A 1772 SCOTTISH POUND

Dix Noonan Webb are selling numerous Scots bank notes in their auction of British, Irish and World Banknotes. Among the Scottish notes is an attractive unissued £12 Scots/20 Shillings, dating from circa 1772 from Bannockburn (pictured), which is expected to fetch £1,800£2,200. This note shows the huge disparity in the values of the English and Scottish pound at the time, with one pound sterling being worth 12 Scottish pounds. dnw.co.uk