what do you think about the new five pound note with George Best on it?
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FIRST I'VE HEARD OF  IT...............BUT AS  HE  WAS ONE  OF THE  GREATS.(IF  NOT  THE  GREATEST ) FOOTBALLER ......OF  HIS TIME .(SOME  SAY  OF  ALL TIME)...THEN I SUPPOSE ITS A FEASIBLE   CHOICE...WHY  NOT  HAVE  A FAMOUS  SPORTSMAN....?\n\nTHOUGH I'M SURE  MANY WILL DISAGREE  DUE TO  HIS  DRINK PROBLEM....
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I think he is the best  GK now. Not to mention the most expensive one. \nthe ppl who say he is not the best r having a serious problem.
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not very original, i know\n\nbut the new bills have a LITTLE color http://images.usatoday.com/money/_photos/newbill-pop2.jpg
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First of all, it seems implausible that Britain would write the Note in a German code that they were just figuring out how to dechiper. And in 1917, Arthur Zimmerman himself confirmed that the Note was genuine, and in October 2005 an original typescript was uncovered.\n\nSo I'm betting heavily on its authenticity.
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There are so many things you have to check, (these steps are applicable for the new currency notes)\n1) Check for the silver line, which you can see little bit outside and little bit inside, you cann't see silver colour continously.\n2) On right side of the currency note(front side) u can see the number 500/1000 as in dotted lines, you can see only in deep look.\n3) See the currency in light(sun light) you can see the 500/1000 number in the bottom of the currency, normally u can see only half number.\n\nand there are more steps to see the currency, i think this is more than enough. If you need more, you can check more, are contact me.
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http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q/cp?s=%5EFTSE
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Doesn't everyone have loads of credit cards these days?! I mean they are so easy to get hold of. Every week I get something in the post inviting me to sign up for some new low interest credit card! I think they're terrible because they are so difficult to control!! I had a MasterCard when I opened my student bank account in case of emergencies. i wanted a really low limit so I went for one with a £250 limit on. Now less than four years later despite never having asked for the limit to be increased it is now £2000! That ridiculous. How could any normal person ever pay that off? Especially with the 12.5% interest rates. They just increase your limit all the time to encourage you to get into more debt. Not only that but credit cards seriously over charge if you go over your limit - up to £25 even if you go over by a pound!
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they quit making it, but it is still considered legal tender.  too many folks were confusing it for quarters, and there were issues with vending machines
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A £10 note is approximately 74mm x 142mm and is approx 0.125mm thick so the volume of each note is 1313.5 mm^3\n\nSo £1Million pounds would be 100,000 notes\n\nwould be 131,350,000 mm^3\n\nThere are 1 billion cubic millimetres in a cubic metre\n\n\nSo the whole thing would be  approx 0.131 cubic metres.\n\nUsed notes would take more space because they don't lie flat and so could double the volume.
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check this out\n\nhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/notesandqueries/query/0,,-7200,00.html\n\nR3dm0
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I don't think England would be wise to give up the monetary system they currently have. Joining the Euro system would be the same as using the American dollar. You would be assimilated, with no identity then. I am an American, and I don't like the fascism going on with the Republicans, and the current Bush Administration. Americans wont go along with it for to long without a revolt, and I see that happening really soon.
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Expected? \n\nDo you really want me to look into my crystal ball here, or what is your question, exactly.? Expected by whom? Economists? Brokerages? Traders? Money Magazine? Motley Fool? \n\nAny ten economists will give you 11 different answers. Don't listen to those guys, they're parasites.\n\nSo what is it you want, an opinion? What good will that do you?\n\nUntil the British raised their interest rates this morning by 2.75%, things looked pretty bright for the Pound Sterling. Today it tanked. \n\nIf you would say "why" you want this info it would help. Are you going to Britain and wondering whether to buy Pounds now?\n\nAsk a specific question and you'll get a specific answer. Otherwise, garbage in equals garbage out.
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the highest is british pound and  the least is indonesian rupiah.
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I read an article on this in www.moneysavingexpert.com. Its seems that if you make a complaint and mention 'taking legal action against them' they are willing pay you it back out of what the bank might call 'customer courtesy'. \nThe other 99 out of 100 will have paid their £50 charges. Thats not bad for the price of 100 letters plus postage at say 50p each!? Now thats a nice little earner.
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Yes, it is the new ten dollar bill. Supposed to thwart counterfeiting.
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First, some data:\n\n"The Bureau of Engraving and Printing produces 35 million notes a day with a face value of approximately $635 million."\n\n"45% of the notes printed are $1 notes."\n\nThis means that the bureau prints 12,775,000,000 notes per year, of which 45% are 1$ notes.\n\nI couldn't find the number, or percentage, of 5$ bills. But, I was able to find the lifespan of each bill.\n\n$ 1 .............. 22 months\n$ 5 ................ 24 months\n$ 10................ 18 months\n$ 20 ............... 25 months\n$ 50 ............... 55 months\n$100 .............. 60 months\n\nI find it very surprising that the shortest lifespan is the 10 (shorter than the dollar bill!).\n\nOne other piece of information is useful:\n\n"95% of the notes printed each year are used to replace notes already in circulation."\n\nSo, the remaining 55% of all notes should be split among 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100. Since the 50 and 100 have about twice as long the lifespan of the other bills, I'm going to combine them into the same group. So, I'll divide the 55% equally into four groups.\n\n13.75% x 12,775,000,000 = 1756562500\n\nOr, approximately 1.75 billion\n\nHope this "back of the envelope" calculation helps!
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Two main factors went into GB's decision to keep the pound rather than adopt the euro. First, the British pound is very strong, especially compared to the American dollar. Why fix something that isn't broken? Second, GB has had the pound system for centuries, it's a tradition they take great pride in.