USA 5 Shillings dated 1st October 1773 serial no. 6898, PennsylvaniaColonial Note, 'to counterfeit is DEATH' on reverse, printed by Hall & Sellers, (PickS2540D), in PMG holder graded 25 Very Fine
World (10), high grade collection, Guernsey 5 Pounds signed Bull issued 1969 - 1975, Guernsey 1 Pound signed Hodder issued 1969 - 1975, New Zealand 10 Shillings signed Fleming issued 1960 - 1967, Gibraltar 10 Shillings dated 1958, Jersey6 PenceGerman Occupation of WW2 issued 1941 - 1942, Libya Miltary Authority in Tripolitania 5 Lire issued 1943, Canada10 Dollars signed Gordon & Towers dated 1937, Australia 10 Shillings signed Coombs & Wilson issued 1961 - 1965, Jersey 10 Shillings signed Padgham issued 1963 & Isle of Man 10 Shillings signed Garvey issued 1961, a good selection with some being Uncirculated or about
World (21), small collection with interesting notes some in high grade, Malta Banco di Malta 20 lire Sterline dated 18xx, an unissued remainder, (PickS163), usual holes to left, about Uncirculated, South Africa Barry & Nephews 5 Pounds unissued remainder, Swellendam branch dated 185x, vignette of cattle wagon at centre, Uncirculated, South Africa Montagu Bank, Cape of Good Hope 5 Pounds dated 18xx, unsigned remainder series No.1456, (PickS231r), usual holes to left, Uncirculated, Malta Government 1 Pound (Law 1949) issued in 1951, series A/21 058885, KingGeorge VI portrait at right, (Pick22a), Uncirculated, USA the Sussex Bank New Jersey50 Dollars dated 18xx, unsigned remainder, Uncirculated, Saudi Arabia (6) 1 - 100 Riyals 1980's, generally VF, Scotland (4) face value £21, Bank of England 10 Shillings (2) Peppiatt mauve WW2 issue, one aVF the other aUncirculated, plus a small booklet of Travellers Cheques (4), Martins Bank Limited, 5 Pounds, 10 Pounds (2) and 50 Pounds
Australia (14), 5 Pounds issued 1941, 5 Pounds issued 1960 - 1965, 10 Dollars commemorative issued 1988, 5 Dollars (3) issued 1979 & 1985, 2 Dollars issued 1979, 1 Dollar (5) issued 1983, a consecutively numbered run, 5 Dollars (2) dated 2012, a limited edition special presentation set with 1st prefix BA12 and last prefix EA12, in a commemorative folder, one of only 300 issued, mixed grades, most Uncirculated
Australia (20), 10 Dollars (2) issued 1979 & 1991, 5 Dollars (3) issued 1974, 1983 & 1990, 2 Dollars (2) issued 1979 & 1985, 1 Dollar (13) issued between 1966 & 1983, the 1966 $1 about EF the rest good EF to Uncirculated
Australia 1 Pound issued 1933 - 1938 series L/93 062653, portrait KingGeorge V at right, Commonwealth of Australia, signed E. C. Riddle & H. J. Sheehan, (Pick22), cleaned & pressed, VF+ looks better
AustraliaCommonwealth of Australia 1 Pound (5), issued 1942, all signed Armitage & McFarlane, portrait KingGeorge VI at right, (Pick26b), one good VF the rest good Fine
AustraliaCommonwealth of Australia 10 Shillings (4), an example of each signature variety for this issue, Sheehan & McFarlane issued 1939, (Pick25a) good VF, Armitage & McFarlane issued 1942, (Pick25b) EF, Coombs & Watt issued 1949, (Pick25c) good EF, Coombs & Wilson issued 1952, (Pick25d) good VF
BelizeCentral Bank (3), 100 Dollars (2) dated 1st November 2006 series DB 689909 & DB 689912, (Pick71b), in PMG holders graded 65EPQ Gem Uncirculated, Exceptional Paper Quality, 10 Dollars dated 1st November 2011 series DL163067, (Pick68d), in PMG holder graded 66EPQ Gem Uncirculated, Exceptional Paper Quality
BelizeCentral Bank (4), 50 Dollars dated 1st November 2006 series DC874037, (Pick70b), 20 Dollars dated 1st June 1997 series CA 536285 (Pick63a), 10 Dollars dated 1st June 1997 series CB 261919, (Pick62a) and 5 Dollars dated 1st March 1996 series BA 165714, (Pick58), Uncirculated set
Belize Government 1 Dollar (2) dated 1st June 1975, a consecutively numbered pair series A/1 672307 & A/1 672308, portrait QEII at right, (Pick33b), Uncirculated
