[HPforGrownups] Re: Speaking of money

[Iggy McSnurd]

> Pip!Squeak:
> 
> Scottish paper notes are strictly speaking not legal tender in
> either Scotland, England or Wales, but Scottish law regards them
> as 'money'. They do turn up in England, and are generally accepted
> (their value is exactly equivalent to the English pound).
> 
 
> English currency is also generally accepted in Scotland - again,
> it's not actually legal tender there.
> 
> Other than the one pound note, Scottish currency has the same notes
> and coins as English currency. However, the designs on the
> notes/coins tends to be a little different.
> 

Iggy here:

Ok, so that seems to be much like how Canadian pennies, dimes, and
quarters aren't strictly legal here in the US as well, but most people
will still take them without quibbling too much about them.  (Vending
machines won't take them, and since pennies are pretty much useless in
either place, they're accepted as normal.  The only one's you're likely
to get questions about at all are the quarters, but if you put a few of
them in a roll of coins, or a stack of quarters, it's usually not a
problem.  Heck, most people don't even really notice them unless you try
to use one by itself.)

Iggy McSnurd