There were at least 8 different Five Pound notes issued during this period. Depending on the signature of the Chief Cashier being printed or hand written, who the Chief Cashier was, and the condition of the note being at least "Fine", the note could be worth anything from £1,200 to £12,000 GBP.
A reputable coin dealer will be able to assist with proper identification and give a more accurate valuation.
There are no Bank of England banknotes known to have survived from prior to 1774.
Depending on the signature, the date on the note, condition, etc -
A Bank of England 1793 Five Pound note (Abraham Newland) might fetch up to £12,000 GBP.
A Bank of England (1807-1829) Five Pound note (Henry Hase)(hand written) might fetch up to £7,000 GBP.
A Bank of England (1807-1829) Five Pound note (Henry Hase)(printed with date and serial) might fetch up to £6,000 GBP.
A Bank of England (1829-1835) Five Pound note (Thomas Rippon) might fetch up to £10,000 GBP.
A Bank of England (1835-1864) Five Pound note (Matthew Marshall)(hand written signature) might fetch up to £5,000 GBP.
A Bank of England (1835-1864) Five Pound note (Matthew Marshall)(printed signature) might fetch up to £5,000 GBP.
A Bank of England (1835-1864) Five Pound note (Matthew Marshall)(signature in watermark) might fetch up to £5,000 GBP.
A reputable coin dealer will be able to give a more accurate valuation.
A Bank of England Five Pound note signed by Chief Cashier Henry Hase could be quite a valuable banknote in "Fine" condition.
There are three varieties printed between 1807 and 1829 -
Hand written type
Printed date and serial number type
A trial note (printed in France?)
A reputable coin dealer will be able to give a more accurate valuation.
The Royal Mint produced no British Five Pound coins from 1938 to 1979 inclusive.
It's worth exactly 5 pence.
There was no British 1888 Five Pound coin minted. The Five Pound coin with the Jubilee portrait of the Queen was only minted for Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee year of 1887. During her reign the only other dates, with different designs, were 1839 and 1893. A number of forgeries dated 1888 are known.
There has been a British Five Pound coin on and off since 1817. The British decimal Five Pound gold bullion coin was first issued in 1980 and the Five Pound "Crown" coin was first issued in 1990. The current British Five Pound "Crown" coin is intended to be a non-circulating legal tender commemorative coin. The Royal Mint has no current plans to produce a general circulation Five Pound coin in the foreseeable future.
No, they are worth Five Pounds. In mint condition and the original packaging, they may have a collector value of Seven Pounds.
You need to provide the year. Without knowing the year it is impossible to value your coin. Crowns (5 shilling) pieces were minted in several different years and have vastly different values depending on what year they were minted in.
The term "pound" to describe a British monetary value has been in use for hundreds of years, but there was no official coin or banknote to the value of "One Pound" and called "One Pound" issued until much more recently. The modern Sovereign (with a face value of a One Pound or 20 Shillings) was reintroduced into the British currency in 1817. The first British coin with a "Pound" denomination ascribed to it was the 1820 Five Pound gold coin. The Bank of England produced One Pound notes periodically from 1797 to 1821. The first official regular issue of British One Pound note, which was actually a Treasury Note, was first issued in 1914. The first British decimal One Pound coin was issued in 1983.
British Pound denominations currently in circulation include - One Pound coin Two Pound coin Five Pound coin (legal tender and often found in circulation) Five Pound note Ten Pound note Twenty Pound note Fifty Pound note
There are 9 slightly different variants of the 1839 British Five Pound gold coin and they are all Proof FDC. The current price range is from £34,500 to £47,500 GBP. A reputable coin dealer will be able to assist with identification and give a more accurate valuation.
A British 2004 gold Five Pound (Five Sovereign) coin (QE II), uncirculated and in absolute mint condition could fetch up to £850 GBP. A British 2004 gold Five Pound (Five Sovereign) coin (QE II)(Proof FDC), uncirculated and in absolute mint condition could fetch up to £900 GBP. A reputable coin dealer will be able to give a more accurate valuation.
A five pound note (or a £5 note) is a banknote worth £5. If this is a modern note, it is probably a British £5 note.
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