Make Money from Banknotes
Free valuation of your banknote English Scottish Irish Isle of Man Channel Islands etc
The easy way to find out is to E Mail pam@britishnotes.co.uk or Phone 0208 641 3224
King Charles III new polymer £20 banknote
Look out for last prefixes on the outgoing QEII banknotes £5 BC60 £10 EM54 £20 DM45 £50 AE80 Quantities wanted, paying well over face. £10 EM £20 DM mid prefixes also wanted
New polymer Sarah John £50 Alan Turing on reverse. Issued 23rd June 2021. AA01 First prefix
Buying
Sarah John Polymer £10 DJ01 EM54 £20 DM45 £50 AE80
Cleland Paper £10 LH01 ME40 £20 JH41 LA40 £50 BB35
Cleland Polymer £5 BC60 £10 DK54
Salmon Paper £10 JH01 LH40 £20 JH80 JJ any £50 AJ70
We are only interested in purchasing the above. We are not interested in AK47, it has reached a bogus price on internet auction/selling sites. Hyped up by bogus sellers, getting friends to bid on them. They do not actually sell.
The Bank of England has printed 440 milion new £5 banknotes prefixes AA to AM. 60 million of each prefix. All prefixes are common. The only ones worth money are those listed above and special serials:- 000001 123456 333333 888888 etc or similar.
£5 Polymer Churchill B414
Buying Bailey
£5 LE90 £10 KC40 £20 EH40 HE80 LL40 £50 L01 R70
Bailey signature £20 HE Buying
Houblon £50s Withdrawn 30th April 2014
Bank Staff make money for the Xmas Party look in the vault at the old boxes in the corner. We buy anything Bank related: Specimen Cheques - Old Travellers Cheques - Banking Ephemera - Old counter stamps - Signs - etc
British Notes always looking to buy Modern Banknotes
A premium over the face value of the banknote will always be paid. A Firm Offer will be made on sight of the banknote/banknotes or over the phone.
What to look for
All banknotes are issued in prefix sequence ie A B C D etc or AA AB AC AD etc So if you observe BE BF BG BH ZZ or Z or X out of alphabetical sequence E Mail pam@britishnotes.co.uk or Phone Pam 0208 641 3224 & make some money.
Sometimes the wrapper bands on bundles of banknotes will indicate that there are out of alphabetical sequence notes inside. These banknotes will be worth over face value.
Replacement Banknotes
Found singly or multiples in new bundles of banknotes. The prefix will be outside the normal range. Prefixes observed Bank of England = LL Isle of Man = Z Jersey = CZ CZZ Guernsey = Z Northern Bank = YY ZZ Ulster Bank = Z ZZ Central Bank = £5 HHH MMM £10 JJJ £20 CCC PPP £50 EEE RRR £100 KKK Bank of Scotland = ZZ Royal Bank = Z/1 Z/2 Z/3 Clydesdale Bank = D/ZZ E/ZZ There will be others keep a look out!
Guernsey banknote Z replacement paying £30 in mint condition
For explanations of Replacement, Experimental & Column Sorts etc click on the News & Info section of the website where full descriptions can be found
Column Sort Banknotes
Found singly or multiples in new bundles of banknotes The prefix will be outside the normal alphabetical range. Prefixes observed Bank of England = £5 EL £10 EL & HL £20 BL £50 L (old style) There will be others keep a look out!
Bank of England banknote Andrew Bailey Column Sort HL prefix
Experimental Banknotes
Found in multiples in bundles or the whole bundle. The prefix will be outside the normal alphabetical range. Prefixes observed Bank of England = £5 XA XB XC etc £10 MH MJ MK MM Bank of Scotland = any value XX There will be others keep a look out!
Merlyn Lowther Bank of England banknote Experimental XB prefix buying
Other Financial Instruments Worth Money
Postal Orders
Dig around in the attic, Postal Orders are worth money. If it has a Kings portrait you may be surprised how much it could be worth?
George V Postal Order paying £10 for similar type, more for higher values
Town Banknotes (Provincials)
Old Town Banknotes Provincials are always worth money. Many will be a hundred years old or more. There are collectors out there that will pay £50 to £100 each for the right town. Issued from 1685, most from 1790 to 1895, in values 1G 2G £1 £2 £5 £10 £20 £50 £100 etc
Private town banknote Stourbridge & Kidderminster unissued £5 paying minimum £60
White Bank of England Banknotes
Very popular with collectors Pam will pay at least £100 each in mint condition White banknotes were issued in one pound through to one thousand pounds face value. Higher values and earlier dates will be worth considerably more. Do not be fooled by Second World War forgeries worth £40+ each. See Bernhard section News & Info
Bank of England banknote £5 signed by Mahon 1928 paying £180 mint condition
Old Cheque
Twentieth century cheques are not worth much but you never know. Nineteenth century cheques are worth getting a quote on
Isle of Man Cheque paying £1
Bradburys & Fishers
10s and £1 notes issued by the Treasury produced in various designs from 1914 to 1927. A wide range in values depending on issue and condition £20 to £800
Treasury banknote Fisher £1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Paying £30 to £300 depending on grade and type
Errors
Errors are more common than you may think as banknotes are printed in their millions. Many different types of error may occur, anything from missing serials to completely missing print - extra paper - missing colour - missing signature - etc NOT Polymer
British banknote £50 Kentfield with paper fold causing extra paper error. Paying from £250 for a fifty pound banknote
Low Numbers
Collectors of paper money often seek the first prefix known, then may also wish to obtain the lowest serial number possible. 000001 to 000009 very collectable.
Bank of England banknote £5 O'Brien low number/serial first prefix
Special Serials
1000000 (Million = 7 digit) - 123456 (Ladder or Running) - 777777 (Solid) - 000001 (Low Serial)
Condition
Condition of the banknotes is always important the better the condition the higher the price. A minor crease on an otherwise mint condition note will drop the value by at least 50% If you find a banknote look after it and keep it flat. We have had people pin banknotes to their letters greatly devaluing them.
Call us for confidential advice - we pay cash on the nail Phone Pam 0208 641 3224 & make some money
We also have customers for: Old Car Tax Discs pre 1940 - Robertson's Golly Badges - Butlin's Holiday Camp Badges (not beaver club) - World War Two German Daggers - Wendal toy soldiers (not lead) - One of the Forty Doulton figures - Epsom Surrey Postcards / Postal History - Sutton Surrey Postcards / Postal History - Epsom / Sutton Ephemera etc - Medals / Military Badges
Below is a representation of banknotes for sale on my web site
Bank of Scotland banknote £1 1924
The National bank of Scotland banknote £20 1941
Belfast banking company banknote £50 1963
The National bank limited Belfast banknote £5 1949
Banknote from States of Jersey occupation 1941 ten shillings
British banknote white £20 1916 signed by Chief Cashier Nairne
Bank of England banknote £5 specimen signed by Chief Cashier J. B. Page 1970/80
Isle of Man Peveril Internment Camp note used by the internees
Scottish Clydesdale Bank banknote £20 1947
Scottish banknote from The Royal bank of Scotland £100 1960
More pictures can be viewed, click News & Info - Picture Library
English banknote Scottish banknotes Irish banknote fairs Jersey banknote Guernsey banknote Isle of Man banknote Hendon album Lindner album Provincial notes Replacement banknote Postal Order Royal Bank of Scotland old banknote E bay Paper Money of Ireland National Bank Northern Bank banknote Irish war code Central Bank of Ireland Commercial Bank Union Bank North of Scotland Bank