Bank of England Prince of Wales 50th Birthday a 3-piece set comprising Fifty Pounds Kentfield, John Houblon B377, Ten Pounds Kentfield, Charles DickensB369, and Five Pounds Kentfield, George StephensonB364 set, the Five Pounds in a set with the accompanying Five Pound Crown coin. All notes with special prefix PW50 and matching serial number 000024. The Five Pounds in the Coin and Banknote original pack, the Ten Pounds and Fifty Pounds UNC in the original plastics. Originally only 95 sets of the coins and notes Debden set C133 (3 coins and 3 notes) were issued
Fifty pounds KentfieldB377 issued 1994 low 1st run serial A01 002558, Houblon on reverse, UNC in the Royal Mint's 1994 Commemorative Set which includes the D-Day 50p Coin Silver Proof FDC
Fifty Pounds Somerset QE2 pictorial type & Sir Christopher WrenB352 Contoured Thread Brown issue 1981 very FIRST RUN and LOW serial number A01 000312, a pleasing EF or better with 2 very minor rust spots towards right margin but not obstructing the notes general appearance and such low numbers are always keenly collected and very sought after
Fifty Pounds Kentfield UNC. Special Prefix Commemorative HM The Queen's Golden Wedding Anniversary 1997 Limited edition issue B377 LOW serial number EP50 000082 from the Limited boxed edition C125 with the 22ct Gold 5 Pound Crown, . Lot does not include the coin and box but includes the Gold/Brown folder with the Certificate of Authenticity. A total issue limit of 2750 notes for the occasion, but only 150 were reserved for these sets and are the only ones with this special prefix to commemorate the occasion with non issued in general circulation
Fifty Pounds CatternsWhite note World War II German Operation BERNHARD forgery B231OB dated 15th June 1933 serial number 50/N 20861, presentable VF - GVF with the usual several pinholes at upper left and an underlined 50 numeral in pencil at upper right
Fifty Pounds PeppiattWhite note World War II German Operation BERNHARD forgeryB244 dated 20th June 1934 GVF usual pinholes faint pencilled annotation at upper right
Fifty Pounds Kentfield QE2 & Sir John Houblon B377 Windowed Thread Silver Foil Tudor Rose issue 1994 a very FIRST RUN prefix and LOW NUMBER serial A01 000368, about UNC - UNC with nice original embossing. A very collectible and highly sought after note featuring an image of the iconic British 5 Guineas William & Mary 1692 gold coin which was the only time in British history when joint monarch portraits were featured on currency
Fifty Pounds Kentfield QE2 & Sir John Houblon B377 Windowed thread Silver Foil Tudor Rose issues 1994 (2) a consecutively numbered pair serial numbers E08 506431 & E08 506432, both about UNC - UNC and pleasing
Fifty Pounds Kentfield QE2 & Sir John Houblon B377 Windowed thread Silver Foil Tudor Rose issues 1994 (2) a consecutively numbered pair serial numbers E08 506449 & E08 506450, both about UNC - UNC and pleasing
Fifty Pounds Kentfield QE2 & Sir John Houblon B377 Silver Foil Tudor Rose Windowed Thread issue 1994 serial number A23 526131, about UNC and collectable in these high grades
Fifty Pounds Kentfield QE2 & Sir John Houblon B377 Silver Foil Tudor Rose issue 1994 serial number E08 506433 in a PMG holder and assigned the outstandingly high grade of Gem UNC 66 EPQ. Printed at the Bank of England Works, Debden, Essex and designed by Roger Withington this high grade note holds much eye-appeal
Fifty Pounds Kentfield QE2 pictorial & Sir John Houblon B377 Red Silver Foil Tudor Rose Special Commemorative issue 1999 serial number YR19 990478, UNC from the limited edition of a 100 packs C141 and still in the plastic holder
Fifty Pounds Kentfield QE2 & Sir John Houblon B377 Silver Foil Tudor Rose issues 1994 (5) in 2 consecutively numbered sets and about UNC - UNC comprising a FIRST series prefix pair A28 365599 & A28 365600 along with a trio E16 305972 through E16 305974.
Fifty Pounds Kentfield QE2 & Sir John Houblon B377 Silver Foil Tudor Rose issues 1994 (5) including 2 consecutively numbered pairs and about UNC - UNC comprising serial numbers E16 305925 & E16 305926 and E22 317252 & E22 317253 along with E16 305987.
