One PoundHollom G reverse replacementB293 (2) first and last run M01N 312886 EF or better with some minor and faint stains on the back and M28N 146288 GVF with some light stains a seldom offered pair this M01N being the first we have offered
One Pound O'Brien Britannia in Medal reverse QE II at front B284 (69) a high grade group generally AU-Unc some consecutives book at £30 each in Duggleby
One Pounds O'Brien QE II portrait (102) B281 (including prefix Z last series), B282 and B285replacements (2 consecutives) prefix M27, mixed grades a proportion in high grades some of these consecutives
Five Pounds O'Brien whiteB276 dated 11 November 1955 prefix B29A, Fine+. One Pound (6) Beale 1950 B268 (3) one with S/N T80B 000772, Page Britannia in Medallion (2) Isaac Newton (1), Ten Shillings (3) seated Britannia front left (2) Beale and O'Brien and Britannia in Medalion O'Brien generally F-VF along with Bulgaria 1951 issues (2) 25 and 50 Leva from circulation
Ten Pounds PageB326 issued 1971 3 consecutives B37 969404 to 969406 AU (light centre fold), One Pounds Page CZ08 929678 , Somerset Isaac Newton (6) being two consecutive number runs a 2 and a 4, 10/- Hollom 98E 724477, BAFS £1 4th Series (10 consecutives), Royal Bank of Scotland 1 Pounds 3.3.1997 Bell Telephone (5 consecutives) these all Unc along with B of E and RBS One Pounds from circulation (7)
Five Pounds O'Brien Lion and Key prefix J19 AU, One PoundPeppiatt Blue prefix W08E cleaned, Ten Shillings Peppiatt Mauve prefix Z48D EF along with Bradbury Ten Shillings in the style of T15 on larger paper with DO NOT DESTROY stamped in red at the bottom and FORGED stamped in black across the front uniface GVF
Epping & Ongar Bank One Pound 1815 for B Fincham, W Fincham and B Fincham no. 10066 presentable VG-Fine a rare bank which failed 1816 the first example we have seen, Roger Outing 743 who values it at £400-£600
One PoundPageReplacements B323 (29) prefix MT02 (3 consecutives), MT17 prefix (1), MT20 prefix (1), MU17 prefix (24) many consecutive generally Unc or near so
One Pound Green Seated Britannia Peppiatt Third Period Unthreaded R44A prefix AU and Fourth Period, B260 Threaded issue 1948, (4) 3 being GEF-AU the other VF with some light stains including two first series. Ten Shillings Peppiatt 1948 B262 (4) prefix 97K EF, 99K VF, 58E AU and 85E AU
One Pound O'Brien medallion of Britannia replacementB274 S75S 745167 GVF along with B273 1955 issue (14) various mid series prefix 10 in high grades AU-Unc 4 in middle grades
Somerset 1980 One Pounds B341 (15) includes some consecutives such as DY20 873619 and 620 all Unc. Five Pounds B343 (9) Unc. Along with two more B343 in Good VF these cut slightly off centre so a larger border at bottom and very thin border at the top
One Pound O'Brien 1955 medallion of Britannia B273 (6) being three groups of consecutives B08K 792857 and 792858 Unc, K52K 981809 and 981810 Unc and U85J 300007 and 300008 AU
One PoundPeppiatt 1948, post-war threaded type B260 first series S50A 754398 EF along with others (5) various mid series prefixes in high grades AU-UNC
Britannia issues BealeTen Shillings B266 (3) EF-Unc, One PoundB268 First Series H48B 996455 AU. O'Brien Ten Shillings (2) B271 (2) EF, One Pound B273 (4) one AU the other 3 VF-GVF
One Pound Green Seated Britannia two consecutive pairs Peppiatt Fourth Period, B260 Threaded issue 1948, (2) X51A 506208 and 209 AU one with the slightest hint of discoloration on the edge and Beale 1950 B268 T36B 408233 and 234 GEF-AU
Provincials (3) Cardiff Bank One Pound 1819 stuck onto a card, Darlington Bank Five Pounds 1882 cut cancelled with bottom right corner cut off, Plymouth Dock Bank One Pound 1823 about Fine with large hole punched through the centre and "PROVED" stamped left front,
A collection of One Pounds in an album green Britannia seated front left (103) Peppiatt blues (15), Britannia in medal reverse (36), Isaac Newton (52) BAFS (5), World One Pounds (72) mostly British Isles a few colonial, USA Dollar (6) the vast majority from circulation includes a States of Jersey SPECIMEN signed Baird
Consecutives (19) Ten Shillings BealeB266 (2) prefix R49Z another (4) prefix T57Z. One PoundB268 (13 being 3 groups) prefix Y63C (2 consecutives), X33C (3 consecutives and E55J (8 consecutives) all Unc or very near so
