World all with QE II Portrait East Caribbean 20 DollarsPick 19L VF, 10 Dollars P23a1 EF and P31a Unc, 1 Dollar P13b EF and P17k Unc, Jersey (4) 20 Pounds Ian Black P29a S/N KC000311 AU, 10 Pounds George Baird P22a VF and Ian Black P28 Unc, 5 Pounds Ian Black P27 Unc. New Zealand (3) 5 Dollars Hardie P165d AU-Unc and Brash P171c EF, 2 Dollars Flemming P164a VF, 1 Dollar Flemming P163a EF small stain top left
Northern Ireland (2) Northern Bank Limited 10 Pounds Pick 189e (BY NI.624e; PMI NR99) signature John Roberts last date for signature type 2nd March 1987 serial number E 5709645, GVF-about EF with 2 minor sets of Pinholes to centre and centre left. 20 poundsPick 195b (BY NI.633a; PMI NR115) dated 24th August 1993 signature S. H. Torrens 8 digit serial number C 14548878, VF with a very minor marginal ink spill to upper right.
Scotland Bank of Scotland 20 Pounds 1.4.1998 VF, 10 Pounds 18.8.1998 VF, 5 Pounds 5.8.1998 VF, 17.9.2007 VF. British Linen Bank 1 Pound 12.1.1955 nVF. Clydeside and North of Scotland Bank 1 Pound 1.3.1952 about Fine. National Commercial Bank 1 Pound 4.1.1967 Fine. Royal Bank of Scotland20 Pounds 26.3.1997 Fine, 4.8.2000 QM GVF, 10 Pounds 23.3.1994 Fine, 5 Pounds 2.5.1978 Fine, 28.3.1997 AU, 1 Pound 1.9.1967 GVF, 24.1.1996 AU, 3.3.1997 Bell AU. Union Bank 1 Pound 12.2.1937 Very Good
World - Five PoundsClelandWinston Churchill (2) both in Date Stamp presentation packs 13 SEP 2016 Unc as issued. Gold Leaf imitation bank notes (4) £5, £10, £20 and £50 by Kensington Mint. London Mint Office Platinum Banknotes Set an imitation FfordeOne Pound in copper and a platinum bar 1/10 Gram, Fantasy 20 Pounds note DAIMOND JUBILEE along with World (750 grams will be 850-900 notes) from circulation (some in high grade these mostly the smaller denomination China) a wide variety with duplication
Scotland in high grade (16) Bank of Scotland 1 Pound 15.10.1979, 20 Pounds 22.3.1999, Clydesdale 5 Pounds 19.6.2002,10 Pounds 5.12.1998 Mary Slessor, Royal Bank of Scotland 1 Pound (7) 1.3.1974, 3.12.1985 Stevenson, 8.12.1992 EU Summit (2), 3.3.1997 Graham Bell, 12.5.1999 Scottish Parliament 1.10.2001 5 Pounds (2) 8.2.2002 Jubilee, 14.7.2005 Nicklaus,10 Pounds 8.2.2012 commemorative 2 portraits of QE II reverse, 20 Pounds (2) 4.8.2000 QM commemorative Pick 361, and 20.12.2007 all Unc (£103 face value)
GB and World in an album including B of E 20 Pounds, Peppiatt Blue, German early 20th century, WWII Japanese Occupation and more, generally from circulation
Northern Ireland Allied Irish 5 Pounds 1.12.1984, 10 Pounds 1.4.1987, Bank of Ireland 1 Pound O'Neil Pick 61b, 5 Pounds 1.3.2003, 10 Pounds 1.5.2005, 20 Pounds 9.5.1991 and 2.10.2017 (5), 50 Pounds 1.1.2013, Danske Bank 20 Pounds 6.7.2019 (2), First Trust 10 Pounds 1.1.2012, 20 Pounds 1.1.1998, 50 Pounds 1.1.1998, 100 Pounds 10.1.1994, Provincial Bank 1 Pound 1.1.1970, 5 Pounds 5.1.1972 and 1.1.1979, Ulster Bank 5 Pounds 1.1.2013, 10 Pounds 1.1.2007, 20 Pounds 1.1.1996 and 1.3.2021, 100 Pounds 1.12.1990 from circulation some of the recent issues AU along with George Best Ulster Bank commemorative 5 Pounds (5 consecutives) AU-Unc
Northern IrelandProvincial Bank of Ireland 20 Pounds Pick 234b (Blake-Callaway PR83) signature G.A. Kennedy dated 20th November 1944 serial number N8686. Black on red-brown underprint featuring Bank building at upper centre on obverse and Athena and Allegorical woman holding Irish harp at centre. Printers Perkins Bacon & Co imprinted on reverse. About Uncirculated PMG 50 scarce and desirable thus
