Collecting £20 notes- rare serials

robert_harper_2000

I get to count a lot of notes in my job and wondered if anyone knew where I can find out abit more about collecting currency and finding out which ones are worth collecting etc. I can't find much on Google

Any ideas?

SailorSam

I have a unique £20 note, there is only of them in my pocket.
If you send me a cheque for £25 you can have it.

StaffsSW

If you send them to me, I'll check them all for you...

aqueoushumour01

isn't every £20 note unique - surely they all have different serials?

PopeSock

I can't see any particular serial numbers being in any way rare. Even old money that's out of print - such as pound notes - aren't all that rare or worth a lot of money. Funny you should mention serials, though - there was a scam that a particular group of tealeaves tried to pull at my former place of work.

At the risk of getting slightly off-topic, a couple of people would come in and buy some small item, and ask for change. Then on looking at their notes, they'd claim they needed notes with a certain serial number as only they could be sent to some certain country. Yes, it sounds implausible, but if the person at the till fell for it, they'd open the draw, and the tealeaves would try and grab as much cash as they could.

liam8282

Probably the notes with serial numbers like AA 000 000 01 , would be the ones worth collecting.

I don't know what the actual serial numbers are, but it is always the numbers with sequences or numbers that make words (we all now 8008135, don't we), that people would go for.

I have never heard of people collecting notes for their serial numbers, but I imagine it would be like people paying loads for personlised number plates, or special phone numbers.

mookie

If you get to count notes then they have already been in circulation and handled this knocks their chances of holding any extra value, I worked as a bank cashier for over 7 years and have never actually seen or handled a note worth more than its face value, the very, very old one £ notes are worth money to collectors (i'm talking before the ones I remember lol) but again their value is much dependent on their condition. Its the same with coins, I have turned some people away exchanging old coins as they may get more from a collector but they are never mint.

I have never heard of £20 notes being worth more for their serial number.

peediedj

i collect bank notes and so does my father,if the serial number is low or unusual collectors will pay more for it,so yes there worth more than face value

martindow

peediedj wrote: »

i collect bank notes and so does my father,if the serial number is low or unusual collectors will pay more for it,so yes there worth more than face value

Would these have to be in uncirculated condition to have any value?

robert_harper_2000

Wow quite a good response. I think it is about mainly having the first or last of the series DE XXXXXXXX etc. Thing is who would actually pay more for it? I can't find a thing on the Internet about it ...

peediedj

martindow wrote: »

Would these have to be in uncirculated condition to have any value?

yes the majority of the time,cicrculated ones are worth more if in very good condition