China (2) ChineseImperialRailwayShanghai-Nanking Railway 1904 5% Gold Loan, London 1904, red and black, with coupons, Fine, China 1913 Province of Petchili 5 1/2% Gold Loan bond, text in English and French, vignette of Chinese shipping scene, brown and black, with all but two coupons, Good Fine with small staple hole at the top
China, ChineseGovernment 1913 5% Reorganisation Gold Loan, bond for £100, 2525 Francs, 947 Roubles or 979.60 Yen, issued by the Deutsch-Asiatische Bank, black and blue, with coupons, about VF
GB and World bonds and shares (11) USA (5) Pan American World Airways, Inc. 1973, red and black, share certificate for 100 shares, with punched cancellation holed, NEF with some staple holes, UV Industries Inc. Share certificate for 100 shares, 1979, EF with punched cancellation holes, The Grand Union Company 1975, share certificate for 100 shares, blue and black, EF with punched cancellation holes, Bond Stores, Incorporated 1965 share certificate for 100 shares, blue and black, NEF with some ink marks, with punched cancellation holes, American Brands Inc. 1973, Share Certificate for 100 shares, orange and black, NEF with punched cancellation holes and some staple holes, Belgium (2) Transports Electricité et Gaz, 1929, bond for 250 Francs, Blue and black, VF with some coupons, Le Grand Bazaar de la Place Saint-Lambert, Liege, 1944, brown and green, GVF with coupons 70-80 attached, GB, (Russia, Azerbaijan) Baku Consolidated Oilfields Limited, share certificate for 'B' ordinary shares, green and black, unissued, GVF, France (2), Societe Des Petroles Milano, 1920 bond for 500 Francs, red on yellow/white, NEF with all coupons, Charles Laffitte & Company Limited, Share Certificate 1866, One share of £20, unissued, EF with holes at the left. The company was extremely short lived having been created during the investment boom of the mid 1860's, primarily to facilitate trade of cotton within the OttomanEmpire. Merged with the Ottoman Financial Association in 1866 and disappeared soon after. Charles Lafitte was a Nephew of French banker Jacques Lafitte, Colombia, The Colombian National Railway Company, 1903 Debenture for £100 pale blue and dark blue, NVF
Russia (5) City of Moscow 1908 5% Loan, bond for 945 Roubles, blue and red, with 2 coupons, Fine with some pinholes and rust marks, City of Moscow 1908 5% Loan, bond for 189 Roubles, yellow/brown, with 2 coupons, Fine with some small tears, City of Baku 1910 5% Loan, bond for 945 Roubles, blue and black, VF with 5 coupons, City of Nikolaev 1912 Loa, bond for 945 Roubles - £100 sterling, blue and black, VF with 11 coupons, City of Vilna 1912 5% Loan, bond for 189 Roubles - £20 sterling, 504 Francs orange and beige, VF with 14 coupons, along with Banknotes (3) Biafra (3) Five Pounds 1968 issue, with serial number, Pick 6a Fine, One Pound 1968 issue, with serial number, Pick 5a, VF with some tape residue and either end, Five Shillings 1968 issue, with serial number, Pick 3a VF with some tape residue at either end
A collection in an album Five Pounds WhiteBealeLondon 1 June 1949 N51 078308 EF, Five Pounds O'Brien Lion and Key C33 027570 GVF, FfordeB314 03D prefix Unc, One Pounds Peppiatt Blue O64D prefix VF some faint brown stains, Beale K34C prefix about EF, O'Brien 1955 prefix O53J B273 Unc and B282 prefix 21A Unc, Ten Shillings Peppiatt Mauve X27D 670057 AU, O'Brien B271 1955 Unc, Fforde B310 prefix C43N Unc along with USA Dollar SERIES 1981 AU
