Question About Old Irish Pounds....

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kforbes862 New Member United States 11 Posts	Posted 06/25/2011 10:22 am I have been collecting paper currency for a while now, and I have about 160 bills from over 100 countries. I have been wanting to get a bill from every country in the world and then build my collection farther on that. I have been looking for a pre-Euro Irish pound banknote now. I have been looking in my standard catalog of world paper money, and just about all the Irish Pound banknotes have very high catalog value, $100 to $2000+. My question is, why are these notes worth so much more than ones from most other countries? The only thing I could think of is that most of them were destroyed when they were traded for euros and are now more rare because of that? Report this Post to the Staff

Bacchus2 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2885 Posts	Posted 06/26/2011 06:40 am Very old Irish notes are worth quite a bit - the series just prior to the Euro shouldn't be that expensive to get - about Â£3-Â£5 will get you a pre-Euro Punt in good condition. The older series are worth quite a bit because of the local interest here and because the print runs weren't that high compared to many other countries. Where I am (Nothern Ireland) there are four bank which issue their own notes - and they tend to be worth quite a bit more because of the smaller numbers printed. Here are a few of mine picked up from circulation of local auctions The only UK plastic note... This note is really quite interesting. After the IRA stole 24 odd million from the bank in Belfast they changed the font on this series for only a couple of months before completely changing the seires. This is one of those interim notes that I picked up from circulation. I assume you are interested in Scotland as a note issuing authority too? My Papal States coin collection: https://diadumenian.com/Papal%20Sta...0States.html Medieval coins collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Europe.html Indian Rupee Collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Rupees.html Minor world Silver: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...20coins.html Edited by Bacchus2 06/26/2011 06:41 am Report this Post to the Staff
thai-vic Pillar of the Community Thailand 1509 Posts	Posted 06/26/2011 10:24 am I only have a couple of notes from the Republic of Ireland but a few more from the issuing banks of Northern Ireland. As Bacchus2 points out, the Republic (pre-euro days) would have issued far fewer notes. The Scottish banks, however, seem to take turns in issuing new notes and I have a lot more of those. However, both Northern Ireland and Scotland far outstrip the BORING Bank of England in issuing newly designed or even differently dated notes. Report this Post to the Staff
kforbes862 New Member United States 11 Posts	Posted 06/26/2011 11:33 am Does anyone know where I could get a pre-euro pound note for a reasonable price? Report this Post to the Staff
biggfredd Rest in Peace United States 9104 Posts	Posted 06/26/2011 12:20 pm ebay or perhaps the airport. Report this Post to the Staff
Bacchus2 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2885 Posts	Posted 06/26/2011 1:08 pm going for 50 pence http://cgi.ebay.com/IRELAND-1-punt-...em19c6aa3504 The seller might not ship abroad - but you could always ask. IF not - there will be others My Papal States coin collection: https://diadumenian.com/Papal%20Sta...0States.html Medieval coins collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Europe.html Indian Rupee Collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Rupees.html Minor world Silver: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...20coins.html Report this Post to the Staff
kforbes862 New Member United States 11 Posts	Posted 06/26/2011 1:34 pm Thanks for that link. Yes I am also interested in Scotland, Isle Of Man, Jersey and Guernsey pounds too. I have banknotes of Isle of man and Jersey that I got for a good price. Still looking for the others. I started my collection just buying anything and everything that I didnt already have, now I have focused on Ireland and the united kingdom and territories, and the middle east area. Report this Post to the Staff
Rick11653 New Member United States 16 Posts	Posted 06/26/2011 7:58 pm kforbes Sadly, the only non-England notes I have are pictured below. Lots of coins, no notes. I do have a number of middle eastern country's currency, so email or PM me if you're interested. Rick Report this Post to the Staff
kforbes862 New Member United States 11 Posts	Posted 06/26/2011 8:24 pm Rick, I tried to pm you, but it said you do not have access to the forum messagfe system, and wouldnt let me. that scottish note you have is beautifull. the jersey note is the same one I have. I noticed that you live in ar, I live in ok.. I am looking for bank of englandnotes as well, and as far as the middle east, I am looking for syria, qatar, bahrain, arab emirates, and possibly saudi arabia too. Report this Post to the Staff
Rick11653 New Member United States 16 Posts	Posted 06/26/2011 10:22 pm You can email me. The second icon next to my name. The paper with the envelope thingy. Maybe that'll work. Rick Report this Post to the Staff
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