Bank of England Debden Set 2003 May, 'Firsts' Set comprising Five Pounds LowtherB395, prefix HA01, Ten Pounds Lowther B388, prefix AA01, and Twenty Pounds Lowther B386, prefix AA01, Debden set C170, UNC in the sleeve of issue, Royal Celebration Set 2002 November Five Pounds Lowther B395 an uncut pair HM02 000287 and HM03 000287, Debden Set C169, UNC in the folder of issue, a low number in the run of 5000
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
Bank of England - Queen Victoria Centenary Commemorative Prefixes (3) a denomination trio comprising Twenty Pounds LowtherB386, VR10 000028 UNC, Ten Pounds Lowther B390, VR10 000028, and Five Pounds Lowther B380, VR10 000028, each UNC in the Coin and Banknote wallets of issue, only the Five Pounds set contains the Five Pound Crown coin (this a cupro-nickel issue UNC), the other two sets have had the coin removed
Twenty Pounds LowtherB386 - Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee serial number ER50 000166 an early issue, (the issue was numbered from 000151 to 000250) from the C167 Debden Security Printing set originally issued with the Gold Five Pound Crown UNC in the hard plastic holder as issued
Bank of England Limited Edition Special Prefix Commemorative Queen Victoria Centenary End of Era 2001 denomination trio with matching LOW serial numbers VR10 000048 (3) consisting of a 5 Pounds B380, 10 Pounds B390 and 20 pounds B386, All UNC in the original plastic holders. All from the Limited edition presentation cardboard box with a Gold Proof 5 Pound Crown, lot does not include the coin nor the cardboard box. A limited edition of only 250 of these issued and none issued in regular public circulation
Offered Here For Charity - Bank of England VIP tribute Twenty Pounds No. 5 note Merlyn Lowther QE II & Sir Edward Elgar B386 Series E Second Historical Series Foil Hologram & Windowed Thread issue 1999 and a First Run Low Non-circulation serial number AA01 000005, about UNC - UNC. According to Duggleby the lowest possible circulation serial number available of this Series E Historical Twenty Pounds before this offering is AA01 000031. This note from the Governor of the Bank of England in the original anti reflective museum glass frame with a note reading "From The Governor Of The / Bank of England / Note No. 5 of New Series 1999". It appears the note has not been glued in the frame and is held by precisely placed small holders with a small gap for each corner of the note to be inserted in. It has become a common tradition for the Bank of England to hold back the first printed notes with low or symbolic serial numbers when a new issue is released. Such notes are attributed to dignitaries, royalty and institutions that usually receive or were involved in the development of the new issue, for example Her Majesty the Queen traditionally receives the very first 000001 note, the Churchill War Rooms received the new Polymer Churchill 5 Pound note with the end of World War II year serial number AA01 001945, and the Winchester Cathedral received the new Polymer Jane Austen 10 Pound note with a serial number AA01 001817 marking the year that Jane Austen was buried there. A number of first run circulation serial numbers, the Bank of England is known to donate in Charity Auctions for various causes and many of these notes are very sought after by collectors and usually realise high figures as for example the very first possible circulation number of the 20 Pounds Bailey with serial number AA01 000007 realized £2,100, the first public available Churchill Polymer 5 Pounds serial number AA01 000017 realized £4,150 and the Jane Austen Polymer 10 Pounds AA01 000010 realized £7,200. In regard to this note the serial numbers prior to this one were reportedly donated as follows to H.M. the Queen, the Prime Minister, the Bank of England Governor and the Chancellor.