British Armed Forces (13) Five Pounds 2nd Series UNC, One Pound (4) 2nd Series UNC, 3rd Series (2) UNC, 4th Series UNC, Ten Shillings 3rd Series UNC with punch holes, Five Shillings 2nd series UNC with punch holes, One Shilling 3rd series UNC with punch holes, Threepence 2nd series VG, Fifty Pence 6th series UNC, Ten Pence 6th series UNC, Five Pence 6th series UNC, USA Military Payment certificate series 481 VG, along with World Banknotes (19) includes issues from Germany, France, Greece, Italy, Malaya, Algeria and Egypt, most are wartime issues, in mixed grades
Ten Pounds Lowther QE2 pictorial & Charles Darwin Orange-brown issues 2000 (10) all circulated, a nice mid-grade group mostly VF and includes examples of the 2 copyright text varieties - B388 "And The Company" prefix AC25 along with B390 "And Company" prefixes AJ26, AJ50, BA45, BB02, BB47, BB76, BC16, BD42 & BD70
Ten Shillings (20) PeppiattB262 (2), BealeB266 (13) includes three first runs Z28Z prefix (2) and Z98Z prefix, Beale B265 (3), O'Brien B271 (2) one Beale B266 NEF, the others About Fine to Fine, some with bankers annotations
Five Pounds White (2) Pappiatt London 11 June 1945 and Beale London 13 February 1952 F-VF the Beale with some stains at each edge in the centre, the Peppiatt with a bankers stamp reverse
Five Pounds Fforde 1967 B312 EF small tear at top, One Pounds PageB322 (8) mostly high grades EF-Unc, One Pounds Page Isaac Newton 1978 B337 first series A01 (25) VG-VF (17), VF - Unc (8) and B337 mid series A50 prefix (10) consecutives AU-Unc
LowtherFive Pounds StephensonB380 1999 prefix EH11, Ten Pounds Dickens 1999 B382 prefix LA34, Twenty Pounds B384 Faraday 1999 DA80 999396 (from C148 pack), Twenty Pounds Elgar B386, Ten Pounds Dickens THE Company B388 and AND Company B390, Five Pounds Fry B393 First Run HA01 005921. Bailey Five Pounds B398, Ten Pounds B400, Twenty Pounds Column Sort B402cs BL22 649991, Twenty Pounds Adam Smith 2007 B405 First Run AA01 805710. Salmon Five Pounds B407 (3) two being consecutives, Ten Pounds B408, Twenty Pounds B409. Cleland Ten Pounds B411, Twenty Pounds B412, Five Pounds Churchill B414Polymer First Run AA01 prefix (4), Ten Pounds Polymer Austen B415 First Run AA01 prefix (2). Twenty Pounds Polymer Sarah John current issue (2) consecutives BH78 prefix these generally Unc, along with One Pounds Page HU66 prefix (5) consecutive numbers Unc but some light discolouration on the left side. These in an album and accompanied by a second album with sleeves this empty
Error, Fifty Pounds Lowther 1999 Houblon B385 K10 177229 off centre with little or no border at the top and a larger than normal border at the bottom Unc
Burma10 Rupees Burma Currency Board Pick 32 ND (1947) Red overprint on Reserve Bank of India 10 Rupees note Pick 24 series J46 793756, overprint spells "BURMA CURRENCY BOARD LEGAL TENDER IN BURMA ONLY". UNC with usual pinholes to left
Canada - The Dominion of Canada One Dollar 1st June 1878, Portrait of Countess of Dufferin at the centre, Payable at Toronto on the reverse, series A 255570 plate letter D, Pick 17b, Fine
China, Banque Belge Pour l' Etranger Peking Branch 5 Dollars = 5 Piastres 1921 Pick S128 printer ABMC series G14366 PMG Very Fine 20 Annotations, rare with no price given in Pick
East Caribbean States (2) comprising 20 DollarsPick 15d serial number A3 803438 QE2 Annigoni's portrait, VF. Along with 100 DollarsPick 55b ND 2012 segmented security thread and with marks for the sight impaired, building in the underprint without extension & Sir Arthur Lewis on reverse serial number VP 785662, UNC and the highest denomination in the series. These Central AmericaCommonwealth issues always keenly collectible with their colourful and eye-catching designs
