> You might be living in a bubble, fifty quid is much less than $100 and I see those notes all the time. In 30 years, I don't think I've _ever_ seen a fifty po

> You might be living in a bubble, fifty quid is much less than $100 and I see those notes all the time. In 30 years, I don't think I've _ever_ seen a fifty pound note in person. The Treasury noted in October 2018 that they rarely used for routine transactions[1]. You can see this difference in the value of notes in circulation. In the US, the vast majority (80.3%) of currency in circulation is in the form of $100 bills[2]. In the UK, there is double the value in circulation in £20s compared to £50s[3]. £50s only make up 24.6% of the value of notes in circulation. [1] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-45850135 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-45850135 [2] https://www.federalreserve.gov/paymentsystems/coin_currcircvalue.htm https://www.federalreserve.gov/paymentsystems/coin_currcircv... [3] https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/statistics/banknote https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/statistics/banknote