You can allways just check it online if you want

http://www.spink.com/asp/cataloguesearch.asp?t=911516&

yip i suppose you's could always do that aswell but the book is much nicer, he he , more satisfing looking at the book plus all the history info and all that is in the book aswell, if anyone wants the details aswell for buying collectors lots from hbos then let me no and i'll give you the details, there's special sets in low numbers being held for collectors all you dois send a check in to hbos also there doing sets with all same number, same idea just send a check, so if you need the info let me no

I should be receiving my Spink catalogue soon.

when did you register for the hbos catalouge ? as far as i no all the catalouges were sent out the start of the week so you should have already got yours already if your on the hbos catalouge list

They take a bit longer to get to Singapore LOL

that's the reason, he he

the 555555 ones are not a bad price, quiet good, i'm going for the 444444 ones to match my bank of england new £20 444444

there's a nice set of a £5 pound note and a £10 pound note AA555555 Estimate £50 to £80 or a £20 and a£50 AA555555 Estimate £100 to £150

Are these estimates accurately reflect the market prices ?

In fact, I got an initial details of the auction items before the catalogue was printed. The lady at Spink was nice enough to send it to me in soft copy. It contained 212 lots. She said the catalogue was not ready until two weeks time. She promised to send me one. Overseas customers will take a much longer time to receive it. Is this the first time that Spink auction out these fancy numbers banknotes ? I don't remember seeing any fancy number banknotes being auction out in the past.

i'm not sure if this is the first time they've did good numbers or not but i cant wait until the night of the auction, there's a good few lots i want to get and i think the estimates are quiet good but we wont no how much there going to go for ruffly until the night of the auction, there's a few good 555555 lots and and quiet good prices also, hope you manage to get some if that's what your going for, yipee only another couple of weeks and then we can get our hands on them, yipee

Seems like this one took forever to get ahold of. There's one left in this series that I need now.

Gorgeous. I just got back from Portugal. Too bad the Euro has taken over otherwise I could have seen some beautiful national currency like that.

On 17th September we are delighted to announce a charity auction on behalf of the Bank of Scotland in aid of the British Heart Foundation.

The auction coincides with the launch of a totally new series of banknotes, all depicting bridges. Banknotes to be auctioned include low and special numbers including AA01 000001 and sheets of each denomination. Space may well be limited so please inform us if you wish to attend what promises to be a unique and exciting event.

The auction catalogue can be now viewed at our websites www.spink.com where you can also submit enquiries or leave bids. If you prefer to download the catalogue as PDF file, this is now available here. http://www.spink.com/auctions/pdf/default.asp

If you wish to order a copy of the auction catalogue or start a subscription to our Banknote catalogues, please contact Elizabeth Allen at catalogues@spink.com. Alternatively, please telephone +44 (0) 20 7563 4080.

We would also like to advise you that the Spink coin specialists will be visiting Edinburgh on October 3rd and Glasgow on October 4th to view coins, offer advice on valuations or discuss how Spink can assist in building a collection.

If you or any of your contacts would like to arrange an appointment to meet with our specialists then please call William MacKay on 0207 563 4048 or e-mail wmackay@spink.com.

With kindest Regards,

Barnaby Faull and Caroline Weiner
Banknote Department

Just added these to my collection Thanks to Twiggs for the two Canadian notes

Canada

$5 27 Mar 2002
Blue/Olive
Deputy Governor M.D. Knight
Governor D.A. Dodge
Front Sir Wilfrid Laurier, West block of Parliament
Rev Children Sledging & playing Ice Hockey
Security Thread
Watermark Sir W Laurier Head

$10 18 May 2005
Purple/Ocher
Deputy Governor P. Jenkins
Governor D.A. Dodge
Front Sir John A. Macdonald,
Rev Tribute to Remembrance and Peackeeping
Security Thread
Watermark Sir John A. Macdonald


UK

£10 Multi
Chief Cashire Andrew Bailey 2004 -
Front Geometric patterns & QEII
Rev Darwin 's own magnifying lens, Humming Bird, HMS Beagle, Charles Darwin
Metal security Thread
Watermarked with a Queens Head

£5 Mainly Blue
Chief Cashire Andrew Bailey 2004 -
Front Geometric patterns & QEII
Rev Elizabeth Fry reading to prisoners at Newgate, Portrait of Elizabeth Fry
Metal security Thread
Watermarked with a Queens Head

To view just click on the link in my sig

Very nice notes. You've got quite a nice collection there.

