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London Coins Auction 183
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1 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 Newton B337 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, £40 - £70
2 Bank of England £88 face value of high grade notes Ten Shillings to Ten Pounds Page, Gill, Fforde and Somerset £100 - £160
3 Bank of England Ten Shillings to Ten Pounds circulated issues (45) £127 face value with collectable examples back to O'Brien £150 - £220
4 One Pound Bradbury T3.3 issued 1914 series G/5 001058, pleasing and bold VF or better with strong centre fold where a slither of light shines through £500 - £600
5 Ten Shillings Bradbury T9 issued 1914 first series A/1 237853 ornate font, Pick346, EF or near so, centre fold and very faint discolouration at right, scarce and desirable in this high grade £600 - £750
6 One Pounds Treasury (2) Bradbury 1917 T16 F/17 437057 Good and Warren Fisher 1923 T31 L1/35 087154 VF with some faint stains £100 - £150
7 One Pounds Warren Fisher 1923 T31 (2) H1/3 and M1/85 both VF with some faint stains the M1/85 with a small deposit of blue tack reverse (probably removable) £150 - £200
8 Five Pounds Harvey white B209a 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 £400 - £500
9 One Pound Peppiatt Second Issue B239A World War II Guernsey overprint unthreaded 1941 serial number E82A 392783, GVF. Overprint reads "Withdrawn from circulation September 18th, 1941". £150 - £250
10 Five Pounds Peppiatt White 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 £50 - £80
11 Ten Pounds Peppiatt White Note World War II German Operation BERNHARD forgery B242 dated 18th March 1936 serial number K/164 31945, a presentable GVF with the usual multiple pinholes at upper left body near Britannia medallion £70 - £100
12 Consecutives One Pounds 4 runs Peppiatt Blues 1940 B249 (3) L25E 957818-820 AU, O'Brien 1960 B282 (10) 68B 241161-170 Unc, Hollom 1963 B288 (5) D04X 318360-364 Unc, Page B377 (10) S39 108054-063 Unc. Five Pounds Bailey B398 (4) LD77 774743-746 AU-Unc £100 - £180
13 Five Pounds Beale white B270 dated 15th August 1949 series O16 021541, Pick344, EF £140 - £200
14 Five Pounds Beale white B270 dated 28 June 1950 prefix R89 Fine along with Peppiatt Bernhards (3) Fifty Pounds 15 April 1955 55/N 53015, Twenty Pounds 7 June 1937 54/M 51199 and Ten Pounds Nov 16 1955 K/158 74925 generally VG-Fine £200 - £400
15 Five Pounds Beale White 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 £70 - £150
16 Five Pounds O'Brien white B275 dated 18th February 1955 series Y99 000960,about Fine but with a nick top edge £80 - £110
17 Five Pounds O'Brien white B276 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 £80 - £120
18 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 £75 - £140
19 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 £40 - £75
20 One Pound Page (22) one being B320 Y02K prefix EF the rest B322 (21) these AU-Unc including some consecutive number runs £30 - £50
21 Twenty Pounds Shakespeare reverse signed Gill (13). Ten Pounds Florence Nightingale Gill and Somerset (4) from circulation some of the Twenties EF-AU £280 - £380
22 One Pound Somerset 1981 Isaac Newton B341 interesting serial number DU48 000002 AU £25 - £45
23 Fifty pounds Somerset B352 issued 1981 Christopher Wren on reverse, Pick381a, Gem Uncirculated and graded by PMG 66 EPQ desirable thus £120 - £160
24 Fifty Pounds Somerset B352 issued 1981 first run A01 331099, Sir Christopher Wren on reverse, about UNC £100 - £150
25 Twenty Pounds Gill B355 Shakespeare Reverse a scarce first run 01L 429482 (March 1988) Choice Uncirculated PMG 64 EPQ £300 - £360
