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Why is the £50 note rare & barely used? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) by War5oldier@lemmy.world to c/askuk@feddit.uk

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Like, what’s the point of its existence when that denomination is difficult to come by since ATMs don’t disperse them. I mean, will they still refuse a £50 note when paying for a £45 purchase? They go full counterfeit detection mode just because an individual has it despite that being the real one (not fake). Also, why does the Bank of England keep printing more of that when they know people barely use it anyway?

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[–] Denjin@feddit.uk 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

FWIW, it's not about the note being harder for forge, but people are less familiar with handling them because they are so rarely used, therefore people are less likely to pick up on the clues that it's a fake. A point that's largely moot now considering how few people use cash for anything any more.

[–] brewery@feddit.uk 4 points 22 hours ago

Good explanation and just to add, it's probably only slightly more expensive to produce a fake £50 than a fake fiver (materials, effort, etc) but it's worth 10 times as much. It's also the same risk of getting caught but 10 times the result each time