Fforde higher denominations Twenty Pounds William ShakespeareB318 (3) prefixes A02 AU and A03 (2) these AU with light centre fold, Ten Pounds Lion and Key A95 prefix Unc
Bank of England Debden Set 1992 Last and First Pair, comprising Ten Pounds Kentfield (2) B360 KR30 999058 and B366 A01 999058, Debden Set C104, both UNC in the brown leatherette folder of issue with no certificate
Bank of England Debden Set 1992 Last and First Pair, comprising Ten Pounds Kentfield (2) B360 KR30 999497 and B366 A01 999497, Debden Set C104, both UNC in the brown leatherette folder of issue with Certificate of Ownership
Ten Pounds Operation Bernhard WW2 German forgery K.O. PeppiattWhite Note (3 ) B242London 15 May 1935 serial number K147 62284 Good with centre split ,rust marks , London 16 October 1935 number K/156 34437 VF, London 16 October 1935 serial number K/156 34577 EF
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
Ten Pounds Operation Bernhard WW2 German forgery K.O. PeppiattWhite Note (2) B242London 16 March 1935 serial number K/144 33670 VF, pinholes , London 17 December 1935 serial number K/160 58470 Fine pinholes , small rust marks, edge wear at right
Ten Pounds Somerset QE2 pictorial & Florence Nightingale, B347 Brown issue 1980 very FIRST RUN (2) serial 01A 783343 and 832176 both Fine with pinholes a scarce and seldom offered note
Bank of England Coin and Banknote Set 2001 Victoria Anniversary C160 comprising Bank of England Ten Pounds VR10 000271 UNC and Five Pound Crown 2001 Silver Proof nFDC with minor toning to the reverse, in the Bank of England/Royal Mint pack of issue (327 sets sold). Note: The notes were issued with serial numbers 000251 to 000950 so this is one of the earliest notes from this run. Comes with Five Pound Crown 2001 Victoria Anniversary Cupro-Nickel UNC in the Royal Mint wallet of issue
Ten Pounds Operation Bernhard WW2 German forgery K.O. PeppiattWhite Note B242 (2 ) London 17 March 1937 serial number K/185 30387 about GVF pinholes with light stains and minor edge nick, London 19 November 1936 serial number K/178 08393 VF with stains
Coin and Banknote Set 2003 Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Golden Jubilee comprising Ten Pounds Lowther QC50 000369 UNC and Five Pound Crown 2003 Coronation Golden Jubilee Silver Proof FDC, set C173, in the Royal Mint box of issue with booklet-style certificate
Provincials a small collection (6) as per Outing Darlington Bank Five Pounds 1887 Fine cut cancelled O629, Durham Bank Five Pounds Jonathan Backhouse 1891 Fine cut cancelled and with red cancellation stamps O729, Newcastle upon Tyne Five Pounds 1840 O1515 pleasing Fine, Stamford and SpaldingTen Pounds 1901 Fine triangular cancellation cut bottom right O2036, Tees Bank One Pound Hutchinson & Hutchinson Stockton O2048 Good large parts of the note missing, Wantage One Pound Matterly, Kent, Benj, Kent this seldom seen but only Good O2261
Ten Pounds Page Lion and Key Hollom prefix B85 VF, Five Pounds O'Brien Helmeted Britannia prefix A64 Good VF and Five Pounds Page Child Britannia prefix 39C GVF
Ten Pounds Kentfield QE2 Charles DickensB369 Orange-Brown denomination at upper right issue 1993 and a VERY FIRST RUN and LOW number from circulation DD0 000813, aUNC and these low numbers keenly sought after especially in these high grades
Coin and Banknote Set 1996 Queen Elizabeth II 70th Birthday comprising Ten Pounds Kentfield HM70 001565 UNC and Five Pound Crown 1996 Queen Elizabeth II 70th Birthday Silver Proof, Debden set C120, FDC in the Royal Mint box of issue with certificate
Coin and Banknote Set 1998 Prince of Wales 50th Birthday comprising Ten Pounds Kentfield PW50 000332 UNC and Five Pound Crown 1998 Prince of Wales 50th Birthday Silver Proof, Debden set C131, nFDC with a hint of toning, in the box of issue with certificate, only 397 sets were sold
Bank of EnglandTen Pounds Lowther pair, limited edition presentation pack C157, year 2000 Last Dickens & first Darwin issues, serial numbers LA80 999154 & AA01 999154, UNC in the Bank of England wallet of issue
Ten Pounds SomersetFlorence Nightingale 1980 B346 prefix U01 First series. Very rare. U01 947285. Fine a few pinholes and penned number front, seldom offered in any grade
Consecutive number runs page=Pastresults&searchterm=!Twenty+Pound&category=1&searchtype=1" rel="tag">Twenty Pounds Bailey Adam Smith (2 notes), Ten Pounds DarwinLowther (3 notes) Salmon (5 notes a run of 3 and a run of 2), Five Pounds Fry Lowther (2 notes) and Bailey (4 notes) One Pounds Isaac Newton page (12 notes a run of 2 and a run of 10) AU-Unc
