Currency of Great Britain
This note was lot 6661 in Ponterio sale 151 (Baltimore, November 2009), where it sold for $3,335. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. 100 Pounds, 29.9.1936. P-339b. This immaculate Liverpool 100 Pounds note is one which collectors will admire as the paper is perfectly white and original. The note shows deep black inks and a vivid watermark. Signed by K.O. Peppiatt. UNCIRCULATED."
This specimen was lot 3089 in Ponterio sale 158 (New York, January 2011), where it did not sell. The catalog description[2] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Bank of England. 5 Pounds, ND (1957-67). P-371. A stunning note with pack fresh quality and lovely inks throughout. Consecutive to the next lot. Gem Uncirculated." A classic "fiver" from the Fifties.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, and Kent Ponterio, Ponterio sale 151: The 2009 Baltimore Auction, Irvine, CA: Bowers and Merena, 2009.
- [2]Ponterio, Richard, and Kent Ponterio, Ponterio sale 158: The 2011 N.Y.I.N.C. Auction, Irvine: Bowers and Merena, 2010.
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