Fifty Pounds Salmon QE2 & Mathew Bolton and James Watt B410 serial numbers on reverse Motion thread issues 2011 (5) in a consecutively numbered set and all about UNC - UNC serial numbers AC24 379650 - AC24 379654
Fifty Pounds PeppiattWhite note B244 dated 20th May 1936 serial number 57/N 30754. rust damage has created a 14mm holed area at the date and 5mm wedge shaped gap at the edge
Fifty Pounds Kentfield QE2 pictorial and Sir Christopher WrenB361 issues 1991 (2) FIRST RUN from circulation serial numbers E01 122028 - E01 122029. Both about UNC - UNC
Fifty Pounds Gill QE2 Pictorial and Sir Christopher WrenB356 Windowed Security Thread (Stardust thread) issues 1988 (2) a consecutively numbered pair including a rather unique RADAR BINARY REPEATER serial number D43 990099 & D43 990100. Both GEF - about UNC
Fifty Pounds Lowther QE2 and Sir John Houblon B385 Silver Foil Tudor Rose issues 1999 (2) a consecutively numbered pair serial numbers M01 641586 & M01 641587. Both about UNC - UNC
Fifty Pounds Bailey QE2 and Sir John Houblon B404 Silver Foil Tudor Rose issues 2006 (2) a consecutively numbered pair M01 040772 & M01 040773. Both about UNC - UNC
Fifty pounds KentfieldB377 issued 1994 low 1st run serial A01 002628, Houblon on reverse, UNC in the Royal Mint's 1994 Commemorative Set which includes the D-Day 50p Coin Silver Proof FDC
Fifty Pounds HarveyWhite Note B209df dated 3rd May 1919 series 25X 66062 MANCHESTER branch issue VG with several small holes to top left near and on Britannia medallion, Smithfield Market stamp at top right corner, inked numerals on obverse and inked letters on reverse Very Rare
Fifty Pounds Bailey QE2 and Sir John Houblon B404 Silver Foil Tudor Rose issues 2006 (7) including very FIRST RUN series L01 192077, a consecutive pair series M60 917738 & M60 917739, a consecutive pair series M42 426785 & M42 426786 and series L21 464289 & M70 936460. Mostly about UNC - UNC
Fifty Pounds Lowther QE2 and Sir John Houblon (6) comprising B385 Silver Foil Tudor Rose issues 1999 (5) including a consecutive pair series K28 734456 & K28 734457, very LOW and scarce first run series from circulation J01 000768, low number first run J01 000204 and M01 641582 along with B385cs Column Sort series L50 980892. GEF to about UNC - UNC
Fifty Pounds QE2 pictorial type & Sir Christopher Wren, SomersetB352 Contoured Thread Brown issue 1981 very first run and an extremely low serial number A01 000313 about UNC - UNC
GillFifty Pounds B356 issued 1988 scarce FIRST RUN series C01 886182, Sir Christopher Wren on reverse, (Pick381b), about Uncirculated to Uncirculated (Ex LCA 162 realised £380)
Bank of England Special issues from limited edition packs (8) a collection in an album in about UNC - UNC comprising Five Pounds GillB357 FIRST RUN series A01 002675. Ten Pounds Kentfield (2) including B360 series KN01 500346 and B366 FIRST RUN series A01 002675. Fifty Pounds Kentfield B361 LAST run series E30 999768. Ten Pounds Lowther (2) B382 FIRST RUN series KL01 999833 and series YR20 000809 this with the certificate. Five Pounds Lowther B380 series YR20 000640 this with the certificate. Ten Pounds Lowther B388 FIRST RUN series AA01 001927
Fifty Pounds KentfieldB361 issued 1991 low number first run E01 000198, tiny counting flick at bottom, about UNC to UNC (Ex LCA 148 February 2015 realised £230)
Fifty Pounds Salmon 2011 issue B410 Matthew Bolton & James Watt on reverse, (3) first series consecutive numbers AA01 050004, 050005 and 050006 about UNC - UNC
Fifty Pounds QE2 pictorial type & Sir Christopher Wren, SomersetB352 Contoured Thread Brown issue 1981 very LAST RUN serial number B90 970889 about UNC - UNC. Seldom offered and rare note especially in this high grade
