1993 Revised Series E £20 note

[Guest ajdj]

Hi everyone and sorry to post this in here, I know it doesnt belong into this forum but I couldnt find any other collectors forum! So I thought someone in here might be able to help me.

First off, I am an absolute beginner and know nothing about banknotes and coin collecting.

However I've been given these two 1993 Series E Revised £20 notes from my nan (she had them in her drawer since God knows when) and I initially wanted to post them to the Bank of England in order to exchange them, but after a bit of researching I saw them going for over £80 in eBay. Now I know that place is a rip-off for pretty much anything and doesnt really mean anything but I also found this document (http://www.rotographic.co.uk/completetwentypounds.pdf) on rotographic which also seems to give similar prices.

Ive attached some pictures too. One of the notes is in very good condition I'd say (I dont know how you guys class them, but its crisp and clean with no tears), and the other one is good...a bit scruffy on the edges but again no wear or tear. So have I got a chance to make some extra money here and potentially making some collector happy, or should I just not bother and send them off to the Bank of England and get my 40 quid back??

Thanks alot and sorry to post this in here again! Ive its not allowed then please move it to somewhere more appropriate or even remove completely..?

David

[Guest ajdj]

heres the link for the eBay page: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1991-GILL-20-TWENTY-POUND-NOTE-A01-UNC-B358-SN2910_W0QQitemZ360248374828QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Coins_Banknotes_GL?hash=item53e079f62c#ht_3894wt_939

[Peckris 579]

heres the link for the eBay page: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1991-GILL-20-TWENTY-POUND-NOTE-A01-UNC-B358-SN2910_W0QQitemZ360248374828QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Coins_Banknotes_GL?hash=item53e079f62c#ht_3894wt_939

That's because the example on eBay has the A01 prefix, making it part of the earliest run of notes. Those early prefixes (or late) fetch a strong premium over ordinary numbers. And the one on eBay looks in Mint condition, to my eyes.

Unless your notes have anything significant about the serial number (& I don't know enough to judge), you'd be better off sending them off for face value.