ERRORS Bank of England & Italy (8) a small group of errors comprising Five Pounds Somerset QE2 Pictorial & The Duke of WellingtonB343 Blue L Reverse issue 1980 Miss-Cut at bottom edge by 6mm margin with a normal note included to show degree of cut. One Pound Green O'Brian B273 issued 1955 with heavy ink bleed most noticeable on and near "Bank of England", along with a normal BealeB268 issued 1950 note for comparison. One Pound O'Brien QE2 & seated Britannia B282 issued 1960 missing Brown undertone, along with a normal note for comparison. Also Italy 1 Lira Pick 26 1939, missing light brown under print, along with normal note
One PoundSomersetB341 (100) a consecutive original run spanning two prefixes from DW82 686468 to DW82 to DW82 686499 then continuing with DW83 686001 to DW83 686068 and in the red seal unusual and mostly UNC
Bank of England (27) a rich group Peppiatt (7) Ten Shillings B262 Red/Brown Threaded issue 1948 Fourth Period, last series 09E 383453, about UNC, Ten Shillings Emergency Issue (2) B251 Mauve Metal Thread issue 1940, series O73D 260948 about UNC & A58D 057059 UNC, One Pounds Emergency Issue (3) B249 Blue/Pink Metal Thread issue 1940, series K43D 902092 GEF - about UNC, D22H 224767 GVF & M38H 559024 VF light stains, and One Pound Green B238 First Period issue 1934, series 86U 519578, GVF, Beale (3) Ten Shillings (2) B266 Red/Brown Issue 1950, series T50Z 798118 Fine & E10Z 733491 about UNC, One Pound Green B268, series T75C 988661 about VF, O'Brien (5) One Pound Green B273 issue 1955 VF, Five Pounds Lion & Key (2) B277 issued 1957, series C55 518957 & C63 099191 both VF, One Pound QE2 portrait and seated Britannia B282 issued 1960, series 97J 898820 about UNC, Ten Shillings QE2 portrait & seated Britannia B286 issue 1961, first series A16 708574 VF, Hollom (3) One Pound QE2 & seated Britannia B288 issued 1963, series K91W 720387 about UNC, Ten Shillings (2) the first B294 issue1963 series Y42 502805 GEF & the second B295 issued 1963, series 36D 516999, Fine, Hollom (4) One Pound QE2 portrait & seated Britannia B305 issued 1967, series U23B 534761 UNC, Ten Shillings(2) QE2 portrait & seated Britannia B310 issued 1967, last series D03N 504903 UNC & C69N 148439 about VF, Five Pounds QE2 & child Britannia B314 issued 1967, series 27B 287191 about VF, Page (3) One Pounds(2) the first QE2 portrait & seated Britannia B321Replacement Issue 1970, series S64M 944900 about UNC and the second B340 QE2 & Sir Isaac Newton issue 1978, series B26N 197348 UNC, Five Pounds QE2 & child Britannia B324 issued 1971, series 16D 210497 Fine, Somerset(2) One Pounds QE2 & Sir Isaac Newton, B341 "W" Reverse issue 1981, series BN62 631000 interesting serial with a little bit of extended security thread coming from the bottom & BN74 575440 both UNC
World around 47 notes mostly Russia high grade Empire issues early 1900's includes Ukraine & Crimea - Odessa 1917 Exchange Notes 25 Rubles Pick S337 and 3 Rubles Pick S334. SOUTH RUSSIA - High Command of the Armed Forces 10000 Rubles 1919 Pick S425a (2). Along with USAConfederate State issues some of which imitations and Bank Cheques. Prisoners of War 10 Francs stamped "Prisoner of war camp No.225". Germany 1923 Bielefeld SILK NOTGELD 500 Mark. Bank of EnglandOne Pounds Somerset (2) prefix DS83 and DS72. And Chine 1920s Confucius 'Strings of Cash' Red and black Confucius in red at top seal on reverse measueres around 25.7 cm in height and 6.9 cm in width.
World (32) a group in mixed circulated grades mostly Bank of England issues along with Jersey 1 Pound 50th Anniversary of the Liberation of Jersey Pick 25a and RussiaSoviet Union 10 Rubles Pick 240 (15) issued 1991 and Brass 1 Kopek Coins Y# 126a (5) dates include 1976, 1977, 1982 and 1990 (2). Bank of England comprises Five PoundsWhite notes in frames (2) BealeB270 dated 3rd August 1951 series V35 087337 and O'Brien B275 dated 2nd May 1955 series Z61 019938 with rustmarks and inked numbers on reverse. Ten Shillings Beale B266 Red/Brown issue 1950 series T36Z 193642 and One Pounds Beale Green (2) B268 issued 1950 prefixes A86C & W26B. Ten Shillings O'Brien B271 Red/Brown issue 1955 series Y82Y 314529 and One Pound O'Brien Green B273 issue 1955 series B15K 555805. One Pounds Somerset QE2 & Sir Isaac NewtonB341 issued 1981 prefixes DX84, DU60, DT74 and DY13.
