Bank of England (15) a mixed group in various circulated grades VF to about UNC comprising Ten Shillings Fforde (6) prefixes C25N, C97N, C97N, C25N and a last run series D38N 549306. Five Pounds Fforde issues 1967 (2) B312 first series R99 408255 and B314 series 59D 086211. Five Pounds HollomB297 issues 1963 (2) series H88 860212 and J84 125650. Five Pounds Page (3) B324 issued 1971 (2) first series 78C 889523 & 97C 689651 along with B332 The Duke of Wellington issue 1971 first series A24 049720. Ten Pounds GillB354Florence Nightingale issue 1988 last series JR22 803967. Ten Pounds KentfieldB366 Charles Dickens issue 1992 series A05 561901
Five Pounds QE2 and George Stephenson (12) Kentfield (8) 1993 issue B364 a consecutively numbered set of 8 - series CJ07 553240 through CJ07 553247 all GEF to UNC and all with a light dent at top edge possibly from bank wrapper, along with a Lowther (4) 1999 issue B380 consecutively numbered set - series EH20 363064 through EH20 363067 all about UNC to UNC with a slight bump at top edge possibly from bank wrapper
Weald of Kent Bank CranbrookFive Pounds dated 19th November 1813 No.3021 for Argles Bishop, Brenchley & Bishop, signed A. Bishop (Outing 608C), faint stain at centre and a few small holes VG - about Fine
Five Pounds QE2 and Elizabeth Fry (14) Lowther (6) 2002 issue B393 Full Halo - series HA09 870757 GEF, HB04 182824 about UNC - UNC along with a consecutive set of 4 series HA19 189634 through HA19 189637 all about UNC - UNC with a slight dent at top edge possibly from bank wrapper. Bailey (8) 2004 issue B398 series JD11 564892 GEF along with a consecutively numbered set of 7 - series LE28 419038 through LE28 419044 in mixed grades EF to About UNC
Five Pounds QE2 and The Duke of Wellington, SomersetB343 issued 1980 (2) prefix reversed to combine letters from the second half of the alphabet with the first half, last run series NC90 247347 GEF and an earlier issue of the later series NC01 383140 UNC
Bank of EnglandPage (6) Five Pounds QE2 pictorial & The Duke of WellingtonB334 Blue L Reverse issue 1973 last series 37Z 437366 UNC. Along with One Pounds QE2 & seated Britannia Green issues 1970 (5) comprising B320 (2) series Z20A 386718 & Z17L 849719, both UNC. Replacement issues B321 (2) series R70M 940633 UNC & S66M 867870 GEF. And the last note is B322 last series HZ55 992782 UNC
Five Pound QE2 Portrait and child Britannia, HollomB297 issued 1963, last series R09 243140, tiny rust spot near denomination at top right otherwise UNC
Five Pounds BealeWhite note B270 dated 15th August 1952 last series Y60 VG stained with inked and stamped numerals, along with Darlington Bank Five Pounds dated 30th October 1891 for Jonathan Backhouse & Comp., Grant 930C, signature cut-cancelled & bank stamps, VG
Five Pounds QE2 and The Duke of Wellington, SomersetB345 1mm Thread L Reverse issued 1987,a later series RC01 123197, UNC with small ink bleed on reverse at top margin
Bank of England (11), BealeFive Pounds white note B270 dated 2nd February 1950, series P64 048409, (Pick344), some edge damage, Fine, plus 5 Pounds signed Gill (2), 1 Pound signed Somerset (6), and 10 Shillings signed O'Brien and Fforde, mixed grades
NairneFive Pounds B208bf issued 8th April 1915, scarce MANCHESTER branch note, series 73/T 15415, lightly cleaned and pressed, EF looks about Uncirculated, scarce in this condition
CatternsFive pounds white notes B228 (2) both dated 13th May 1930, a consecutively numbered pair series 374/H 37763 & 374/H 37764, (Pick328a), both have a small bank stamp on reverse, in PMG holders graded 55 About Uncirculated & 58 Choice About Uncirculated, rare in this condition and as a consecutive pair