Thanks Art just recieved some more today so will get them scanned and up soon (I hope LOL) one very unusual note, dont know for sure if it is realor not but certainly looks it, a 2 shillings from 1779 Hartford, Connecticut

Trinidad & Tobago
$1 1 May 1942
Blue
Front Ship in bay, value in center, Ship and coconut tree
Rev Value each side of central Coat of Arms
Watermarked ?

Bank of Scotland
£5 5 Aug 1998
Blue/Purple
Governor Grant
Treasurer & General Manager Materson
Front Banks Arms in center & Sir Walter Scott to the right
Rev Bank building, Oil workers, Sailing ship, Arms and medallion of Pallas seated
Watermark Sir Walter Scott

Royal Bank of Scotland
£5 5 Jan 1983
Blue/Pink
Managing Director Winter
Front Coat of arms to right
Rev Culzean Castle
Watermark Lord Ilay

Singapore (with thanks to Derrick aka see323)
$1 1987
Blue/Green
Chairman Dr.Goh Keng Swee
Front Coat of arms, Junk, Fish
Rev Sentosa Satalite Earth station
Security Thread
Watermark Lion
P18a

As usual just follow the link in my sig

This is a real note, not particularly valuable in the condition it is in, maybe $20 or so, because it is backed, and written over etc.

beautifull note

My latest purchase:

CAMBODIA 50 RIEL 1956-1975 P 7 UNC
LAOS SET 8 PCS 1 - 1000 (1,000) UNC
EGYPT SET 5 PIECES PIASTRE , POUND UNC
CAMBODIA 1000 1,000 RIELS 1973 P 17 UNC
CAMBODIA 200 RIELS 1992 P 37 AU-UNC
CAMBODIA 1,000 1000 RIELS 2005 P New UNC
CAMBODIA 200 RIELS 1995 P 37 UNC

SURINAME SET OF 3 PCS 10 GULDEN x3 UNC
NEPAL SET 4 UNC 5 10 20 50 RUPEES P NEW (POLYMER)
CAMBODIA 200 RIELS 1992 P 37 AU-UNC 2
THAILAND 20 BAHT 2003 - 2007 P 109 NEW SIGN UNC 2
BURUNDI 50 FRANCS 5.2.2005 UNC 2
CAMBODIA 100 RIELS 1972 P 8 UNC LARGE NOTE

PAPUA NEW GUINEA 2 KINA POLYMER P 16 UNC 2
CROATIA 1 DINAR 1991 P 16 UNC 2
BANGLADESH 10 TAKA 1996 P 33 COMM. UNC
SOLOMON 2 DOLLARS ISLANDS POLYMER P 23 UNC
CROATIA 10 DINAR 1991 P 18 UNC 2
CROATIA 100 DINARA 1991 P 20 UNC 2
THAILAND 50 BAHT 1996 P 99 SIGN 66 UNC
CUBA 1 PESO 2003 P 122 COMM. ISSUE UNC
PERU 50 SOLES 1977 P 113 UNC
THAILAND 60 BAHT 1987 P93 COMM. ISSUE BIG NOTE UNC
THAILAND 60 BAHT 1987 P93 COMM. ISSUE BIG NOTE UNC
CROATIA 25 DINARS 1991 P 19 UNC

nice notes!!!

Looks like some very nice aditions to your collection there I have just added this one to my UK collection, it is not in the best of condition but will do for now

£5 Jun 1980
Blue
Chief Cashier D Somerset 1980-1988
Front QEII
Rev Duke of Wellington
Security thread
Watermark QEII

Just got some new polymors, a 10,000 note, a 20,000 note, a 100,000 note, and a full bundle of 100 x 10,000 notes, posted them in polymors

here's some new £5 pound notes i got, bank of england, check the serials out, took ages to get this, JB90, JC90, JD90, JE90, JH90 there is no F - G in the print run, Nice:-)

http://hotimg2.fotki.com/p/a/81_99/132_35/-5-nice.jpg

Here's another Big Bundle i received Today, Yipee

http://hotimg2.fotki.com/a/81_99/132_35/1000-1.jpg

Oh my God!!!

