Thread: CharlieCards v.v. Oyster (and Octopus?)
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Old January 24th 12, 07:57 PM posted to uk.railway,uk.transport.london,misc.transport.rail.americas
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On 24/01/2012 12:05, Alistair Gunn wrote:
In uk.railway d twisted the electrons to say:
On Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:00:24 +0000 (UTC)
Alistair wrote:
The stat appaers to come from the Royal Mint, based upon how many fakes
have been sent to them to be destroyed. Personally most of the fakes
I've seen have been so bad that they only pass inspection if you don't,
in fact, inspect them!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10774366
Serves them right for getting rid of pound notes.

Supposedly the #1 coin was only slightly more expensive to produce whilst
being expected to last 50x as long ...

FWIW, the 1-pound note is very widely used in the Bailiwick of Guernsey.
Indeed, it is not often that one receives change back in Guernsey pound
coins.
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