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
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
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
Ten Shillings Fforde (2) B310 issued 1967, FIRST and LAST RUN notes series A01N 901651 & D38N 726763, a very scarce pair of first and last notes from the last ever issue of the 10/-, (Pick373c), Uncirculated
Twenty Pounds LowtherB386 (7) issued 1999, all FIRST RUN notes prefix AA01, including a consecutively numbered run of three notes, (Pick390a), about Uncirculated and Uncirculated
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
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
Five Pounds SomersetB345 (8), FIRST RUN (3) RA01 prefix including a low serial number 000564, LAST RUN RC90 prefix including a consecutively numbered pair, a mid series '01' note series RB01 776457, issued 1987 with blue 'L' on reverse, (Pick378e), Uncirculated
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
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
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
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
Fifty Pounds SomersetB352 issued 1981 FIRST RUN low number series A01 000486, Sir Christopher Wren on reverse, (Pick381a), about Uncirculated to Uncirculated
Twenty Pounds GillB355 (2) issued 1988, rare LAST RUN series 20X 999653 from Debden set C102 and 20X 834262 from circulation, (Pick380e), the first Uncirculated the second VF
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
Fifty Pounds SomersetB352 issued 1981 FIRST RUN low number series A01 000571, Sir Christopher Wren on reverse, (Pick381a), about Uncirculated to Uncirculated
Twenty Pounds KentfieldB374 (3) issued 1993, FIRST RUN notes with low numbers X01 001060, X01 001124 & X01 001426, (this series started at no. 1001), (Pick387a) Uncirculated
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
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
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
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
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
Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority 10 Riyals (2) issued 1968, Law AH1379, a consecutively numbered pair series 121/034791 & 121/034792, signature 2, (Pick13), EF
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
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
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
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
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
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
World a small mixed group (12) Mauritania 200 Ouguiya dated 1974 (5) series D002, Pick5a, first date type, GEF, Sri Lanka (6) 500 RupeesPick112, 100 RupeesPick111, 50 RupeesPick110, 20 Rupees Pick109, 10 RupeesPick108, all dated 15 - 11 - 1995, also 200 Rupees polymer issue dated 1998 Pick114b, grades from about EF to UNC, Tunisia (2) 5 Dinars 1960 Pick 59 Arabic numerals C/5 0891726 VF, 1 Dinar 1958 issue Pick 58 B/17 723971 Near VF with some folds, Nicaragua 10 Cordobas dated 1951 series No. 605711, (Pick94c), small foxing spots at left border, tiny edge nick to bottom left, cleaned and pressed, about VF
Ten Shillings Catterns (2) issued 1930, a scarce pair of consecutively numbered notes series M28 698226 & M28 698227, (Pick362b), very light mark to one note, original good EF
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
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
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
Lesotho Monetary Authority 10 Maloti issued 1979, FIRST RUN LOW serial number C/79 000103, portrait King Moshoeshoe II at right, (Pick3a), Uncirculated
Saudi Arabia 100 Riyals (3) issued 1976, King 'Abd al-'Aziz Ibn Saud at right, (Pick20), one has a set of staple holes to bottom left, good EF to about 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
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
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
Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority 100 Riyals issued 1961, Law AH1379, series 19/050335, signature 2, (Pick10b), light ink marks, 3 small tears otherwise Fine
One PoundPeppiatt (7) B260 issued 1948, a consecutively numbered run series E86B 338122 - E86B 338128, with security thread, (Pick369a), Uncirculated or about
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
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
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
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
One PoundPeppiattB239A Guernsey overprint series H31A 976189 (a recorded number), "Withdrawn from circulation September 18th, 1941", (Pick363h), a scarcer prefix, cleaned and pressed Fine+
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
Ten Shillings Fforde (7) B311, all LAST RUN REPLACEMENT series M80, including a consecutively numbered run of 4 notes M80 569170 - M80 569173, issued 1967, (Pick373c), Uncirculated or about Uncirculated
Twenty Pounds KentfieldB371 (2), scarce FIRST and LAST run notes issued 1991, series E01 001181 from circulation and W35 999025 from Debden set C112 (without presentation pack), (Pick382b), Uncirculated
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
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
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
Lesotho Monetary Authority 10 Maloti issued 1979, SPECIMEN COLOUR TRIAL, a lighter red than issued notes, series C/79000000, (Pick3), Uncirculated and scarce
USAOne Cent (2) 1874 Breen 1988 Near EF, a little streaky, but still with plenty of eye appeal, OF AMERICA has all letters doubles, this variety not listed by the Fivaz/Stanton 'Cherrypicker's Guide', 1871 71 apart Breen 1981 NVG/VG both scarce
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
British Armed Forces 2nd Series (11), a full set (8) issued 1948, 3 Pence to 5 Pounds, (PickM16 to PickM23), plus 3 other 2nd series notes, most in high grade with the majority Uncirculated
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
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
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
Thailand (3), scarce 20 Baht issued 1945 series P/97 0511930, portrait King Rama VIII full face at right, (Pick50), four small edge tears Fine, 1 Baht (2) issued 1946, a consecutively numbered pair N/1 93190 & N/1 93191, (Pick62A), VF
Scotland Royal Bank Limited 1 Pound (10) dated 3rd May 1976, a consecutively numbered run series B/16 325522 to B/16 325531, (Pick336a), 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
TurkeyCentral Bank (4), 2 1/2 Lirasi issued 1939, scarce early issue, (Pick126), some dirt, small pinholes Fine, 2 1/2 Lirasi issued 1947, (Pick140), a few pinholes, good Fine, 50 Kurus issued 1942 - 1944, (Pick133), pinholes and edge nick, Fine or about, 1 Lirasi issued 1942, (Pick135), holes/splits and edge nicks, quite worn VG
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
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
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