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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">But there is also another not so obvious reason why they are<BR>
never used - some or even maybe most of that money CANNOT be<BR>
used, simply because coins and notes become invalid after some<BR>
time when old series of coins and notes are removed in order to<BR>
be replaced by new series.</BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
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I don't know how it works in other countries but here in America you can use old bank notes and coins forever. Some are collectible so you are better off selling them to a Coin dealer, but they are all useable!<BR>
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AS for Granny, Dan her real name was Daisy Moses. ( Granny Moses)<BR>
It was not used very often and is a common classic trivia question.<BR>
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-- Granny (Daisy) Clampett<BR>
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See what you've started? Well, at least Granny's name almost makes my<BR>
"contribution" appropriate for the list. Dan<BR>
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Barry.<BR>
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