QE II issues, Gibraltar 1 Pound 1986, 5 PoundsMillennium and 1.1.2011, 10 Pound 1.7.1995 and 11.1.2010, 20 Pounds 1.12.2006 and 1.1.2011, Guernsey 1 Pound signed Clark, 5 Pounds and 10 Pounds Clark Pick 56 and 57, 20 Pounds Pick 58. Jersey 1 Pound (2) Pick 11 and 15, 5, 10 and 20 Pounds signed Black, 100 Pounds 2012 commemorative. St Helena 50p prefix V/1 (2) most from circulation some AU-Unc
Isle of Man (13) 50 Pounds Dawson (2), 20 Pounds Shimmin (2), 10 PoundsCashen and Shimmin, 5 Pounds Paul and Cashen, 1 Pound Dawson and Cashen 50p Stallard (3) most from circulation a few EF-Unc
ScotlandBank of Scotland 20 Pounds 5 May 1969 Pick 110A signed Polwarth and Letham series 7/H 3876 World Banknote Grading holder 35 Very Fine Choice and a seldom offered emergency printing
ScotlandBank of Scotland 20 Pounds Pick 94f dated 3 October 1963 serial number 1/H 2458 brown on pale orange with blue medallion at centre, Very Fine World Banknote Grading 25 "Tiny Pinhole"
Scotland Royal Bank 20 Pounds large size dated 1st May 1957 prefix G101, Pick319c, VF with some light dirt, inked number front right top corner and some inked annotations on the back
ScotlandClydesdale Bank ( 18 ) PLC 20 Pounds a collection in high grade all crisp Unc unless stated, Greek Thompson at left 9.4.1999 AU, Robert the Bruce at left 5.1.1993, 1.9.1994, 2.12.1996, 30.9.1997, 1.11.1997, 12.10.1999, 19.6.2002, 28.1.2003, 25.4.2003, 21.11.2004, 25.3.2005, 8.6.2005, darker purple Robert the Bruce at centre 10.7.2014, 11.7.2005 (2), Polymer 11.7.2019 (2)
Scotland Union Bank of Scotland (13) 20 Pounds signed Morrison 1 September 1950 S/N A020/091 VF. 5 Pounds 5 June 1951 VF a few rust marks, 3 Nov 1952 VF. 1 Pound Coat of Arms top centre denomination in circle reverse 2 June 1924 Fine, 31 Mar 1936 VF, 10 Jul 1939 Fine, 14 Jan 1942 GVF, 30 Nov 1942 VF, 31 July 1947 nVF sailing boat front right, industrial scene back 1 Mar 1949 GVF, 8 Dec 1952 VF, 1 Sep 1953 VF, 1 June 1954 GVF
Scotland Clydesdale and North of Scotland ( 18 ) 1 Pound 1 Mar 1954 GVF, 1 Mar 1961 Fine, Clydesdale Bank 1 Pound 9 Nov 1988 (3 consecutives) Unc, 5 Pounds 13 Feb 2016 VF, 10 Pounds 5 Jan 1993 GVF, 1 May 1997 VF, 25 Jan 2014 AU, 25 Jan 2017 VF, 20 Pounds 11 July 2015 VF, 2019 Polymer (5) AU-Unc some consecutive, 50 Pounds 16 Aug 2015 Unc, 100 Pounds 7 June 2009 AU
ScotlandBank of Scotland (9) 100 Pounds dated 9th February 1994, series A356320 Pick 118A GVF. 20 Pounds 2 Feb 1981 GVF, 15 Dec 1987 EF. 10 Pounds 3 July 1975 GVF, 6 Feb 1981 VF, 8 Aug 1987 AU. 1 Sep 1989 GEF, 3 Oct 1990 VF, 7 May 1992 EF
ScotlandBank of Scotland a high grade group 20 Pounds 1.5.1995, 22.3.1999 (2). 10 Pounds 1.2.1995, 18.8.1998 (2), 1.6.2016. 5 Pounds 15.1.1987, 18.1.1993, 13.9.1996 300 years (6), 25.3.2016 all UNC. Along with first prefix 5 Pounds 4th January 1995 AA019199 and 10 Pounds 1st February 1995 last prefix for this date BM768828 these both UNC
Scotland Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited 20 Pounds Edinburgh 2 January (3) 1947 S/N 13B 05 603 Fine, 1952, S/N 13G 06532 nVF, 1958 S/N 130 08 430 GVF four edge nicks (once in a bundle with two brown lines reverse)
ScotlandRoyal Bank of Scotland 20 Pounds 1 May 1979 signed J.B Burke purple Brodrick Castle reverse series A/2 112823 Pick 339 Calloway & Murphy RB 78 Unc and seldom seen in top grade