Egypt Arab Republic 10 Piastres Currency Notes Pick 183g Law of 1940 (1971-1986) signature Aly Loutfy Mahmoud Loutfy (November 1978 - May 1980) titled Minister of Finance, series 38-43 and the Flag on obverse with 2 stars (United Arab Republic) variety (101) a bundle in a plastic wrapper with different prefixes in the series but all series 42 and 43 which are the last series for this type and many come in consecutively numbered sets. Each note in black on brown (obverse) / pale red (reverse) underprint and feature a group of militants with the United Arab Republic Flag with 2 stars. Mixed grades mostly UNC includes
EgyptCentral Bank 25 PiastresPick 57a dated 4th April 1987 signature S. Hamed and with a solid security thread (300) in 3 bundles of 100 consecutively numbered notes all with prefix 149/S. The first bundle in the number range of 0788701 through 0788800 including a few BINARY numbers. The second bundle falls in the number range of 0788901 through 0789000. The third bundle in the range 0788201 through 0788300. Each note in Purple and pale blue on pale lilac and multi-coloured underprint featuring Al-Sayida Aisha mosque at centre on obverse and standard Egypt's Coat of Arms at centre left on reverse. All watermarked with Tutankhamun's golden death mask discovered in the Valley of Kings in 1925 one of the best-known works of art in the world. All crisp UNC
GB and World (6) Northern Ireland - Ulster BankFive Pounds 2006 issue, George Best Pick 339 UNC in the Ulster Bank wallet of issue, Scotland - Royal Bank of Scotland (2) Twenty Pounds 2000 issue Queen Mother 100th Birthday, prefix QETQM, Pick 361, Near VF, Five Pounds 2005 issue Reverse: Jack Nicklaus and the Royal and Ancient clubhouse, St. Andrews, UNC in the Royal Bank of Scotland wallet of issue, GB Five Pounds (3) FfordeB312 with binary serial number U03 866886 Fine, Kentfield Five Pounds (2) a consecutive pair EE68 819795 and EE68 819796 EF
Iran 5000 Rials 1981 issue, Obverse: Imam Reza Mosque, Reverse: National Council of Ministries, Tehran, without security thread, signature 19, Ali Ardelan, Pick 130b, serial number 76/1 062180, minor paper ripples in the border, UNC
Macau - Portuguese Administration - Chan Tung Cheng Bank Ten Dollars 1934 issue, Obverse: Black on pink underprint, Reverse: Red: Government building in the centre, watermark The Hong Kong Printing Press, Pick S92rPMG 62 Uncirculated Stained on the original perforated sheet, the outer sheet with the usual staple holes in the corners, an unusual issue and scarce thus (catalogues at $1350 in the Specialised Pick catalogue)
Nepal or Bhutan Colour Trials (2) green paper various colours printed, design in silhouette lacks denomination and narrative but both have serial numbers, Unc and in need of further research
Portugal (11) 500 Escudos (3) 1979 issue, Pick 177, minor edge nicks at the top, NVF, 1997 issue, Pick 187b UNC, 2000 issue Pick 187c EF, 100 Escudos (4) 1978 issue Pick 169b (2) both EF, 1981 issue Pick 178b UNC or near so with a minor tone spot, 1984 issue Pick 178c UNC, 50 Escudos (2) 1964 issue Pick 168, A/UNC, 1980 issue Pick 174b UNC with a minor paper ripple, 20 Escudos (2) 1964 issue, Green underprint at left and right, Pick 167b A/UNC, October 1978 issue Pick 178b UNC
Russia NORTH CAUCASUS - VLADIKAVKAZ RAILROAD COMPANY 1st September 1918 100 Rubley Pick S594 Steam Train obverse rail network map showing main line from Rostov to Petrovsk and Baku (3) consecutive numbers B33036 - B33038 AU-Unc
Russia NORTH CAUCASUS - VLADIKAVKAZ RAILROAD COMPANY 1st September 1918 1000 Rubley Pick S596 Building and Mountains obverse rail network map showing main line from Rostov to Petrovsk and Baku EF, serial A19319
