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Date Sold	Category	Lot	Description	Sale Price
06/09/2020 Auction 170	English Banknotes	Lot 39	Twenty Pounds Catterns White note World War II German Operation BERNHARD forgery B230OB dated 20th August 1932 serial number 46/M 77696, VF - GVF with multiple pinholes in body and hand stamped "VALS" where S is inked in pen translating from Dutch - False or Counterfeit. Although the operation was not successful, it had an enormous potential as at the time the Bank of England's specialists called these forgeries "the best they have seen" and if the mission was successful it would've had a devastating effect on the economy, up to 9 million Bernhard notes were produced to the amount of £134 million - a figure representing 10% of the total banknotes in circulation in the UK at the time. More banknotes like this	£90
03/06/2018 Auction 161	English Banknotes	Lot 39	Fifty pounds, Twenty Pounds & Ten Pounds Bernhard, Catterns white notes all Operation Bernhard German forgery WW2, 50 Pounds dated 20th June 1930 series 44/N 38727, EF, 20 Pounds dated 20th November 1930 series 44/M 07668, set of staple holes, pressed VF, 10 Pounds dated 18th August 1932 series K/112 48293, pinholes, pressed VF More banknotes like this	£180
06/03/2016 Auction 152	English Banknotes	Lot 87	Twenty pounds white Catterns B230 (2) Operation Bernhard German forgery WW2 dated 1932 and 1933, usual pinholes, VF to GVF More banknotes like this	£110
07/09/2014 Auction 146	English Banknotes	Lot 86	Twenty pounds Catterns white B230 Operation Bernhard German forgery WW2 dated 20th August 1932 series 46/M 27498, usual pinholes top left, good Fine More banknotes like this	£65
04/09/2011 Auction 134	English Banknotes	Lot 782	Twenty pounds Catterns white Operation Bernhard German forgery dated 1930 serial 44/M 13621, usual pinholes at left, small edge tear at right, about VF More banknotes like this	£75
07/06/2011 Auction 133	English Banknotes	Lot 2387	Twenty pounds Catterns white Operation Bernhard WW2 German forgery dated 1930 prefix 43/M, centre splits & heavy edge wear, Fine-gFine More banknotes like this Signature Sale : Banknote Dealers Stock	£25
03/09/2006 Auction 114	English Banknotes	Lot 165	Twenty pounds Catterns white Operation Bernhard German forgery dated 1930, light toning on edges, almost UNC More banknotes like this	£75
05/03/2006 Auction 112	English Banknotes	Lot 222	Twenty pounds white Catterns Operation Bernhard German forgery dated 1931, prefix 45/M, 15 mm tear left side, bank pull at right, GEF More banknotes like this	£60
27/11/2005 Auction 111	English Banknotes	Lot 155	Twenty pounds Catterns white Operation Bernhard German forgery WW2 dated 1933, pinholes, about VF More banknotes like this	£44

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