How much was THAT???????

I'm very nearly jealous....

HE HE HE HE HE HE HE, I'm a Iraqi Dinar Dealer and have been for about over a year, Also i sell Vietnam Dong also Silver Bullion and Gold Bullion, if you every want any dinar or dong just let me no and i'll sort you out some, good prices, he he


i've actually got even more than that bundle right now, i've got about another 6 to 8 blocks plus i have another 23 blocks comeing this week, he he

OHH! Holy crud! How much for a bundle of those? And some polymer dong?

for 10 x 10,000 polymor viet dong it's £10 pounds, for a bundle of 1000dinars which is 100 x 1000dinar it's £90 pounds, you can get cheaper bundles aswell in 500dinar, 250dinar and 50dinar notes, i also have them

here's some other blocks i have aswell just now:-)

http://hotimg3.fotki.com/p/b/81_99/132_35/100_0777.jpg

pixelpages - Anyway of find Iraqi solid 555555 and 888888 serial number for my collection ? Thanks

Recently Arrived:
20x 5 Malawi Kwacha (perhaps the oddest shade of green i've seen on a note)
5x Croatian 5 Kuna
3x Croatian 10 Kuna
5x Kenyan 50 Shillings
3x Kenyan 100 Shillings
20x Iraqi 50 Dinars (very colorful)
10x Iraqi 250 Dinars
5x Uganda 1000 Shillings
10x Estonian 5 Krooni
20x Indian 5 Rupee
10x Indian 10 Rupee
3 Sets of 5, 10, 20 and 50 Nigerian Naira
10x Macedonian 10 Dinara
5x Macedonian 50 Dinara
3x Macedonian 100 Dinara
5x 1 Sudanese Pound
2x 2 Sudanese Pound

beleive me i look every day for solid numbers, i've sold hundreds of blocks and as yet have still to come across 1 single solid number, i've found tuns of radar notes, i've got lots of them but solids nope none yet, the close'st i came to a solid was this week i got a 1000dinar with 5444444 and i got a 50dinar with 9919999 but as yet i've always just missed the full solids but hopefully one day i'll find one:-)

if i every find one i think it would be going in my own collection as i no how hard it is to find the blimmin thing but you never no i might get a good day and find a hole bundle of solids at the same time, he he , i'll give you a shout if i ever do.

i wish the 1000dinar note i got this week was the full 4444444 as it would have went with my bank of england new £20, ok as i said if i find any i'll let you no, cheers

Would love to see some pics of your note's Grant, do you have them on line anywere?

AHHHHHHHHH, oh so close so close, just after i wrote the last message i opend another blocks and a 250note poped right out at me, i thought yipeeeeeeeee.

i thought the number was 2222222 but to my horror on looking closer it was 2322222 ahhhhhh

wait till you see it you would think the excact same thing also as the 2 and 3 are very similar in iraqi writting, just a slight tick in the middle of the 3.
Damn that's the 3rd time now i've came so close to getting a solid, i'll get it one day but boy have i went through some amount of blocks already just to try and find one, Mental, ah well who said note collecting was easy, he he eh e

Good luck with the hunt Today brought quite a few new notes for the collection all are up on BanknoteBank barring my scottish I still have them to scan LOL but here are what I have put up today

Austria
20 Kronen 2 Jan 1913
Blue/Pink
Front Woman at left. Arms of Austria
Rev Woman at right. Arms of Hungary
Watermark XX
P13

Hungary
100p Apr 1945
Purple
Front Arms of Hungary, Portrait King Matyas
Rev Arms of Hungary, Royal Palace at Budapest & steamboat
P111b

Germany
20M Berlin 4 Nov 1915
Blue
2 Brown Seals
Front Allagorical horns of pleanty each side of German Eagle
Rev Man & woman each side of value
Watermark Yes
P63

