GB and World (70) comprising GB (64) One Hundred Pounds Silver (3) 2015 Big Ben, 2015 Buckingham Palace, 2016 Trafalgar Square Silver 2oz., Fifty Pounds Silver (2) 2015 Britannia, 2016 William Shakespeare, Twenty Pounds Silver (8) 2013 George and the Dragon, 2014 Outbreak of the First World War, 2015 50th Anniversary of the Death of Sir WinstonChurchill, 2015 Queen Elizabeth II - The Longest Reigning Monarch, 2016 Queen Elizabeth II 90th Birthday, 2016 Welsh Dragon, 2016 Christmas Nativity, 2017 Queen Elizabeth II and Prince PhilipPlatinum Wedding, Lustrous UNC on the Royal Mint cards of issue, Royal Mint Year Set 2015 Fourth Portrait (Ian Rank-Broadley), Five Pound Crowns (44) 2001 100th Anniversary of the End of the Victorian Era, 2006 Queen Elizabeth II 80th Birthday, 2012 Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee, 2012 London Olympics - Skyline, 2012 London Paralympics, 2014 300th Anniversary of the Death of Queen Anne, 2015 200th Anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, 2016 Queen Elizabeth II 90th Birthday, 2017 Centenary of the House of Windsor (in Century of Royal Service presentation folder), 2017 Centenary of the House of Windsor, (in Engagement of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle presentation folder), 2017 The Christmas Tree 2017 1000th Anniversary of the Coronation of King Canute, 2017 Queen Elizabeth II Sapphire (65th) Jubilee, 2017 Prince Philip - A Life of Public Service, 2017 Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Platinum Wedding Anniversary, 2018 Prince of Wales 70th Birthday, 2018 Royal Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, 2018 Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Sapphire Anniversary, 2019 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Queen Victoria, 2020 Queen - Music Legends, 2020 Queen - Music Legends (in 'A Kind of Magic' folder), 2020 Queen - Music Legends (in 'Hot Space' folder), 2020 Queen - Music Legends (in 'Live' folder), 2020 Elton John - Music Legends (in 'Rocket Man' folder), 2020 Elton John - Music Legends (in 'Dodgers Stadium' folder), 2020 Elton John - Music Legends (in 'Illustration' folder), 2020 Elton John - Music Legends (in 'The Very Best Of' folder), 2020 The Who - Music Legends with coloured reverse, 2020 David Bowie - Music Legend, 2020 British Red Cross 150th Anniversary, with coloured red cross on the reverse, 2020 Shengxiao Collection - Chinese Lunar Year of the Rat 2020 250th Anniversary of the Birth of William Wordsworth, 2020 200th Anniversary of the Death of King George III, 2020 75th Anniversary of the End of World War II, 2020 Queen's Beasts - The White Horse of Hanover, 2020 Queen's Beasts - The White Lion of Mortimer, 2021 The Queen's Beasts - The White Greyhound of Richmond, 2021 Queen's Beasts - The Griffin of Edward III, 2021 Queen's Beasts - The Completer Coin, 2021 Alfred The Great - 1150th Anniversary of his Accession, 2021 Mahatma Gandhi, 2021 Peter Rabbit, 2022 The Queen's Reign - Honours and Investitures, 2022 The Queen's Reign - The Commonwealth, 2022 The Queen's Reign - Charity and Patronage, UNC in the Royal Mint folders of issue, the vast majority still sealed, Fifty Pence Silver Britannia 2014 One Quarter Ounce Silver SS Gairsoppa UNC in the Royal Mint folder of issue, Fifty Pence Collectors Albums (2) 2017 Beatrix Potter, comprising Peter Rabbit, Jeremy Fisher, Tom Kitten and Benjamin Bunny types NEF to EF in the Royal Mint folder, 2018 Paddington, comprising Paddington - At The Station and Paddington - At The Palace both NEF in the Yellow Royal Mint folder, 1952-2012 The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Collection comprising Shilling 1962E, Brass Threepence 1967, Penny 1967, Halfpenny 1967, Crown 1977 Silver Jubilee, Five Pences (2) 1968, 1989, Half Penny 1982, Lustrous UNC, along with Australia Penny 1955 Fine, Canada One Cent 2010 UNC with full lustre, Isle of Man Two Pence 2008 BU, Falkland Islands Two Pence 2004 Lustrous UNC, Postage Stamps (4) Fourpence (4d) Blue (3) from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and Half Penny (½d) Orange all early Elizabeth II issues, and Banknote Hong Kong One Cent UNC all in the folder of issue, Pennies a 5-coin set Victoria to Elizabeth comprising 1896 VG, 1907 VG, 1927 Near Fine, 1945 Fine, 1964 NVF, in a Royal Mint folder, Penny 1900 Queen Victoria VG in a Royal Mint folder, Unofficial Set (8 coins) comprising Halfcrown 1949, Florin 1963, Shilling 1957E, Sixpence 1963, Brass Threepence 1967, Penny 1966, Halfpenny 1967