Hollom (37) Ten Shillings (12), One Pounds (19) mixed grades some Unc and includes some replacements B291 and B296. Five Pounds Child Britannia (3) prefix N85 AU and C26 Unc with some stains and replacement 1963 B298 M02 548692 aVF and Ten Pounds Lion and Key (3) prefix A15 Unc or near so, A16 GVF, A27 repaired
Fforde and Page (15) Five Pounds Fforde Child Britannia 1967 B312 (3) prefix T31 EF, X90 VF, Z61 VF along with Page (12) Ten Pounds Lion and Key 1971 B326 (2) prefixes B74 Unc and C73 EF, Five Pounds Child Britannia 1971 B324 (3) VF-AU, One Pound Seated Britannia (2) BS62 999995 and BS44 999995 both Unc, Isaac Newton 1978 B337 First Run A01 prefix (5) generally VF-EF
One PoundPage (6) B323 S/N MW19 748009 scarce last run replacement, issued 1970, AU along with One Pound Page B323 replacement, issued 1970 (3) consecutives prefix MT16 along with Page B322 (2 consecutives) prefix AR05
Interesting serial numbers (5) One PoundPage Isaac NewtonB339 1978 (4) spectacular group of four matching serial numbers 71U 036036, 72U 036036, 73U 036036 and 74U 036036 UNC along with Twenty Pounds Sarah John 2016 Polymer Turner reverse B416 block serial number CH37 666666 EF-AU
One PoundHollomB291 issued 1963, QE2 portrait at right, scarce replacement last series a spectacular run of 3 consecutives M08R 083259, 083260 and 083261, small flick only, about UNC to UNC, missing from most major collections
ERROR - One PoundPage seated Britannia serial number errors (4) the first note has DT50 481092 top left and DT50 481093 bottom right and the other 3 notes have exactly the same numbers so each of the 4 notes has DT50 481092 and DT50 481093 on the front generally EF-AU
ERROR - One PoundHollom seated Britannia series J45X 154057 spectacular folded fishtail error so some of the denomination design on the fishtail and missing from the note bottom left corner GVF and rare
ERROR - One PoundPage Isaac Newton (4) prefix W09 green smudge error above QEII so she looks like she is wearing a grenadier's bearskin, prefix 07J with a large section of missing print reverse, prefix E17N with a spherical area of missing print front top, prefix 62A with a zeppelin shaped missing print section front bottom all UNC
One PoundBradbury 1914 First Issue T3.2 S/N B/32 11710, Fine one pin hole tiny edge tear top and a light brown stain, never the less a pleasant collectable example of this early type
Hollom 10 Shillings 1963 B294 prefix S01 and Z04 and B295 19K Unc, B296replacement M34 468520 Unc, consecutive runs (12 notes) B295 57L 297781,82,83 and 84 and 42K 143064 through to 143071 these AU-Unc. One Pounds B288 (3) AU-Unc, B290 replacement 33M 525556 AU, B292 prefix D96T Unc and B293 replacement prefix M20N EF. Five Pounds B298 replacement M02 05704 VF and B297 (3) (2 consecutives) C40 767854 and 855 Unc or near so the other prefix C21 Unc. Ten Pounds 1964 B299 (2) prefix A09 AU (light centre fold) and A30 Unc
ERROR - One PoundHollom seated Britannia serial number error top left E97U 473393 bottom right a single black digit 1 or I the reverse with 47 in black at a bizarre angle GVF
ERROR - One PoundSomerset Isaac Newton (3) prefix DW03 wavy white line runs down the front, prefix DY20 green smudge front some of which covers QEII, prefix AY37 with a blue and white strip right front edge AU-UNC
ERROR - One PoundFforde seated Britannia bizarre error with no serial number front but N47J 8 only printed vertically across the design on the back Unc
ERROR - One PoundPage seated Britannia uniface nothing printed on the reverse which is blank white AU watermark clear, tiny black spot front right edge
ERROR - One PoundPage Isaac Newton (4) a consecutive trio misaligned B40 788295 , B40 788296 the 6 shows twice part of it right edge the rest left edge and B40 788297 AU, prefix H79 this with a printing error on Isaac Newton's arm could be interpreted as a black hole although the discovery of these was before his time Unc
ERROR - One PoundPage seated Britannia ink smudge errors (6) each with various shaped green ink smudges vertical, horizontal or globular on the front, a high grade group one with a centre fold the others generally Unc or near so
ERROR - One PoundPage seated Britannia miscut or misaligned printing so the start of a second note visible at the top with the bottom of the first missing EF
