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Re:Bank of England to explore a potential Central Bank Digit... by leg100 on Monday April 19, 2021 @07:48AM (#26861673)
Don't forget the guinea: equal to a pound and a shilling, or 21 shillings, for the purposes of bidding for a racehorse.
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Re:Bank of England to explore a potential Central Bank Digit... by tim333 on Monday April 19, 2021 @10:32AM (#26863159)
Also the British Sovereign with a nominal value of a pound an an actual value of about £320 judging by ebay https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2334524...
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Re:Bank of England to explore a potential Central Bank Digit... by pjc50 on Monday April 19, 2021 @11:41AM (#26864003)
I see the scams are out in force selling "gold (plated) sovereign".
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Re:Bank of England to explore a potential Central Bank Digit... by tim333 on Monday April 19, 2021 @04:34PM (#26867666)
Not really a scam if they tell you it's plated. Now if they sell it as a real one that's bad.
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Re:Bank of England to explore a potential Central Bank Digit... by Mauricebranagh on Monday April 19, 2021 @12:15PM (#26864430)
Because a Sov is actual currency you don't pay VAT and CGT doesn't apply.
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Re:Bank of England to explore a potential Central Bank Digit... by tim333 on Monday April 19, 2021 @02:14PM (#26866165)
Cool.
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