Ten Pounds Lion and Key Page and Fforde (4), Nightingale Page (1), Five Pounds Lion and Key O'Brien (1), Child Britannia (3) Hollom, Page and Fforde, Wellington reverse Gill, Page and Somerset (8), George Stephenson Gill (1) Churchill Polymer (1) from circulation some with inked annotations a few EF
Ten Pounds Lowther QM10 000339 in the Debden Presentation Set C154 with Silver Proof Five Pounds Crown 2000 Queen Mother 100 Birthday as issued the Crown FDC with a hint of toning
Ten Pounds PeppiattWhite Note World War II German Operation BERNHARD forgeryB242 dated 18th March 1936 serial number K/164 31945, a presentable GVF with the usual multiple pinholes at upper left body near Britannia medallion
Five Pounds O'Brien whiteB276 dated 23rd November 1955 VF with inked number front top. Ten Pounds Hollom Lion and Key A28 prefix VF, Five Pounds Hollom E80 876709 Fine. One Pounds (4) Peppiatt Blue, O'Brien X64K prefix, Fforde D30Z prefix B301, and Somerset Isaac Newton these from circulation. Ten Shillings O'Brien Y17X 491078 EF and Hollom 02K prefix AU
A set of four first run polymer notes with the low matching serial number 0000036. Fifty Pounds Sarah John June 2021 Alan Turing reverse AA01 000036, Twenty Pounds Sarah John 2020 JMW Turner reverse AA01 000036, Ten Pounds ClelandJane Austen reverse AA01 000036 and Five Pounds Cleland Churchill reverse AA01 000036 Unc. These four notes were never offered as a set the vendor had to attend various auctions to put together a matching set extremely rare thus
Coin and Banknote Set 2000 Queen Mother 100th Birthday C153, comprising Five Pound Crown 2000 in cupro-nickel UNC, and Five Pounds Lowther QM10 010055 UNC in the wallet of issue, along with a matching serial number pair Twenty Pounds Lowther QM10 000055, from the C155 set, and Ten Pounds Lowther QM10 000055, from the C154 set, these UNC
Norwich Crown Bank & Norfolk & Suffolk Bank Ten Pounds dated 1867 series No. 15450 for Harveys and Hudsons, (Outing 1606), pinholes & inked numbers reverse, Fine
Ten Pounds CatternswhiteB229 dated 10th March 1931 series 131/V 87220, scarce LIVERPOOL branch issue, GVF or better rare (ten years since we offered once)
Ten Pounds NairneWhite note B208c World War I dated 16th June 1915 serial number 33/K 69074 LONDON branch issue. EF or near so, rare in this high grade
Ten Pounds NairneWhite note B208c World War I dated 16th April 1915 serial number 30/K 42328 LONDON branch issue. EF one small faint stain reverse, rare in this high grade
Ten Pounds (3) Hollom, Page and Somerset EF-Unc, Five Pounds (7) O'Brien Lion and Key (1), Hollom (3), Page Wellington (1) VF-AU, One Pounds Peppiatt Blue VF, O'Brien W34K 845005 VF, Britannia in Circle (20) Hollom & O'Brien generally EF or better, Isaac Newton (21) these generally AU-Unc some consecutive, Ten Shillings Peppiatt Mauve (2) F-VF, Britannia front left (4) F-VF, Britannia in circle on the back (11) VF-AU
Bank of England (3) Ten Pounds LowtherQueen ElizabethGolden Jubilee 2002 ER50 000606 UNC in the perspex holder, Five Pound Coin and Banknote Sets (2) comprising Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee 2002, Five Pound Crown 2002 Cupro-Nickel UNC and Five Pounds Lowther ER50 000512 UNC in the wallet of issue, Millennium set comprising Five Pound Crown 1999 Cupro-Nickel UNC and Five Pounds Kentfield YR19 991468 UNC in the wallet of issue
Ten Pounds Page 1975 Florence Nightingale A01 000013 from The Sir J.Q. Hollom Archive of Banknotes collection Bohnams Lot 436 AU-Unc desirable thus as first run numbers as low as this very seldom offered
Ten Pounds Hollom 1964 B299 (49) all A prefix and including an A01 but this the only note in the group damaged the rest VF-Unc for wear with some consecutives but most with discoloration presumable from damp or wet storage in the past
A hoard (132) of £211 face value comprising Ten Shillings Fforde (5) AU, One Pounds Fforde (9) consecutives prefix N14B aU-Unc and (4) consecutives U21A prefix AU, One Pounds Page (20) consecutives prefix Z72E Unc, One Pounds Page Britannia reverse (3) VF-AU and another (18) Fine or better, One Pounds Page (64) Isaac Newton reverse 2 blocks of consecutives Unc, Ten Pounds Page 1971 B326 (4) two groups of 2 consecutives B16 and B43 prefix AU and Ten Pounds Page Florence Nightingale reverse (5) from circulation
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