One pound O'Brien B274 issued 1955, replacement series S01T 176459, small edge tear at right and some wear at left, cleaned & pressed VF, this 1st series rarely seen
Error £1 PageB337 issued 1978 series S46 709791, a striking error with most of the reverse print missing, Pick377a, some ink smudge on obverse, almost VF
Ten pounds Kentfield REGISTRATION note B369r, series AA00 000000, word Specimen omitted, yellow phosphorescent line down centre, 2.5cm tear down security thread, Fine and scarce
Coin and Banknote set Queen Mother Centenary 2000 comprising Five Pound Crown 2000 Cupro-Nickel UNC and £5 Lowther QM10 010392 UNC in the wallet of issue
Bank of England presentation set C102 £20 Gill first and last, matching serials 20X 999573 & A01 999573, UNC and Bank of England presentation album C104Kentfield £10 last and first, B360 serial KR30 999573 & B366 serial A01 999573, with certificate, UNC
Bank of England Presentation Set C103, Gill £5 (B353) and £20 (B355) series SE68 and 20U with matching numbers 722978, UNC in folder and Bank of England presentation album C100, Gill £5 first and last matching serial numbers B353 & B357, SE90 999756 and A01 999756, UNC
Bank of England Presentation Set comprising £50 E01, £20 E01, £10 KN01 and £5 R01 Kentfield Firsts B361, B371, B360 and B362 Duggleby C106 with matching serial number 500144 UNC in the folder of issue
Bank of England Presentation Set £5 Kentfield Last sheet of three notes Duggleby C107 prefixes AB16 AB17 AB18 all numbered 999753 UNC in the wallet of issue
Bank of England presentation set C118, KentfieldB371 £20 uncut pair with matching serial numbers E01 & E02 000237, limited edition of 1000 sets only, UNC
Bank of Englanduncut sheet of eight £5 Kentfield in presentation folder C121, all various prefixes BH with matching serial 000521, UNC in the brown folder of issue, limited run of 5000, this series number is one of only 200 that was allocated to the UK.
Coin and Banknote Sets (2) Queen Elizabeth II 70th Birthday 1997 £10 Kentfield HM70 000306 UNC and Five Pound Crown 1996 Silver Proof FDC boxed as issued, Queen Mother Centenary 2000 £10 Lowther QM10 000323 UNC and Five Pound Crown 2000 Silver Proof FDC in the wallet of issue, along with note issues in wallets (6) The UK Royal Triplet E series £20, £10 and £5 matched umbers BE98 000780 UNC in the wallet of issue, Five Pounds Kentfield an uncut trio 'Produced on the Sheet Press' AC01, AC02 and AC03 000897 UNC in the wallet of issue, Five Pounds Kentfield an uncut trio 'Produced on the Web Press' AB16, AB17 and AB18 999935 UNC in the wallet of issue, A Royal Celebration Five Pounds Lowther two notes on a mini-sheet HM02 and HM03 000297 UNC in the wallet of issue, Ten Pounds Lowther 2000 Millennium YR20 000163 UNC in the Dickens wallet of issue, Five Pounds Lowther 2000 Millennium YR20 000163 UNC in the Stephenson wallet of issue, also Bank of England limited edition C121uncut sheet of 8 notes, matching numbers from BH25-28 & BH33-36 000136, UNC
Bank of England presentation set C123Kentfield £5 serial HM50 002365 with £5 coin, UNC & Bank of England presentation set C130, 1998 Prince of Wales Commemorative £5 note prefix PW50 & cupro-nickel crown, UNC plus 1992-1993 50 pence coins in commemorative Europe pack.