ScotlandClydesdale Bank Limited 20 Pounds red Glasgow George Square on the back Pick 200 (2) 19th November 1964 GEF-AU (one centre fold some original sheen), and 1st December 1967 VF or better
Scotland National Bank of Scotland 20 Pounds 1 February 1951 signed Dandie and Brown S/N A180-292 Calloway and Murphy NA63 GVF (one pressed looks better a large and colourful issue)
Scotland National Bank of Scotland (6 ) 20 Pounds 1 Nov 1957. 1 Pound 2 July 1928, 3 May 1938, 1 May 1942, 1 Nov 1947, 1 Dec 1949, 1 June 1957 generally VF-GVF
ScotlandClydesdale Bank PLC 20 Pounds Glasgow 8th April 1985 Pick 215b signed Cole-Hamilton Unc or near so and scarce in this high grade, S/N D/DL 045985
Scotland Commemorative and Collector's issues Clydesdale Bank5 PoundsRobert Burns 1996 R/B 1999819, Polymer note 2015 FB/1 329601, Five Pounds 4 piece set Robert Burns 1996 R/B 0999036, 1999036, 2999036 and 3999036. Royal Bank of Scotland20 Pounds Queen Mother 2000 QETQM0002530, 5 Pounds Jack Nicklaus 2005 JWN0084009, Surgeons 500 years 2005 RCS0907644, Ryder Cup 2014 RCE008102, 1 Pound EU Summit 1992 EC0048141, Robert Louis Stephenson 1994 RLS0007596, Graham Bell 1997 AGB0078067 these all Unc and in the presentation envelopes or packs as issued, along with RBS Alexander Graham Bell backs Childline large white sealed envelopes (2)
Scotland a mixed group National Commercial Bank20 Pounds 16 Sept 1959 signed Alexander S/N A 055167 VF and two 1 Pounds 1961 and 1962 VF-GVF. North of Scotland Bank 1 Pound 1 July 1939 VF small tear right edge. Bank of Scotland 1 Pound 3 March 1967 GVF along with more recent issue from circulation Clydesdale, Bank of Scotland and RBS (8) these being £33 face value
Guernsey 1 Pound signed Clark Pick 52c (9) some consecutives 1 Pound signed Haines (6) some consecutive and 1 Pound Trestain , 5 Pounds Bull Pick 49 series E000014 and 5 Pounds Trestain, 10 Pounds Brown series E000014, 20 Pounds Brown series B000030, 1994-1996 issues 5 Pounds Trestain, 10 Pounds Trestain and 20 Pounds (2) both Haines a high grade group all Unc or very near along with 10 Pounds Brown Pick 50b VF
ScotlandBank of Scotland earlier large types uniface (3) 20 Pounds TWENTY in red diamond EDINBURGH 6 April 1955 1/A 2054 VF two pinholes. 10 Pounds TEN in black oval 26 September 1963 6/C 0885 Good Fine one or two edge nicks and a small tear top edge and some small ink marks. 5 Pounds FIVE in black oblong EDINBURGH 10 November 1942 6/Q 1617 Elphinstone and Crawford VF penned name John Nicholson on the back
Scotland Clydesdale and North of Scotland Bank 20 Pounds green Kings College Aberdeen and Glasgow Cathedral front (4) 2 May 1951 GVF, 1st February 1958 red serial number B 042114 EF, 1st February 1958 black serial number B 013003 VF, 1st July 1961 GVF
ScotlandBritish Linen Bank 20 Pounds signed Anderson (2) 6 July 1954 S/N Z/4 04/123 F-VF and 5 March 1962 H/5 08/474 GVF still with some original sheen
Ireland Republic ( 15 ) 10 Shillings (2) both 1949 and both Fine, 1 Pound 11.8.49 VF small nick at bottom edge, 30.9.76 AU, Queen Medb (6) these Unc. 5 Pounds 14.09.88 EF and 22.10.96 Fine. 10 Pounds 19.06.89 VF and 06.05.97 EF. 20 Pounds 06.02.89 EF
ScotlandBank of Scotland 20 Pounds large type uniface brown and red on white EDINBURGH 16 March 1944 S/N 6/H 4111 Elphinstone and Crawford Calloway and Murphy BA109c, Pick 94c Good VF faint stain front right corner and two pinholes right border
