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Posted 09/29/2017 09:43 am
I got quite a haul in today since I have been to the world paper money fair in London and took a list and a wad of money. I am pleased to report that I came back with money left and far more than I was expecting to and though I didn't get as high grade examples as I thought I would that's largely as I was offered some particularly good value notes.
The first two notes could have used all my money but ended up costing half what I had budgeted, these were the finishing touch to my English paper money collection... the early variety Bradbury Treasury Notes.
The 10s has been pressed and there is a slight rust spot near the edge hence what is otherwise an EF+ note sells for F money... the £1 is an F (I was after a VF) but came at half the book price for its grade so I suffered it.
Next I dotted the i's and crossed the T's on the Fisher Treasury notes. Half way through this series a deal was done with Ireland that saw Northern Ireland stay in the Union and Southern Ireland become a republic. As such the wording changed on the notes with the addition of the word "Northern" before Ireland. These two notes see that I have both wordings on both denominations. Again not the highest grade examples but no tears or pinholes and acceptable...
One final note I had missing was the Faraday reverse £20 with Lowther signature. This was a short run DA01-DA80 which I never spotted in the wild and was unaware existed till I updated my reference material from an earlier addition. This is UNC and final run...
I also got a bunch of fractional notes which I will post in the US currency section. I will just post this one here though which was an absolute bargain. Its the only certificated note I have in my collection (something I moaned about to the vendor) it was a third of book price though so I couldn't turn it down.
So that was a productive and expensive day... but I am pleased to have come away with more than I expected...
The first two notes could have used all my money but ended up costing half what I had budgeted, these were the finishing touch to my English paper money collection... the early variety Bradbury Treasury Notes.
The 10s has been pressed and there is a slight rust spot near the edge hence what is otherwise an EF+ note sells for F money... the £1 is an F (I was after a VF) but came at half the book price for its grade so I suffered it.
Next I dotted the i's and crossed the T's on the Fisher Treasury notes. Half way through this series a deal was done with Ireland that saw Northern Ireland stay in the Union and Southern Ireland become a republic. As such the wording changed on the notes with the addition of the word "Northern" before Ireland. These two notes see that I have both wordings on both denominations. Again not the highest grade examples but no tears or pinholes and acceptable...
One final note I had missing was the Faraday reverse £20 with Lowther signature. This was a short run DA01-DA80 which I never spotted in the wild and was unaware existed till I updated my reference material from an earlier addition. This is UNC and final run...
I also got a bunch of fractional notes which I will post in the US currency section. I will just post this one here though which was an absolute bargain. Its the only certificated note I have in my collection (something I moaned about to the vendor) it was a third of book price though so I couldn't turn it down.
So that was a productive and expensive day... but I am pleased to have come away with more than I expected...