ScotlandBank of Scotland Dennis Stevenson & Colin Mathews Complete SPECIMEN set dated 17th September 2007 and all with serial number AA000000 and featuring Sir Walter Scott on obverse (5) comprising 5 Pounds Specimen No. 085 in small script at lower left corner Pick 124s (PMS BA127a) . 10 Pounds Specimen No. 042 in small script at lower left corner obverse Pick 125s (PMS BA128a) . 20 Pounds Specimen No. 042 Pick 126s (BY BA129a) . 50 Pounds Specimen No. 061 Pick 127s (PMS BA130a) in green and featuring the Falkirk Wheel on reverse, the World's only rotating boat lift built to restore the canal link between Glasgow and Edinburgh. 100 Pounds Specimen No. 042 Pick 128s (PMS BA131a) . All notes with red diagonal SPECIMEN overprint on both obverse and reverse. Printed by Thomas De La Rue & Co. Limited without imprint and watermarked Sir Walter Scott. All about UNC - UNC, Scarce set
Scotland, The Royal Bank of Scotland plc Ten Pounds 5 Jan 1983 signed Winter (2) consecutive numbers A/65 610522 and 610523 tiny faint brown spot on one note top right otherwise choice Unc
Straits Settlements10 Cents 1917-1920 issue green on yellow signed Pountney Pick 6c Y/3 19303 PMG Choice Extremely Fine 45 EPQ (exceptional paper quality)
West African States - Senegal500 Francs 1991 issues (9), 8 are consecutive numbers, Series K, 9157236809 and 9157236891 to 9157236898 inclusive, signature 22, Ildephonse Lemon and Alassane Ouattara, Pick 710K, UNC
World (16) Mauritius (2) 50 Rupees undated 1967 issue, signature 4 (G.Bunwaree and Sir I.Rampaul) Pick 33c, About Fine with small pinholes at the left, 25 Rupees undated 1967 issue, signature 4, (G.Bunwaree and Sir I.Rampaul) Pick 32b About Fine with some small nicks to the lower edge, Bolivia (2) 50 Pesos Bolivianos, new denomination only on reverse, Pick 162a, UNC, 10 Peseso Bolivianos 1962 issue, Pick 154a, UNC, Mozambique (3) 1000 Escudos, undated 1976 issue with Bank name overprint, Pick 119 UNC, 1000 Meticas 1983 issue, Pick 132a, UNC, 100 Meticas 1980 issue, Pick 126, UNC, Brazil (6) 5000 Cruzados undated 1988 issue Pick 214a NVF with some pinholes, 500 Cruzeiros on 500 Cruzados Nova, undated 1990 issue, Pick 226b, A/UNC, 200 Cruzeiros undated 1990 issue, Pick 229 UNC, 50 Cruzeiros on Cruzados Novas undated 1990 issue, Pick 223, UNC, Five Cruzeiros undated 1962-64, signature 11 Nunes and Salles, Pick 176a UNC, One Cruzeiro 1980 issue, signature 20, Emane Galveas and Carlos P. Langoni, Pick 191Ac, UNC, Nicaragua (3) One Cordoba, 1990 issue, Pick 173, UNC with some minor paper ripples, 10 Centavos undated 1991 issue Pick 169a UNC, 5 Centavos undated 1991 issue, Pick 168 UNC
World estimated by weight to be (700) many being Chinese fantasy issues Hell Notes etc some being very large in size and denomination, some imitation USAConfederate issues, others including bundles of Indonesia in Unc and others such as Germaninflation in circulated grades
World from circulation (estimated by weight to be over 200) includes many earlier issues such as George VIHong Kong and Malaysia, Japan 500 Yen, Hong Kong $10 and $50 from the 1970s and 1980s and more
Britannia Gold £200 2021 2oz. Gold Proof, the reverse a striking new representation of Britannia reflecting the diversity of the people of Britain in the 21st Century, S.BGG4, FDC in the Royal Mint box of issue with certificate and booklet. Certificate Number 23 of only 220 minted