Bank of EnglandLowther Special prefix QM10 with partially matching VERY LOW serial numbers and 3rd denomination set of the Commemorative HM The Queen Mother's 100th Birthday 2000 (3) all UNC in the original packaging comprising 5 Pounds George StephensonB380 serial number QM10 010003 from C153 set given that the notes in this set start from serial number QM10 010001. Also 10 Pounds Charles DickensB382 serial number QM10 000003 from C154 set. Together with a 20 Pounds Sir Edward Elgar B386 serial number QM10 000003 from C155 set. A very desirable LOW numbered 3- denomination set of this type certain to attract attention by both dealers and collectors alike
The Royal Mint Limited Edition Millennium presentation sets (2) both UNC special commemorative prefix issues. Comprising a special prefix 1999 C140 set of a 20 Pounds KentfieldB375 serial number YR19 991333 along with a Silver Proof (.999) 5 Pound Crown. Together with a special prefix 2000 C151 set of a 20 Pound LowtherB386 with a very LOW serial number YR20 000115 and a Silver (.999) Proof 5 Pound Crown. Both in the limited edition red presentation boxes with certificates
Bank of England 10 Shillings to 20 Pounds mid 1900's to present, varied examples of designs and cashiers Beale to Cleland (24) all in mixed mostly high grades ranging from VF-GVF to about UNC - UNC. Comprising Beale Green 1 Pounds Britannia medallion issues B268 (2) prefixes A40J & B55C. O'Brien Green 1 Pound Britannia medallion B273 prefix J43K. Hollom QE2 portrait (3) including 10 Shillings B295 prefix 64B, 1 Pound B288 prefix C06R and 5 Pounds B297 prefix H07. Fforde QE2 Portrait (2) consisting of 10 Shillings B310 prefix C41N and 1 Pound B305 prefix S32D. Page (4) 1 Pound QE2 Portrait B322 prefix HU06, 5 Pounds QE2 pictorial B336 L Reverse (2) prefixes including a FIRST series AN08 along with CR78 and a 10 Pounds Lion & Key B326 prefix C45. Somerset QE2 pictorial (3) including 1 Pound B341 W Reverse prefix AR73 along with a pair of 5 Pounds QE2 pictorial B343 L Reverse (2) prefixes EX06 and DZ25. Kentfield (2) 5 Pounds QE2 pictorial B364 prefix AD48 and a 20 Pounds B375 prefix CH21. Lowther (4) including a pair 5 Pounds B393 (2) prefixes HB23 and JA62, a 10 Pounds B390 "AND COMPANY" prefix AJ07 and 20 Pounds B386 prefix AA29. Bailey 20 Pounds B402 prefix DH79. Together with a consecutive pair of the Cleland 5 Pounds PolymerB414 (2) prefix AJ54.
Bank of EnglandLowther & Bailey issues (19) all circulated and a pleasing mid-grade group Fine to VF/GVF consisting of 10 Pounds Bailey QE2 pictorial & Charles DarwinB400 Orange-brown issues 2004 (9) including prefixes CD79, CE33 this with inked numerals at reverse upper margin, DC31, DD06, DD41, DJ47, EA20, HH60 and JB76. Together with 20 Pounds Lowther QE2 pictorial & Sir Edward Elgar B386 Purple & Black Foil hologram Windowed thread issues 1999 (5) prefixes AD27, BE41, BE77, BK58 and CE72.
Twenty Pounds Lowther QE2 & Sir Edward Elgar B386 issued 1999 (16) in 2 consecutively numbered sets comprising serial numbers AA57 853821 - AA57 853827 along with CD35 614979 - CD35 614987. All about UNC - UNC
Bank of EnglandLowther 5, 10 and 20 Pounds (28) all in very high grades mostly UNC and some in consecutively numbered sets comprising 5 Pounds QE2 & Elizabeth Fry B393 issues 2002 (8) serial numbers HA52 712201 through HA52 712208. 10 Pounds QE2 & Charles DarwinB388 "THE COMPANY" issued 2000 (17) including a consecutive set of 4 serial numbers AC26 313048 through AC26 313051 along with prefixes AA11, AA15, AA23, AA25, AA28, AA29, AA30, AA39, AA54(2), AA66, AA67 and AB33. 20 Pounds QE2 & Sir Edward Elgar B386 issued 1999 (3) a consecutive set serial numbers AJ04 314055 - AJ04 314057.
Twenty Pounds Lowther QE2 & Sir Edward Elgar 1999 issues (12) in 2 consecutively numbered sets including a Column Sort B386cs (4) serial numbers AL27 379412 through AL27 379415 along with B386 issues (8) serial numbers AH44 809587 through AH44 809594. All about UNC - UNC
Bank of EnglandLowther 10 and 20 pounds 1999 issues (12) in consecutively numbered sets/pairs and most about UNC - UNC comprising 10 Pounds QE2 & Charles DickensB382 (2) with a last series prefix LA12 752954 & LA12 752955. Along with 20 Pounds QE2 & Sir Edward Elgar B386 issues (10) including a first series prefix AA09 759006 & AA09 759007 along with AD22 900308 - AD22 900310 and AE19 337692 - AE19 337696.