Bank of England Modern issues includes polymer LOW numbers FIRST RUN (10) a collection in an album all about UNC - UNC and comprising Salmon (3) Five Pounds B407 issues 2012 (2) a consecutive pair series MC59 177135 & MC59 177136 along with Twenty Pounds B409 series JD09 383261. Cleland 2015 & 2016 issues (7) comprising Ten Pounds B411 (3) series LJ19 370438, MA73 214684 and the last only a few numbers away from previous MA73 214688. Twenty Pounds B412 series JK70 948728. Fifty Pounds B413 series AK10 854088. Five Pounds Polymer issues B414 (2) a consecutive pair FIRST RUN LOW numbers series AA01 000247 & AA01 000248
Fifty Pounds Gill QE2 Pictorial and Sir Christopher WrenB356 Windowed Security Thread (Stardust thread) issue 1988, FIRST RUN series C01 886184. About UNC and quite scarce and desirable in this high grade
Bank of England (3) Somerset group comprising Twenty Pounds (2) QE2 & William Shakespeare, the first being B351 issued 1984, series 22A 903276, about UNC and the second B350 issued 1981, first series E64 800961 VF, along with Fifty Pounds QE2 & Sir Christopher Wren, B352 Contoured Issuer 1981 first run series A01 121899, about UNC and scarce
Bank of England (3) comprising Fifty Pounds Salmon QE2 & Mathew Bolton and James Watt B410 issue 2011 FIRST RUN LOW series A01 000248 UNC lowest series available 000013. Along with a pair of matching FIRST RUN serial numbers comprising Fifty Pounds Salmon QE2 & Mathew Boulton and James Watt B410 issue 2011 & Twenty Pounds Bailey QE2 & Adam Smith B405 issue 2007 (2) serial numbers AA01 000750
Fifty Pounds Gill QE2 pictorial & Sir Christopher WrenB356 Brown issues 1988 (3) comprising series D58 095979 about VF. Along with a consecutive pair set of last series E19 865779 & E19 865780 both VF with some dirt
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
SalmonFifty Pounds B410 (2) issued 2011, FIRST RUN notes series AA01 644499 & AA01 644469, Matthew Bolton & James Watt on reverse, (Pick393b), Uncirculated
Fifty Pounds QE2 Pictorial and Sir Christopher Wren, GillB356 Windowed Security Thread (Stardust thread) issue 1988, first series C01 373636, UNC with light staining at top left, quite scarce and desirable in this high grade
Fifty Pounds Somerset B352 issued 1981 FIRST RUN series A01 585733, Sir Christopher Wren on reverse, (Pick381a),a minor and insignificant defect at left edge presumably from cutting at the press, about Uncirculated to Uncirculated and a pleasing note
Fifty Pounds Kentfield QE2 & Sir John Houblon B377 Silver Foil Tudor Rose issue 1994 series YR19 990459 from C141 Limited Edition Black Boxed Presentation Set UNC and in the plastic holder
Fifty Pounds (8), SomersetB352 issued 1981 series B80 873103, Uncirculated, KentfieldB377 issued 1994 FIRST RUN series A01 004233, about Uncirculated, LowtherB385 (2) issued 1999 FIRST RUN series J01 000638, about Uncirculated, and COLUMN SORT series L28 877512, Uncirculated, BaileyB402 (3) issued 2004 including FIRST RUN series L01 234548 about EF and rare, plus 2 further L prefix notes, Uncirculated and about Uncirculated, SalmonB410 issued 2011 FIRST RUN series AA01 653366, Uncirculated, very nice high grade set of notes
SalmonFifty Pounds B410 (2) issued 2011, FIRST RUN notes series AA01 644499 & AA01 644469, Matthew Bolton & James Watt on reverse, (Pick393b), Uncirculated and about
Fifty Pounds LowtherB385 (9) issued 1999, including FIRST RUN (2) J01 000606 & J01 994324, LAST RUN (1) series M35 613065, also Column Sort notes seen including a consecutively numbered run of four notes, (Pick388b), a high grade collection about Uncirculated and Uncirculated
Fifty Pounds LowtherB385 (9) issued 1999, including FIRST RUN (2) with low serial numbers J01 001177 & J01 001184, LAST RUN (1) series M35 466629, also Column Sort notes seen, (Pick388b), a high grade collection about Uncirculated and Uncirculated