Britannia Gold £200 2021 2oz. Gold Proof, the reverse a striking new representation of Britannia reflecting the diversity of the people of Britain in the 21st Century, S.BGG4, FDC in the Royal Mint box of issue with certificate and booklet. Number 102 of only 220 minted
Britannia Silver Ten Pounds 2017 5oz. Silver Proof. Reverse: A modern interpretation of Britannia, her body merging with a map of the United Kingdom. The reverse with the Trident mintmark denoting the 20th Anniversary of the striking of the First Britannia Silver Coinage S.BSH5 FDC in the Royal Mint black box of issue with certificate and booklet
Britannia Silver Two Pounds (12) 1998, 1999, 2006, 2007 (2), 2008 (2), 2009 (2), 2010 (2), 2011, UNC a few with very light toning, the 2006-2008 issues still sealed in the Royal Mint vinyls and with 'Coins of the Realm' certificates, the 2009 issues onwards in the Royal Mint card boxes of issue with certificates
Britannia Silver Two Pounds and Ten Pound Stamp Set 1999 UNC in the wallet of issue, USA Silver Eagle 2014 in an NGC First Releases holder and graded MS69
Fantasy Sets (3) UK 1992 ECU (7 coin set) 10,5,2,1,1/2,1/4,1/10 Ecus Unc in the red presentation box with certificate. Pattern Euro Sets UK 2002 and 2003 each with 9 coins Euros 5,2 and 1 Cents 50,20,10,5,2,1 Unc in presentation boxes with certificates
Fifty Pence 2009 a 16-coin set in silver, commemorating the 40th Anniversary of introduction of the Fifty Pence Spink PSS40 comprising an example of each design previously minted now all dated 2009, includes the Kew Gardens 2009, SilverProofs nFDC to FDC a few coins with light toning, in the large black Royal Mint box of issue with book-style certificate
Fifty Pence 2013 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Benjamin Britten S.H37GoldProof, the certificate state that 150 were minted by only 70 were issued, making this a key coin in the modern Gold Fifty Pence series, the first of this type we have offered.
Fifty Pence 2019 The Snowman with James GoldProofS.H79, in an NGC holder and graded PF70 Ultra Cameo, comes with the original Royal Mint box with certificate and booklet as issued before the coin was slabbed
Fifty Pence 2020 Brexit - Withdrawal From The European Union. Reverse: Peace, Prosperity and Friendship With All Nations - 31 January 2020. GoldProofPiedfortS.H81 FDC or very near so with a tiny handling mark, in the Royal Mint box of issue with certificate and booklet
Fifty Pence 2020 Brexit - Withdrawal From The European Union. Reverse: Peace, Prosperity and Friendship With All Nations - 31 January 2020. GoldProofS.H81, minor toning, otherwise FDC in the Royal Mint box of issue with certificate and booklet
Fifty Pence 2020 Tales of the Earth, The Dinosauria Collection - Megalosaurus GoldProofS.H82 FDC in the Royal Mint box of issue with certificate and informative booklet, one of a set of three coins in the Dinosauria Collection, number 318 of only 360 pieces issued, with just 350 pieces issued in this presentation format, the subject matter ensures this will be a popular series
Fifty Pence 2021 Team GB, Tokyo Olympics 2020 (held in 2021) Silver Proof Piedfort with coloured Team GB logo on the reverse S.H80 nFDC to FDC with some light toning in places, in the Royal Mint box of issue with certificate and booklet
Fifty Pence a 2-coin set 1992-1993 comprising the Fifty Pence 1992-3 EU Presidency and Fifty Pence 1992 Britannia UNC in the Royal Mint wallet of issue. Many of the EU Presidency coins were melted.
Fifty Pence a 2-coin set 1992-1993 comprising the Fifty Pence 1992-3 EU Presidency and Fifty Pence 1992 Britannia UNC in the Royal Mint wallet of issue. Many of the EU Presidency coins were melted.