KentfieldFive Pounds (8) B362 issued 1991 (5) FIRST RUN issues with low numbers series R01 000091, R01 000208 and a consecutively numbered run series R01 000202 to R01 000204, B363 issued 1993 (2) First Run issues series AA01 006370 & AA01 846882, B364 issued 1993 with VERY LOW serial number AC02 000003, all Uncirculated or about
Five Pounds (43) including O'Brien white note dated 1956, Lion & Key C01 prefix, Page (2) last series prefixes EZ30 & EZ29, Somerset (2) FIRST RUN series RA01 and last series DN01, Gill (7) including 6 FIRST RUN notes prefix A01, Kentfield (3), Lowther (19) including FIRST RUN (14) prefix HA01, FIRST RUN (2) prefix EA01, REPLACEMENT note series LL50 925382, Bailey (8), mixed grades many in high grade inc. Uncirculated
CatternsFive pounds white notes B228 (2) both dated 1st June 1932, a consecutively numbered pair series 208/J 52323 & 208/J 52324, (Pick328a), in PMG holders graded 45 Choice Extremely Fine (minor rust mark) and 45EPQ Choice Extremely Fine exceptional paper quality, rare in this condition and as a consecutive pair
PeppiattFive Pounds white note B241e dated 2nd November 1937 series T/267 60115, LIVERPOOL branch note, (Pick335b), 2 small edge nicks at bottom, scarce branch issue, VF to good VF
Bank of England in Hendon album (147), Mahon to Bailey, FIRST & LAST run issues seen, many other first and last series and replacement notes also seen, also ERRORSomersetFive Pounds without signature, many other interesting prefixes and some low serial numbers, a comprehensive collection from 10/- to £50 in mixed grades, many high grade, viewing recommended
Five Pounds Mahonwhite note B215 dated 25th July 1927 series 052/H 25295, London issue, (Pick320a), original EF to good EF and scarce in this condition
Five Pounds O'Brien B280 (20) issued 1961, including 2 highest prefix first series notes H99 both Uncirculated, other first series notes, Helmeted Britannia at left, Lion & Key reverse, (Pick371a), high grade collection, EF to Uncirculated
ERROR (2) Five Pounds SomersetB343a issued 1980 a consecutively numbered pair DU72 446897 & DU72 446898, last prefix recorded for this error, missing signature, (Pick378d), about Uncirculated
ERRORS (13), very scarce PeppiattOne Pound with heavy printers ink smudge to right edge issued 1948, about Uncirculated, FfordeFive Pounds design misplaced vertically on reverse, issued 1967, good VF, Page One Pound (3) all with ink smudges through portrait of Queen, issued 1970, good VF, EF and Uncirculated, Page Ten Pounds with heavy printers ink smudge through portrait of the Queen, issued 1975, good VF, Page Five Pounds (3) a pair of consecutively numbered notes with queens portrait only lightly printed, issued 1975, about Uncirculated & Five Pounds horizontally misplaced on obverse, issued 1975, about EF, Page One Pound approx. 5mm taller than a standard note, issued 1978, about EF, Gill 10 Pounds with silver security thread misplaced to left and completely exposed, unusual error, issued 1988, VF, Gill Five Pounds missing orange, yellow and green in underprint on back, issued 1990, Uncirculated, Bailey Ten Pounds missing 5 digits from serial number at top left, issued 2004, about VF, an interesting and varied collection of errors needs viewing
Five Pounds O'Brien B277 (16) issued 1957, including two consecutively numbered pairs series D88 449006 - D88 449007 and D70 687038 - D70 687039, also first and last series notes, Helmeted Britannia at left, Lion & Key reverse, (Pick371a), good EF to Uncirculated
