(http://i.imgur.com/7YEXYwP.jpg)
This note, EA16 0239122 which I acquired from one of the Melbourne Numismatic Society members a few months ago, appears to have had issues with the black and yellow plates on one side only. The other colours and the other side of the note appear perfect. Condition is sadly a little less than UNC, having one large fold across the lower left and a couple of small creases at the far right under the 5.
I had promised to image it and ask you lot for opinions, but didn't get around to it until the last meeting, which was themed 'Banknotes' (yeah, I know, I'm a slacker...:dodgy:). Some VERY nice and valuable notes were brought along for this meeting, and I grabbed a few below:
http://imgur.com/a/ZwHTS
My personal pick of the bunch would have to be this £50 concept note which never made it into production, and which El Presidente had brought pictures of to show, only to be left drooling by the real thing :yahoo::
(http://imgur.com/quGaJSR.jpg)
While we're at it, here's the album with the pics from the MNS coin show at Mitcham last October. You may get to see some of these displays at the ANDA coin show this weekend, and you'll certainly meet many of the members in the photos, as we'll all be working there manning various stands.
http://imgur.com/a/to5Fy
Great note McDuck! :good:
Geez Lizzie's fading away to a shadow ..... certainly looking rather pale.
Quote from: 'Unicorn' pid='111136' dateline='1503984949'Geez Lizzie's fading away to a shadow ..... certainly looking rather pale.
Yeah, this was one step short of the 'skelly' 10¢
Hi Fulvio,
Was very interested to see the image of the Parkes £50 note. If it is genuine, I think it might the second one known in private hands. The note I have actually handled [thanks to Barrie Winsor many years ago] has a very distinct discolouration along the left hand side of the note where it looks like it might have been glued to a card or similar. Although the image is a bit grainy, the illustrated note doesn't seem to show this feature. I remember a bit of a storm some ten years ago when a collector was selling copies of this note and the unique £1000 pattern that showed the portrait of George V in profile. The problem with these facsimiles is that they didn't carry the word 'copy' or similar wording to identify them as a fantasy. Would love to get any additional information on this one.
Quote from: 'Greg McDonald' pid='111619' dateline='1505314222'Would love to get any additional information on this one.
Wish I'd read this before tonight's MNS meeting. I was sitting next to the owner of it
(who brought along some lovely sovereigns for tonight's 'Gold' syllabus theme) and could have pressed him for more info. I'll see if I can get in touch via email though.
The note was indeed a 'fantasy' note, never having made it into production. It was one of a fair pile of notes he brought along last month. Some overprinted, some single-sided. I do recall commenting that this was significantly thicker than circulating notes, as were several others.
Interestingly, the design is slightly different to the one shown in http://www.australianbanknotes.net/50pound/50pound.htm but identical to the photos another member showed earlier in the night.