Bank of England, Treasury and World notes and coins (45 items), includes a framed display of Pre-Decimal One Pound and 10 Shillings banknotes and 8 coins from Farthing to Half Crown, other Bank of England notes (20), Treasury notes (8), & World notes (16), mixed grades
One PoundWarren Fisher (2) T24 issued 1919, a consecutively numbered pair series N/26 568263 & N/26 568264, portrait KGV at right, light toning, original EF scarce as a pair
One PoundWarren Fisher (2) T31 issued 1923, a consecutively numbered pair series F1/99 293017 & F1/99 293018, portrait KGV at right, staple holes at bottom left, original about EF, scarce as a pair
Peppiatt 1 Pound (10) B249 blue emergency issue 1940, including a consecutively numbered pair, world war 2 issue, (Pick367a), one with small brown marks on back, all EF to about Uncirculated
Peppiatt 1 Pound B239A Guernsey overprint series A33A 952036, overprint "Withdrawn from circulation September 18th, 1941.", (Pick363h), pinholes, one tiny edge nick and small brown spot to botom border, Fine
Debden Set C170Lowther First Issues 2003, 20 Pounds prefix AA01, 10 Pounds prefix AA01 and 5 Pounds prefix HA01, all with matching serial number 001996, in limited edition packet, one of only 1000 sets issued
Newcastle upon Tyne (2), 1 Pound (or 20 Shillings) dated 1802 for Surtees, Burdon & Brandling (Out.1502g), vignette of The Exchange building top left, holes and splits, inked number on reverse, VG, 5 Pounds dated 180? for Surtees, Burdon, Surtees & Brandling, (Outing 1502d), vignette of The Exchange building top left, small holes and one larger hole over date, inked number on reverse, good VG
SomersetTwenty pounds (2) B351 issued 1984, FIRST RUN notes, one with low number series 01A 000546 & 01A 138473, William Shakespeare on reverse, (Pick380d), about Uncirculated and Uncirculated
Narberth & Pembrokeshire Bank 1 Pound (2), scarce provincial notes dated 1820 & 182x, for David Saer, Benj. Thomas & Co., with punched cancellation hole, one also has 2 small burn holes, (Outing1478), ink annotations on reverse, Fine and rare
Bank of England Debden Sets (20), C157 (3) Last & First issued 2000, Lowther 10 Pounds pair, last Dickens & first Darwin with prefixes LA80 & AA01 and matching serial numbers, C169 (2) Royal celebration uncut pair issued 2002, Lowther 5 Pounds uncut pair with matching serial numbers HM02/HM03 000394, C162 (2) Last & First issued 2002, Lowther 5 Pounds pair, last Stephenson & first Fry with prefixes EJ90 & HA01 and matching serial numbers, C142 (1) First & Special run issued 1999, pair 5 Pounds signed Lowther & Kentfield EA01/DL99 999000, C122a (6) Hong Kong handover issued 1997, Kentfield 5 Pounds prefix HK97, 4 notes in presentation folders and 2 notes in presentation booklets, C149 (2) Millennium Year prefix issued 2000, Lowther 5 Pounds prefix YR20, C150 (5) Millennium Year prefix issued 2000, Lowther 10 Pounds prefix YR20, one of these has no presentation folder or cover, nice collection of Debden sets
ERRORS (5), One PoundFfordeB305 issued 1967, an incredible run of 5 notes with the same mismatched numbers, each note has T38E 674638 top left and T38E 674639 bottom right, all Uncirculated or about, a unique set of errors and exceptionally rare
ERRORS (13), very scarce PeppiattOne Pound with heavy printers ink smudge to right edge issued 1948, about Uncirculated, FfordeFive Pounds design misplaced vertically on reverse, issued 1967, good VF, Page One Pound (3) all with ink smudges through portrait of Queen, issued 1970, good VF, EF and Uncirculated, Page Ten Pounds with heavy printers ink smudge through portrait of the Queen, issued 1975, good VF, Page Five Pounds (3) a pair of consecutively numbered notes with queens portrait only lightly printed, issued 1975, about Uncirculated & Five Pounds horizontally misplaced on obverse, issued 1975, about EF, Page One Pound approx. 5mm taller than a standard note, issued 1978, about EF, Gill 10 Pounds with silver security thread misplaced to left and completely exposed, unusual error, issued 1988, VF, Gill Five Pounds missing orange, yellow and green in underprint on back, issued 1990, Uncirculated, Bailey Ten Pounds missing 5 digits from serial number at top left, issued 2004, about VF, an interesting and varied collection of errors needs viewing
