ScotlandBank of Scotland Dennis Stevenson & Colin Mathews 100 Pounds SPECIMEN dated 17th September 2007 serial number AA000000 and featuring Sir Walter Scott on obverse (5) No. 076 in small script at lower left corner Pick 128s violet-red featuring Kessock Bridge on reverse spanning the Moray and Beauly Firths near Inverness. PMG 66 EPQ Gem Uncirculated
British Caribbean TerritoriesOne Dollar red QEII young portrait at right Pick 7 (5) 5.1.1953 VG, 2.1.1959 (2) VF and Fine and both with stains reverse, 1.7.1960 EF-AU some staining reverse, 2.1.1962 VF but 4 mount marks reverse
Saudi Arabia (6) AH1379 50 Rials Pick 14 Fine small inked number reverse, 10 Rials Pick 13 nEF, 1 Rial Pick 11 signature 2 and signature 3 both Fine and 1 Rial Pick 8 Fine
France 50 Nouveaux Francs on 5,000 Francs 30-10-1958 Pick 139a VF multiple pinholes, top right corner missing along with 50 Francs 7-6-1962 VF with a small tear top edge and 10 Nouveaux Francs 6-4-1961 Fine with pinholes
Bahamas Young QE II portrait (1953) (3) 10 Shillings Sweeting and Bethel Pick 14c AU but with two areas of adhesive staining reverse 4 Shillings (2) both about Fine
GermanyReichsbanknote (2 )100 Mark Pick 22 (Rosenberg 20) dated 17th April 1903 serial number 5036701 A, VG. Along with Germany Reichsbanknote 2 Billion Mark Pick 135a (Rosenberg 132a) dated 5th November 1923 watermark variety G/D in stars and serial number with star at the end, prefix MM-49 034555 *, Fine
USADollar 1917 Christopher Columbas sighting land at upper left, George Washington left facing portrait Pick 187 about Fine light dirt and some tiny nicks in the paper top edge
USA50 Dollars in Gold Coin series of 1913 Ulysses Grant at centre signed Teehee and Burke Pick 273 S/N A1623827 VF a tiny nick on the edge at the top of the centre fold
Portugal 50 Mil Reis 1917 with old date 30 September 1910 Pick 110 blue on yellow seated oriental king receives Portuguese emissaries VF for wear and with edge tears right hand edge, S/N AC 02077
India, Government of India 10 Rupees 9 December 1916 signed Gubbay Pick A10f S/N ZB/9 43375 firm and collectable F-VF staples holes at issue and small central hole
USAERROR 1 Dollar series 1988 similar to Pick 480a signatures Ortega & Brady normal sheet fed printing and branch St. Louis MO. Misalignment Error showing parts of 2 notes and cutting margin at middle, serial number still printed in correct position H99910859A. About UNC - UNC
Portugal 50 Mil Reis 1917 with old date 30 September 1910 Pick 110 blue on yellow seated oriental king receives Portuguese emissaries VF two pinholes, light dirt and small tear top and bottom middle, S/N BP 03159
Scotland The Clydesdale Bank Ltd 5 Pounds Glasgow 13th January 1930, S/N T2/V 0003750, Pick 186, 4 a high grade example for this early type Very Fine PMG 30
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
Seychelles100 RupeesPick 26b Sea Salvage from the Greek Freighter Aeolian Sky which sank off the Isle of Wight in 1979 PMG 50 SEA SALVAGE, S/N A801242 and comes with copies of articles about the sinking
Seychelles100 RupeesPick 26b Sea Salvage from the Greek Freighter Aeolian Sky which sank off the Isle of Wight in 1979 PMG 50 SEA SALVAGE, S/N A801241 (at the time or writing another example from the Aeolina Sky was being offered on line for 900 Euros)
Isle of Man 50 Pounds ND (1983) Pick 39 (IOMPM M528, BY IM71) Dawson signature titled Treasurer of the Isle of Man and an early serial number 000464 About UNC - UNC
Portugal 100 Escudos undated (1961) an unissued remainder, punch hole cancelledPick 165r in a PMG Holder at 50 About Uncirculated "Previously Mounted, Edge Piece Missing". Along with fantasy issue The Hyderabad Philatelic & Hobbies Society green on blue and white the castle front right, in the presentation wallet 1962-2022 as issued
Russia (3) 100 Rubles 1898 signed Timashev Pick 5b Fine with 2 small central holes, 1,000 Rubles 1917 black on green Duma building reverse Pick 37 Fine with one small central hole, State Treasury Note 1938 1 Ruble Pick 213 Fine. Serbia (4) 500 Dinara 1941 Pick 27 VG, 1 May 1942 (3) 500 Dinara Pick 31 nVF with light stains and 50 Dinara Pick 29 VF (2). Germany (2) 5 Rentenmark 2.1.1926 Pick 169 Fine and 5 Reichsmark 1.8.1942 Pick 186 Fine. Denmark 5 Kroner 1942 blue on white VG-Fine
Spain El Banco de Espana (5) including , 50 pesetas, 17 May 1927 (1931), serial number 2380689 Pick 80 VG , purple on multicolour underprint, El Banco De Espana , 100 Pesetas dated 1st July 1925 (3) Pick 69a , Pick 69c (2) ,100 Pesetas Pick 76 dated 15th August 1928,
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.