Five Pounds SomersetB345 (8), FIRST RUN (3) RA01 prefix including a low serial number 000564, LAST RUN RC90 prefix including a consecutively numbered pair, a mid series '01' note series RB01 776457, issued 1987 with blue 'L' on reverse, (Pick378e), Uncirculated
Five Pounds (18), Kentfield (10) and Lowther (8), including FIRST & LAST RUNS R01, AA01, AB18 & EA01 with low serial number examples also seen, a pair of consecutively numbered notes, also special prefixes noted YR20 and QE50, high grade collection all notes Uncirculated or about Uncirculated
Five Pounds (11), Gill (5) and Kentfield (6), all notes FIRST RUN issues, Gill B357 (5) prefixes A01 including a low serial number A01 000234 and a consecutively numbered run of three notes issued 1990, Kentfield B362 (3) prefixes R01 including a low serial number R01 000206 issued 1991, Kentfield B363 (3) prefixes AA01 issued 1993, a superb set of FIRST RUN notes, all Uncirculated
Ten Pounds (3) & Five Pounds (3) Lowther, scarce collection of EXPERIMENTAL notes, 10 pounds series MM19 998218, MM26 997517 & MK39 998130, 5 Pounds series XB31 997030, XD03 998640 & XK04 996910, most about Fine to Fine and hard to find
Five Pounds (18), Page (8), Somerset (3), Gill (7) a mix of high grade notes including consecutive pair, FIRST RUN RD01, LAST RUN NC90 & SE90, first and last series, mid series '01' notes, high grade collection EF to Uncirculated
Ten Pounds (2) & Five Pounds Bernhard, Peppiattwhite notes all Operation Bernhard German forgeries WW2, 10 Pounds dated 19th June 1934 series K/138 82183, pinholes, cleaned & pressed VF, 10 Pounds dated 17th September 1935 series K/155 39887, pinholes, pressed VF, 5 Pounds dated 4th April 1938 series B/200 71383, lightly pressed EF
Fifty Pounds Kentfield, Twenty Pounds & Five Pounds Gill, all three notes FIRST RUN with matching serial numbers A01 002037, each note sealed in a perspex slab with Britannia and Bank of England logo on the slabs, the 50 Pounds comes in a presentation box, look Uncirculated
Debden sets (3), C134 issued 1998, The UK Royal Triplet, 5 Pounds, 10 Pounds & 20 Pounds signed Kentfield, with matching serial numbers BE98 000863, in limited edition folder with certificate of authenticity, one of 1888 sets believed to have been issued, Uncirculated, C105 FIRST Kentfield Ten Pounds series A01 003092, plus 2 silver proof 10 pence coins in a presentation complete with certificate of authenticity, W102 the Queens Golden Jubilee 2002 LowtherFive Pounds series GJ020987 with a silver proof £5 coin, plus other philatelic/numismatic cover editions in an album (6) and some experimental printers notes (4), viewing recommended
ERRORFive Pounds Page, missing both serial numbers on front, partial serial number printed diagonally on back, scarce error, one diagonal fold, good EF
Ten Shillings, One Pound & Five Pounds, Catterns 10 Shillings B223 issued 1930 series U70 773479, about VF to VF, Peppiatt 10 Shillings B251 issued 1940 WW2 emergency mauve issue E10D 936844, EF, 1 Pound B258 issued 1948, unthreaded paper, series R71A 195950, good EF to about Uncirculated, Page 5 Pounds B336 issued 1973 series AT28 926806, very small dent in paper, Uncirculated or about
Framed 99.9% pure Gold L.K. O'Brien Ten Shilling and Five Pound notes, a limited edition number 529 of 1000, issued by the Royal Mint, in glass fronted frame so room buyers or collection only, unsuitable for posting, also 2 further gold banknotes, 50 Pounds Salmon and USA 1 dollar
Five Pounds Catternswhite note B228 (3) dated 8th August 1932, a consecutively numbered run series 243/J 10192 - 243/J 10194, London issue, (Pick328a), one has a tiny edge nick top right, about VF