Fifty Pences (2) 2021 Team GB - Tokyo 2020 Olympics, held in 2021, Silver Proof with coloured logos on the reverse S.H80, and 2021 Team GB - Tokyo 2020 Olympics, held in 2021, Silver Proof Piedfort with coloured logos on the reverse S.H80 both FDC in the Royal Mint boxes of issue with certificates
Fifty Pences (2) 2021 Team GB - Tokyo 2020 Olympics, held in 2021, Silver Proof with coloured logos on the reverse S.H80, and 2021 Team GB - Tokyo 2020 Olympics, held in 2021, Silver Proof Piedfort with coloured logos on the reverse S.H80 both FDC in the Royal Mint boxes of issue with certificates
Fifty Pences a 5-coin set 2019 - Fifty Years of the Fifty Pence - British Culture Set a 5-coin set of previously issued designs all now dated 2019 comprising Britannia, 100 Years of Scouting, 100 Years of Girl guiding, 250th Anniversary of Kew Gardens and 4-Minute mile reverse designs, all coins now dated 2019 Silver Proof Piedforts S.PSS91 nFDC to FDC with a hint of toning, in the Royal Mint box of issue with certificate and booklet
First World War 100th Anniversary - A History In Coins, Five Pound Crowns 2016 a 6-coin set comprising Heroes and Famous Figures - Jack Cornwell VC : Armed Forces and Support Services - The Army: Social and Cultural Impact - Poetry and Language : Technology, Weaponry and Machinery - The Dreadnought : Battle and Conflict - The Somme : Battle and Conflict - Jutland : all SilverProofs nFDC-FDC in the black box of issue with certificate and booklet
First World War 100th Anniversary - A History In Coins, Five Pound Crowns 2018 a 6-coin set comprising Heroes and Famous Figures - T.E.Lawrence: Conflicts and Battles - Ypres: Technology, Weaponry and Machinery - Tanks: Armed Forces and Support Services - The Royal Air Force: Social and Cultural Impact - Women In Factories: Social and Cultural Impact - Widows Left Behind, SilverProofs nFDC to FDC in the black box of issue with certificate and booklet
Five Hundred Pounds 2021 HRH Prince Philip The Duke of Edinburgh 1921-2021 - A Life Well Lived 5oz. GoldProof FDC in the impressive Royal Mint box of issue with certificate number 99 of just 156 minted with only 150 in this presentation format. Comes with booklet detailing his life from childhood, through his Naval years, The Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme and of course his 70-Year marriage to the Queen. A fitting tribute to this popular member of the Royal Family.
Five Hundred Pounds 2021 Queen's Beasts - The Griffin of Edward III 5oz.Gold Proof S.QBCGD10, FDC in the Royal Mint box of issue with certificate number 32 of just 129 minted with just 115 in this presentation format, the Queen's Beasts series continues to be popular amongst collectors of the Large Gold series
Five Hundred Pounds 2022 Dame Vera Lynn celebrating her Life and Legacy 1917-2020 5oz. GoldProofS.OD5, FDC in the Royal Mint box of issue with certificate number 12 of only 41 minted with just 35 in this presentation format, comes with accompanying booklet describing her lifetime and career.
Five Hundred Pounds 2022 Shengxiao Collection - Chinese Lunar Year of the Tiger 5oz. GoldProofS.CLCH9, the latest design in the popular Shengxiao series, displaying a new David Lawrence reverse design of an advancing tiger, the full intricate details of the design more apparent on the larger diameter coin, Gold Proof FDC in the Royal Mint box of issue with certificate and booklet. Number 009 of just 128 minted with only 118 available in this presentation format
Five Hundred Pounds 2022 The Royal Tudor Beasts - The Seymour Panther 5oz. Gold Proof, S.TBCGD1 Reverse: A stunning new design by David Lawrence, the first in a new series of 10 coins. FDC in the Royal Mint box of issue with certificate number 82, the low mintage of just 131 pieces with just 125 in this presentation format, ensures the this will be a sought after series
Five Hundred Pounds 2022 The Royal Tudor Beasts - The Seymour PantherOne KiloSilver Proof S.TBCSD1, the reverse a stunning new design by David Lawrence, the first in a new series of 10 Tudor Beast coins. FDC in the impressive Royal Mint box of issue with certificate number 1 of just 72 minted with 70 in this presentation format. Comes with informative booklet relating to the series. Certificate number 1 pieces are always sought after
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