Germany - Federal Republic (3) 10 Marks blue on multicolour SERIE 1948 red serial number Pick 5a VF some light dirt reverse, Bank Deutscher Lander 10 Marks 1949 B in circle left front Pick 16b (2) one VG-Fine the other Fine
Gibraltar (3) a high grade group about UNC - UNC comprising 1 PoundPick 20e dated 4th August 1988 serial number L 603181. Along with a consecutively numbered pair 5 PoundsPick 21b dated 4th August 1988 (2) serial numbers E 845382 & E 845383
France5 Francs 19.10.1918 Laferriere and Picard Pick 72a VF with two ink smudges reverse and Chamber of Commerce Paris 1 Franc 1 July 1922 Purple and Blue on White Fine
Isle of Man 1 PoundPick 25b (BY IM31b; IOMPM M505) ND 1970 signature Stallard serial number C 677320, about EF. Mainly in violet on multicolour featuring a partial Annigoni's portrait of Queen Elizabeth II and an illustration of Tynwald Hill
El Salvador El Banco Occidental 1 Peso Specimen San Salvador September 30 1899 green and black S/N 00000 in red SPECIMEN in red, the note is printed on a larger sheet than the note so additional white paper above with EL BANCO OCCIDENTAL printed in green on this, as well as NOV 1899 stamped in purple Pick S171S Unc
LatviaRussian Administration 5 Peezi Rubli 1919 Pick 3 VF damaged right border. Bank of Latvia 25 Latu 1938 green Pick 21 GVF 100 Latu 1939 red Pick 22 AU, Regional Rigas Stradneeku Deputatu Padomes 5 Rubli 1919 Pick R3 Unc and 10 Rubli 1919 Pick R4 GVF. Modern issues 1992 1 Rublis, 2 Rubli (2), 5, and 10 Rubli, 50 Rubli (2) these mostly Unc. Lithuania10 Litu 1928 Pick 23 F-VF. Estonia 100 Krooni 1935 Pick 66 about Fine, 50 Krooni 1929 (2) near Fine-Fine and 10 Krooni 1928 Fine
India100 Rupees purple on white, elephants reverse H.V.A Lengar signature 74 red serial number AA/62 562786 Pick 43c about VF some light dirt reverse and a tiny penned annotation front
Greece 10,000 Drachmai (1946) blue Aristotle at left Pick 175 (2 consecutives) T.10-191077 and 10-191078 heavy centre fold and some light minor discolouration otherwise AU
German StatesSaxony Ein Thaler 2.3.1867 Pick S629 S/N 0375501, königlich Sächsisches Cassen-Billet, Good VF with some light discolouration left edge very pleasing eye appeal for a 19th century issue
World from circulation Egypt 50 Piastres P62 (216), China Jiao 1980 Pick 881 (635 grams will be well over 1,000 notes), along with mixed world (154) including some higher denominations such as JerseyOne Pound signed Black, along with a Rothmans wallet containing another (72) some duplicated some of these Unc
ERRORNew Zealand ERROR 10 Dollars Wilkes 1968 Pick 166b the top serial number has the penultimate digit misplaced with the tips of numbers both top and bottom the middle blank (like a slot machine with a jammed wheel) VF and very unusual
Spain 50 Pesetas 24.9.1906 Fine as part of a small collection ranging through to the pre Euro period (46) mixed grades some high grades such as 25 Pesetas 1931 Pick 81 GEF-AU, some duplication, includes Civil War 100 Pesetas 1937 Bilbao
Switzerland 100 Franken 2.12.1943 Fine small tear bottom edge, 50 Franken 10.10.1947 VF, 5 Franken 22.2.1951 Fine, 20 Fr. 5.7.1956 and 21.1.1965 both VF, 10 Fr. 21.1.1965 and Pick 53 both Fine