Poland
1 Marka 23 Aug 1919
Red
Front Value in corners, Arms at left. Woman at right
Rev Crowned eagle
Watermarked Yes
P23

Macau
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portugese bank began operating in Macau in 1902
50c 1920
Purple/Orange
Front Value in Portugese & Chinese, Portugese coat of arms
Rev Value in Numerals & Chinese

Hongkong
1c 1941
Brown/Red
Front Value in English Royal Crown
Rev Nalue in English & Chinese
P313

The Macau Bank is still operating and has a very good page about its old notes

http://www.bnu.com.mo/en/about_us/bnu_note...20Principal.htm

I was very impressed as usual just follow the link in my sig to view them

another great not eevent comeing up with spink on the 8th october: World Banknotes auction with numerous highlights. The Abraham Birnbaum Collection of Palestine is a comprehensive selection of this popular series. The Peter Coakes Collection of Bermuda and the David Bossert Collection showcase the ever popular British Commonwealth series. There is also a superb group of early Irish currency from the legendary Collection of W.L.S. Barrett of Montreal. There are numerous rare and attractive banknotes throughout the catalogue but of special interest are two presentation albums of the first ever notes of Malaysia all bearing the serial number A/1 000001. In total over 1300 lots of World

The World Banknotes Sale will coincide with the World Paper Money Fair on Friday 5th October and Saturday 6th October. For further information please log on www.ibnslondon.org.uk.

http://www.spink.com/asp/cataloguesearch.asp?sale_no=7024+++

OOps forgot, Also on the 12th Oct the New Bank of England Notes 7042 Charity Auction 18:00pm are for sale - This will be another interesting avent for the new Notes

YIPEE!!!!!!!!!!! wicked just received my Spink World Banknotes Book today. The Abraham Birnbaum Collection of Palestine, God Sake you should see the notes in this collection, there amazing, for the guys in the uk get your e-mail in and get the book it's brilliant, i've never seen so many amazing notes, hay you should see the british section nuts, brilliant blb notes and so many others, if i were to start posting photo's from the book i would be here all year so all i can say is get this book, it's worth it, i just put a e-mail in yesterday friday and got it today sat, it's some size also.

Guys you's need to get this book, it's AMAZING

if you need the contact details here they are:

catalogues@spink.com contact caroline or barnaby

just send an e-mail with your name and address and ask for the world banknote abraham birnbaum collection catalogue

Just added these to my collection

Canada

$1 1973 Ottowa
Gray/Green/Multi
Governor G.K. Bouey
Deputy Governor R W Lawson
Front Value in corners & Center, Coat of Arms, HRH
Rev Value in corners,Parliament Hill from across the Ottawa River
Watermark No
P85a

1986
$2 Terracotta
Governor G.G. Thiessen
Deputy Governor B Bonin
Front Value, Coat of Arms top center, HRH, Value
Rev Value, Robins, Value
P94c

Fiji

$1 1987
Green/Pink/Gray
Governor
Front Coat of arms above value QEII
Rev Market place with ship in background
Security Thread
Watermark Fijian Native Head
P86a

Both the canadian notes are sig variations to notes I allready have still trying to find out who signed the Fijian notes I have LOL

To view just click on the link in my sig

Rummage Sale Stuff (from a local flea market)

39 UNC 5 Nicaragua Centavos Notes, Unknown year. Picked these up for a couple bucks for the whole lot.

A half bundle of 1 Chinese Yuan Notes, most are AU-UNC, about 15 bucks.

A whole mess of used and circulated Slovenian Tolar (20, 50, 100 and 500 Tolar), picked up for 5 bucks (!)

I know this isn't the coins forum, but I found these today too.

4 Silver Eagles, and a Silver Buffalo (bought for well below melt!)

Some old Churchill Commemoratives from 1965

Some old chinese coins in the 4 for a dollar bucket. Can't identify these, but they probably arent anything special.

nice finds!!! i like the buffalo!! what year is it??

super super collection guys...

