Auction Report

27 May 2021

Starting at 10:00 AM

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British, Irish and World Banknotes

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British, Irish and World Banknotes (27 May 2021)

Gross Total: £258,065 (£320,001 including buyers' premium)
Number of lots: 800
Sell-through rate: 81.8%
Exchange rate of the GB pound: US $1.41 and €1.16

Principal Lots
Lot no.
40-146. The David Muscott Collection of Northern County Provincial Banknotes, £25,235 (£31,291)
198. Bank of England, L.K. O’Brien, £5, February 1957, A01 000003, ex Harold Macmillan, £22,000 (£27,280)
199. Bank of England, J.Q. Hollom, £5, February 1964, A01 000003, ex Harold Macmillan, £13,000 (£16,120)
341. Irish Free State, Currency Commission, £100, September 1928, £12,000 (£14,880)
340. Irish Free State, Currency Commission, £50, September 1928, £8,000 (£9,920)
264. Bank of Ireland, £1, January 1842, £6,000 (£7,440)
1-39. A Remarkable Collection of Bank of England Errors (Part III), £5,375 (£6,665)
265. Bank of Ireland, £1, December 1869, £5,000 (£6,200)
318. Ulster Bank Ltd, £5, November 1906, £3,400 (£4,216)
620. Iraq, National Bank, 10 Dinars, 1947, £3,200 (£3,968)
681. Palestine, Currency Board, £10, January 1944, £3,200 (£3,968)
555. East African Protectorate, 10 Rupees, May 1916, £2,800 (£3,472)
415. Scotland, Bannockburn, Gisbon, Balfour & Co, £12 Scots,
c. 1772, £2,400 (£2,976)
703. Portugal, Banco de Portugal, 500 Escudos, December 1925, £2,200 (£2,728)
202. Bank of England, H. Hase, £2, December 1817, £2,000 (£2,480)

Saleroom Notices
The following were amendments to the printed catalogue descriptions:
184. The cheque is dated 1787; the payee of the second item is Sir Richard Hoare
466. Revised catalogue description
634. The denomination is 1,000 Litu
702. Revised catalogue description

Withdrawn Lots
The following lots were withdrawn before the auction:
None

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