Twenty Pounds 1994 variant design Last and First Series E pair comprising Twenty Pounds Kentfield W35 999200 B371 (issued 1991) and Twenty Pounds Kentfield X01 999200 B374 (issued 1993), UNC in a presentation folder with certificate stating 1500 pairs issued
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
Twenty Pounds (16) a high grade collectionPage to John includes Shakespeare reverse (4) Page prefix A17, Somerset prefixes E58 and 22J, Gill 32S the Page Unc the Somersets EF the Gill Unc others mostly AU-Unc
Error - Twenty Pounds Sarah John current polymer issue prefix BL10 extra inking error the back of the note with two areas of uneven dark purple top left and top right within these errors evidence of elements from the front for example the deep purple ink error top left has small figure 20s visible these up side down GVF and most unusual
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
A collection in an album TreasuryTen Shillings 1922 T30 K/79 45792 Fine, One PoundBradbury 1917 T16 A/76 798706 about Fine, Warren Fisher 1919 T24 U/88 701061 aVF one or two pinholes. Bank of England Ten Shillings Peppiatt Mauve K51D 706121 about Fine, Hollom (2) Prefix N40 and R48 both VF, Fforde 47U 583969 GVF, One Pound Peppiatt Blue U28D 545801 Fine, Peppiatt Green 1948 B260 Z99A Fine, Beale 1950 B260 B26C Fine, O'Brien 1955 B273 C75L Fine, Somerset DX11 014009 Fine, Five Pounds George Stephenson reverse Kentfield (3) EF-Unc, Gill (2) consecutive numbers D24 002006 and 002007 Unc, Elizabeth Fry Lowther (2) consecutive numbers HD41 751091 and 751092 Unc, Winston Churchill Cleland (9) Unc including consecutive number runs, Ten Pounds Hollom A14 482465 VF, Charles DarwinBailey (5) AU-Unc including two consecutive pairs, Jane Austen Cleland (5) Unc consecutive runs a three and a two, Twenty Pounds Bailey AD27 835409 AU, Turner reverse Cleland (3) Unc two being a consecutive pair
Error - Twenty Pounds Kentfield 1991 Michael Faraday B371 mis-cut, off centre so a much larger plain border at bottom (1 centimetre) and no border at the top (4) consecutive numbers N50 880679-682 AU-Unc each with the same error
Errors (2) - Twenty Pounds Kentfield 1991 Michael Farady B371 N50 880683 and Ten Pounds Kentfield 1992 Charles DickensB366 N30 818498 mis-cut, both off centre so a much larger plain border at bottom and no border at the top, the Twenty AU-Unc the Ten EF
Twenty Pounds KentfieldB375 1994 Faraday (50) a mint run AE36 379501 - AE36 379550 the first and last with a stain from a string or band the remaining 48 Unc
Twenty Pounds, Cashier - Sarah John, Reverse: JMW Turner (10) all AA01 prefixes EF to UNC includes low number consecutives (5) AA014 006260 to 006264 inclusive
Twenty Pounds GillB355Shakespeare Reverse a scarce first run consecutive group of 5 notes, the first two notes with a slightly uneven lower edge, 01L 429480 to 01L 429484 inclusive (March 1988) AU to UNC
Twenty Pounds Somerset (2) B350Shakespeare H49 042866 GEF with counting flicks, B351 Shakespeare 55J 822863 GEF with counting flicks, Ten Pounds Somerset B346 (2) X55 522216 and X55 522217 GEF and A/UNC the first with a tiny tear on the top edge, Five Pounds Somerset B343 (4) JT43 884302 and JT43 884303 consecutives GEF, LT28 880330 GEF, LT36 367884 GEF
Twenty Pounds Kentfield - Faraday (2) B371 with crown at top right corner E44 863832 EF, Faraday B375 with £20 at top right corner AJ42 259578 EF, Ten Pounds Kentfield - Dickens (2) B369 JD17 030701GEF and JB60 758519 GEF with a small mark in the lower margin
Twenty Pounds Somerset QE2 pictorial & William ShakespeareB351 Purple & Green issue 1984 FIRST RUN and a VERY LOW serial number 01A 000104, GEF - about UNC
Twenty Pounds Lowther QM10 000024 Queen Mother 100th Birthday UNC in the C155 set folder, the Gold Five Pound Crown coin removed, (only 98 complete sets were sold). Ten Pounds Lowther QM10 000024 Queen Mother 100th Birthday UNC in the C154 set folder, the Silver Five Pound Crown coin removed (485 sets were sold), Coin and Banknote set Five Pounds Lowther QM10 000024 Queen Mother 100th Birthday UNC, with Five Pound Crown 2000 Cupro-Nickel UNC in the C153 folder of issue
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
Twenty Pounds PeppiattWhite note B243 LONDON branch issue dated 20th July 1936 serial number 52/M 30586, a presentable VF with a set of Pinholes at Britannia medallion and a tiny edge nick at upper centre left with piece of paper still attached and a Rare higher denomination, highly sought after.
