Exchange English Pound Banknotes (GBP)
The English pound was born in around 775AD during the reign of King Offa of Mercia and was the main currency in Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. The English pound is over 1200 years old. The official currency of the United Kingdom it has earned the title of the oldest currency still in use today. The Bank of England first issued and minted banknotes during the Napoleonic and Revolutionary wars and the pound became legal tender.
Across many centuries, the English pound has seen many different variations and is one of the strongest currencies in the world today. English pounds are also legal tender in Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. In 1855 minted banknotes were in the following denominations £5, £10, £20, £50, £100, £200, £300, £500 and £1000. Over the years the Bank of England issued and minted English pound banknotes and slowly withdrew the higher valued banknotes. Today English pound (GBP) banknotes currently in circulation are £5, £10, £20 and £50.
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Everyone has a jar labelled leftover currency sitting in a cupboard or a drawer at home. You may have returned home from a holiday or business trip to the UK with small-denomination banknotes. This usually sits in the jar, never to be used again. We can help. Send us all your leftover foreign and British currency, and we will buy it from you. We convert all currency back into cash. We provide guaranteed exchange rates with faster payment. Why not boost your own personal income by selling all your foreign leftover currency back to us? If you support a charity, then why not club together with family and friends and send all your leftover foreign currency and English pound notes to us.
We exchange ALL current and old English banknotes, including



