A collection in an album 10 Shillings to £50 (this being Gill, Christopher Wren reverse) (over £150 face) including Peppiatt blue pounds and Lion and key £5, most in collectable circulated grades. Along with a small album of USA $24 face 1 Dollar - 5 Dollars examples back to 1934 most in circulated grades a few (these $2 notes) in high grades
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
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
Hollom, Fforde and Page issues Ten Pounds Lion and Key Hollom first run A01 935464 GVF, Fforde (3 consecutives) A80 912901-903 EF-AU and A43 430413 Unc, Page B326 (5) these AU-Unc. Five Pounds Child Britannia (6) Hollom (4) 2 being consecutives these prefix C47 and AU then K15 and J75 these GVF-EF, Fforde prefix 53B AU and R37 VF
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
Five Pounds O'Brien B277 Helmeted Britannia at right, Lion and Key reverse issued 1957 scarce first run (2) A01 prefix A01 248187 VF and A01 889838 nVF penned number front top
Five Pounds O'Brien Helmeted Britannia at right, Lion and Key reverse B277 1957 and B280 1961 (5) generally VF or better prefixes A45, B68, J43, H51 and K22
Bank of England (8) Five Pounds Lion and Key E24 prefix, 1 Pounds Catterns U01 337039 nEF, Peppiatt Blue, O'Brien Prefix E29L and H03L, Beale C34J, 10 Shillings Peppiatt Mauve and O'Brien U81Y mixed circulated grades some with the odd stain the O'Brien 10/- with a penned number
Five Pounds O'Brien B277 Helmeted Britannia at right, Lion and Key reverse issued 1957 (19) generally F-VF each with a number or annotation written on, along with a further (9) low grade examples VG-F
GB and World in an album with GB over £70 face including Lion and Key O'Brien £5, Peppiatt Blue and Mauve shades, the world back to Hong KongGeorge VI mixed mostly circulated grades
Five Pounds O'Brien B277 Helmeted Britannia at right, Lion and Key reverse issued 1957 (4) First Series A01 193064 Fine penned number top right front, plus a further 3 prefixes A32, A99 and B40 these generally VF or better
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
GB and World (20) GB Five Pound Crown 1990 Queen Mother 90th Birthday Silver Proof FDC in capsule, unboxed, DecimalFifty Pences (3) 2009 Kew Gardens NEF, 1984 Proof nFDC, 1978 About UNC, Decimal Twenty Pence 1987 Proof nFDC, Decimal Ten Pence 1987 Proof nFDC, Decimal Five Pence 1987 nFDC, Mint Error - Mis-strike Decimal Pennies 2014 (2) 3.53 and 3.57 grammes respectively both lacking the copper plating (removed?) both VF, St. Helena Fifty Pence 2000 Queen Mother 100th Birthday Proof UNC, British Virgin Islands One Dollar 2002 Queen Mother Memorial UNC, Fantasy Issues (9), Italy 20 Euros 1997 Leonardo da Vinci UNC, France 20 Euros 1997 Henri Matisse UNC, GB Lobel Fantasy Crown 1552 in base metal UNC, Gibraltar Fantasy Crown 1936 Edward VIII Reverse: Lion and Key, castle behind, UNC, GB Medallic issue 1997 100th Anniversary of the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria, Obverse: Victoria Young head with rim in the style of the British Trade Dollar, Reverse Three shields, 1897/1997 with vignettes of Victoria, William IV and George IV, 38mm diameter in base metal UNC, INA Fantasy Retro issues base metal issues (4) Ireland Crown 1808, Sierra Leone Two Dollars 1808 UNC, Wales Crown 1830 UNC, GB Crown 1836 in copper UNC
A collection in an album Five Pounds WhiteBealeLondon 1 June 1949 N51 078308 EF, Five Pounds O'Brien Lion and KeyC33 027570 GVF, FfordeB314 03D prefix Unc, One Pounds Peppiatt Blue O64D prefix VF some faint brown stains, Beale K34C prefix about EF, O'Brien 1955 prefix O53J B273 Unc and B282 prefix 21A Unc, Ten Shillings Peppiatt Mauve X27D 670057 AU, O'Brien B271 1955 Unc, Fforde B310 prefix C43N Unc along with USA Dollar SERIES 1981 AU
Ten Pounds Somerset BR45 prefix B348 Unc and with a fish tail error bottom right corner but now with the body of the fish tail torn off but clear evidence of additional paper protruding at an angle remain, Five Pounds O'Brien Lion and Key (6) one being B277 prefix D04 the others B280 these F-VF, Ten Shillings (6) O'Brien 1955 B271 about Fine and 1961 B286 1st series A48 prefix AU, Hollom 1963 B294 W39 prefix VF and B296replacement M33 641202, Fforde 1967 B310 (2) one VF the other Unc