One Pound QE2 pictorial type and Newton (23) Page (7) - 1978 issue B337 series S36 428502 EF with some minor toning spots along with a consecutively numbered set of 5 notes series D04 450193 through D04 450197 in GEF to UNC with some barely visible colour smudging possibly from printing at the press above Britannia medallion in watermark area, and a B339 note series 78W 468610 about UNC - UNC. Somerset (16) 1981 issue "W" Reverse - B341 series BX14 382753 GVF, DN22 272705 Fine, and a last run later serial DY21 972853 about UNC - UNC, along with 5 consecutively numbered sets - first one being a set of 4 - series AN06 789172 through AN06 789175 all in GVF or better with some colour smudging probably from printing, the second set consists of 2 series BT43 109090 and BT43 109091 both in VF with some minor dirt and toning spots, the third set is another pair series BX14 382750 and BX14 382751 both GVF or near with some light colour smudging, the third set is a pair series BY19 479281 and BY19 479282 in GVF, and the last set being a trio series DX59 241628, DX59 241629 and DX59 241630 in EF
SomersetTwenty pounds (2) B351 issued 1984, FIRST RUN notes, one with low number series 01A 000546 & 01A 138473, William Shakespeare on reverse, (Pick380d), about Uncirculated and Uncirculated
One PoundSomersetB341 (9) issued 1981, all FIRST RUN prefix AN01, most with low serial numbers under 2000, (Pick377b), one with a small corner fold otherwise all Uncirculated
One PoundSomersetB341 (65) issued 1981, First Run AN01 and Last Run DY21 seen, plus many consecutively numbered runs and pairs, also some mid run '01' prefixes, (Pick377a), mixed grades from VF to Uncirculated, the majority are Uncirculated or about
Proof Sets (21) Flat Packs (15) 1970 (2), 1972 (2), 1973 (2), 1974 (2), 1975 (2), 1976 (2), 1977 (2), 1982, Blue Sets (6) 1983 (3), 1985, 1986 (2), nFDC to FDC in the cases of issue, some coins with toning, Royal Mint Year Sets (19) 1982 (4), 1983 (5), 1984, 1985 (2),1986 (2), 1987, 1988 Still sealed, 1989 Still sealed, 1990, 1992, UNC in the Royal Mint wallets of issue, Plastic Set 1953 UNC, Two Pounds 1986 Commonwealth Games (2) UNC in the Royal Mint wallets of issue, One Pound 1983 (9) UNC in various promotional wallets or on cards UNC, One Pound 1985 (3) in a Nescafe envelope UNC, Unofficial Year Set 1977 (7 coins) includes the crown UNC in a slide case, Two Pounds (20) 1989 Bill of Rights (9), 1989 Claim of Right (6), 1994 Tercentenary of the Bank of England (5) A/UNC to UNC, Banknotes () Five Pounds Dill, One Pound (23) O'Brien (1), Hollom 'G' (1), Fforde 'G' (4) these in mixed circulated grades, Page (6), Somerset (11) UNC, includes some consecutives
Five Pounds (18), Page (3) including one last series note prefix L92, Somerset (9), Gill (6), 10 notes Uncirculated or about the rest good VF to good EF
5 Pounds (2) SomersetB345 issued 1987, First Run notes series RA01 010485 & RA01 483547, (Pick378e), one with a small spot on the Queens face, Uncirculated
Proof Sets Executive Sets (3) 2009, 2010, 2011 FDC in the boxes of issue, Jersey The World War IICommemorative Coin Collection Fifty Pence 2015 a 6-coin set in gold plated steel with coloured reverses, Prooflike UNC in Westminster box with certificates, Guernsey Fifty Pence 2013 RAF in gold plated copper, Prooflike UNC with certificate, British Banknotes a 4-medal set by Windsor mint depicting £20, £10, £5 and £1 notes UNC in the box of issue with certificate, Cook Islands 'One Dollar 2007 'Year of the Three Kings 1936' Prooflike UNC, USA Modern Fantasy Twenty Dollars 1861O Prooflike UNC, Concorde - Queen of Aviation a 4-medal set each with a coloured reverse featuring the iconic aircraft, Prooflike UNC, VE Day Anniversary Medal 2015 70th Anniversary of VE Day UNC in the blue folder of issue Crowns 1977 Silver Jubilee (2) A/UNC to UNC, Queen Elizabeth II 1977 Silver Jubilee medal UNC in slide case, and an additional small group of GB and World base metal (14) and a Somerset One Pound, these in mixed circulated grades