Five Pounds O'Brien white note (3) B276 dated 25th October 1955, a consecutively numbered run series B14A 093698 & B14A 093700, these 3 notes being consecutive to the previous pair, (Pick345), first 2 are Uncirculated the last note good EF to aUNC
Five Pounds O'Brien white note (2) B276 dated 25th October 1955, a consecutively numbered pair series B14A 093694 & B14A 093695, (Pick345), Uncirculated and scarce as a consecutive pair
Five Pounds O'Brien white note (2) B276 dated 25th October 1955, a consecutively numbered pair series B14A 093696 & B14A 093697, these 2 notes being consecutive to the previous pair, (Pick345), Uncirculated and scarce as a consecutive pair
Five Pounds O'Brien white note (2) B276 dated 25th October 1955, a consecutively numbered pair series B14A 093683 & B14A 093684, these 2 notes being consecutive to the previous pair, (Pick345), Uncirculated and scarce as a consecutive pair
Five Pounds O'Brien white note (2) B276 dated 25th October 1955, a consecutively numbered pair series B14A 093681 & B14A 093682, (Pick345), Uncirculated and scarce as a consecutive pair
Five Pounds Peppiattwhite note B241e dated 4th February 1937 series T/243 05438, LIVERPOOL branch note, (Pick335b), small stain on reverse, scarce branch issue, Fine to good Fine
Five Pounds O'Brien B277 (8), Helmeted Britannia at right, Lion & Key reverse, issued 1957, a collection of high grade notes, (Pick371a), about Uncirculated (2), good EF (4) and EF (2)
Five Pounds (24), O'Brien Lion & Key (3), Fforde (1), Page first issue (1), Somerset (4), Gill (3) and Kentfield (12), FIRST & LAST runs seen, first & last series seen, consecutive numbers seen, most about Uncirculated to Uncirculated
Five Pounds O'Brien (2) white notes B276 dated 4th October 1955, series A95A 020068, and 9th July 1955, series A21A 032491, (Pick345), tiny annotations and light spots to the first note, both good Fine
Five Pounds O'Brien B280 (6) Helmeted Britannia at right, Lion & Key reverse issued 1961, a collection of high grade notes including 4 x first series 'H' prefix, (Pick372a) Uncirculated (1), about Uncirculated (1), good EF (2) and EF (2)
Five Pounds (37), ClelandB414 (13) polymer notes including a pair of consecutively numbered FIRST RUN AA01, plus other consecutively numbered runs noted, SalmonB407 (13) including 2 sets of consecutively numbered notes with prefix LE79 and a mid run '01' note, BaileyB398 (11) including consecutively numbered runs and a few mid run '01' notes, most Uncirculated
Five Pounds O'Brien (2) white notes B276 dated 4th August 1955, series A43A 046438, and 8th July 1955, series A20A 084386, (Pick345), good Fine and good VF
Five Pounds Catternswhite note B228 dated 8th July 1932, series 229/J 71601, London issue, (Pick328a), two tiny pinholes and one edge nick, pressed Fine
Five Pounds Peppiattwhite note B255 dated 4th December 1945, series K94 019690, London issue, thicker paper issue, (Pick342), light signs of handling, about Uncirculated to Uncirculated
Debden Set C120 (4) Ten Pounds Kentfield with prefix HM70, commemorative Queen's 70th Birthday, with the Five Pound Crown 1996 Silver Proof, limited edition of only 2000 issued in red presentation box, Uncirculated
Five Pounds Peppiattwhite note B255 dated 30th August 1945, series K12 045762, London issue, thicker paper issue, (Pick342), some very light dirt on reverse, EF
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
Five Pounds B357Gill (11) issued 1990, a consecutively numbered run of 6 First Series notes A11 615128 to A11 615133, and a pair of consecutively numbered First Series notes A11 615136 & A11 615137, Five Pounds issued 1990, FIRST RUN with low serial number A01 001431, last series notes (2) serial No. N36 213234 & N45 570458, (Pick382a), Uncirculated
