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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 1771163, member: 39&quot;]Different countries and their governments have different reasons for doing things differently. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> As I wrote, in many European countries it is pretty normal to replace old bills with new ones (mostly because of new security features) and then phase the old ones out. If such a note is taken out of circulation, you know - at least that was the case with French franc notes - that you have 10 years to turn them in. Elsewhere you even have a little more time; in Switzerland (which has nothing to do with the euro) the redemption period for notes is 20 years.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Some other countries in Europe do not have such deadlines but will - even if a coin or note has lost its legal tender status - redeem them &quot;forever&quot;. Makes a difference psychologically, but I don&#039;t think it affects the question of whether a coin is collectible and sought after or not ...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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