One PoundBeale (48) B268 & B269 issued 1950, including consecutively numbered runs and pairs, also seen first and last series notes, a first run sub-series and a replacement note, (Pick369b), high grade collection all between EF and Uncirculated
One Pound (9), Mahon & Catterns, Mahon (3) B212 issued 1928 including 2 first series notes with 'A' prefix, one original EF the other two pressed look about EF, Catterns (6) B225 issued 1930 including 3 Uncirculated, the rest good EF, a nice high grade lot
One PoundPage (4) B323, scarce mid, first & last run REPLACEMENT notes MS01 592398, MT01 219123, MU01 695757 and MS84 936984, issued 1970, (Pick374g), Uncirculated and about Uncirculated
One Pound & Ten Shillings Treasury (6), Bradbury One Pound (2) T16 issued 1917 series C/84 313918 & F/84 962717, Warren Fisher One Pound (2) T31 issued 1923 series E1/96 268014 & L1/91 464343, Warren Fisher Ten Shillings (2) T25, T30 issued 1919 and 1922 series F/37 177430 & R/40 410895, mixed grades Fine to good EF, needs viewing
Ten Shillings & One Pound (4), Mahon 10 Shillings B210 first series Z80 117311, (Pick362a), pressed good VF, Mahon 1 Pound B212 series G41 337318, (Pick363a), VF both issued 1928, Catterns 10 Shillings B223 series L94 475582, (Pick362b), EF, Catterns 1 Pound B225 series W49 297639, (Pick363b), EF both issued 1930
One PoundPeppiatt (12) B249 blue emergency issue 1940, including a consecutively numbered pair L46E 407431 & L46E 407432, and a last series note prefix X15H, world war 2 issue, (Pick367a), 6 Uncirculated notes and 6 about Uncirculated
One PoundPage (86), B337B339B339a & B340 issued 1978, a scarce last run EXPERIMENTAL issue 81Z, First Run A01 (11) including consecutive notes and low serial number, many other first and last series notes seen and many consecutively numbered runs and pairs, also some mid run '01' prefixes, (Pick377a), the 81Z is VF, a few EF but the majority are Uncirculated or about
One Pound (69), Hollom (3), Fforde (27) and Page (39), consecutively numbered runs and pairs noted, first and last series notes and mid run '01' notes also seen, portrait series C, high grade collection EF to Uncirculated
Ten Shillings and One PoundWarren FisherT25 & T24 issued 1919 series E/35 202388 & L/12 708133, No. with dot, portrait King George V at right, (Pick356 & Pick357), light toning, original EF notes
Bank of England Debden Sets (12), C119 HM the Queen's 70th birthday issued 1996, limited edition of 5000 sets, each with 5 Pounds banknote prefix HM70, (B364 for type) and £5 Cupro-Nickel Crown, in presentation packet as issued, one set is missing the outer sleeve of packet, Uncirculated
One PoundBradbury (4), T16 issued 1917 two first series notes, A/6 977396 & A/96 904681, King George V portrait at right, the first about EF, the second pressed EF with 2 pinholes, One Pound Bradbury T16 issued 1917, series E/81 922055, portrait King George V at right, (Pick351), cleaned and pressed good VF, plus a Treasury One Pound watermarked paper for use on Bradbury T16, slight toning about Uncirculated
One PoundSomersetB341 (9) issued 1981, all FIRST RUN prefix AN01, most with low serial numbers under 2000, (Pick377b), one with a small corner fold otherwise all Uncirculated
One PoundPageB323, scarce first and last run REPLACEMENT notes MW01 433460 & MW19 829932, issued 1970, (Pick374g), the first Uncirculated, the last about Uncirculated/good EF
