Auction Report

14 March 2024

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British and Irish Banknotes

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British and Irish Banknotes (14 March 2024)

Gross Total: £364,845 (£452,408 including buyers' premium)
Number of lots: 875
Sell-through rate: 80.4%
Exchange rate of the GB pound: US $1.27 and €1.17

Principal Lots
Lot no.
114. Bank of England, Horace Bowen, £100, Birmingham, May 1894, £38,000 (£47,120)
142. Bank of England, Basil Catterns, £500, October 1929, £36,000 (£44,640)
112. Bank of England, Thomas Rippon, £10, October 1835, £26,000 (£32,240)
754. Isle of Man, Manx Bank Ltd, £1, November 1882, serial no.1, £24,000 (£29,760)
113. Bank of England, Matthew Marshall, £5, Bristol, June 1850, £19,000 (£23,560)
106. Treasury, a complete set of 16 specimen notes,
c. 1996-2002, £12,000 (£14,880)
832. Guernsey, States, £1, November 1917, £8,000 (£9,920)
545. Eire, Currency Commission, Bank of Ireland, colour trial £50, ‘1978’, £7,000 (£8,680)
131. Bank of England, Cyril Mahon, specimen £50, April 1925, £5,500 (£6,820)

Saleroom Notices
The following were amendments to the printed catalogue descriptions:
323. Two notes are extremely fine
815. The grade is good very fine


Withdrawn Lots
The following lots were withdrawn before the auction: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

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