Twenty Pounds Silver (4) 2014 Outbreak of World War I, 2015 Queen Elizabeth II - The Longest Reigning Monarch (2), 2016 Queen Elizabeth II 90th Birthday, UNC on the Royal Mint cards of issue, Royal Mint Year Sets (15) 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1988 Bicentenary of Australia, 1990, 1991, 1992 (includes the EU Presidency Fifty Pence), 1993 (includes the EU Presidency Fifty Pence), 1994, 1995, 1998, 2000, and the Fourth and Fifth Circulating Coinage Portrait Collection with Rank-Broadley and Jody Clark portraits, UNC in the Royal Mint cases of issue, Five Pound Crowns a 3-coin set 2020 James Bond comprising 2020 Bond, James Bond, 2020 Pay Attention 007, and 2020 Shaken not stirred, UNC in the Royal Mint black slip case of issue, Five Pound Crowns (2) 2010 2-Year Olympic Countdown, 2010 A Celebration of Britain - Kind Hearts Are More Than Coronets Cupro-Nickel Proof, Two Pounds (11) 1994 Tercentenary of the Bank of England, 1995 Peace Dove, 2006 Brunel, 2007 200th Anniversary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade (2), 2007 300th Anniversary of the Act of Union (2), 2008 Olympic HandoverBeijing to London, 2009 250th Anniversary of the Birth of Robert Burns, 2009 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Charles Darwin, 2015 800th Anniversary of the Magna Carta, Two Pounds 2-coin sets (2) 1989 Bill and Claim of Rights, 2013 150th Anniversary of the London Underground Train and Underground Sign, Two Pounds a 3-coin set 2016 William Shakespeare Comedies, Tragedies and Histories, Two Pounds 2002 a 4-coin set Commonwealth Games, Fifty Pences (9) 1994 50th Anniversary of D-Day (3), 2009 London Olympics Blue Peter Design Winner, 2010 100 Years of Girlguiding, 2015 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain (2), 2016 Olympic Team GB (2), Fifty Pence 2-coin sets (2) 1998 Britannia and 25th Anniversary of the EEC types (3), 2006 Victoria Cross The Award and the Heroic Acts, Fifty Pence 2019 British Culture Set a 5-coin set in cupro-nickel comprising Britannia, 4-minute mile, Scouting, Girl Guiding and Kew Gardens types, all coins now dated 2019, Britain's New Coinage a 3-coin set 2005 comprising Two Pounds 2005 400th Anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot, One Pound 2005 Menai Straits Bridge, and Fifty Pence 2005 250th Anniversary of Samuel Johnson's Dictionary, One Pound (9) 1983 (2), 1987 England, 1997 England (2), 2007 Gateshead Millennium Bridge, 2016 The Last Round Pound (3), One Pound 2-coin sets (3) 2013 Floral Emblems England and Wales, 2014 Scotland and Northern Ireland, 2016 Last Round Pound and First 12-sided Pound, Crowns 1980 (2) The 2015 Definitive Coin album One Pound to One Penny EF to UNC in the wallet of issue, The Royal Portrait Collection, a 4-coin set comprising Crowns (2) 1965, 1972, and Five Pound Crowns (2) 1990 and 1998 AU-UNC in the wallet of issue, Royal Mint Medalet 2009 50 Years of the Mini UNC on the card of issue, World Issues (3) Alderney Five Pounds (2) 2010 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain Cupro-Nickel Proof FDC on the Royal Mint card of issue, 2017 300th Anniversary of the Coronation of George I, UNC in the wallet of issue, Canada Coin and Banknote set 1996 Two Dollar Coin and Two Dollar note UNC still sealed in the wallet of issue, GB Numismatic First Day Covers (7) RAF Centenary 2018 comprising Two Pounds 2018 (4) depicting the Spitfire, Vulcan, Sea-King Helicopter and Lightning II along with a set of 6x stamps 2x £1.57, 2x £1.40 and 2x First Class, UNC on the envelope of issue, The War at Sea - First World War comprising Two Pounds 2015 The Royal Navy and set of 6x stamps, 3x £1.52 and 3x First Class, UNC on the envelope of issue, One Pound Scotland 1988 with 19p stamp, UNC on the envelope of issue, A Parliament for Scotland comprising One Pound Scotland 1999 UNC and set of 4x stamps First Class, Second Class, E and 64p, UNC on the envelope of issue, D-Day Landings 1994 comprising Fifty Pence 1994 and set of 6x25p stamps, all with different wartime images, UNC on the envelope of issue, 2007 100 Years of Scouting comprising Fifty Pence 2007 and set of 6x stamps, First Class, 46p, 48p, 54p, 69p, 78p UNC on the envelope of issue, Battle of Hastings 950th Anniversary 2016 comprising Fifty Pence and set of 4x First class stamps UNC on the envelope of issue