Coin and Banknote Set Five Pound Crown 1997 Gold Proof FDC Golden Wedding Anniversary, and Fifty Pounds Kentfield EP50 000066 FDC in the Royal Mint box of issue with certificate, set no.C125 (Duggleby states 150 sets minted, and sold out)
Coin and Banknote Sets (2) 1998 Prince Charles 50th Birthday comprising Ten Pounds Kentfield PW50 000097 UNC and Five Pound Crown 1998 Silver Proof FDC and starting to tone in the case of issue with certificate, and Coin and Banknote Set 1997 Queen Elizabeth II and Prince PhilipGolden Wedding comprising Ten Pounds Kentfield HM50 000927 UNC and Five Pound Crown 1997 Silver Proof FDC in the box of issue with certificate
Coin and Banknote Set Prince of Wales 50th Birthday comprising Five Pound Crown 1998 Gold Proof FDC, and Fifty Pounds Kentfield prefix PW50 000097 FDC in the Royal Mint box of issue with certificate, set no.C132 (Duggleby states out of 100 sets minted, only 4 sets were sold)
Bank of England limited edition presentation pack C138, 1999 Year prefix set, Kentfield £5, £10, £20 and £50 all serial YR19 990074, UNC in the wallet of issue
Bank of EnglandKentfield last series special run set C146 (these are all single notes without the presentation pack), £5 DL99, £10 KK99, £20 CL99 & £50 H99, all with matching low serial numbers 000163 UNC
Bank of EnglandKentfield last series special run set C146 (these are all single notes without the presentation pack), £5 DL99, £10 KK99, £20 CL99 & £50 H99, all with matching serial number 001014, UNC
Bank of EnglandKentfield last series special run set C146 in presentation pack, £5 DL99, £10 KK99, £20 CL99 & £50 H99, all with matching serial numbers 001079, UNC
Bank of EnglandC147, (single notes only without presentation pack), Lowther 1st series set, £5 EA01, £10 KL01, £20 DA01 & £50 J01 with matching low serial numbers 000163, UNC
Bank of England limited edition presentation pack C147, Lowther 1st series set, £5 EA01 £10 KL01, £20 DA01 & £50 J01 with matching serial number 001144, UNC
Bank of England presentation set C148 first and last Lowther £20 with matching numbers, last run DA80 999012 (B384) and 1st run AA01 999012 (B386), UNC
Bank of England set C148 (single notes without the presentation pack) Lowther £20 with matching numbers, last DA80 999332 (B384) and 1st AA01 999332 (B386), UNC
Bank of England limited editions (2) C149, 2000 year prefix Lowther £5 low number YR20 000037 and matching low number C150 £10 Lowther YR20 000037, both UNC
Bank of England limited edition presentation pack C152, Queen Mother's 100th birthday, Lowther £5 with low number QM10 000045, £5 coin and £5 stamp, UNC
Error £20 LowtherB386 (2) series AA40 816907 and AA40 816910, both are offset on reverse with extra black print showing the Queen's hair & crown, about UNC to UNC
Bradbury Wilkinson & Company Limited large size promotional note, Charles Dickens at right on front & Dickens characters on reverse, extra paper at top with glue residue, probably taken out from an advertising book gvf plus Russia 50 ruble 1899 Fine
British Armed Forces in old tin (1000+) includes 2nd series £1 (68) and £5 (63), 3rd series £1 (40), 4th series £1 (24) plus bundles of 5 pence, 10 pence and 50 pence, mostly UNC
British Prisoner of War Camps 2 shillings, unissued series No.485863, used during WW2 by German & Italian POWs, (Campbell 5018), some spotting & marks, EF and one of the rarest denominations
The Banking Company 5 dollars sterling promotional note, circa early 1900s, printed by Charles Skipper & East, London, harvesters and windmill vignette at top, UNC and unusual
Cheques & finance documents (14), Prescott, Dimsdale, Cave & Tugwell & Co. Ltd, used cheques, c 1894 (9), Bombay Bills of Exchange 1871 (2), Phoenix & Sun Fire Insurance policies 1879 & 1905 (2), hand written letter from the Secretary of The National Bank of Scotland to Perkins & Heath re. engraving banknotes, 1825. (14).
Twenty Pounds Bailey (22) consecutive numbers UNC, along with Five Pounds (2) Salmon LJ21 and Lowther HA80 GEF to UNC also Canada Atlantic Quebec Western Railway Company £100 1905 5% First Mortgage Debenture Bond About VF with some coupons
Ten shillings Warren FisherT26 issued 1919, series No. with dash E/46 864255, washed, pressed with trimmed edges, faint stains, gFine to VF but looks much better
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