English Paper Money

English Paper Money (1975) by Vincent Duggleby – Sold by Crappy Old Books

Before contactless payments and chip-and-pin, there was cash—and English Paper Money is a glorious deep-dive into the folding stuff of yesteryear. Authored by Vincent Duggleby and published in 1975 by Stanley Gibbons (yes, the stamp people), this classic guide is a musty masterpiece of numismatic nostalgia. From white fivers and wartime oddities to curious provincial notes that probably shouldn’t have bought anything even then, Duggleby charts the evolution of English banknotes with the clinical enthusiasm of a man who definitely owns cotton gloves.

Illustrated, itemised, and thoroughly annotated, this book is a treasure trove for collectors, historians, and anyone who’s ever wondered how our ancestors kept their wallets from exploding under the weight of legal tender.

Condition: Slightly yellowed like a 1950s ten shilling note forgotten in your nan’s biscuit tin. A little dog-eared, but still proudly bearing interest—just like its subject matter.

Crappy Old Books: Lovingly hoarding the financially worthless since… well, forever.

Hardback with dust jacket, all good condition. Includes two ’know your banknotes’ leaflets and a newspaper cutting detailing someone finding a hoard of bank notes hidden at a country house.

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