One PoundPeppiatt (7) B260 issued 1948, a consecutively numbered run series E86B 338122 - E86B 338128, with security thread, (Pick369a), Uncirculated or about
Bank of England (13), GB and Commonwealth coins (54), a collection of coins and banknotes set in frames including 2 Queen Elizabeth II pre-decimal currency of Great Britain frames with examples of 10/-, £1 and £5 banknotes and 10 coins in each, 3 framed pairs of Bank of England notes, one with a 10/- and £1, another with 2 different examples of £1 and one with 2 different examples of £5 notes, also a framed white £5 signed Peppiatt, a framed collection of coins (14) commemorating the Royal Wedding of Charles and Diana and a framed collection of GB currency coins all dated 1953 and celebrating the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
Debden sets (3), C134 issued 1998, The UK Royal Triplet, 5 Pounds, 10 Pounds & 20 Pounds signed Kentfield, with matching serial numbers BE98 000863, in limited edition folder with certificate of authenticity, one of 1888 sets believed to have been issued, Uncirculated, C105 FIRST Kentfield Ten Pounds series A01 003092, plus 2 silver proof 10 pence coins in a presentation complete with certificate of authenticity, W102 the Queens Golden Jubilee 2002 LowtherFive Pounds series GJ020987 with a silver proof £5 coin, plus other philatelic/numismatic cover editions in an album (6) and some experimental printers notes (4), viewing recommended
ERRORFive Pounds Page, missing both serial numbers on front, partial serial number printed diagonally on back, scarce error, one diagonal fold, good EF
One Pound O'Brien (50), B281B282 & B284 issued 1960, including a consecutively numbered run of 10 notes plus other consecutive sets and pairs, first and last series notes also seen, portrait series C, (Pick374a), high grade collection EF to Uncirculated
One PoundFforde (5) B304 & B308 issued 1967, all "G" reverse REPLACEMENT notes, (Pick374e), one has a centre fold good EF, the other four are Uncirculated
One PoundPeppiattB239A Guernsey overprint series H31A 976189 (a recorded number), "Withdrawn from circulation September 18th, 1941", (Pick363h), a scarcer prefix, cleaned and pressed Fine+
One Pound (23), O'Brien (4), Hollom (2), Fforde (1) and Page (16), all REPLACEMENT notes in high grade, great opportunity to acquire a varied selection of high grade replacements, EF to Uncirculated
One PoundFfordeB308 issued 1967, "G" reverse REPLACEMENT T29M 093550, very rare first number for this prefix, (Pick374e), light dent in paper, about Uncirculated to Uncirculated
Ten Shillings, One Pound & Five Pounds, Catterns 10 Shillings B223 issued 1930 series U70 773479, about VF to VF, Peppiatt 10 Shillings B251 issued 1940 WW2 emergency mauve issue E10D 936844, EF, 1 Pound B258 issued 1948, unthreaded paper, series R71A 195950, good EF to about Uncirculated, Page 5 Pounds B336 issued 1973 series AT28 926806, very small dent in paper, Uncirculated or about
One PoundFfordeB308 issued 1967, "G" reverse REPLACEMENT T29M 093563, very rare first number for this prefix, (Pick374e), light dent in paper, about Uncirculated to Uncirculated
One PoundSomersetB341 (65) issued 1981, First Run AN01 and Last Run DY21 seen, plus many consecutively numbered runs and pairs, also some mid run '01' prefixes, (Pick377a), mixed grades from VF to Uncirculated, the majority are Uncirculated or about
Ten Shillings Peppiatt & One PoundBeale, a pair of SOLID serial number notes, Peppiatt 10/- series D07 111111 issued 1934, tear to the top and general wear, about Fine, Beale £1 series S36C 444444 issued 1950, small edge tears and nicks, good VG interesting pair