Yipee !!!!! Just been to the bank and got the brand new bank of scotland bank notes all with AA prefix that came out today 17th september , wicked, got a £5 - £10 - £20 - £50 pound notes, there brilliant wait till you see them guys, going to do photo's now so will be up in a second, if anyone is wanting any of the new notes let me no and i'll get them for you's, just send payment to me and i'll get them,

well got these while i was in holland :-

vietnam 200 dong
yugoslavia 100 dinara
tajikistan 20 rubles
coratia 5 dinara
Transdnistra (ehh what!!!! lol) 5 kynoh

got em all for 8.90 euros in my hotel in holland ^_^ came mixed together

ps:- wow you should have been in my hotel gift shop if you are a paperbill nut xD 1 wall was full of banknotes from almost everywhere xD lol too bad they werent for sale an all looked liked they were stuck with tape to the wall poor banknotes

RD dont forget to show us the notes I realy like the new Scottish ones unfortunatly doubt if I will be able to afford any this month hit my max LOL but next will try for the £5/£10/£20 Thanks for sharing yours with us Pixel

watching all this is inspiring me to return to action (my collecting behavior comes and goes .. )

Quite a few to add here today I hope that you get as much fun from looking at them as I do & henare you go for it mate

Antigua
$1 1985/88
Red/Green/Ocher
Front Geometric design, QEII, Map
Rev A town by the coast
Security Thread
Watermark Queens Head

Egypt
10P 1981/82
Purple
Minister of Finance Dr.Abdul Razaq Abdul Mageed
Front Value in Egyptian, Workers & Soldier
Rev Fancy scrollwork, Value in English
Watermark yes
P183h

Canada
$20 29 Jun 93
Olive
Governor G.G. Thiessen
Deputy Governor B. Bonin
Front Value, Coat of Arms, QEII,
Rev Common Loon
This one seems to have either been misscut or someone took a sharp knife to the edge for some reason

$20 18 Dec 78
Green/Pink/Orange
Governor G.K. Bouey
Deputy Governor J.W. Crow
Front Coat of Arms, Value in corners & center QEII
Rev Rocky Mountains, Moraine Lake, Alberta

$5 1986
Blue
Governor G.G. Thiessen
Deputy Governor M D Knight
Front Portrait of Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Rev Belted Kingfisher

Singapore
$1 6 Aug 76
Blue/
Minister of Finance Hon Sui Sen
Front White naped tern, City skyline, Coat of Arms
Rev National Day Parade
P9

$2 28 Jan 91
Red/Yellow
Minister of Finance Richard Hu Tsu Tau
Front Coat of arms, Tongkang Junk
Rev Chingay procession
Security Thread
P27

Ulster Bank Ltd
£5 1 Jan 01
Multi
Group Chief Exceutive M J Wilson
Front Ulster landscape each side of Belfast Harbour
Rev Coats of arms in corners value & Bank coat of arms in center
P335

Australia
$1 1976
Ocher/Pink/Green
Governor Robert Johnston.
Sec Treasury John Stone
Front Value, Coat of Arms, HRH Elisabeth II
Rev Aboriginal drawings
Security Thread
Watermark Mans Head

New Zeland
$1 1988/92
Brown/Green/Yellow
Governor S. T. Russell
Front Geometric pattern, QEII
Rev Clematis & Fantail Bird
Security Thread
Watermark Capt Cook's Head

IoM
£1 1983
Purple/Multi colour
Chief Financial Officer W Dawson
Front State Seal/Outline of the Island/HRH
Rev Tynwald Hill
Waternark Triskelion


To view just click the link in my sig

sure thing when i have the time ^_^ schools is back an its annoying like hell x< since i only get 3 (an half xD lol thats what they told me ...WHATS HALF A SUBJECT!!!) subjects an each period is 45 min i sometimes have 2hours 15 min of the same period x< gahh its annoying !!!! xD an alot of homework :'( like download visual basic 6 an write a program to do this an that ...!!!!! ITS ONLY THE SECOND DAY!!!! ....anyway just letting my ehh "feelings" out as for the pics ill post em this weekand after i finish my 900 word essay on whats better humans or machines lol (machines ofc )

LOL Has to be a Hybrid

pixelpages thanks for the heads up on the Spink World Banknotes Book I just recieved my copy this morning & it is amazing