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Hey everyone,
Almost year to the day from the launch of the new polymer 5 pound note, its big brother the 10 pound note arrives tomorrow! Like the fiver, the new 10 pound note is made of a plastic polymer and is cleaner, will last longer and can even survive a trip through the washing machine! The note will feature the 19th century author Jane Austen, who is most well known for the Pride & Prejudice novel.
Last years fiver caused some upset to the vegan and some religious communities as the polymer contained trace amounts of tallow which comes from animal fat. Unfortunately the 10 pound note will still contain tallow, as will the planned twenty pound note due in 2020.
On the plus side the new notes feature enhanced security features such as micro lettering and holograms and will have raised areas to help the blind and partially sighted 
After using the new style fivers for a year what do you think of them? Are you a fan or would you like to return to the more traditional notes?
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But it seems the small time forgers filled their boots with the simple to fake £1.00 coin....of course it takes the eastern Europeans longer to make huge fortunes whereas forging a £50 note or 500€ note is obviously much lucrative but with that comes a much higher risk of being caught.
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@ComaChameleon such large notes.wouldn't really work here. As @Beenherebefore has said the larger the note the easier to counterfeit.
And few of us are wealthy enough to be able to draw such large sums from our bank account.
And, of course, most of us use cards to buy goods, particularly more expensive items.
Even in the US, few people carried notes higher than $50. $100 biĺls often weren't accepted because there were so many counterfeit notes in circulation. I think there were larger notes as well but I never saw one.
And few of us are wealthy enough to be able to draw such large sums from our bank account.
And, of course, most of us use cards to buy goods, particularly more expensive items.
Even in the US, few people carried notes higher than $50. $100 biĺls often weren't accepted because there were so many counterfeit notes in circulation. I think there were larger notes as well but I never saw one.
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