Bank of England, Bank of Scotland, Royal Bank of Scotland and Clydesdale Bank (58) £39 face, Late 1940s to 1990s issues, plus One Million Dollar and One Million Euro fantasy notes and ExperimentalTrials (3), along with Commemorative woven bookmarks (3) 2003 Coronation Golden Jubilee (2) and 2005 Nelson/Battle of Trafalgar 200th Anniversary these in the wallets of issue, in mixed grades
ERROR (2), One PoundPage heavy printers ink smudges to one and lighter ink smudges to the other, series HN37 072313 and HZ37 072311, nearly consecutive, issued 1970, (Pick374g), EF
Ten Shillings & One Pound (2) Catterns issued 1930, 10 Shillings B223 series S54 997961, (Pick362b), small brown spot to left, good VF, One Pound B225series N57 471829, (Pick363b), EF
One Hundred Pounds Nairne (2), B208ff dated 28th May 1914 a very scarce consecutively numbered pair 7/Y 17781 & 7/Y 17782, MANCHESTER branch issue, (Pick308b), very faint inked numbers top left, pressed EF, scarce as a pair and in this condition
One Hundred Pounds Nairne B208ff dated 28th May 1914 series 7/Y 16382, MANCHESTER branch issue, (Pick308b), faint stains and ink marks top left, pressed EF, scarce
One Hundred Pounds Nairne B208ff dated 28th May 1914 series 7/Y 16400, MANCHESTER branch issue, (Pick308b), small ink number top left, pressed EF, scarce
One Hundred Pounds Nairne B208ff dated 28th May 1914 series 7/Y 16375, MANCHESTER branch issue, (Pick308b), faint stain top right and ink annotations top left, pressed EF, scarce
Five Pounds Catternswhite note B228 (3) dated 8th August 1932, a consecutively numbered run series 243/J 10192 - 243/J 10194, London issue, (Pick328a), one has a tiny edge nick top right, about VF
One PoundBradburyT11.1 issued 1914, series F/1 40300, King George V at top left, light dents to paper, (Pick349a), original about UNC, very scarce in this condition
Debden Set C106 Firsts 1993 Kentfield 50 Pounds prefix E01, 20 Pounds prefix E01, 10 Pounds prefix KN01 and 5 Pounds prefix R01, with matching serial number 500339, in red leatherette presentation binder, one of only 2000 sets issued
One Pound (47), series C, O'Brien (8) issued 1960 including a consecutively numbered pair of first series notes A82 020534 & A82 020535, about Uncirculated, Hollom (10), including a consecutively numbered run of 4 notes good EF, plus 4 notes 'Goebel printing press' including a first series prefix A80N, Fforde (1) issued 1967 series T02D 933960 Uncirculated, Page (28) issued 1970 including first series prefix AN21 good EF, a pair of consecutively numbered last series notes prefix HZ12 about Uncirculated, plus other consecutively numbered runs seen, many Uncirculated
Five Pounds Catternswhite note B228 dated 8th July 1932, series 229/J 71601, London issue, (Pick328a), two tiny pinholes and one edge nick, pressed Fine
One PoundBradbury (2), T11.1 issued 1914 series S/38 50940 & T16 issued 1917 series C/6 996928, King George V portrait, (Pick349a & Pick351a), the first about Fine with pinholes, small rust mark, corners missing the second good Fine with 2 pinholes and some dirt on reverse
Ten Shillings (2) & One Pounds (4) Peppiatt, 10 Shillings last series A58 issued 1934 and 53H issued 1948, 1 Pounds first series A31A issued 1934 and S05A, S21A, S76A issued 1948, a good selection of high grade notes
One PoundWarren FisherT34 issued 1927, last series X1/55 139780, No. with dot, portrait King George V at right, Northern Ireland Issue, (Pick361a), good EF to about UNC
One PoundPeppiatt (10) B260 issued 1948, 4 consecutively numbered sets, 2 sets of 3 notes and 2 sets of pairs, with security thread, (Pick369a), EF to almost Uncirculated
Five Pounds (18), Page (3) including one last series note prefix L92, Somerset (9), Gill (6), 10 notes Uncirculated or about the rest good VF to good EF
One PoundPeppiatt (10) B260 issued 1948, 3 consecutively numbered runs, 2 sets of 3 notes prefixes D57B and U11A, about UNC and good EF, 1 set of 4 notes prefix T26A, good EF, with security thread, (Pick369a)
