Ploughman Scan Survey (PSS) progress

[Mac]

August 2017: Total for August = £7.
£1 x 7 = £7 Face value.

05.08.17: BA x 5, NA x 1 = £6 fv
25.08.17: UA x 1 —a desperately low grade note being offered a s a 'fine' on ebay!

[Mac]

September 2017: Total for September:
£1 x 11, £5 x 1 = £16 Face value.

06.09.17: £1 x 6, £5 x 1.
The £1 notes are notes from the last Whytes auction that I did not get the numbers of at the time.
10.09.17: £1 x 1
12,09.17: £1 x 3
23.09.17: £1 x 1

[Mac]

October 2017: Total for October:
£1 x 26, £5 x 7 = £61 Face value.

05.10.17: £1 x 1. A scan in an old email from 2012

23.10.17: Total: £1 x 25, £5 x 7 = £60 fv recorded at the Dublin October Fair, not a bad little haul.

[Mac]

November 2017: Total for November:
£1 x 7; £5 x 2 = £17 Face value.

02.11.17: £1 x 3. All off auction sites.
27.11.17: £1 x 3; £5 x 2.
29.11.17: £1 x 1

[Mac]

December 2017: Total for December:
£1 x 7 = £7 Face value.

03.12.17: £1 x 2. Both off auction sites.
08.12.17: £1 x 1.
22.12.17: £1 x 1.
29.12.17: £1 x 1.
30.12.17: £1 x 2.
New Ploughman notes have been light on the ground this December.

[Mac]

January 2018: Total for January:
£1 x 4; £5 x 5 = £29 Face value.

07.01.18: £1 x 4; £5 x 5.
All from the Whyte's auction coming up in February. Some of the notes have previously been recorded, but most are new to PSS.

[Mac]

February 2018: Total for February:
£1 x 10; £5 x 1; £10 x 1 = £25 Face value.

Most of these are from the DNW auction in April next.

[Mac]

March 2018: Total for March:
£1 x 9, £5 x 2 = £19 Face value.

02.03.18: £1 x 2 = £2
06.03.18: £1 x 3, £5 x 2 = £13
27.03.18: £1 x 4 = £4

[Mac]

Unrecorded Ploughman notes have been a bit thin on the ground lately, though the market is awash with notes on offer!

[ThePloughman]

The amount of Ploughman notes turning up seems to have dropped off a lot compared to previous years. Even not much new in auctions. Could the bottom of the barrel be in sight?

[Mac]

April 2018: Total for April:
£1 x 5, £5 x 4 = £30 Face value.

11.04.18: £1 x 5, £5 x 4 = £25 All recorded at the April show in Dublin.

19.04.18: £5 x 1 = £5

[Mac]

May 2018: Total for May: £1 x 8, £5 x 2, £10 x 2 = £38 Face value.

06.05.18 - Today is the 89th anniversary of the first issue of the Ploughman notes!
£1 x 4, £5 x 1 = £9 Face value.

10.05.18: £1 x 1 = £1 Face value.
14.05.18: £5 x 1 = £5 Face value.
18.05.18: £10 x 1; £1 x 1 = £11 Face value.
29.05.18: £10 x 1; £1 x 2 = £12 Face value.

[Mac]

June 2018: Total for June: £1 x 1, £5 x 1, £10 x 1 = £16 Face value.

08.06.18
£1 x 1 = £1 Face value.
EDIT: 22.08.18
£10 x 1 = £10 Face value.
EDIT: 23.08.18
£5 x 1 = £5 Face value.

[ThePloughman]

June ain't lookin too good! Just one pound.

[Mac]

Just one pound.

Yes, it is a bit sparse this month. Still, haven't yet had a month with no new notes to report! Always look on the bright side.

[DOC]

Has the relative rarity of notes changed much since the Survey began?

[Mac]

@ThePloughman
Just added a ten pound note, seen on ebay! Makes it a bit more respectible total for the month.

@DOC
Generally the relative rarity has remained the same across the banks, except for the Hibernian Bank, all denominations have been seen to be less rare than previously estimated.

This is especially the case for the £5 note, which has gone from being a quite scarce note (much scarcer than Provincial) to being much more common than the Provincial. This is largely due to the hoard of Hibernian fivers which turned up in the Heritage auction a while back. Hibernian £10 notes have also become more common relative to those of other banks.

It makes it easier for collectors to find Hibernian notes in decent grade!

[Mac]

July 2018: Total for July: £1 x 4 = £4 Face value.

05.06.18: £1 x 4 = £4 Face value. All F-VF grade notes.