Guernsey 1 PoundPick 43c (GU 33b) a LAST date for type 1st July 1966 signature Guillemette serial number 43/P 1511, AU an inked number reverse. Jersey Six Pence (1941-42) S/N 134952 GVF Pick 1, 1 Pound signed May Pick 11 Unc. Isle of ManMartins Bank 1 Pound 1957 Poor (damaged some of the note missing) and 1 Pound Paul Pick 29 Unc
Taiwan (20) 100 Yuan (3) Portrait of Dr. Sun Yat-sen at left 1972 P 1983A, 50 Yuan (4) P 1982A Portrait of Dr. Sun Yat-sen at left 1972 Chung-Shan Hall in the center, 10 Yuan (9) 1976 Pick 1984 reverse The Presidential Office Building, the official workplace of the President and Vice President of the Republic of China (Taiwan), 10 Yuan (4) 1969 Pick 1979b with plate letter A at lower right at face grades ranging from EF to UNC
Germany (3) Sudetenland and Lower Silesia 20 Marks 25 April 1945 Pick 187">Pick 187 Unc, East Germany 10 Marks 1955 Pick 18 GEF (2 pinholes) and West Germany 10 Marks 1980 Pick 31c Unc
USA100 DollarsFederal Reserve series of 1914 signed Burke and McAdoo Pick 363a the much rarer red seal variety S/N C5297A pleasing and fresh GVF-EF rare in this high grade
India100 Rupees ND(1917-30) CALCUTTA signed J.W Kelly, S/N T/21 959339 Pick 10h Choice Very Fine PMG 35 "staple holes at issue", "pinholes" these being 6 in number
USA50 Dollars in Gold Coin series of 1913 Ulysses Grant at centre signed Teehee and Burke Pick 273 S/N1302587 about EF for wear and rare thus and with a thin strip of light brown staining bottom edge
India1 Rupee 1917 signed MMS Gubay George V portrait, watermark star in square Pick 1g interesting serial number G/15 773322 VF for wear pinholes and two small holes top left
Five Pounds HarveyWhite note B209ad, Pick 312b LEEDS 4 Nov 1921 S/N U/67 90383 About Uncirculated PMG 55 "Papermakers Notch" as normal, Exceptionally Scarce note only the second B209ad we have offered
USA50 Dollars series of 1914 Ulysses Grant at centre blue seal Pick 362b S/N B4346202A Good VF faint inked annotation reverse right border and 3 pinholes
Thailand 60 Baht 1987 King's 60th Birthday large square issue Pick 93 (100) Unc as issued still within the original bank holding strip the end one with a bankers stamp
Canada100 Dollars, Bank of Canada Ottawa 2.1.1937 Gordon and Towers Pick 64b S/N B/J 4055118 VF light surface dirt, two pinholes and a line of purple ink front
World War II emergency issues (2) Fiji 2 Shillings 1 January 1942 black on red words 3 signatures Pick 42r remainder without serial number Unc. Ceylon The Government of Ceylon 5c 1 June 1942 Commission of Currency with 2c and 3c stamps S/N on plain reverse C 056521 without roulettes Pick 42a a VF
USA5 Dollars series of 1907 Andrew Jackson at left pioneer family at centre Pick 186 GVF and pleasing with a staple hole left edge, some faint dirt and a small pencilled number right edge S/N M13234187
Books KrauseWorld Coins 1801-1900 5th Edition, Krause A Century of Circulating Coins 1901- present (2000) 9th Edition, Dr James Mackay The Complete Guide to Coins, Pick World Paper Money Modern Issues 1961- 12th Edition, Coin Year Book (Coin News) 2023, Coins of England Spink Pre Decimal 2019 and 2023 and Decimal issues 2019 and 2024, Rotographic Grading British Coins, ESC by Paul Alan Rayner 5th Edition 1992, Michael Freeman Bronze Coinage, Linecar British Coin Designs, Edward Fletcher Tokens and Tallies 1850-1950 and Michael Gouby The Bronze Penny, Good Second-hand some virtually as new, must go so offered here without reserve
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