Bank of England early to modern issues (23) in various grades VF to UNC comprising Peppiatt 1 Pounds World War II Emergency B249 issue 1940 serial number R14D 516937. Beale Britannia medallion 1950's notes (2) including 10 Shillings B266 Red-Brown issue serial number S45Z 102908 and 1 Pound Green B268 serial number N21C 145996. O'Brien 5 Pounds Lion & Key B280White symbols issue 1961 serial number J58 327803. Hollom 5 Pounds QE2 portrait & seated child Britannia B297 issue 1963 prefix D07 . Fforde 10 Shillings QE2 portrait & seated Britannia B309 issue 1967 prefix 18U. Page 1 Pound QE2 portrait & seated Britannia B322 issue 1970 prefix BT79. Somerset 1 Pound Sir Isaac NewtonB341 W Reverse issues 1981 (2) prefix CU76 along with DW47 in a Raffles presentation wallet. Gill 10 Pounds Florence NightingaleB354 L Reverse issue 1988 prefix ET57. Kentfield (5) including 5 Pounds George StephensonB364 Crown at upper right issues 1963 (3) prefixes BH33, BH79 & BK22 along with 10 Pounds Charles DickensB369 Denomination at upper right issue 1993 prefix JH06 and 20 Pounds Michael Faraday B375 issue 1994 prefix AL29. Lowther (4) including 5 Pounds Elizabeth Fry B343 prefix JA39 and B395 (2) prefixes HD30 & HJ08 along with 20 Pounds Sir Edward Elgar B386 issue 1999 FIRST series prefix AA37. Bailey 10 Pounds Charles DarwinB400 issue 2004 prefix EA78. ClelandPolymer 5 Pounds B414 issues 2016 (3) prefixes include FIRST series AA17 & AA33 along with AC28.
Bank of England modern Hollom, Page, Somerset, Gill, Kentfield & Lowther issues also some B.A.F Military special vouchers (33) mostly in about UNC to UNC includes a few lower grade examples comprising Hollom 10 Shillings QE2 portrait B295 prefix 54L. Page 1 Pound QE2 portrait B322 last series HZ36. Somerset 1 Pounds Sir Isaac NewtonB341 W (Web-press) Reverse issues 1981 (19) includes some consecutively numbered pairs in the prefixes AR50, AS05, BT30, BU07, DX52, DT47, DW09, DX25, DX46, DX68, DX83, DN74, DW08, CY65, CZ75 and CN47. Gill (7) including 5 Pounds (6) consisting of The Duke of WellingtonB353 issues (4) prefxies RE61 and LAST series SE35, SE79 and SE85 along with George StephensonB357 (2) prefixes D31 and E61. 10 Pounds Florence NightingaleB354 L (Lithography) issue prefix DZ80. Kentfield 20 Pounds Michael Faraday B375 prefix AD68. And Lowther 20 Pounds Sir Edward Elgar B386 prefix CC31. Also some British Armed Forces 6th Series Special vouchers 5 New Pence and 10 new Pence (2) prefixes A/5 and DD/10.
Bank of England 5, 10 and 20 Pounds (4) comprising various designs and with different cashier signatures. Including the last Lion & Key design for the 10 Pounds - PageB326 issue 1971 serial number C20 539939. Somerset 5 Pounds QE2 pictorial & The Duke of WellingtonB343 issue 1980 serial number LR37 412891. Kentfield First Historical design 5 Pounds QE2 & George StephensonB363 Crown at upper right issue 1993 and very FIRST RUN from circulation serial number AA01 007172. Lowther Second Historical design 20 Pounds QE2 & Sir Edward Elgar B386 issue 1999 and a first prefix serial AA03 046856. All about UNC - UNC and an attractive variety group
Bank of England (11) in various grades VF/GVF - about UNC comprising 1 Pounds Page QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac Newton (3) comprising a B337 issue 1978 serial number D69 007355 along with a consecutively numbered pair B339 issues 1978 (2) serial numbers 73D 288967 & 73D 288968. Somerset 1 Pounds QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac Newton B341 W reverse issues 1981 (5) including serial number BT78 515428 together with a consecutively numbered set of 4 notes serial numbers DN09 968640 - DN09 968642. Along with Lowther issues (3) comprising 10 Pounds QE2 pictorial & Charles DarwinB390 "AND COMPANY" issues 2000 (2) serial numbers AJ67 861331 and BB37 352394 together with a 20 Pounds B386 issued 1999 serial number AC76 591664.