Britannia Silver 2007 a 4-coin set Two Pounds, One Pound, Fifty Pence and Twenty Pence Britannia Proofs nFDC-FDC in the box of issue with certificate, Britannia Two Pounds 2007 Silver Proof FDC in the box of issue with certificate, Medal Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee 1977 57mm diameter by Spink 76 grammes of .925 silver UNC Matt Finish and toned in the box of issue with certificate, Alderney Five Pounds 2007 Queen Elizabeth II and Prince PhilipDiamond Wedding Hexagonal Silver Proofs (2) nFDC in capsules, East Caribbean States Ten Dollars 2007 Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Diamond Jubilee Hexagonal Silver Proof nFDC in capsule, Five Pound Crown 2007 Diamond Wedding UNC in the Royal Mint wallet of issue, Pre 1947 silver £2.97 1/2 face, Crown 1935 NEF, Double Florin 1887 Arabic 1 VF Ex-mount, One Pound Banknotes Somerset BW16 prefix (20 consecutives) UNC, plus a group of Crowns 1981 (17) UNC and other pre-decimal £sd issues these in base metal, in mixed grades
Crowns 1902 Fine, 1889 Fine as part of a group of Pre-decimal coinage Halfcrowns to Halfpennies some in Whitman folders, in mixed grades, plus a small group of pre-Euro Belgium and Germany coinage, in mixed grades, along with Banknotes One Pound (20) Page HX and HY prefixes (16) and Somerset DW and DX prefixes (4) in mixed higher grades
An accumulation in Whitman Folders, an album and boxes includes Ancients to Elizabeth II the Whitman folders mostly partially complete, some of these include some additional silver issues, in mixed circulated grades, along with a group of GB paper money Ten Shillings Peppiatt to Fforde (4) in mixed grades, and One Pound Somerset (8) mostly EF
Decimal and Pre-Decimal in base metal Victoria to Elizabeth II includes modern issue in red tubes, also includes some silver minors, album pages of GB Banknotes (£44.50 face, includes a group of low serial number consecutive Somerset One Pound DW09 EF to UNC, and a group of numismatic books (11) (lot)
One Pound a collection in an album (114) Peppiatt Blue to Somerset, in mixed higher grades the majority EF to UNC, along with One Pound Peppiatt (2) Green and Blue issues in a photo frame with a short account of 'Banknotes of World War II'
Penny 1831 GF as part of a group of GB and World includes BronzePennies loose and in an album Victoria to Elizabeth II, a small group of Victorian silver items, medal and tokens etc., Paper Money Gill and Somerset signatures £43 face in mixed grades a few UNC
GB and World a small group comprising Coin and Banknote sets (2) 1990 Queen Mother 90th Birthday, Duggleby C101, Five Pound Crown Silver Proof FDC and Five Pounds Gill A01 002913 UNC in the box of issue with certificate, 1992 Commemorative issues, Duggleby C105 New £10 Note Kentfield A01 002913 UNC and Ten Pence 2-coin set 1992 Silver Proofs Large and Small sizes FDC, Ten Shillings Fforde C40N One Pound (6) Somerset CW09 408529-408533 consecutives and DW01 296656 EF to UNC, Bulgaria 100 Leva 1951 issue EF, GB Crowns a 4-coin set 1972, 1977, 1980 and 1981 Silver Proofs FDC in the red case of issue with certificate, The 2003 Silver proof Piedfort Collection comprising Two Pounds 2003 DNA, One Pound 2003 and Fifty Pence 2003 WSPU Silver Proof Piedforts FDC in the case of issue with certificates, GB Five Pound Crowns a 2-coin set 1999 and 2000 Millennium the 2000 with gold highlighting, Guernsey/Jersey/Alderney Five Pound Crowns 2003 Prince William 21st Birthday a 3-coin set Silver Proofs FDC in the case of issue with certificate, Alderney/Guernsey Five Pound Crowns a 2-coin set 2001 Queen Elizabeth II 75th Birthday Silver Proofs FDC in the case of issue with certificate, Guernsey Five Pound Crown 1999 Prince Edward and Miss Sophie Rhys-Jones Silver Proof, World War II 50th Anniversary of the Allied Invasion of Europe a 3-coin set 1994-5 comprising GB Fifty Pence 1994 D-Day Landings Silver Proof, France 1 Franc 1993 Silver Proof, SA Dollar 1995 Silver Proof FDC in the blue box of issue with certificates