Jersey Specimens each with SPECIMEN in red both sides (8) 20 Pounds Ian Black LC 000000. 5 Pounds Ian Black KC 000000 and George Baird HC 000000. 1 Pound blue young QE II Clennet HB 000000 and May SB 000000, green older QE II May FC 000000 and Black (2) AB 000000 and TC 000000 all UNC
ScotlandRoyal Bank of Scotland a collection of high denominations in high grade 10 Pounds 25.3.1987 and 23.3.1994. 20 Pounds 28.1.1992, 26.3.1997, 30.3.1999, 30.11.2010 and 2000 Queen Mother Commemoratives (4) one in the RBS presentation folder. 50 Pounds 14.9.2005 (5) all A/1 prefix and 14.9.2005 (2) these with the RBS prefix and with RBS Gogaburn reverse all Unc
ScotlandClydesdale Bank 5 Pounds Robert Burns (3) 1.3.1971, 28.6.1989, and 19.6.2002, Alexander Flemming 6.8.2009 (2), Sir William Arrol 13.2.2015 (7). 10 PoundsMary Slessor (3) 2003-2006. 20 Pounds (4) 1.9.1994, 21.11.2004, 11.7.2015 and 11.7.2019 these all Unc then 10 Pounds Slessor (2) and 20 Pounds 1993 EF-AU. Along with 10 Pounds David Livingstone 22.3.1996 very low number E/VV 000097 Unc but discoloured
ScotlandBank of Scotland5 Pounds 19.10.1978, 17.9.2007 and 1.8.2011. 10 Pounds 1.8.1998 and 17.9.2007. 20 Pounds 15.12.1987, 22.3.1999 and 17.9.2007 these in high grades Unc or near so along with circulated issues 20 Pounds 2007 and 1993, 10 Pounds 1993 and 1 Pound 1964 these generally high middle grades then Scotland Collectors Series Bank of Scotland Polymer £20 Notes with 2 matching serial number notes dated 1.6.2019 Forth Bridge AA000589 and Queensferry Bridge QC000589 in the collectors folder of issue and RBS £1 1994 in a promotional card
ScotlandRoyal Bank of Scotland 1 Pounds 1992 EEC (7), 24.2.1993 (1), 1994 Stevenson low numbers (3) RLS0000084,85 and 86, 24.1.1996 (1), 1997 Graham Bell (2), 30.3.1999 (9), 1999 Scottish Parliament (5), 1.10.2001 (9) a high grade group generally Unc with many consecutives. 5 Pounds 23.3.1994, 29.3.1997, 27.6.2000, 20.1.2005, 30.11.2010 and Jack Nicklaus 14.7.2005 Commemorative in presentation pack these Unc another 30.11.2010 AU along with Polymer issues 20 Pounds 27.5.2019, 10 Pounds 26.12.2016, 5 Pounds, 11.2.2016 these Unc
ScotlandBank of Scotland 20 Pounds Pick 94e (Calloway-Murphy BA109e) dated 12th June 1956 serial number 1/B 1507 brown on pale orange with blue medallion at centre, About Uncirculated PMG 53
JerseySPECIMENS signed Clennet all with two letter prefix followed by 6 zeros (7) 5 Pounds (5) prefixes BB, CB, DB, FB and GB Pick 12as, 10 Pounds (2) AB and DB Pick 13as, 20 Pounds AB prefix Pick 14as all Unc the £20 with a few faint stains and all with penned number reverse top right corner as often with specimens
ScotlandBank of Scotland 20 Pounds 5 May 1969 Pick 110A signed Polwarth and Letham series 7/H 3876 World Banknote Grading holder 35 Very Fine Choice and a seldom offered emergency printing
ScotlandBank of Scotland 20 Pounds Pick 94f dated 25th March 1958 serial number 1/C 4911 brown on pale orange with blue medallion at centre, About UNC World Banknote Grading 50 "Staple Holes"
ScotlandBank of Scotland 20 Pounds Pick 94f dated 3 October 1963 serial number 1/H 2458 brown on pale orange with blue medallion at centre, Very Fine World Banknote Grading 25 "Tiny Pinhole"
