Bank of England (21) including 1 Pounds QE2 & seated Britannia (2) along with 10 Shillings QE2 & seated Britannia B286 First series prefix A25. Hollom 1 Pounds QE2 & seated Britannia (3) including B288 prefix B68T & B292 (2) First series prefix A61N along with E86U Fforde QE2 & seated Britannia issues (2) including 1 Pound B305 prefix T34A and 10 Shillings B310 LAST series prefix D03N. Page 1 Pounds QE2 & seated Britannia (6) including B320 (3) prefixes X55J, X12M and X27D, B322 (3) HW16, HX17 and CX33 along with QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac NewtonB337 prefix A05. Somerset 1 Pound QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac Newton B341 prefix DX03. Gill QE2 pictorial issues (2) including The Duke of Wellington 5 Pounds B353 prefix SB27 Kentfield QE2 pictorial issues including George Stephenson 5 Pounds B364 prefix AK15,
Five Pounds HarveywhiteB209a dated 12 July 1921 series U/71 48457, Manchester branch, Pick312d, better than Fine some faint staining or discolouration and tiny hole top middle, a collectable example of a type seldom offered, the first one we have seen since 2012
One PoundPeppiatt Second Issue B239A World War II Guernsey overprint unthreaded 1941 serial number E82A 392783, GVF. Overprint reads "Withdrawn from circulation September 18th, 1941".
Five Pounds PeppiattWhite note World War II German Operation BERNHARD forgery B241OB dated 29th October 1935 serial number A/247 58160, VF or better with the usual Pinholes
Ten Pounds PeppiattWhite Note World War II German Operation BERNHARD forgeryB242 dated 18th March 1936 serial number K/164 31945, a presentable GVF with the usual multiple pinholes at upper left body near Britannia medallion
Five Pounds BealeWhite Note B270 dated 26th April 1950 serial number R35 083143,Good VF with an original most likely a Bank teller's annotation for accounting purposes at upper right corner on face
Five Pounds O'Brien whiteB276 dated 23rd November 1955 VF with inked number front top. Ten Pounds Hollom Lion and Key A28 prefix VF, Five Pounds Hollom E80 876709 Fine. One Pounds (4) Peppiatt Blue, O'Brien X64K prefix, Fforde D30Z prefix B301, and Somerset Isaac Newton these from circulation. Ten Shillings O'Brien Y17X 491078 EF and Hollom 02K prefix AU
Five Pounds O'Brien White Notes B276 Thin paper Metal thread London branch issues (2) the first dated 17th June 1955 serial number A10A 086260, the second dated 23rd September 1955 serial number A86A 039351. VG and Fine
Bank of England (8) Five Pounds Lion and Key E24 prefix, 1 Pounds Catterns U01 337039 nEF, Peppiatt Blue, O'Brien Prefix E29L and H03L, Beale C34J, 10 Shillings Peppiatt Mauve and O'Brien U81Y mixed circulated grades some with the odd stain the O'Brien 10/- with a penned number
Twenty Pounds 1994 variant design Last and First Series E pair comprising Twenty Pounds Kentfield W35 999200 B371 (issued 1991) and Twenty Pounds Kentfield X01 999200 B374 (issued 1993), UNC in a presentation folder with certificate stating 1500 pairs issued
Fifty Pounds KentfieldB377 issued 1994, special low number series PW50 000047, (this note was originally in a Prince of Wales presentation set C133), UNC
Five Pounds Salmon 2012 issues Elizabeth Fry reverse prefix MC48 a mint block of (100) one of the last printed on paper and difficult to find in high grade
Bank of England Queen Mother Presentation Sets (2) Lowther £10 QM10 000572 and Five Pounds QM10 010489 both with the Five Pounds cupro coin 2000 Unc as issued
A good collection of Banknote and Coin Sets (9) C158 £10 Lowther QV10 001349 with 2001 cupro Crown, C159Five Pounds Lowther VR10 000552 with 2001 cupro Crown, C160 £10 Lowther VR10 000430 with 2001 Silver Proof Crown, C163 Five Pounds Lowther QE50 005581 with 2002 cupro Crown, C165 Five Pounds Lowther ER50 000532 with 2002 cupro Crown, C166 £10 Lowther ER50 000445 with 2002 Silver Proof Crown, C171 Five Pounds Lowther QC03 001826 with 2003 cupro Crown (stamp cover), C172 Five Pounds Lowther QC50 000256 with 2003 cupro Crown, C173 £10 Lowther QC50 000658 with 2003 Silver Proof Crown (this toning) all Unc in the packs of issue all the coins Five Pound Crowns
Five Pounds Presentation Sets (6 sets) 2 note set Kentfield DL99 999807 and Lowther EA01 999807, Kentfield YR19 990608 with Five Pounds Coin 1999 cupro, Kentfield HM50 001100 with 1997 Five Pounds cupro coin, Kentfield HM70 000156 with 1996 Five Pounds coin cupro, Kentfield PW50 000822 with 1998 Five Pounds coin cupro these all in B of E / Royal Mint presentation packs of issue some of the coins with a hint of toning, Five Pounds Cleland AA36 177397 in Westminster's box with a 1st class stamp post marked TOWER HILL 13 SEP 2016. Along with Republic of Ireland Central Bank Presentation Pack £1 17.07.89 BAK 526462 with Ireland One Pound coin 1990 Proof.
Corporation of Liverpool, £100 bill of exchange, 8 September 1794, serial number 0864, black and white, arms at top left, value at low left, 'promise to pay George sterling', manuscript signature of John Wilson low right (as per Outing 3036, this denomination not recorded in Outing), an attractive and original VF or near so, very rare with this high denomination £100 in 1794 equates to £17,000 today
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