Bermuda Government (3), 10 Dollars series A/1 401895, (Pick25), good EF, 5 Dollars low series A/1 000219, (Pick24), Uncirculated and 1 Dollar series A/1 365061, (Pick23a), all dated 6th February 1970, a nice high grade set all A/1 prefix
Bermuda Government 10 Shillings (2), dated 1st May 1957 series M/1 116327 & M/1 116329, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at top centre, (Pick19b), one with a small corner crease about Uncirculated, the other Uncirculated
BulgariaNational Bank (4), 1000 Leva dated 1942, portrait King Boris III at left, (Pick61a), good EF, 500 Leva dated 1942, portrait King Boris III at left, (Pick60a), almost Uncirculated, 250 Leva dated 1943, portrait young King Simeon II at left, (Pick65a), good EF, 250 Leva dated 1948, (Pick76a), Uncirculated, a good high grade lot
China (9) collection of small fractional notes, 20 Cents Farmers Bank (3) issued 1937 (Pick462), 10 Cents Farmers Bank dated 1937 (Pick461), 20 Cents Central Bank issued 1931 (Pick203), 5 Cents Central Bank issued 1939 (Pick225), 1 Cent Central Bank issued 1939 (Pick224), 10 Fen Federal Reserve Bank issued 1938 (PickJ48) & 1 Fen Federal Reserve Bank issued 1938 (PickJ46), mixed grades VF to almost Uncirculated, along with China (64), 5 Jiao (17), 2 Jiao (28) & 1 Jiao (19), all dated 1980, (Pick881, Pick882 & Pick883), most Uncirculated, along with a further group of China (10) 1 Jiao (2) 1962, 2 Jiao (2) 1962, 5 Jiao (2) 1972, 1 Yuan (2) 1960, 4 sets of consecutively numbered notes, plus 5 Yuan dated 1960 & 10 Yuan dated 1965, these all good EF to UNC, China 5 Yuan 1980 issue (32), 2 Yuan (10), 1 Yuan (around 200), and Fen 1953 (approximately 100) EF to UNC
Cuba (60), a range of SPECIMEN notes (15) in denominations 1, 3, 5, 10 and 20 Pesos, Uncirculated, 5 Pesos (5) and 10 Pesos (5) dated 1960 some consecutively numbered notes, some with light foxing, Uncirculated or about, 100 Pesos (35) date range 1950 - 1959 in mixed grades, viewing recommended
CyprusCentral Bank500 Mils (2), dated 1st May 1973 a pair of consecutively numbered VERY LOW serial numbers H/29 000014 & H/29 000015, (Pick42b), in PCGS holders graded 66PPQ Gem New, Perfect Paper Quality
Cyprus Government 3 Piastres dated 18th June 1943 series A/1 418038, portrait KingGeorge VI at centre, (Pick28a), small printer spot to top border on reverse, Uncirculated
Czechoslovakia (19) including 1000 Korun dated 1945, (Pick74), 100 Korun issued 1945, (Pick63), 1000 Korun issued 1945 perforated SPECIMEN, (Pick65s), plus a varied collection with date range 1919 to 1989, 2 notes are good EF the rest Uncirculated
Denmark 100 Kroner (2) currency law of 1936, issued 1970 series B2705B 1142667 and 1965 REPLACEMENT series B2650J, this a scarcer date and replacement issue, (Pick46f and Pick46r5), EF and about VF
East African Currency Board 1 Florin dated 1st May 1920 series A/88 12019, portrait KingGeorge V at right, (Pick8a), some dirt/stains, a few tiny pinholes, Fine
East Caribbean Currency Board (12), 5 Dollars (6) issued 1965, five notes with different letter overprints in circle at left, including 'M' for Montserrat, and one without overprint and 1 Dollar (6) issued 1965, also five notes with different letter overprints at left, including 'M' for Montserrat, and one without overprint, (Pick13 & Pick14), Uncirculated or about
Estonia (4) & Lithuania (1), Estonia 100 Krooni dated 1935, (Pick66a), about VF, 20 Krooni dated 1932 (Pick64a), Uncirculated, 25 Marka dated 1922, (Pick54a), some light staining to edges, good EF, 5 Marka dated 1919, (Pick45a), good EF, Lithuania 10 Litu dated 1991, (Pick47a), Uncirculated
