I've just returned to Hua Hin after a few days in Cambodia and I have three $100 bills left over that I was planning to change for baht.

I had no idea that this was an issue but, although these notes are seemingly new and unused, they are series 2008 and I've just read that there can be an issue exchanging them?

Is there anywhere in Hua Hin that is likely to exchange them?

I am sorry I cannot help.

A few years ago I came across about US$450 which I had left over from a early 2000s trip to the USA - no one in Hua Hin would touch them, and I was told to try in Bangkok.

Similarly with about US$300 of American Express travelers checks which I had purchases in Australia in the 1990s - try the American Express office in Bangkok I was told (even though I had my old 1990s and current passports).

Good luck. Maybe someone here may have had better luck.

The only way I have managed to exchange out of date or otherwise unacceptable Benjamins here, is to exchange them with an American friend who makes an annual trip to his homeland.

Thanks guys.

I think I'll just hold on to them and change them when I get back to the UK if it isn't going to be easy.

I swapped some out about a month ago at an exchange on Sukhumvit in Bangkok, and took about a 10% hit on the exchange rate compared to newer series bills.

I have no plans to go to the USA, so I just bit the bullet. I guess it depends on whether you need want the cash right away. My bank wouldn't touch them.

Happened to me with about £500 couple of years ago. Exchanged them at a deadloss.

Gotta keep track of that extra cash lying around.

Edited August 12Aug 12 by ravip

On 8/12/2026 at 1:58 PM, ravip said:

Happened to me with about £500 couple of years ago. Exchanged them at a deadloss.

Gotta keep track of that extra cash lying around.

I guess that they where Scottish 100 pound notes as there are no English 100 pound notes.

It is almost impossible exchange Scottish notes in Thailand as they are not really recognised.

6 hours ago, merijn said:

I guess that they where Scottish 100 pound notes as there are no English 100 pound notes.

It is almost impossible exchange Scottish notes in Thailand as they are not really recognised.

Apologies, I was not sufficiently specific. I was referring to these £50 notes that I had - approximately 10 or 11 in total.

14 hours ago, ravip said:

Apologies, I was not sufficiently specific. I was referring to these £50 notes that I had - approximately 10 or 11 in total.

I'm surprised that you had issues with the normal 50 pound notes.

I exchanged them also in the past (Phuket) at a little exchange booth without much problems.

But they had to be of perfect quality.