Bank of England (43) comprising 20 Pounds Lowther QE2 & Sir Edward Elgar B386 issue 1999 serial number AA17 659328. 10 Pounds Lowther QE2 & Charles Darwin (2) including B388 "The Company" issue 2000 serial number AA15 826613 and B390cs Column Sort "And Company" issue 2000 serial number EL11 548347. 5 Pounds (40) comprising Kentfield QE2 & George StephensonB364 Turquoise Crown at top right issue 1993 (16) prefixes CE65, CJ04, DA21, DA59, DA61 a near consecutive set (8), DA77 (4) . Lowther (13) including B393 Full Halo issues 2002 (3) prefixes JA12, JA17 and JA63, B395 Cut Hallow issues 2002 (4) prefixes HH05, HH23 and HE72 (2), QE2 and George StephensonB380 Turquoise Crown at top right issue 1999 (6) prefixes EB54, ED68 (2), EE61, EE62 and EE70. Bailey QE2 and Elizabeth Fry (11) including B398cs Column Sort Turquoise Cut Halo & Unvarnished issue 2004 serial number EL01 815915 and B398 turquoise Cut Halo & Unvarnished issue 2004 (10) prefixes JB51, JC29, JH17, JH19 (2), JH20, JH75 (4). Mostly About UNC - UNC, few with tellers creases
Bank of England (25) mostly about UNC - UNC comprising Somerset (16) consisting of 1 Pounds QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac NewtonB341 W reverse issues 1981 (11) including a FIRST RUN series AN01 405701 along with a consecutively numbered set of 10 notes CT64 638741 - CT64 638750. 5 Pounds 2 QE2 pictorial & The Duke of Wellington (3) including B345 L reverse issues 1987 (2) a consecutively numbered pair RC69 575522 - RC69 57552 along with B343 L reverse issue 1980 prefix JT05. 10 Pounds QE2 pictorial & Florence NightingaleB346 issues 1980 (2) a consecutively numbered pair Z33 741864 - Z33 741865. Gill (7) including 5 Pounds QE2 pictorial & The Duke of Wellington B353 L reverse issues 1988 (2) serial numbers SB64 987301 & SC80 375955. 5 Pounds QE2 pictorial & George StephensonB357 issues 1990 (2) including a FIRST RUN from circulation serial number A01 284965 along with A14 752259. 10 Pounds QE2 pictorial & Florence Nightingale B354 L Reverse issue 1988 LAST series JR01 866929. Kentfield 5 pounds QE2 pictorial & George StephensonB364 issues 1993 (2) a consecutively numbered pair CK13 753788 & CK13 753789. Lowther (2) including 10 Pounds QE2 pictorial & Charles DickensB382 issue 1999 a FIRST RUN from circulation and a LOW number KL01 000469. 20 Pounds QE2 pictorial & Sir Edward Elgar B386 issue 1999 serial number AC68 364305
Bank of England (30) in mixed grades including some very high ones comprising O'Brien (3) including 1 Pounds QE2 & seated Britannia (2) B281 prefix R15 and B282 prefix 27S 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 (7) including QE2 & seated Britannia (6) including B320 (3) prefixes X55J, X12M and X27D, B322 (3) prefixes HW16, HX17 and CX33 and along with QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac NewtonB337 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 and Florence Nightingale 10 Pounds B354 LAST series prefix JR35. Kentfield QE2 pictorial issues (4) including George Stephenson 5 Pounds B364 prefix AK15, Charles Dickens 10 Pounds B366 prefix B70 and Michael Faraday 20 Pounds B375 (2) prefixes CD55 and AL46. Kentfield 50 Pounds Sir John Houblon Silver Tudor Foil B377 issues (2) prefixes C05 & C18. Lowther QE2 pictorial issues (6) including 5 Pounds (3) George StephensonB380 prefix EB40, Elizabeth Fry (2) including B393 prefix JA03 and B395 prefix HD27. 10 Pounds (2) including Charles Dickens B382 prefix KL07 and Charles DarwinB390 prefix AJ12. 20 Pounds Sir Edward Elgar B386 prefix AB51.