26 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 £70 - £120
27 Bank of England - G.E.A Kentfield QE2 pictorial issues (4) including Twenty Pounds (2 ) Michael Faraday 20 Pounds B375 prefixes CD55 GVF and AL46 EF , Charles Dickens 10 Pounds B366 prefix B70 EF- better and George Stephenson 5 Pounds B364 prefix AK15 About Unc £70 - £120
28 Fifty Pounds G. E. A. Kentfield, 1994 (ND 1993-98),B377 serial number C18 216001, EF £75 - £150
29 Fifty Pounds G. E. A. Kentfield, 1994 (ND 1993-98),B377, serial number C05 121000, About EF £70 - £150
30 Fifty Pounds Kentfield B377 issued 1994, special low number series PW50 000047, (this note was originally in a Prince of Wales presentation set C133), UNC £80 - £110
31 Bank of England (6) Lowther QE2 pictorial issues including Twenty Pounds Sir Edward Elgar B386 prefix AB51 About EF. 10 Pounds (2) including Charles Dickens B382 prefix KL07 and Charles Darwin B390 prefix AJ12 both are about EF. 5 Pounds (3) George Stephenson B380 prefix EB40, Elizabeth Fry (2) including B393 prefix JA03 and B395 prefix HD27. GVF tor better £60 - £90
32 Ten Pounds Lowther Charles Darwin 2000 B388 THE COMPANY (4) and B390 AND COMPANY (12) a high grade group the majority AU-Unc including some consecutive number runs £180 - £280
33 Bank of England £5 Lowther series QM20 000478, from the presentation pack (Duggleby W100) UNC £20 - £30
34 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 £1,100 - £1,800
35 Bank of England a high grade group Fifty Pounds Salmon B410 Unc, Twenty Pounds John B416 polymer AU (one centre fold), Ten Pounds Gill B354 Unc, Kentfield B369 Unc, Bailey B400 AU, Five Pounds Somerset Wellington B345 EF and Bailey B398 Unc, Pounds Peppiatt B260 AU, Hollom B288 AU, Page B305 NOID prefix AU, B337 Newton Unc, Somerset B341 AU £120 - £200
36 Fifty Pounds Boulton and Watt (2) Salmon B410 Prefix AD21 and Cleland B413 prefix BA07 both Unc £100 - £140
37 Fifty Pounds Salmon 2011 Boulton and Watt B410 (4) Unc £200 - £250
38 Fifty Pounds Cleland, B413 Boulton and Watt First Run 3 consecutives AJ36 000061-63 Unc £150 - £200
39 Fifty Pounds Cleland, B413 Boulton and Watt First Run 3 consecutives AJ36 000094-96 Unc £150 - £200
40 British Armed Forces (4) Ten Shillings 3rd Series, Five Shillings 2nd Series, One Shilling (2) 3rd series and 4th Series all UNC and punch-hole cancelled £35 - £55
41 British Military Authority in Tripolitania (Libya) all issued in 1943, 1 lire PickM1a, 2 lire PickM2a, 5 lire PickM3a all Unc or near so £25 - £50
42 Prisoner of War Camp (2) 3d 29 June 1945 Camp 40 red oval stamp GVF No. 976305, 6d 28 April 1944 Burnham Bucks VG No. 815462 £25 - £45
43 Bank of England presentation album C104 Kentfield £10 last and first, B360 serial KR30 998909 & B366 serial A01 998909, UNC £30 - £50
44 Bank of England Kentfield £50, 1st and last pair in presentation pack, C113, serial numbers A01 and E30 999779, UNC £140 - £200
45 Bank of England limited edition presentation pack C145, last Kentfield £50 H99 999919 & first Lowther £50 J01 999919, UNC £140 - £200
46 Bank of England presentation set C148 Lowther £20 with matching numbers, last run DA80 999401 (B384) and 1st run AA01 999401 (B386), UNC £60 - £100
47 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 £35 - £60
48 A good collection of Banknote and Coin Sets (9) C158 £10 Lowther QV10 001349 with 2001 cupro Crown, C159 Five 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 £200 - £400
49 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. £80 - £160
50 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 £150 - £300

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