Twenty Pounds CatternsWhite note World War II German Operation BERNHARD forgery B230OB dated 20th August 1932 serial number 46/M 77696, VF - GVF with multiple pinholes in body and hand stamped "VALS" where S is inked in pen translating from Dutch - False or Counterfeit. Although the operation was not successful, it had an enormous potential as at the time the Bank of England's specialists called these forgeries "the best they have seen" and if the mission was successful it would've had a devastating effect on the economy, up to 9 million Bernhard notes were produced to the amount of £134 million - a figure representing 10% of the total banknotes in circulation in the UK at the time.
Twenty Pounds PeppiattWhite note World War II German Operation BERNHARD forgeryB243 dated 20th August 1934 serial number 48/M 70351, GVF with multiple pinholes in body
Twenty Pounds Bailey QE2 & Sir Edward Elgar B402 Purple/Black issues 2004 (3) a consecutively numbered trio serial numbers EA37 045539 - EA37 045541, about UNC or better
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.
Twenty Pounds Somerset QE2 pictorial & William ShakespeareB351 Purple/Green 1mm Windowed Thread William Shakespeare watermark issues 1984 (22) all circulated and in collectable various mid grades Fine to about VF-VF consisting of prefixes including an example of the first series - 51A, 04B, 28C, 42C, 44C, 46C (2), 53C, 80C, 04D (2), 75D, 14E, 16E, 39E, 50E, 09H, 16H, 49H, 09J, 43J and 58J
Twenty Pounds Kentfield QE2 pictorial & Michael Faraday B375 Purple/Black denomination added to upper right on both obverse and reverse double lettered prefix issues 1994 (21) all circulated and a pleasing mid-grade group Fine to VF-GVF consisting of the following prefixes including few examples of the first series - AA39 (2) a consecutively numbered pair, AA57, AA67, AB17, AD27, AD70, AE31, AE44, AE61, AJ49, AJ68, BB16, CB51, CC56, CD21, CD30, CD60, CE37, CE72 and CH21.
Twenty Pounds Gill examples of the transition between designs 1988 & 1991 (12) all circulated and a pleasing mid-grade group Fine to VF and few with inked accounting numerals. Consisting of the B355 Purple/Green 1mm Windowed Thread William Shakespeare watermark issues 1988 (8) prefixes 05L, 10L, 17M, 23S, 27N, 27R, 34W and 68M. Together with the changed and now small sized design B358 Purple/Black Square symbol for the sight impaired Crown at upper right issues 1991 (4) including examples of the first series prefixes - A50, A83, B59 and D17.
Twenty Pounds Kentfield QE2 pictorial & Michael Faraday Purple/Black and including examples of the 2 design varieties (10) all from circulation and mostly Fine to about VF - VF comprising the B371 Crown at upper right issues 1991 (6) prefixes K64, N46, T44, T65, U51 and U70. Together with the B374 Denomination at upper right on both obverse and reverse issues 1993 (4) prefixes X08, X52, Y06 and Y51 and this 1993 type issue has only these 2 recorded prefix letter X and Y.
