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vartain New Member Australia 3 Posts	Posted 01/29/2011 5:20 pm Hi all first poster but old time coin collector. I got five 50 british pound the other day and I think they're fake. They all have the same Serial number? (H35 304 197) let me know if you know anything about these? other then that they look pretty good. cheers Report this Post to the Staff

thai-vic Pillar of the Community Thailand 1509 Posts	Posted 01/29/2011 7:07 pm Hi vartain and welcome. Unfortunately you'd be right to be worried if they all have the same serial number. Any chance of pics? Do they have a metallic security thread and watermark (Queen Elizabeth)? vic Report this Post to the Staff
wd1040 Pillar of the Community United States 3098 Posts	Posted 01/29/2011 11:59 pm oh dear... this is certainly interesting... Report this Post to the Staff
stelios Valued Member Canada 56 Posts	Posted 01/30/2011 01:44 am Can you show us some pictures? Report this Post to the Staff
vartain New Member Australia 3 Posts	Posted 01/30/2011 03:10 am I'm sorry but I do not have a scanner at the moment so no pictures but will have some up within a week or so. Where would the watermark be? I am not familiar with english notes as I am mainly an Australian coin/note collector. But there is a dotted line where the strip is meant to be but cant see the full strip in the light or anything like people say. You can tell one or two is worse then the others with some colours being too yellow or too pink then others. Report this Post to the Staff
thai-vic Pillar of the Community Thailand 1509 Posts	Posted 01/30/2011 03:44 am The watermark should be in the oval to the left of the Queen's chin. The metallic security thread should appear segmented on the surface but solid when held up to a light. Also with the colour variations you describe it sounds like they are copies (perhaps photocopies from a scanned image) and poor ones at that. Ah well, live and learn. Report this Post to the Staff
vartain New Member Australia 3 Posts	Posted 01/30/2011 05:28 am Yeah it is seperated lines on surface but no full line under light. And there is no watermark that I can see. Only one has the colour issues but the rest are exactly the same as a real 50 pound note Report this Post to the Staff
onejinx Pillar of the Community United States 1231 Posts	Posted 01/30/2011 11:47 am How and where did you come across them? Did you purchase them? Exchange for them? Most countries except the US are skeptical of accepting anything more then a $20 and most businesses won't. That's why when I get currency exchanged for a trip, I make sure to never get anything over a 20. Too many fakes out there. Report this Post to the Staff
Moe145 Pillar of the Community United States 8904 Posts	Posted 01/30/2011 12:01 pm Quote: They all have the same Serial number If they all have the same serial number can they be anything but fake? Report this Post to the Staff
molydeii Pillar of the Community Turkey 870 Posts	Posted 01/31/2011 03:51 am Some pictures would be really really nice I think. Report this Post to the Staff
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