Bank of EnglandLowtherFive Pounds to Twenty Pounds includes many scarce FIRST RUN LOW serial numbers (36) collection in an album mostly in high grades comprising Five Pounds QE2 & Elizabeth Fry with Bank of England envelopes titled "Charity auction of Friday 24th January 2003" (3) FIRST RUN LOW series HA01 000281, HA01 000302 & HA01 000189 the last being EFive Pounds QE2 & George StephensonB380 issue 1999 FIRST RUN series EA01 000962 along with prefixes EA86 and EH48. Ten Pounds QE2 & Charles DarwinB388 (3) FIRST RUN series AA01 000882 & AA01 006176 along with a Column sort issue 2000 series EL07 324609. Twenty Pounds QE2 & Sir Edward Elgar B386 issue 1999 FIRST RUN (3) series AA01 000885, AA01 000889 and AA01 005837. Five Pounds QE2 & Elizabeth Fry B393 issues 2002 (9) FIRST RUN series HA01 006833, HA01 007542, and a consecutive pair series HA01 007335 & HA01 007335 along with a Column Sort consecutive set of 5 series DL29 832236 to DL29 832240 amongst other prefixes as HB01, JA54, a consecutive set of 4 prefix JA01, a consecutive set of five notes prefix H80. B395 (3) prefixes MC12, HE65 and DL25. B396Replacement issue series LL83 852481.
Bank Of England (3) a denomination set from presentation packs in the original plastic holders and UNC comprising Ten Pounds Kentfield QE2 & Charles DickensB369 Denomination at top right issue 1993 series HM50 000691 from C124 Limited edition Green Boxed Presentation Set. Twenty Pounds Lowther QE2 & Sir Edward Elgar B386 Foil Hologram issue 1999 series QM10 000147 from C155 Limited Edition Presentation Set. Fifty Pounds Kentfield QE2 & Sir John Houblon B377 Silver Foil Tudor Rose issue 1994 series YR19 990460 from C141 Limited Edition Black Boxed Presentation Set
Twenty Pounds (18), PageB238 issued 1970 mid run '01' prefix series C01 668232, Uncirculated, GillB355 issued 1988 mid run '01' prefix series 01T 660679, about Uncirculated, Gill B358 issued 1991 FIRST RUN series A01 999828 (from Debden set C102), about Uncirculated, KentfieldB371 issued 1991 FIRST RUN series E01 001046 and series R26 243821, both Uncirculated, Kentfield B374 issued 1993 FIRST RUN series X01 001476, Uncirculated, LowtherB384 issued 1999 LAST RUN series DA80 999601 (from Debden set C148), Uncirculated, Lowther B386 (5) including 4 FIRST RUN notes series prefix AA01, BaileyB402 (2) including a Column Sort series BL37 485737, Uncirculated, Bailey B403 REPLACEMENT note series LL25 795085, Uncirculated, Bailey B405 (2) Uncirculated, very nice high grade set of notes
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
Twenty Pounds & Ten Pounds LowtherB386 & B390 issued 1999 & 2000, special prefix very low matching serial numbers VR10 000006, about Uncirculated to Uncirculated, (from Debden set C161, Queen Victoria centenary end of era)
Bank of EnglandLowther (16) 50 Pounds B385 series K26 191141, good VF, 20 Pounds B386 (4) two consecutively numbered pairs prefixes DB01 & AB26, good EF, 10 Pounds B388 (2) a consecutively numbered pair series AC24 787884 & AC24 787885, about Unc, 10 Pounds B390 series AJ28 320826, about Unc, 5 Pounds (8) two pairs of consecutively numbered notes and 4 others, mixed grades VF to Unc
Twenty Pounds Lowther (3) B386, 2000 millennium year prefix all with low numbers YR20 000114, YR20 000162 & YR20 000675, about UNC to UNC (from the Debden C151 Millennium Year Prefix set)
Twenty pounds LowtherB386, 50th Coronation issue low number series QC50 000201, about UNC to UNC (from the Debden C174 coronation 50th anniversary prefix set)
Twenty Pounds Lowther. B384 (2) First run. DA01 000927 and 000928 Unc, B386 AA01 647283 AU, £20 Lowther (1), £10 Kentfileds (4) £10 Lowther (1) and £5 Bailey these in high grades along with a small group of world notes from circulation
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