Old £1 note

dogg_r_69

The parents were going through some stuff at home and found an old £1 note It's not the green one that was around before the £1 coin It's brown with an English king Henry 5th or some one like that It's from about the 1900's or there about
Any idea how much this would be worth? Not that thery're selling it but just to know

Degsy

Could it be George the 5th?If the note is in pristine,uncirculated condition its probably worth about ten quid.If its damaged and worn as it probably is its worth somewhere between nothing and about a fiver!!

dogg_r_69

Degsy wrote:

Could it be George the 5th?

Now you say it I think that's it Was just wondering about it
Thanks!

dermo88

Ok, this sounds like a British Treasury note issued between 1917 and 1928. This was the currency used to replace Gold sovereigns and Half Sovereigns during World War One, and this was the full time, fully secure, forgery resistant colour design, bearing in mind that the earlier 10/- and £1 notes were uniface (printed on one side only), very plain (Red on white 10/-) and (Black and White £1) respectively. Colour was quite rare on English Banknotes until the 1950's, with the exception of the Scottish and Northern Irish series.

Is the signature on the note John Bradbury, or Warren Fisher. The note is likely to be undated, what is the serial code?

Does the note state "The United Kingdom or Great Britain and Ireland" (1917 to 1921) OR the later post Irish independence "The United Kingdom of Britain and Northern Ireland", which is the caption between 1921 and 1928

You have found a relatively scarce note, although they are no means impossible to buy, I hardly see one on ebay, which gives a good idea of how few there are. Without looking, I'll hazard a blind guess of AT LEAST between £15 and £40. They can go as high as £90-£100. If you want to get a scan up and I'll give you more information. I very much doubt that its mint. If it is, your on to something good. Oh, mint means ATM crisp, no crinkles, nothing, even a cashiers count bounce qualifies as circulated condition and detracts from a note.

dogg_r_69

dermo88 wrote:

Does the note state "The United Kingdom or Great Britain and Ireland" (1917 to 1921) OR the later post Irish independence "The United Kingdom of Britain and Northern Ireland", which is the caption between 1921 and 1928

It says "Great Britain & Ireland"
I'll try to get the pic up soon
Thanks again

dermo88

Nice one. Thats the John Bradbury signature. Up it goes to £50 at least with that one.

dermo88

http://cgi.ebay.com/One-Pound-Treasury-note-Bradbury-mid-type_W0QQitemZ8329493795QQcategoryZ67207QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Theres an example of one from ebay.

dogg_r_69

That's the one alright See that one's going for £41 at the moment The parents one is a bit on the used side though.
Thanks for ths info.

dermo88

And with the use of the phrase "A bit on the used side", I'll ram the price down to between £20.00 and £30.00.