Cash

  • HealthYahoo Life UK

    Dirty money: New research proves our cash is full of germs

    Cash is riddled with all sorts of nasties.

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  • BusinessAOL

    Cash system in danger of collapsing – report

    The UK's fractured cash system is in danger of collapsing – and market forces alone cannot be relied upon to ensure that people can continue to access coins and notes – a major review warns. The findings were made by the

    3-min read
  • BusinessAOL

    Are your rainy day savings really in the right place?

    Savers that stash their emergency cash in an easy access account should check what return their money is earning as the gap between the best and worst deal is growing. Moneyfacts data shows that the worst easy access account on the market is

    3-min read
  • SportAOL

    The most valuable 50p coins

    Fifty pence doesn't go very far these days, and most of us hand over our coins without a second thought. But did you know that some 50p piece designs are much rarer than others, and could be worth hundreds of pounds to a collector? See

    2-min read
  • BusinessAOL

    Is Sweden going cash-free?

    A country without physical money. This is no thought experiment, according to a new study, Sweden is on track to become the World's first cashless nation. See also: How to spot fake currency on holiday See also: New £10 note sells for

    1-min read
  • BusinessAOL

    Can you spend round pounds after the deadline?

    In three days' time, round £1 coins will stop being legal tender, and you won't be able to spend them in most shops, restaurants and other retail outlets. But there are still millions of them out there - as much as £420 million worth,

    2-min read
  • LifestyleAOL

    New £10 note sells for 700 times face value

    A new £10 polymer note has been sold at auction, netting more than 700 times its face value. At £7,200, the new note, featuring Jane Austen, raised more than double the auctioneer's estimate. It was, though, a rather special note, bearing

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