Falkland Islands (11), 20 Pounds (2) dated 1st October 1984, a pair of consecutively numbered notes series A189885 & A189886, (Pick15a), 10 Pounds dated 1st September 1986 series A182829, (Pick14a), 5 Pounds dated 14th June 1983 series A012928, commemorative issue, (Pick12a), 1 Pound dated 1st October 1984 series A005639, (Pick13a), 5 Pounds (6) dated 14th June 2005, 2 sets of 3 consecutively numbered runs, (Pick17), a high grade collection, Uncirculated or about
Falkland Islands 10 Pounds dated 1st January 1982, scarcest date for this note, series A50763, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right centre, (Pick11b), VF
Falkland Islands 10 Shillings dated 10th April 1960 series C85275, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at centre right, (Pick7a), in PCGS holder graded 63PPQ choice new, Perfect Paper Quality, rare in this grade
Falkland Islands 5 Pounds (30), dated 14th June 1983, some consecutively numbered runs seen, commemorative 150th Anniversary, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, (Pick12a), Uncirculated or about
Fiji (3) 1 Shilling dated 1st January 1942, WW2emergency issue, a remainder note without serial numbers, printed by the Fiji Government Printer on heavy laid paper, (Pick48r1), Uncirculated, 10 Shillings dated 1st June 1957 series C/2 183685, (Pick52a), 5 Shillings dated 1st September 1964 series C/13 171440, (Pick51d), portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, cleaned & pressed, good Fine
Fiji 7 Dollars (10) issued 2017, a consecutively numbered run series AU0855726 - AU0855735, commemorative issue for Olympic win in rugby 7's, (Pick new), Uncirculated
France (22), 500 Francs (2) dated 1980 a consecutively numbered pair series X.115 96094 & X.115 96095, (Pick156) EF, 500 Francs (3) dated 1994, (Pick160) good EF to Uncirculated, 100 Francs (8) dated 1995, (Pick154) Uncirculated or about, 100 Francs (3) dated 1997 & 1998, (Pick158a) good EF to Uncirculated, 50 Francs (6) dated 1993 & 1994, including a consecutively numbered run of 4 notes, (Pick157) good EF to about Uncirculated, a nice high grade lot
France (8), 50 Francs dated 1942, (Pick93) about Uncirculated, 100 Francs dated 1941, (Pick94) Uncirculated, 500 Francs dated 1941, (Pick95b) Uncirculated, 500 Francs dated 1942, (Pick95b), in PCGS holder graded 64PPQ Very Choice New, 50 Francs dated 1950, (Pick127), set of staple holes, about Uncirculated, 10 Francs dated 1969, (Pick147c), about Uncirculated, 200 Francs dated 1990, (Pick155d), about Uncirculated, 200 Francs dated 1999, (Pick159c), Uncirculated, very high grade lot all Uncirculated or about
Germany (50), 100 Mark (37) dated 7th February 1908, re-issued 1918 - 1922 (Pick34), 100 Mark (13) dated 21st April 1910, (Pick42), mixed used grades, also an old leather wallet
GermanyFederal Republic (8) 50 Deutsche Mark dated 2nd January 1960 series L7595434D, Pick21, about EF, 50 Deutsche Mark dated 2nd January 1980 series KL9944451Z, Pick33d, good VF, 100 Deutsche Mark dated 2nd January 1960 series P4528698Y, Pick22, EF, 1 Deutsche Mark (2) dated 1948, 2 Deutsche Mark (2) dated 1948 & 10 Deutsche Mark dated 1949, allied occupation post WW2, printed by order of U.S. Army Command, (Pick2a, Pick3a & Pick16a), cleaned & pressed, generally good Fine, along with Germany (64), Poland (3), Austria (2) early 20th Century to the late 1940's, these in mixed grades
Gibraltar (4), Northern Ireland (6), Jersey (4), collectors SPECIMEN series sets with Maltese Cross prefix, Gibraltar 1, 5, 10 & 20 Pounds matching serial numbers 006836, Northern Ireland Provincial Bank 1, 5 & 10 Pounds Bank of Ireland 1, 5 & 10 Pounds with matching serial numbers 009810, Jersey 1, 5, 10 & 20 Pounds matching serial numbers 006379, Uncirculated or about
Gibraltar Government 20 Pounds dated 15th September 1979 series A299084, key date for this issue, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at centre, (Pick23b), Uncirculated to about Uncirculated, very scarce date