ERROR - One PoundPage seated Britannia serial number errors (2) the first with HT40 591106 top left and HT40 491106 bottom right Unc the second with X13L 743072 top left and X13L 7430 2 penultimate digit misprinted AU
ERROR - One PoundPage seated Britannia the reverse double printed so includes a second bold image on QE II but this time facing right and other elements of the front design as a mirror image GVF
One Pound (5 )Seated Britannia Beale 1950 B268 (2 consecutives) E53C 121265 and 66 AU-Unc, B268 H09C 000219 VF, B269replacement LAST RUN S70S 258536 scarce EF penned number front, O'Brien 1955 B273 (2 consecutives) M86J 723181 and 182 Unc
Fforde (31) Ten Shillings 1967 B307 (8) including consecutives, B310 (9) with two last series D13N and D15N, B311replacements (3) prefix M75, M79 and M80 (last run) these generally AU-Unc mostly Unc. One Pound 1967 B301 (2), B302 replacement M46R 888668 these Unc, B303 AU, B304 replacement M37N 819413 Unc, B305 (1), B306 replacement (2) S43M and S57M, B307 G notes (2) R41B and R79L, B308 G replacement N13M 177282 these Unc, a useful group
O' Brien, One Pound 1955 Britannia front left B273 (2) prefix W98J and Z70J both Unc, QE II front B281 1960 (8) VF-Unc mostly Unc including A48 and A78 prefix and Y49 prefix (3 consecutives), B282 (5) mostly AU-Unc including 95A prefix and 2 consecutives, B284 B04N AU and B285 replacement M31 665765 AU. Ten Shillings B272 66A 328602 Replacement, Scarce GVF, B271 1955 (4) prefixes J74Y VF, Y87Y VF, Y15X VF and Z52Y VF small stain front, Seated Britannia in Medallion 1961 B286 (3) AU-Unc
PageOne Pound 1970 B320 (2), B321replacement X07M 632372, B322 (28) includes first and last series prefix AN58 and HZ04 and consecutive runs B323 replacements (2) prefix MR08 and MS61 these generally Unc or near so, Isaac NewtonB337 (8) some consecutive, B339 (26) 25 being consecutive, B340 (2) these Unc, ERROR B339 reverse green globe bottom right has a triangular shaped piece missing (like a chocolate orange half eaten) VF with some stains
TreasuryOne PoundBradburyT16 E/98 143444 Good Fine, Ten Shillings Warren Fisher red serial number T30 O/28 386044 Fine or better. B of E One Pound Peppiatt blue (2) F-VF, BealeB268 D46J 306915 VF, QE II portrait replacements (4) O'Brien B285 M17 346705 EF, HollomB290 10M 650165 Fine or better, FfordeB307 R71L 945107 Unc, PageB323 MS78 570565 Unc, QE II portrait AU-UNC Page (2) Fforde (1), from circulation generally VF-EF O'Brien (3), Hollom (2), Isaac NewtonSomerset DU39 prefix Unc, Ten Shillings Fforde B23N prefix GEF-AU
One PoundPage Isaac NewtonB338 issued 1978 scarce replacement M01 181887 (M01 is the only prefix known for this type), Fine. B337 First Run A01 950000 GF-VF along with B337 (4) prefix A70 2 consecutives in Unc, D40 Unc and prefix U01 EF. B339 (3) Unc though one prefix 81X with a inked number front. B340 (3) prefix A11N 2 consecutives and COIN 478304 these Unc
ERROR - One PoundPage seated Britannia serial number error DX47 779999 bottom right DX47 7--999 top left, the 7and 9 of the serial number faint and hardly visible top left Unc or near so
ERROROne PoundFforde seated Britannia miscut and misaligned errors (2) prefix TI7J no bottom margin and the note longer than usual, prefix S85L miscut left side AU-UNC
One Pound green Britannia PeppiattB238 1934 (7) these generally VF or better, Beale prefix E75J AU (light centre fold), O'Brien B273 (6) these mostly AU-Unc
One Pound (3) Britannia in Medallion O'Brien B284 issued 1960 very first run B01N 324397 Fine, B289replacement M92 111333 GVF, B293 replacement with G reverse M22N 554689 EF with some faint staining
Five Pounds (2) O'Brien Lion and Key H68 314924 GVF, Hollom Child Britannia A50 573931 Unc, One PoundCatterns U60 430344 GVF, Peppiatt blue prefix D81E Good Fine and N32E EF, Beale E77C 151680 AU, O'Brien seated Britannia L63K 217922 GVF Britannia in Medallion (3) O'Brien, Fforde and Hollom AU-Unc. Ten Shillings Peppiatt Mauve M88D 623220 EF, Beale Seated Britannia B266 last series D66Z 703934 Fine and Fforde Britannia in Medallion (2) AU-Unc
TreasuryOne PoundWarren Fisher F1/62 231884 about Fine a bank stamped sort code reverse, Peppiatt blues (2) prefix R18H and R27E these AU, Peppiatt green C98B VF small tear, J86A GVF. Ten Shillings Peppiatt Mauve Y28D EF
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