A collection in an album a wide variety including higher denominations such as B of E 20 Pounds, Italy 10,000 Lire and Spain 5,000 Pesetas, also some earlier types from a variety of countries these include India and Confederate States mixed grades some Unc
Guernsey States Treasurer of The States 1980 very First issue W.C. Bull signature with matching Exceptionally LOW serial numbers denomination set (4) comprising 1 PoundPick 48a (BY GU35a), 5 PoundsPick 49a (BY GU43), 10 PoundsPick 50a (BY GU52a) and 20 PoundsPick 51a (BY GU61a) all with the LOW serial number A000017. All about UNC - UNC and scarce and LOW collectible numbers
GibraltarSPECIMEN Franklin Mint Collectors set Pick CS1 of 4 notes - 1, 5, 10 and 20 Pounds (Similar to Pick 20a, 21a, 22a and 23a) all very eye-catching QE2 issues and dated 20th November 1975. All with Maltese Cross prefix, serial numbers 010296, overprinted diagonally SPECIMEN in red at left centre on obverse and at centre on reverse and comes with the original envelope, informative card and Certificates of Authenticity signed William F. Krieg. All notes UNC
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
A mixed group comprising a collection in an album mostly more recent issues includes some B of E Pounds and Ten Shillings and Cyprus20 Pounds 2004, world from circulation (131) and Honduras 1 Lempira 26.8.2004 Pick 85 a run of (99) consecutive numbers AU-Unc
Guernsey 20 Pounds Pick 58a (BY GU63a) ND 1995 signature D. P. Trestain a FIRST prefix for type serial number A 379861, a fresh and crisp about UNC - UNC. A Thomas De La Rue print in red and multicolour featuring a portrait of QE2 on right and as watermark along with an illustration of St. James Concert Hall to left of Guernsey seal at lower centre and a cruise ship at upper left on obverse. The reverse with various illustrations flower to lower left and cruise ship to upper right with a big illustration of St. Sampson's Church, sailing dinghies and Vale Castle.
Gibraltar (2) a high grade about UNC - UNC consecutively numbered pair of the Tercentenary of British Rule in Gibraltar (1704-2004) Commemorative issue 20 Pounds Pick 31a dated 4th August 2004 (2) serial numbers CCC 001920 & CCC 001921, special prefix CCC
Jersey 20 Pounds Pick 23a (BY JE43a) ND 1993 signature George Baird and first prefix for this signature type serial number BC 500141, crisp about UNC - UNC
Scotland (2) a pair of Bank of Scotland 20 Pounds different designs including Pick 121c (PMS BA124c; BY SC147c) dated 22nd March 1999 signature Grant & Masterton serial numbers SV 818693, presentable GVF. Along with a Pick 126a (PMS BA129a; BY SC148a) dated 17th September 2007 signatures Stevenson & Matthew serial number AM 946943, EF.
Guernsey 20 Pounds Pick 51a (BY GU61a) ND 1980 Large size black signature W. C. Bull and a FIRST prefix for this type serial number A 078435, GVF and Scarce.
Scotland (3) a trio of Royal Bank of Scotland plc issues in average VF - GVF comprising a 5 Pounds Commemorative 250th Anniversary of St. Andrews's Royal & Ancient Golf Club Commemorative issues Pick 363 (PMS RB99, BY SC845) dated 14th May 2004 signature Goodwin serial number R&A 0757318. Also, 5 PoundsPick 352a (PMS RB97a, BY SC843a) dated 24th January 1990 signature Maiden serial number A/94 036595. Together with 20 PoundsPick 354c (PMS RB105c; BY SC863c) dated 30th March 1999 signature Mathewson a LAST prefix for this signature type serial number B/28 820794.
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