GB and World Cased items a large and varied group: GB Five Pounds The Queen's Beasts 2oz. Silver (3) 2016 The Lion of England, 2017 Griffin of Edward III, 2018 The Unicorn of Scotland, BU in Jubilee Mint boxes with certificates, Twenty Pounds 2016 Queen Elizabeth II 90th Birthday Silver BU in a Datestamp holder with First Class Stamp, issued 21 April 2016, in the box of issue with certificate, Two Pounds 2018 Silver One Ounce - Year of the Dog BU in a Datestamp holder with First Class stamp, in the box of issue with certificate, Five Pound Crowns 2011 Prince Philip 95th Birthday Silver Proofs (2) nFDC to FDC in Datestamp holders, each with a First Class Stamp, in the boxes of issue with certificate, Five Pound Crown 1993 Coronation 40th Anniversary Silver Proof, Two Pounds (2) 1994 Tercentenary of the Bank of England Silver Proof, 2018 RAFSpitfire Silver Proof in a Datestamp holder with First Class Stamp, accompanied with a 'Flown in Spitfire TD314 certificate', in the box of issue, Crowns 'The George VI Crown Pair' 1937 NEF and 1951 Lustrous UNC, Guernsey Five Pound Crowns (2) 2017 Queen Elizabeth IISapphire Jubilee Silver Proof FDC with a sapphire set into the reverse, 2018 The Royal Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Silver Proof, Jersey Five Pound Crowns (4) 2017 Platinum Wedding of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Silver Proof, 2017 Battle of Britain Memorial Flight 1957-2017 Silver Proof with coloured reverse, 2017 The Duke of Edinburgh 70 Years of Service Silver Proof, 2018 100 Years of the Air Force Silver Proof with coloured Reverse, Isle of Man Five Pound Crown 2017 House of Windsor Centenary Silver Proof Piedfort, Tristan da Cunha Five Pounds 2009 St. George and the Dragon Rhodium plated Silver Proof with inset rubies, Tristan da Cunha a 3-coin set 2018 World War I Centenary, Five Pounds, Two Pounds and One Pound Silver Proofs, Tristan da Cunha Crowns a 3-coin set 2014 Queen Elizabeth II 88th Birthday each with different reverses Silver Proofs, Turks and Caicos Islands 20 Crowns 1997 Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Golden Wedding Gold-plated Silver Proof, Medals (7) Brexit - Article 50 - 29th March 2017 Silver One Ounce Proof (possibly a future rarity with this date?), 2018 Prince Henry and Meghan Markle Royal Wedding One Ounce Silver Proof, 2018 Prince Louis of Cambridge One Ounce Silver Proof, Numisproof 2017 Platinum Wedding of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip 2oz. Silver Proof with coloured reverse, 1977 Silver Jubilee Medals (2) by the Birmingham Mint one in silver, the other in gold-plated silver, 1974 Christmas Medal 1.58 Troy oz. Silver Proof by Sandhill, nFDC to FDC in the boxes of issue with certificates, Numismatic First Day Covers (4) Two Pounds Silver Britannia 2017 with five stamps, Two Pounds Silver Britannia 2017 with six stamps - Trooping the Colour issue, Jersey Five Pound Crown 2015 Silver Proof with coloured poppies on the reverse, with set of six stamps, Jersey Five Pound Crown 2014 Silver Proof 60th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight each UNC in the Westminster folders of issue
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).
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
Scotland (18) National Bank of Scotland Five Pounds 1951 Fine, One Pound 1939 Fine, British Linen Bank (2) Five Pounds 1964 UNC, One Pound 1968 UNC with small pencil mark in margin, Bank of Scotland One Pound (4) 1959, 1964 (2), 1967 VF-EF, Royal Bank of ScotlandTen Pounds 1992 UNC, One Pound (2) 1966, 1967, Bank of Scotland Twenty Pounds 1991 UNC, Ten Pounds 1989 GVF, Five Pounds (3) 1984, 1985, 1990 EF-UNC, Clydesdale Bank Five Pounds 1987 UNC, One Pound 1983 UNC
Scotland (21) Commercial Bank of Scotland One Pound 1936, British Linen Bank One Pound (3) 1944, 1947, 1952, 1969, Royal Bank of Scotland One Pound (2) 1943 and 1947, Bank of Scotland Twenty Pounds 1987, Ten Pounds 1987, One Pound (4) 1945, 1955, 1960, 1965, Royal Bank of Scotland (8) Ten Pounds 1992, 1993, Five Pounds 1964, 1967, 1988, One Pound 1959, 1965, 1966 in mixed grades generally in line with age
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