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

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

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

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

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