Fifty Pounds KentfieldB377 (6) issued 1994, including a pair of consecutively numbered FIRST RUN notes series A01 001873 & A01 001874, LAST RUN special prefix H99 999807, Column Sort notes also seen, Sir John Houblon on reverse, (Pick388a), high grade collection about Uncirculated to Uncirculated
Fifty Pounds SalmonB410 (6) issued 2011 a collection of FIRST RUN notes, AA01 prefix, Matthew Bolton & James Watt on reverse, (Pick393b), Uncirculated and about
Fifty Pounds KentfieldB377 (4) issued 1994, all FIRST RUN notes with low serial numbers, prefix A01, Sir John Houblon on reverse, (Pick388a), Uncirculated
Fifty Pounds SalmonB410 (2) issued 2011, FIRST RUN notes with low serial numbers, AA01 000147 & AA01 001750, Matthew Bolton & James Watt on reverse, (Pick393b), Uncirculated and about
Fifty Pounds SomersetB352 issued 1981 FIRST RUN low number series A01 000486, Sir Christopher Wren on reverse, (Pick381a), about Uncirculated to Uncirculated
Fifty Pounds SomersetB352 issued 1981 FIRST RUN low number series A01 000571, Sir Christopher Wren on reverse, (Pick381a), about Uncirculated to Uncirculated
Fifty pounds, Twenty Pounds & Ten Pounds Bernhard, Catternswhite notes all Operation Bernhard German forgery WW2, 50 Pounds dated 20th June 1930 series 44/N 38727, EF, 20 Pounds dated 20th November 1930 series 44/M 07668, set of staple holes, pressed VF, 10 Pounds dated 18th August 1932 series K/112 48293, pinholes, pressed VF
Fifty Pounds Kentfield, Twenty Pounds & Five Pounds Gill, all three notes FIRST RUN with matching serial numbers A01 002037, each note sealed in a perspex slab with Britannia and Bank of England logo on the slabs, the 50 Pounds comes in a presentation box, look Uncirculated
Fifty Pounds SalmonB410 (2) issued 2011 a pair of consecutively numbered first series notes, AA01 131341 & AA01 131342, Matthew Bolton & James Watt on reverse, (Pick393b), Uncirculated
Fifty Pounds SalmonB410 (2) issued 2011 a pair of consecutively numbered first series notes, AA01 131334 & AA01 131335, Matthew Bolton & James Watt on reverse, (Pick393b), Uncirculated
Fifty Pounds SalmonB410 (2) issued 2011 a pair of consecutively numbered first series notes, AA01 131336 & AA01 131337, Matthew Bolton & James Watt on reverse, (Pick393b), Uncirculated
Fifty Pounds SalmonB410 (2) issued 2011 a pair of consecutively numbered first series notes, AA01 131344 & AA01 131345, Matthew Bolton & James Watt on reverse, (Pick393b), Uncirculated
Fifty Pounds Kentfield (2), issued 1994 a pair of consecutively numbered notes series C22 151309 & C22 151310, (Pick388a), about Uncirculated to Uncirculated
Fifty Pounds SomersetB352 issued 1981 first run series A01 565063, Sir Christopher Wren on reverse, (Pick381a), light dent in paper, about Uncirculated to Uncirculated
Fifty Pounds SomersetB352 issued 1981 first run series A01 715906, Sir Christopher Wren on reverse, (Pick381a), light dent in paper, about Uncirculated to Uncirculated
Fifty Pounds GillB356 issued 1988 series D15 310391, Sir Christopher Wren on reverse, (Pick381b), light dent in paper, about Uncirculated to Uncirculated
Fifty Pounds GillB356 issued 1988 series D44 662520, Sir Christopher Wren on reverse, (Pick381b), light dent in paper, about Uncirculated to Uncirculated
Fifty Pounds SomersetB352 issued 1981 series A05 238673, Sir Christopher Wren on reverse, (Pick381a), light dent in paper, about Uncirculated to Uncirculated
Fifty pounds GillB356 (5) series B42 118252 good Fine, consecutive pair D21100455 & D21 100456 VF, D40 030473 inked number Fine and D71 666638 about UNC
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