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I'm reading that very same ten pound note. On the side which bears the image of Queen Elizabeth II, it says:

  Bank of England
  I promise to pay the bearer on demand the sum of TEN Pounds
Regarding what is returned...

Whatever I buy with the ten pounds is what I get in return from the seller. When I pass the ten pound note over, the Bank of England now has liability towards the seller, not myself.




But if you give the note to the Bank of England, what will they give you? Gold! How much?

Most likely, the only thing you can get from the Bank of England is a TEN Pound credit on your next tax bill.


But if you give the note to the Bank of England, what will they give you? Gold! How much?

Who says that you would?


Oops, that was supposed to be a question mark, not an exclamation point!




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