Guernsey & Jersey (25), Guernsey (8), 20 Pounds issued 2012 commemorative Queens Diamond Jubilee, 10 Pounds (2) issued 1995 one with LOW serial E000191, the other with HIGH serial B999533, 5 PoundsMillennium issue (2) issued 2000 a consecutively numbered pair series M005298 & M005299, 5 Pounds (2) issued 1996 a consecutively numbered pair series C837694 & C837695, 1 Pound issued 1980 - 1989 signed Bull, REPLACEMENT note series Z055528. Jersey (17) 10 Pounds issued 1976 - 1988 signed Clennett, 5 Pounds issued 1976 - 1988 signed May, 1 Pound issued 1976 - 1988 signed May, 5 Pounds & 1 Pound issued 1993 signed Baird, the £1 with LOW number QC000424, 1 Pound SPECIMEN issued 2000 signed Black, 1 Pound issued 1963 signed Clennett, 1 Pound (6) issued 2010 including a consecutively numbered run of LOW serial numbers DD000145 to DD000149, 5 Pounds (3) issued 2010 a consecutively numbered run, 10 Pounds issued 2010 LOW serial number BD000173, a few lower grades, the majority Uncirculated
Guernsey & Jersey (33), Guernsey 50 Pounds (1) issued 1994, 20 Pounds (4) issued 1996 including scarce REPLACEMENT series Z003322, very low and very high serial numbers A999955 & D000170, 10 Pounds (1) issued 1995 low serial number E000152, 5 Pounds (2) issued 2000 commemorative Millennium, 1 Pound (5) issued 1991 all REPLACEMENT notes with Z prefix, 10 Shillings (1) dated 1966, the 10/- VF the rest Uncirculated. Jersey 5 , 10 & 20 Pounds issued 1993 & 2000 a set of 3 notes with matching serial numbers 000222, 50 Pounds (1) issued 2010 scarce REPLACEMENT note series DZ000141, 10 Pounds (4) issued 1976, 1989 SPECIMEN note, 1993 & 2000, 5 Pounds (3) issued 1989 one SPECIMEN note and one with low serial number AC000374, one 2010 issue, 1 Pound (4) issued 1976, 1989 & 2010, 10 Shillings issued 1963, all Uncirculated or about, 6 Pence, 1 Shilling & 2 Shillings issued 1941 - 1942, German occupationWW2, all about Uncirculated and scarce in this condition
Guernsey (2), 1 Pound dated 1st August 1945 series 3/J 2267, (Pick43a), scarce first date of issue, pressed about EF, 1 Pound dated 1st June 1963 series 37/C 1170, (Pick43b), small foxing spot to border, good EF
Isle of Man Bank Limited 1 Pound dated 29th November 1954 series B/4 4082, rare signature combination Ronan & Quirk, (Pick6c), about Fine and very scarce
Isle of Man Government (26), 50 Pence (2) issued 1969 a consecutively numbered pair series 025014 & 025015, signed Stallard, (Pick27) Uncirculated, 1 Pound (13) issued 1983 including a consecutively numbered run of 10 notes, signed Cashen, (Pick40b) about Uncirculated to Uncirculated, 5 Pounds (6) issued 1983, a consecutively numbered run series K361730 - K361735, signed Cashen, (Pick41b) Uncirculated, 5 Pounds (2), new issue with interesting consecutive serial numbers M479999 & M480000, 10 Pounds issued 1983 VERY LOW serial number K000027, signed Cashen, (Pick42) Uncirculated, 10 Pounds issued 1998 signed Shimmin, (Pick44b) Uncirculated, 20 Pounds issued 2000 signed Shimmin, (Pick45b) EF, a high grade collection
Jersey (8), scarce unsigned 1 Pound issued 1963, (Pick8c), good Fine, 10 Shillings issued 1963 signed Padgham, (Pick7a), VF, German occupationWW2 1 Pound, 2 Shillings & 6 Pence issued 1941 - 1942, about Fine to Fine, 20 PoundsSPECIMEN issued 1976 - 1988 signed May, (Pick14s), UNC, 10 Pounds SPECIMEN issued 1976 - 1988 signed May, (Pick13s), UNC, 50 Pounds SPECIMEN issued 1989 signed May, (Pick19s), UNC, also Stockton & Tees Bank 5 Pounds issued 1895, cut cancelled, good Fine and a Darlington Bank 5 Pounds, cut cancelled, dated 1895 VF
Jersey 2 Shillings issued 1941 - 1942, scarce SPECIMEN series JN 000, German occupationWW2, (Pick4a), small piece out of the top border and small stain, otherwise good EF
Jersey, Guernsey, Isle of Man & Walescollection (85) in an album, including German Occupation notes from Jersey & Guernsey, also noted Jersey unsigned 1 Pound, some REPLACEMENT notes, low numbers etc., in denominations from 10/- to £100, plus a few world notes (19), mixed grades viewing recommended
