I attended my local IBNS Chapter Meeting on Saturday. There were stories of a number of forgeries appearing in circulation. There are Scottish £20 notes that are quite prevalent as well as some £50 Polymers. Also, the putative ‘Errors’ in new Polymers are invariably doctored notes by the use of acetone. I saw one on… Read more »

This is my nearest Post Office. I cycle over the railway bridge and enter a different world. A Chippy, Convenience Store on either side. Two Drug Dealers who sell ‘weed’ and God knows what else are invariably  standing near the PO doing a decent trade. However, all  items posted here get through without the aid… Read more »

I live in Leicester, a long way from my native land of the Outer Hebrides. Yesterday, I met a friend at the Railway Station and from there walked into the town centre. On the the half mile journey we passed eight people begging along the main street into town. My friend who lives in a… Read more »

Liz Truss has defended her policies that caused the collapse of confidence in the British economy and the UK’s Financial Management. She still thinks cutting taxes, raising the retirement age and reducing Benefits is what is required for the well-being of the economy and the country. I wonder if she would say this to the… Read more »

A good number of people find notes belonging to a relative when clearing a house. Under the bed there can be notes in a box, suitcase or bag. I even have had banknotes found under the floorboards. If you find notes and want to know what they are worth, do contact me directly by phone… Read more »

Every day over the past few weeks I have been asked to give a valuation on single notes, small collections and one large one. A few notes have been bought but others were of no value’ The important thing is to ask. It is never a bother and where possible I will try not only… Read more »

Today, I was driving on the M69 and witnessed a number of road rage incidents where drivers were using their cars almost as weapons to intimidate other drivers. The high speed and dangerous driving is such a lethal combination that so easily can wreck lives forever in a matter of seconds. I find it hard… Read more »

I have a number of slabbed notes listed and recently I sent some notes from my own collection for a PMG grading. To be frank, I have done this to see how my grading compares with what comes back from PMG. Grading is key to the value of a note and for sure, I never… Read more »

Ideas of enjoyment are ‘sui generis’. Each person has his/her particular interests and ideas of what constitutes pleasure and enjoyment. For the banknote collector, the thrill of having bought a superb uncirculated First Run/Last Run banknote is something hard to put into words. On my site there are a good number of high quality notes… Read more »

I am buying a collection of Debden Sets. For a long time, the Debdens were out of favour but now they are very strong. So few of them remain intact as the majority were broken up to have the notes sold singly. From next Tuesday they will be listed on the site  so keep your… Read more »