Proof Sets 1970 (6) nFDC to FDC in the cases of issue, Five Pound Crown 2000 Queen Mother 100th Birthday Silver Proof Piedfort nFDC in capsule, Five Pound Crown 2004 Entente Cordiale Silver Proof FDC in the box of issue with certificate, Crowns (2) 1977 Silver Jubilee Silver Proof, 1980 Queen Mother 80th Birthday Silver Proof both FDC in the boxes of issue with certificates, Twenty Pence 1982 Silver Proof Piedfort FDC in the box of issue with certificate, Unofficial Silver Sets (2) 1945 and 1946 (5 coins Halfcrown to Sixpence) EF to UNC and cased, Silver Threepence Sets of George V (2) 1911-1936 currency issues in mixed grades, Silver Threepence Set George VI 1937-1944 in mixed grades, Pre-Decimal Sets (5) containing 1965-1967 coinage UNC, Crowns a 5-coin set 1953-1977 UNC in a slide case, Crowns 1951 (6, two boxed), 1953 (5), 1960 (4), 1965 (3), 1972 (5), 1977 (4), 1980, 1981 (2), Five Pound Crowns (2) 2000 Millennium UNC, 2003 CoronationAnniversary UNC, Medal 1977 Silver Jubilee UNC, Two Pounds 1986 Commonwealth Games (4) UNC, Banknotes O'Brien to Somerset Ten Shillings and One Pound £46 face, mixed grades, plus a mixed group of 20th Century tokens, in mixed grades
GB and World including Trade Dollars, BritishColonial and GB issues some in silver mostly from circulation (lot), along with British paper money 10/- Fforde C02N (10) consecutive numbers EF-Unc and One Pounds Somerset (15) Unc and (6) from circulation
Crown (25p) 1977 SilverProof (6) cased with certificate lightly toned aFDC, others including base metal modern Two Pounds and Crowns some cased, mint sets and a small quantity of earlier coins including some pre 1947 silver issues, along with One Pounds Peppiatt blue shades (4), and One Pounds Somerset prefix CX76 (10) a mint state consecutive run (lot)
Plastic Set 1953 UNC, Britain's First Decimal Coins 1968/71 UNC in blue case, Crowns (8) 1953, 1965 (3), 1977 (2), 1980 (2), Five Pound Crown 2002 Queen Mother A/UNC, World and GB Pre-Decimal a small group (17) mostly Elizabeth II, some lustrous, Fifty Pence 1973 Cupro-NickelProof UNC, France 50 Francs 1977 A/UNC, Banknotes (2) One Pound Somerset CX54 prefix VF, One Pound Bank of Scotland 1943 Fine
Fifty Pounds to One Pound £1596 face includes Fifty Pounds Somerset A02 (2) a consecutive pair, Twenty Pounds PageB328 (2), Ten Pounds Page B326 (2), Ten Pounds Page B330 (34), Ten Pounds Somerset B346 (14), Five Pounds Page B336 (19), Five Pounds Somerset B343 (28), One Pound FfordeB305 (11), One Pound Page B322 (228), One Pound Page S90M B321Replacement (1), One Pound Page B320 (129), One Pound Page B339 (78), One Pound Page B340 A01N First Run a consecutive pair UNC, One Pound Somerset B341 (115), One Pound Page B337 (120), Ten Shillings Fforde B310 (50), Royal Bank of Scotland (4) Five Pounds (2) 1972 and 1973, One Pound (2)1967 and 1969 issues, a high grade group with the majority in UNC and a good proportion are consecutively numbered
ERROR £20 SomersetB351 (2) issued 1984 both with very different serial numbers on the same note 14K 798678/14K 799316 on one and 14K 798679/14K 799316 on the other, the last 2 serials of each not match, tiny pinholes bottom left, about UNC
ERRORS (13) includes 10/- O'Brien B271 faint double serial top right, £1 Fforde (2) one different serials and other diagonal white strip, £5 Page (2) one offset & other different serials £5 Somerset different serials, £1 Somerset (2) missing print on front, £20 Page missing signature, £20 GillB355 extra paper, £20 Gill different prefix letters, £20 Kentfield faded colours & £50 Somerset missing print, many with inked numbers, tears, etc, average Fine to VF, many better types, needs viewing