One PoundBeale (7) B268 issued 1950, two consecutively numbered runs, series Y16B 653161 - Y16B 653163, about Uncirculated, series Y31B 560944 - Y31B 560947, (Pick369b), EF
One PoundWarren FisherT34 issued 1927, series U1/94 593330, No. with dot, portrait King George V at right, Northern Ireland Issue, (Pick361a), cleaned and pressed about EF
One Pound & 10 Shillings O'Brien B274, B272 issued 1955, both Replacement notes, series S84S 910175 and 56A 053439, the 10/- cleaned and pressed good VF, the £1 pressed EF
5 Pounds (2) SomersetB345 issued 1987, First Run notes series RA01 010485 & RA01 483547, (Pick378e), one with a small spot on the Queens face, Uncirculated
One PoundWarren FisherT31 issued 1923 series H1/88 878581, No. with dot, portrait King George V at right, (Pick359a), one set of staple holes, pressed EF
One Hundred Pounds Peppiattwhite note B245 dated 17th January 1938 series 57/O 43993, LONDON issue, small inked numbers on reverse, (Pick339a), cleaned & pressed about EF, looks better
One Hundred Pounds Peppiattwhite note B245e dated 29th September 1936 series 96/Y 20434, LIVERPOOL branch issue, small inked numbers on reverse, (Pick339b), original good VF
One Pound Henry HasewhiteB201c dated 29th December 1925 series No.8182, has a clear visible watermark, tears and holes in design, Poor condition but rare
One Pound Series C portrait (55), O'Brien (21), Hollom (12), Fforde (16) and Page (6), first and last series & a few consecutive noted, mixed grades, most EF
Brixham Bank One Pound dated 1818 No. 2117 for Hine, Holdsworth & Pomeroy, (Outing339a), small edge pieces missing, splits and holes, about VG scarce issue
Ten Pounds Peppiatt (3) B242 German Operation Bernhard forgeries WW2 dated 17th December 1935 series K/160 56073, pinholes, almost VF, 19th March 1938 series L/102 11275, holes, splits & edge nicks, VG & 17th July 1937 series K/192 46326, this one cut in half and stuck to a piece of card
Weald of Kent Bank, CranbrookOne Pound dated 1813 series No. 8524 for Argles, Bishop, Brenchley & Bishop, (Outing 608a), grey-blue vignette reverse, pinholes & staining, inked annotations on back, good VG
Treasury (4), BradburyOne PoundT16 issued 1917 edge nick and bank stamp on reverse, Warren Fisher One Pound (3) T24 & T31 issued 1919 & 1923, including first series note K/81 083037 with inked annotations on reverse, some with pinholes, Fine or better
One PoundBradburyT11.2 issued 1914, series G1/28 52188, portrait King George V at top left, (Pick349a), light toning, tiny edge nicks, minor rust marks, good Fine
Derby Bank One Pound dated 1812 series No.V40 for Bellairs, Sons & Co., (Outing 673d), Bankruptcy exhibit stamp on reverse, pinholes and edge nicks, good VG
Wolverhampton Old Bank One Pound dated 1815 No. 230 for Thos. Gibbons, John Gibbons, Benj. Gibbons Jnr. & Co., (Outing 2392e), pinholes & bankruptcy exhibit stamp on reverse, about Fine
Treasury (3), Ten Shillings BradburyT12.1 issued 1915 series G/10 76981, hole, stains and taped repair, Good, One Pound Bradbury T16 issued 1917 series F/54 146733, annotations on reverse, Fine & One Pound Warren FisherT24 issued 1919 series T/46 001675, good Fine
Maidstone Bank One Pound dated 1825, No. 33884 for Edmeads, Atkins & Tyrell, (Outing1331a), bankruptcy stamp on reverse, other bank stamps, a few holes and edge nicks, small piece missing from side, VG
Bank of England (5), One Pound (2) B273 signed O'Brien issued 1955 a pair of consecutively numbered notes O73J 076360 & O73J 076361, good EF, 10 Shillings B271 signed O'Brien issued 1955 series H11Y 709021, almost UNC, One Pound B323 signed Page issued 1970, replacement note series MT08 813184, almost UNC, One Pound B337 signed Page issued 1978 first series A51 044785, good EF
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