Katanga50 Francs dated 1960, signature 1, remainder with serial number prefix 'BY' but no serial number, portrait Moise Tshombe at right, (Pick7r), light dent in paper, about Uncirculated to Uncirculated
LesothoCentral Bank 50 Maloti issued 1989, scarce Thomas de la Rue SPECIMEN series A000000, with red De La Rue ovals overprints in corners and specimen no. 009 in bottom left corner, (Pick13), light glue residue at right on reverse, probably been removed from specimen album, otherwise Uncirculated
Lesotho Monetary Authority 10 Maloti issued 1979, FIRST RUN LOW serial number C/79 000103, portrait King Moshoeshoe II at right, (Pick3a), Uncirculated
Lesotho Monetary Authority 10 Maloti issued 1979, SPECIMEN COLOUR TRIAL, a lighter red than issued notes, series C/79000000, (Pick3), Uncirculated and scarce
Lesotho Monetary Authority SPECIMEN (3), first series issued 1979, 2 Maloti series R/79 000000, 5 Maloti series J/79 000000, 10 Maloti series C/79 000000, each with 2 punched holes through signatures, (Pick1, Pick2 & Pick3), Uncirculated
Malta Government (2), 1 Shilling issued 1943 FIRST series A/1 025482, portrait KingGeorge VI at centre, (Pick16), small brown mark top border, good EF, 2 Shillings issued 1942 FIRST series A/1 423043, (Pick17a), small mark in border, good EF to about Uncirculated and scarce in this grade
Malta Government (3), 1 Pound issued 1969 & 10 Shillings (2) issued 1968 (Law of 1967), signed P.L. Hogg, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, (Pick28a & Pick29a), Uncirculated
Northern Ireland (2), Bank of Ireland 50 Pounds dated 5th April 2004, VERY LOW serial number A200027 (this series started with A2 prefix, so this is note 27 in the series), Bank of Ireland 20 Pounds dated 1st January 2003, LOW serial number BD000104, (Pick81 & Pick80a), both notes in PCGS holders graded 66PPQ Gem New, Perfect Paper Quality
Northern Ireland100 Pounds (4), Bank of Ireland dated 1st July 1995 series A241964, (Pick78), good EF, First Trust Bank dated 1st January 1998 series AA327124, (Pick139b), Uncirculated, Northern Bank Limited dated 1st November 1990 series E0029385, (Pick197a), about Uncirculated, Ulster Bank Limited dated 1st December 1990 series G0136098, (Pick334a), good EF to about Uncirculated, a high grade collection of £100 notes
Northern IrelandNational Bank Limited 10 Pounds dated 1st August 1942 series A34361, first date for this issue, Hibernia with harp at centre, (Pick160a), lightly cleaned and pressed, about EF
Palestine Currency Board 5 Pounds Contemporary Counterfeit dated 20th April 1939, a crudely printed counterfeit that was apparently good enough to be passed around in commerce, (Pick8x), internal holes & splits, edge nicks and corner wear, VG
Peru (647) bulk lot, including 1000 Soles de Oro 1976 (65), 200 Soles de Oro 1973/1974 (37), 1000 Soles de Oro 1969 - 1975 (56), 500 Soles de Oro 1968 - 1975, 10 Soles de Oro 1970 - 1976 (46), 50 Soles de Oro 1977 (34) plus many other issues in mixed grades, viewing recommended
Qatar & Dubai Currency Board (2) issued 1960's, 1 Riyal series A/1 689814 (Pick1a) light dirt, about VF & 5 Riyals A/2 834825, (Pick2a), dirty Fine, both with inked numbers in right hand border
Russia (4), 25 Rubles issued 1918, North Russia Government Bank, Red Regime, Archangel, (PickS104), good EF, 100 Rubles dated 1918, East Siberia, Provisional Power of the Pribaikal Region, blue overprint on reverse, (PickS1197), light glue marks on reverse corners, otherwise EF, 1000 Rubles dated 1919, South Russia Treasury Note, (PickS424), Uncirculated, 10 Chervontsev dated 1937, (Pick205a), good EF to about Uncirculated, high grade lot
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