Five Pounds O'Brien B277 (5), Helmeted Britannia at right, Lion & Key reverse, issued 1957, C92 803011 Uncirculated, D08 655225 & D08 655227 about Uncirculated, A88 620765 first series note, inked number on reverse good VF, D30 193882 small tear to top, good Fine (Pick371a)
Debden Sets (3), C166 (2) Ten Pounds Lowther with prefix ER50, commemorative the Queens Golden Jubilee, with the 5 Pounds Crown silver proof 2002, limited edition of only 500 issued in blue presentation box, plus C101Five Pounds Gill with prefix A01, commemorative Queen mother's 90th birthday, with the 5 Pounds Crown silver proof 1990, limited edition of only 1100 issued in blue presentation box, Uncirculated
Five Pounds B362Kentfield (3) issued 1991, FIRST RUN series R01 393194, LAST RUN series W18 999789 and mid run series U32 337850, (Pick382b), Uncirculated
Five Pounds Peppiattwhite note B255 dated 29th November 1944, series E76 050541, London issue, thicker paper issue, (Pick342), stain to left side and discolouration, edges lighter than rest of the note possibly been in a frame, generally about Uncirculated
Five Pounds O'Brien B277 (2) issued 1957, a consecutively numbered pair first series A86 133511 & A86 133512, Helmeted Britannia at left, Lion & Key reverse, (Pick371a), about Uncirculated
Five Pounds O'Brien B277 (3) issued 1957, a consecutively numbered run series B35 435016 to B35 435018, Helmeted Britannia at left, Lion & Key reverse, (Pick371a), EF
Five Pounds B380 & B393 & B395Lowther (8), FIRST RUN (5) with low serial numbers, prefixes HA01 & EA01, plus Replacement notes (2) prefixes LL60 & LL74 and column sort note prefix DL37, all Uncirculated
Five Pounds B363Kentfield (5) issued 1993, FIRST RUN issues with LOW serial numbers AA01 006796, AA01 006807 & AA01 007328, plus 2 first series notes AA18 635747 & AA68 749789, (Pick382b), Uncirculated
Five Pounds HollomB297 (7) issued 1963, a consecutively numbered run of 5, series D27 158010 to D27 158014, and a consecutively numbered pair series E19 058704 & E19 058705, (Pick375a), good VF
Five Pounds B398cs Bailey (3) issued 2004 LAST RUN Column Sort note EL45 789283 and a pair of consecutively numbered Column Sort notes series EL22 700566 & EL22 700567, (Pick391c), Uncirculated
Five Pounds O'Brien B277 Helmeted Britannia at right, Lion & Key reverse, issued 1957, a pair of consecutively numbered first series notes A55227411 & A55 227412, (Pick371a), good EF
Five Pounds O'Brien B280 Helmeted Britannia at right, Lion & Key reverse issued 1961, first series with low number H38 000670, (Pick372a), lightly dent in paper, about Uncirculated to Uncirculated
Framed 99.9% pure Gold L.K. O'Brien Ten Shilling and Five Pound notes, a limited edition number 975 of 1000, issued by the Royal Mint, in glass fronted frame so room buyers or collection only, unsuitable for posting, also 2 further gold banknotes, 50 Pounds Salmon and USA 1 dollar
Five pounds (6), O'Brien (4) white notes B275, a consecutively numbered series Y88 028238 - Y88 028241 dated 5th February 1955, all VF and Beale (2) white notes B270 dated 23rd May 1950 & 29th October 1951 series R58 086055 & W10 031048, Fine
Five Pounds Peppiattwhite note B241e dated 24th November 1934 series T/174 70936, LIVERPOOL branch note, (Pick335b), '3426' ink stamped on front, inked annotations on reverse, small stain and edge nick to bottom corner, scarce branch issue, Fine
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