From: "Michael T Payne" <Michael_T_Payne @ firstplus.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1999 14:51:14 -0600
Subject: Re: [ILF] POUND STERLING EXCHANGE

That is normally true, but the prices for services for rates of exchange in
the UK are already so high, but when you convert the service charge into
USD ($) by doing it in the UK, you are looking at losing about 0.10 more
per GBP, In any other country I wouldn't recommend exchange in the USA, but
this is very different.  Just from my experience!  Also, try to spend all
of your GBP 1.00 coins in the UK, as they will not exchange them back in
the USA, you'll have to do the coins in the UK, but usually it is not worth
it as, again, the service charge is too high!!!

Mikey

PS:  There are some coin machines in the International terminals at
airports like Heathrow and Gatwick, that will take loose change from either
the US or UK and give you the coinage that you require.