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V11 2008 INDEX
E-SYLUM ARCHIVE
TRASH COLLECTOR FINDS £10,000 BANKNOTE JIGSAW PUZZLE
An E-Sylum readers forwarded this article about a man's discovery of sliced-up banknotes. Unlike in the U.S., where the Bureau of Engraving and Printing provides a free service to piece together damaged currency, in the U.K. citizens are apparently on their own to do the hard work of restoration. -Editor
A rubbish collector in central England could have a very good Christmas if he can solve one of the biggest jigsaw puzzles going -- 10,000 pounds-worth of torn up bank notes.Graham Hill found the large bundle of cut up 10- and 20-pound notes while emptying bins in Lincoln last May, according to the Lincolnshire Echo newspaper.
He handed the package to police, but after six months no one had claimed the notes and investigators could find no evidence that it was stolen or linked to criminal activity.
The Bank of England said it would exchange the notes for new ones if Hill could piece the money back together again.
Colleagues of Hill's are hoping he gets to work quickly.
"I just hope he pieces enough of the notes back together to get a round of drinks in at the works Christmas do," a co-worker was quoted as saying. "Christmas is only around the corner, so any bonus will be welcome."
To read the complete article, see: Refuse man collects £10,000 banknote jigsaw (http://uk.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUKTRE4B31J320081204)
Wayne Homren, Editor
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