Bank of England (12) comprising Hollom (1) Ten Pounds Lion & Key B299 issued 1964, series A32 449570, Fine with pinholes and inked numerals, Page (2) Five Pounds QE2 pictorial & The Duke Of Wellington, B336 "L" Reverse issue 1973, series AU73 328042, GEF and Ten Pounds Lion & Key, B326 issued 1971, series C36 986665, GVF, Page (4) One Pound QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac Newton, B341 "W" Reverse issue 1981, series DX06 022799, GVF, Five Pounds QE2 pictorial & The Duke of Wellington, B343 "L" Reverse issue 1980, series DU26 579706, about UNC and Ten Pounds (2) QE2 Pictorial & Florence Nightingale, B346 issued 1980, a near consecutive number pair W61 583409 & W61 583411 both GEF, Gill (2) Five Pounds QE2 & George Stephenson, B352 Crown at top right issue 1990, series H35 730757 & B82 919588 both about UNC, and last Kentfield (3) Ten Pounds (2) QE2 & Charles Dickens, a consecutively numbered pair, B366 Crown at top right issue 1992, series A39 263721 & A39 263722 both about UNC, along with Twenty Pounds QE2 & Michael Faraday , B371 Crown top right issue 1991, series H40 826569, GVF with inked numerals
Twenty Pounds Kentfield QE2 and Michael Faraday ERROR B371 issue 1991 serial number E20 039367 Insufficient Inking Error along top to bottom at right on Queens picture causing area to be faded and not sharp. About EF - EF
Twenty Pounds Somerset QE2 pictorial & William ShakespeareB351 Purple/Green issues 1984 (10) a consecutively numbered set serial numbers 35A 035633 through 35A 035642. All About UNC - UNC
Twenty Pounds Somerset QE2 pictorial & William ShakespeareB351 Purple/Green issues 1984 (9) a consecutively numbered set serial numbers 35A 035620 through 35A 035628. Most About UNC - UNC, the last GEF
Twenty Pounds Bailey QE2 & Sir Edward Elgar B402 issued 2004 (19) in a consecutively numbered set serial numbers EA35 076503 through EA35 076521. All about UNC - UNC
Twenty Pounds Kentfield QE2 & Michael Faraday 1991 & 1993 design issues (12) in consecutively numbered sets all about UNC - UNC comprising the B371 Crown at upper right issues 1991 (3) serial numbers N47 000280 - N47 000282. Along with B374 value at upper right issues 1993 (9) serial numbers AJ66 475526 - AJ66 475529 and AK10 958169 - AK10 958173.
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
Twenty Pounds Kentfield QE2 & Michael Faraday 1993 & 1994 value at upper right issues (12) in consecutively numbered sets most in about UNC to UNC comprising B374 issues (3) serial numbers Y06 757274 - Y06 757276. Along with B375 (9) serial numbers BE42 927023 & BE42 927024 along with BK06 011354 - BK06 011360.
Twenty Pounds Bailey 2004 & 2007 designs in 2 consecutively numbered sets (15) all in about UNC - UNC comprising the earlier design QE2 & Sir Edward Elgar B402 Purple/Black issues 2004 (11) serial numbers EA37 045531 through EA37 045541. Accompanied by the later design QE2 & Adam Smith B405 serial numbers on reverse issued 2007 (4) serial numbers AD68 369706 through AD68 369709.
Twenty Pounds Bailey QE2 & Sir Edward Elgar B402 issued 2004 (15) in a near consecutively numbered set serial numbers ED56 546530 to REPEATER number ED56 546546 missing only 3 numbers, also includes serial number EC19 480300. All about UNC - UNC
Twenty Pounds Lowther QE2 & Sir Edward Elgar B386cs Column Sort issued 1999 (13) in a consecutively numbered set comprising serial numbers AL24 354853 through AL24 354865. All about UNC - UNC
Twenty Pounds Bailey QE2 & Sir Edward Elgar B402 issued 2004 (13) in a consecutively numbered set comprising serial numbers EC19 480188 through EC19 480200. All about UNC - UNC
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
Twenty Pounds Lowther QE2 & Sir Edward Elgar issues 1999 (11) most in consecutive sets and mostly about UNC - UNC including serial numbers BA25 893447 - BA25 893450 and BA28 594967 - BA28 594969. Along with FIRST series prefixes AA36, AA38 (2) and AA39.
