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Great Train Robbery £5 sells for £1,800 at auction
Nov 28, 2007 08:48 PM Category: Europe
A £5 banknote from the Great Train Robbery of 1963 was auctioned off as lot 144 at George Kidner’s Lymington saleroom on November 22, 2007. The note belonged to Stan Davies, the Bournemouth detective who helped catch two of the culprits in the infamous caper. The £5 note was part of the recovered stolen loot, and Davies claims to have received special approval from the Bank of England to buy the note as a souvenir for £5 1s 9d a year after the robbery. Cherry Lund, from George Kidner auctioneers’ Wimborne office, said “It is likely to attract a lot of interest, along with Mr. Davies’ notebook from the time of the robbery, photographs, slides and press cuttings. The items are expected to fetch between £80 and £120.”
When the hammer came down, the lot fetched £1,800.
Images courtesy of George Kidner Auctioneers and Valuers.
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Great Train Robbery £5 to be auctioned Nov. 22, 2007
Nov 05, 2007 01:49 PM Category: Europe
A £5 banknote from the Great Train Robbery of 1963 was set to be auctioned as lot 144 at George Kidner’s Lymington saleroom on November 22, 2007. The note belonged to Stan Davies, the Bournemouth detective who helped catch two of the culprits in the infamous caper. The £5 note was part of the recovered stolen loot, and Davies claims to have received special approval from the Bank of England to buy the note as a souvenir for £5 1s 9d a year after the robbery. Cherry Lund, from George Kidner auctioneers’ Wimborne office, said “It is likely to attract a lot of interest, along with Mr. Davies’ notebook from the time of the robbery, photographs, slides and press cuttings. The items are expected to fetch between £80 and £120.”
Images courtesy of George Kidner Auctioneers and Valuers.
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England to auction new £20 note with low serial numbers
Apr 05, 2007 05:14 PM Category: Europe
On April 5, 2007, the Bank of England announced that in autumn Spinks of London will auction several low numbered new £20 notes (Pick 392), with the proceeds donated to two educational charities, the National Literacy Trust’s Reading is Fundamental and Chance to Shine.
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England issues new £20 note featuring Adam Smith
Mar 13, 2007 05:39 PM Category: Europe
Today the Bank of England issued a new £20 featuring Adam Smith, one of the fathers of modern economics. This is the first design in a new series of notes from the bank known collectively as “Series F.”
The new notes will circulate in parallel with the current £20 (Pick 390), which will be progressively withdrawn from circulation. Measuring 149 x 80 mm, the new £20 is the same size as the current note. The portrait of Queen Elizabeth II is retained on the front, but the new note features a brighter color purple, as well as a large silver holographic strip, a registration device, additional intaglio printing, improved watermark, and more UV features to deter counterfeiters. The new note bears the signature of Andrew Bailey, Chief Cashier.
A portrait of Smith appears on the back of the new note, along with an engraving showing “The division of labour in pin manufacturing” with the parenthetical quote “and the great increase in the quantity of work that results” drawn from his major work, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. The image of Adam Smith is based on a likeness of the portrait of him by James Tassie — Scottish National Portrait Gallery — and reproduced by permission; and the image of pin manufacturing is based on an original image, and by permission of The British Library. Adam Smith (1723 - 1790) is the first economist and the first Scotsman to appear on a Bank of England note.
Pick 392: 20 pounds (US$38.60)). Issued March 13, 2007. Bright purple. Series F. QEII portrait, holographic stripe, registration device, additional intaglio printing, improved wmk, and more UV features. Signature: Andrew Bailey, Chief Cashier. Portrait of economist Adam Smith and illustration of “The division of labour in pin manufacturing” on back. 149 x 80 mm.
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England unveils new £20 note featuring Adam Smith
Oct 30, 2006 10:34 AM Category: Europe
Today the Governor of the Bank of England, Mervyn King, announced that Adam Smith, one of the fathers of modern economics, will replace Sir Edward Elgar on the back of the new £20 note to be introduced in the spring of 2007. This is the first design in a new series of notes from the bank known collectively as “Series F.”
The new notes will circulate in parallel with the current £20 (Pick 390), which will be progressively withdrawn from circulation. Measuring 149 x 80 mm, the new £20 will be the same size as the current note. The portrait of Queen Elizabeth II will be retained on the front, but the new note will feature a brighter color purple, as well as a large silver holographic strip, a registration device, additional intaglio printing, improved watermark, and more UV features to deter counterfeiters. The new note will bear the signature of Andrew Bailey, Chief Cashier.
A portrait of Smith appears on the back of the new note, along with an engraving showing “The division of labour in pin manufacturing” with the parenthetical quote “and the great increase in the quantity of work that results” drawn from his major work, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. The image of Adam Smith is based on a likeness of the portrait of him by James Tassie — Scottish National Portrait Gallery — and reproduced by permission; and the image of pin manufacturing is based on an original image, and by permission of The British Library. Adam Smith (1723 - 1790) is the first economist and the first Scotsman to appear on a Bank of England note.
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