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"note.boy" wrote in Provenances are given for some lots, "ex Pringle" etc. so that is useful for checking the cost then and the grade then also. Billy PLMK if you notice any "upgrades". I am going to follow these auctions, I have examples of several of these notes, and would like to see how they fare sale wise. |
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Scottishmoney wrote:
"note.boy" wrote in Provenances are given for some lots, "ex Pringle" etc. so that is useful for checking the cost then and the grade then also. Billy PLMK if you notice any "upgrades". I am going to follow these auctions, I have examples of several of these notes, and would like to see how they fare sale wise. A quick look has revealed one already, lot 634 Tweed Bank £20 1 January 1829, very fine. It was lot 672 in the Pringle auction, good fine. The Pringle estimate was £120 to £150 and it sold for £220 + 15%. The new estimate is £350 to £400, a bit of a jump in 2 1/2 years. My pension fund may take a leap in value if the estimates for the auction prove to be accurate. :-) There's a very nice photograph of Mr Macmillan in the catalogue and I will continue my habit of getting the seller to sign my catalogue, not possible with Doctor Pringle of course as he was deceased. If the sale goes well the drinks may be on Mr Macmillan at the AGM of the Scottish Chapter of the IBNS in Edinburgh two weeks after the auction. Billy |
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Quite often when I purchase older Canadian (1937, and 1954 issue) bank notes
in quantity from elderly ladies there is a fabric softener scent on them, and these notes hadn't been washed or pressed. I suspected the cause but asked a few customers to confirm it, and I was right. I had been told by a few of them that the notes had been stashed in the "undy drawer" for years. One batch of notes had an over powering smell of "Downy" and the lady told me that it had been hidden in the laundry cabinet. It took a year for those notes to air out. I surmised that the "undy drawer" and the laundry hiding places were chosen based on the fact that these were the two least likely spots their husbands would ever accidentally find the stash. Just an observation, Kyle "note.boy" wrote in message ... If you click on the small pic you will get a larger version, clear enough to see that some notes are strangely flat, even the dirty ones, and some seem a bit bright for old paper that should tone over time. I will, as usual, be sniffing them for signs of Persil or Bold, they are washing powders. Billy Scottishmoney wrote: I am not sure where you saw nicer pictures of the notes, the link I went through had only lousy pictures of the notes. So far I have only viewed up through Caledonian Banking Co, but will have a look at the rest of them later. Interesting that in many ways as you note this collection mirrors the Pringle Collection auctioned back in 2002 "note.boy" wrote in message ... No sign of the printed catalogue yet but the online version is available. http://www.spink.com/asp/cataloguesearch.asp?t=415409& I've had a look starting at lot one and from the illustrations the sad pattern of the Austin and Pringle auctions is being repeated, many of the notes look pressed and/or cleaned. I don't know "Mr McIntyre" but I do know Mr Macmillan and so far the "McIntyre" notes are the suspicious ones. The true identity of "Mr McIntyre" is known but I can't post that information here. Have a look, what do you think? The viewing is on the Sunday before the auction so I'll know for sure then. Billy |
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