One poundSomersetB341 (36) issued 1978, Newton on reverse, different letter prefixes from 1st series AN33 to last series DY20 includes AR01, BU01, BZ01, CN01 and CX01, a few lower grades but mostly UNC
First Day Covers and First Day Covers with coins a collection in six albums (107) includes 'History of World War II' (68 items), Queen Elizabeth II 80th Birthday (39) many with Crown sized pieces UNC as issued, Banknotes (10) Five Pounds (4) O'Brien Lion and Key Fine, Hollom UNC, Somerset UNC, Lowther UNC, One Pound (5) Peppiatt blue NVF, Peppiatt Green VF, Fforde, Somerset (2) EF-UNC, Ten Shillings Fforde About UNC with slight foxing on the right
GB and World Proof Sets and singles a varied group comprising GB/Canada/Australia Accession Set 2002 GB Five Pound Crown Silver Proof, Canada Dollar 2002 Silver Proof, France 50 Euro 2002 Silver Proof, Alderney and Guernsey One Pound a two-coin set 2001 Silver Proofs, Alderney and Guernsey Five Pound Crowns a two-coin set 2001 Silver Proofs FDC in the cases of issue with certificates, Royal Mint Year Sets (3) 1983, 1993, 1984 UNC in the Royal Mint wallets of issue, GB Proof Set 1979 FDC, Royal Mint packs Two Pounds (3) 1994 Bank of England (3), 1995 UN, One Pound 1983, 1984, 1985, Fifty Pences (6) 1994 D-Day Landings (5), 2003 WSPU, Crowns 1981 Royal Wedding (2) all UNC in the wallets of issue, Unofficial 'Churchill' set 1965 Crown to Halfpenny UNC, £sd farewell set Crown to Farthing varied dates in mixed grades, unofficial Year Set 1967 UNC in slide case, Maundy Set Edward VIII fantasy set 1936 UNC, Belgium Tear Set 1997 Antarctica UNC, Mexico Year Set 1965 UNC toned, Apollo Soyuz Space mission medal Silver Proof 1975, New Zealand Dollar 1983 UNC, USA Bicentenary fantasy 3-coin set UNC, Banknotes (5) Bank of England One Pound Somerset (4) UNC in card wallets, Royal Bank of Scotland One Pound 1992 EF-UNC
Proof Sets (9) Flat Packs (3) 1970, 1978, 1982, Blue Sets (3), 1992, 1993, 1999, Red Leather Deluxe Sets (3) 1988, 1991, 1998, One Pound Silver Proofs (2) 1987, 1989 FDC cased as issued with certificate, Five Pound Crown 1990 Queen Mothers 90th Birthday Silver Proof FDC cased as issued with certificate, Royal Mint Year Sets 1986 UNC in RM wallet, Five Pound Crown Trafalgar 2005 UNC on the card of issue, One Pound 1983 UNC on the card of issue, Britain's First Decimal Coins 1968/71 UNC in the wallet of issue, Concorde Medal 2009 in gold plated copper with coloured obverse UNC, Britain's First Decimal coins a 'first and last' unofficial set in circulated grades with discolouration, 1967 Set a 6-coin set Halfcrown to Halfpenny UNC in black wallet, Florins to Farthings a small group in an album, Banknotes £17 face Catterns to Somerset in mixed grades
Ships and Explorers a 24-coin set 1992-1996 mostly Crown-sized and in Silver from a variety of countries FDC cased as issued with certificates, Five Pound Crowns (3) 1990, 1993, 1996 UNC, Crowns 1965-1981 a set in a plastic case UNC, also 1965 EF, 1980 UNC, 1981 UNC, Florin 1967 F, Banknote One Pound Somerset Fine, USA Silver Eagle 1995 UNC, Half Dollar 1964 EF
Crowns to Farthings (303) mostly 20th century includes plenty of silver, in mixed circulated grades, Britain's First Decimal Coin sets (2), Two Pounds 1995 UN UNC in RM wallet, Five Pound Crown 1999 Diana UNC in RM wallet, Banknotes (4) One Pound Somerset (2), Page (2) EF-UNC
One pounds (40) a mixed group ranging from Britannia style Beale and O'Brien to Page and SomersetNewton style plus 10/- Fforde, earlier mixed grade but later issues mostly high grade GEF to UNC
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