Twenty Pounds Somerset QE2 pictorial & William ShakespeareB351 Purple & Green issue 1984 FIRST RUN LOW NUMBER 01A 000351 in a PMG holder and graded Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ, Exceptional Paper Quality. A very Scarce Pictorial Series D banknote with this LOW collectible number featuring H.M. Queen Elizabeth II at right and a St. George slaying the dragon medallion in the underprint at centre on obverse along with a statue of William Shakespeare on reverse with an illustration of Romeo & Juliet in the underprint. Plate-printed at the Bank of England Works, Debden, Essex and watermarked William Shakespeare's head
Twenty Pounds Kentfield QE2 & Michael Faraday Offset missing ink ERROR note B371 issue 1991 serial number K01 894819. Missing ink from overprinting diagonally at upper right on note starting B in Bank of England across the Queens head. VF - GVF and interesting
Twenty Pounds CatternsWhite note, B230 an dated 20th September 1930 series 43M 75482 LONDON branch issue about UNC - UNC. Exceptionally Rare note and this being a very rare opportunity to acquire this high grade note. Our research could find none offered in this grade in recent times.
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.
Twenty Pounds Bailey QE2 and Adam Smith (15) comprising B405 prefix and serial now on reverse issues 2007 (11) a 2 consecutive run sets series AJ22 985185 through AJ22 985190 and LL37 888074 through LL37 888078 along with B406cs prefix and serial now on reverse Column Sort issues 2007 (4) includes a consecutive pair series AL24 581596 & AL24 581596 along with series AL21 856739 & AL06 873302 all UNC
Twenty Pounds Kentfield QE2 & Michael Faraday 1991 & 1994 issues (11) in mixed high grades comprising B371 (2) series T02 527329 and a Column Sort series A75 506139. B375 (9) a near consecutive set of 7 notes series AA64 697701 to AA64 697709 missing only the 2nd and 3rd notes along with series AA08 621288 and CJ39 494033
Collection in an album (56) mostly Bank of England in mixed circulated grades comprises Five Pounds BealeWhite Note B270 dated 25th November 1949 series P05 090648. Ten Shillings BradburyT12.2 De La Rue Red issue 1915 series D1/3 01409. Ten Shillings Fisher (2) T26 Red Dash in No. First issue 1919 last series H38 112465 and T30 Second Issue Red No. omitted prefix P77. Ten Pounds Page Lion & Key B327 Brown Replacement issue 1971 first series M01 693529. Peppiatt (7) Ten Shillings to One Pounds includes Emergency Issues and One Pound Green B239 First Period issued 1934 first series prefix A52A. Beale (12) Ten Shillings to One Pounds. O'Brien (12) Ten Shillings to Five Pounds includes Lion & Key 1957 issues (2) B277 Shaded Symbols prefix D41 and B280 White Symbols first series prefix H22. Hollom (4) Ten Shillings and a Five Pounds. Fforde (7) 10 Shillings and One Pounds. One Pounds Page (4). LowtherTwenty Pounds prefix AA08. Along with Scotland (2) and Jersey (2).
Twenty Pounds Somerset QE2 pictorial & William Shakespeare, B351 Purple & Green issue 1981 FIRST RUN and very low series 01A 000285 UNC. Exceptionally Scarce note
Twenty Pounds QE2 Pictorial and William Shakespeare, GillB355 Windowed Security Thread (Stardust thread) issue 1988, first run series 01L 219163, choice UNC
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
Twenty Pounds Page QE2 and William ShakespeareB328 issues 1970 (4) in mixed high grades to about UNC - UNC comprising FIRST SERIES (3) consecutive pair series A38 272564 & A38 272563 along with A72 463296 and LAST series D47 160475
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