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Hello from new member
Hello to all,
I've been lurking for a couple of months now and have decided to join the group. My special interest within this ng is Scottish Banknotes. My wife and I go to Scotland every fall for two weeks. We're leaving this year on 29 September and destinations this year include Edinburgh (our favorite city in the world), a night in Oban, two nights each on Coll and Tiree, and four nights on Islay before returning to Glasgow for the trip home to Pennsylvania. I've been thinking about forming a collection of Scottish =A31 notes and am curious about some reference material and, of course, a source. This weekend I made the acquaintance of Daryl Spelbring at a local coin show. Is anyone familiar with him? He had some nice material, but I was reluctant to make any purchases until I know a bit more about prices and have a better idea of what sort of collection to form. I'm thinking a reasonable start might be to obtain a note from each of the various banks. I've been watching eBay auctions recently and there seems to be a lot of interest in Scottish banknotes, although I notice that members of this group often seem to feel that the bids they're receiving on eBay are too high. My question would be: Where can I buy those same notes at the "right" price? Are there any dealers in Edinburgh that I should try to visit in couple of weeks when I'm there? Oops, this post is on the verge of turning into a novel, so I'll stop here. I'm looking forward to being a member of the group and thanks in advance for any help you can give me. Scott |
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SKT300 wrote:
Hello to all, I've been lurking for a couple of months now and have decided to join the group. My special interest within this ng is Scottish Banknotes. My wife and I go to Scotland every fall for two weeks. We're leaving this year on 29 September and destinations this year include Edinburgh (our favorite city in the world), a night in Oban, two nights each on Coll and Tiree, and four nights on Islay before returning to Glasgow for the trip home to Pennsylvania. I've been thinking about forming a collection of Scottish £1 notes and am curious about some reference material and, of course, a source. This weekend I made the acquaintance of Daryl Spelbring at a local coin show. Is anyone familiar with him? He had some nice material, but I was reluctant to make any purchases until I know a bit more about prices and have a better idea of what sort of collection to form. I'm thinking a reasonable start might be to obtain a note from each of the various banks. I've been watching eBay auctions recently and there seems to be a lot of interest in Scottish banknotes, although I notice that members of this group often seem to feel that the bids they're receiving on eBay are too high. My question would be: Where can I buy those same notes at the "right" price? Are there any dealers in Edinburgh that I should try to visit in couple of weeks when I'm there? Oops, this post is on the verge of turning into a novel, so I'll stop here. I'm looking forward to being a member of the group and thanks in advance for any help you can give me. Scott I can forward your email address to a collector in Scotland that can offer notes at below dealer's prices. Will I do that? I have corresponded with this Scott via email recently and I don't want to give dealer's details here as I want to keep some of them quiet. :-) Billy |
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Billy,
I'm not sure what you mean by "Will I do that?" I'd be happy to correspond with your collector friend in Scotland should you send my e-mail address to him. BTW, I did send you an e-mail directly several days ago, but I don't believe I received a reply. Perhaps Verizon "ate" it. It wouldn't be the first time. Scott note.boy wrote: SKT300 wrote: .........Are there any dealers in Edinburgh that I should try to visit in a couple of weeks when I'm there? I can forward your email address to a collector in Scotland that can offer notes at below dealer's prices. Will I do that? I have corresponded with this Scott via email recently and I don't want to give dealer's details here as I want to keep some of them quiet. :-) Billy |
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SKT300 wrote:
Billy, I'm not sure what you mean by "Will I do that?" I'd be happy to correspond with your collector friend in Scotland should you send my e-mail address to him. BTW, I did send you an e-mail directly several days ago, but I don't believe I received a reply. Perhaps Verizon "ate" it. It wouldn't be the first time. Scott note.boy wrote: SKT300 wrote: .........Are there any dealers in Edinburgh that I should try to visit in a couple of weeks when I'm there? I can forward your email address to a collector in Scotland that can offer notes at below dealer's prices. Will I do that? I have corresponded with this Scott via email recently and I don't want to give dealer's details here as I want to keep some of them quiet. :-) Billy I have passed on your email address. I did reply but it looks like it disappeared into cyberspace. Billy |
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Thanks, Billy.
Hopefully I'll be able to establish contact before we leave next week. There's always next year when we're coming over twice - once in June with our 7yo grand-daughter and again in the Fall for a week on Islay. Scott |
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