Tomorrow, I take delivery of 13 x £50 notes – B352. I am told these Somerset notes are in high grades, possibly AUNC. I shall be listing them at the  lowest price possible, so keep an eye out for them. All have ‘A17’ as the prefix.

I have bought two notes – the £100 North of Scotland is very rare indeed as is the £20 BoS note which is the very last run of the large sized notes. It is exceedingly rare. Two fantastic notes for the Scottish collector. These will be listed soon so keep your eyes open. Also coming… Read more »

I have a T8, 10/- note which has annotations by a trooper from the 2nd Lovats when stationed in Huntingdon in October 1914, a few weeks after the beginning of WW1. The note may be tatty but the history of the note cannot be anything but unique – fantastic item for the military banknote specialist… Read more »

I have a T16a, Admiralty Anchor Note, listed. Alas, the note is not mine but that of fellow IBNS member who wants to sell it. If I had deep pockets it would be mine! Such a rare and wonderful banknote, a Holy Grail note for sure.

Collecting Paper Money has been my interest for a number of years and to a great extent I have eschewed the new polymers, both Scottish and English. However, I bought some £20 Sarah John AA01 polymers a few weeks ago in UNC grade. They look brilliant. Such wonderful designs and for the first time I… Read more »

I have bought two First Run notes in UNC grade. The B377 (A01) is an outstanding note but the B378 Experimental issues (A99) is very rare indeed. I have seen this note sell for nearly double the book value and indeed I paid above the EPM price for the one that will be listed soon…. Read more »

I am about to buy a collection of around 30 notes of the above bank. I shall be selling most of them at just above the price paid. For the Provincial Note collector and the Ebay seller, this is an offer not to be missed. Keep your eyes peeled.

The grading of notes continues to be an issue of concern for me. I know there are those who like the ‘assurance’ of PMG grading and indeed, I have several PMG notes. However, the AUNC grading puzzles me on some notes as I can see clearly a middle crease and some staining on the reverse…. Read more »

My thoughts and prayers are for Nazanin who is being used as political pawn and bargaining ‘chip’. Her mental health is fragile and it is to be hoped that she will be freed soon to return to the UK to be re-united with her husband and daughter. The sales of banknotes pale into utter insignificance… Read more »

I returned some notes to an Auction House as I was dissatisfied with the grading given to the banknotes. One note was accepted as being over-graded but not the others. It was suggested my grading may be ‘too severe’. I have re-read the IBNS guidelines and agree  I may be a bit severe on grading,… Read more »