Crowns to Halfpennies (18) Crowns (3) 1953, 1960 (2), Sixpence 1952, Brass Threepences (5) 1946, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1957, Pennies (8) 1905 (2), 1908 (3), 1912H, 1918H, 1950, Halfpenny 1806, and Guernsey Ten Shillings 1966 (2) in mixed grades, in an album along with Banknotes £19.50 face, Five Pounds O'Brien Lion and Key K37 494296 Fine, One Pound Somerset (12) CN47 864466 to CN47 864473 inclusive consecutives (8) UNC, the others in circulated grades, Ten Shillings (5) O'Brien (1), Fforde (4) Fine to VF, along with Halfpennies 1967 £5 bags (2) UNC still sealed (total weight over 28 Kilos)
London Mint Office Sets and single items. Sets (8) and Singles (6). 1953 Proof Set (8 coins) and 1970 Proof Set (10 coins) all coins gold plated with rhodium-platinum coating, UNC in the box of issue. The Coins of Britannia's Last Century an 11-coin set includes issues from Edward VII, George V George VI and Elizabeth II all gold and platinum plated issues, in mixed grades, in the box of issue with certificate. Currency Set 1953 Crown to Farthing (10 coins) and set of 4 stamps, the coins with gold and rhodium-platinum plating, in mixed grades, in the box of issue with certificate. The 1977 Silver Jubilee Majesty Proof Set Fifty Pence to Half Penny includes the 25p Crown (7 coins) and set of 5 stamps, the coins with gold and rhodium-platinum plating, in the box of issue with certificate. The Changing Face of Britain's Coinage Dcimal and Pre-Decimal issues of Elizabeth II (17 coins) all with gold plating and with various aspects of the reverse designs painted red, white and blue, in mixed grades, in the box of issue with certificates. Britannia - The Coin and Banknote Tribute set comprising Five Pound Banknote Lion and Key L.K.O'Brien A64 516928 First Series, Fine and Tristan da Cunha Five Pounds 2009 Proof in gold and rhodium plated silver, nFDC in the box of issue with certificte. The Diamond Jubilees a 2-piece set comprising Five Pound Crown 2012 Diamond Jubilee Silver Proof, and Medal 1897 25mm diameter in silver, the official Royal Mint issue GEF, in the London Mint box with certificate, Tristan da Cunha - The Royal House of Windsor a 5-coin set 2012 Gold-plated Proofs nFDC in the London Mint box with certificates, Britannia and St.George Commemorative Medal 2009 89mm diameter and 6mm thick, gold plated, UNC in the box of issue with certificate. Sixpence Elizabeth I 1566 mintmark Portcullis, Fine with edge cracks, in the box of issue with certificate, Penny Edward I London Mint, Fine, in the box of issue with certificate. Penny Henry III Long Cross, London Mint, moneyer Nicole, Good Fine in the box of issue with certificate. Gibraltar Five Pound Crown 2012 Diamond Jubilee Silver Proof nFDC in the box of issue with certificate, Tristan da Cunha Five Pounds 2009 Silver Proof nFDC in the box of issue with certificate, plus an additional four empty boxes.
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince PhilipDiamond Wedding 2007 World Crowns a 12-coin set 2007 comprising Isle of Man (4), Falkland Islands (4), South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands (3), British Virgin Islands (1) Proof FDC in the box of issue, no certificates, GB One PoundSilver Proofs 1991, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2004 nFDC to FDC in capsules, no certificates, Britannia The Coin and Banknote Tribute Set comprising Banknote Five Pounds O'Brien Lion and Key Near Fine with ink annotations, and Tristan da Cunha Five Pounds 2009 in Britannia Silver with gold plating, FDC in the box of issue with certificate, Tristan da Cunha Crowns a 5-coin set 2015 Five different portraits of Queen Elizabeth II Proofs FDC in the box of issue, First Day Cover Set Diana Princess of Wales 1998 6x stamps 5x Princess Diana stamps and a Prince William stamp UNC on the envelope odf issue
Pre 1947 silver issues over £3 face including a few pre 1920, paper money including Lion and Key Five pounds along with other mostly 20th century issues from circulation
A mixed group with Penny 1950 with lustre, some key date George V from circulation Halfcrowns 1925, 1930 (6), Florin 1932 (2) and paper money £36 face but including Lion and Key Five Pounds and Beale and O'Brien One Pounds and 10/- and Canada One Dollar note Beattie Coyne issue mixed grades
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