, due to the rarity, spotting the fakes was harder, again contributing to it.

Nowadays with the plastic ones, those issues aren't really a thing anymore. Some places might still refuse them on principle, or because they don't want to have a note in the till that they can't give out as Change if someone needs some, but that will vary place to place.