What can you do with old banknotes? Contact me for advice on what to do with old British banknotes. I can value them. I can offer to buy the bank notes. Old banknotes can be worth very little or the old banknotes can be valued at a decent price. Ring me on 0759 257 8096… Read more »

Provincial Banknotes are fascinating as they provide a history not only of British Banking but a history of social and economic developments in the 18th and 19th Centuries. The Carmarthen Bank was founded in 1811 and was declared bankrupt in 1832. The partnership of Walters, Jones and Co had lended money without securities and at… Read more »

One area of appeal to many GB and world banknote collectors is the ‘solid’ number. You can see the ‘222222’ , ‘111111’ in the ‘Solid Banknotes’ section in ‘English Banknote Variations’. . I have four similar notes listed in the ‘Solid Numbers’ in ‘English Banknote Variations’. These GB banknotes are hard to find and on… Read more »

I received the ‘Spinks Insider’ magazine in the post. Fantastic information regarding Coins, Stamps. Banknotes, Whiskies and even Handbags!! For me the PMG article on pages 73-75 provided a wealth of information on how this works and that it is indeed a grading service that provides accurate and independent certification services to paper money collectors…. Read more »

Sometimes people find old banknotes in a deceased relative’s house, under the bed or hidden in an old box. What do you do with these? Old Bank notes can be worth a fortune or the banknotes can be worth nothing. All depends upon rarity and quality. There is a need to value the banknotes so… Read more »

Last Friday night I took a peep at the Lots on offer at the local Auctioneers. Most times it is a cursory glance as banknotes rarely appear but Lots 1 and 2 ‘jumped out’ at me. Lot 1 was a box of ‘Banknotes of the World’ in their own folders. 128 of them in all…. Read more »

In 1942, SS Major Bernhard Kruger selected Jewish prisoners at Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp to produce forged British Bank of England banknotes to finance German Intelligence Operations. The notes were produced until 1945 when the operation was moved to another camp. The Jewish prisoners who produced them survived the war when liberated at Ebensee Concentration Camp…. Read more »

Born in Perth I am a St Johnstone supporter to my bones. I have lived in Leicester for many years and am a season ticket holder and watch all the LCFC home games. Last night we drew 1 – 1 with West Ham in an exciting game. It has been overshadowed by the apparent death… Read more »

Debden Sets are all limited editions of GB notes, sometimes produced with coins, gold, silver and cupro-nickel. Prices vary from £50 to around £2,000. The editions with accompanying crowns (some being gold) are very rare indeed. For some time there was a debate as to the veracity of the ‘first and last’ issues and there… Read more »

When Iook a the latest Spinks and DNW catalogues I realise how many notes I wish I could buy. The Treasury notes, the Provincials, the White notes and the parchment Mahons….how wonderful they are. I wish I was a millionaire, able to buy the lot! However, it is a case of being selective and picking… Read more »