Bank of England & The Royal Mint Limited Edition Commemorative Presentation sets (4) an appealing group of these always collectible sets comprising the C119 H.M. the Queen's 70th birthday 1996, Kentfield 5 Pounds note series HM70 004193 & a Cupro-nickel 5 Pound Crown, in the original folder missing the outer sleeve and the informative booklet with the COA. C130 Prince of Wales 50th Birthday 1998, Kentfield 5 Pounds note with a special prefix and a LOW serial number PW50 000278 & a Cupro-nickel 5 Pound Crown, both in the original presentation folder and sleeve with the COA. C157 First & Last Kentfield 10 Pounds with matching serial numbers consisting of Last DickensB382 serial number LA80 999165 & the First DarwinB390 serial number AA01 999165, a very low numbered set considering it’s a limited-edition of 1000 matched pairs in the range of 999000 to 999999. Along with the 10 Pounds Lowther Special Millennium Commemorative Prefix 2000 from C150 and an early serial number YR20 000549, comes only with the original COA but without the cardboard container wallet
Bank of England limited edition presentation pack C108, Kentfield £5 sheet of 3 uncut notes, serial numbers AC01 000283, AC02 000283 and AC03 000283, UNC. Bank of England limited edition presentation pack C169, Royal Celebration mini sheet, Lowther £5 uncut pair serial numbers HM02 000290 & HM03 000290, UNC with certificate
Bank of England and The Royal Mint Commemorative Presentation set C119 HM the Queen's 70th birthday 1996, Kentfield 5 Pounds note series HM70 002974 & a Cupro-nickel 5 Pound Crown, UNC in the original folder with the certificate
Bank of England & Treasury (82) in mixed grades comprising Treasury 1 Pound FisherT31 issue 1923 serial number J1/96 817403. Along with Bank of England issues comprising Mahon 10 Shillings B210 issue 1928 serial number W83 635086. Catterns (2) 10 Shillings B223 issue 1930 LAST series K08 927816 and 1 Pound Green B225 issue 1930 LAST series Z21 271136. Peppiatt (7) including 10 Shillings (2) a 1934 issue B236 prefix 27R and an Emergency Mauve issue 1940 prefix K73D along with 1 Pounds (5) including 1934 Pre World War II issues B238 prefix 84L and B239 prefix J15A, an Emergency Blue-Pink issue 1940 prefix A28D and post World War II issues B260 prefixes B50B & LAST series H11B. Beale 10 Shillings B266 issues 1950 (2) prefixes L35Z & O28Z. O'Brien (7) including 10 Shillings (3) B271 issue 1955 prefix B04Z along with QE2 portrait & seated Britannia B286 issues 1961 (2) prefixes J87 & FIRST series A10 and 1 Pounds QE2 portrait & seated Britannia 1960 issues (4) including B282 prefix 29J along with B284 (3) serial numbers B04N 551826, B64N 572320 & B64N 577777. Hollom 10 Shillings QE2 portrait & seated Britannia B294 issues 1963 (2) prefixes W61 & Z02. Fforde QE2 portrait & seated Britannia 1967 issues (25) including 1 Pound B307&category=1&prm=sr&searchtype=1">B307 prefix U26E 10 Shillings B309 a consecutive trio serial numbers 75S 054374 - 75S 054376 and B310 (21) including prefixes A09N,A19N, a consecutive set of 8 notes B64N 838033 - B64N 838040, C42N, a consecutive pair D01N 089037 & D01N 089038, LAST series D15N, D37N and D36N including a consecutive set of 5 notes D36N 033541 - D36N 033541 along with D36N 467950. Page (14) including 1 Pounds QE2 portrait and seated Britannia 1970 issues (9) Replacement issues B323 (2) a consecutive pair MW11 419588 & MW11 419589 along with B322 (7) prefixes include a consecutive pair CY37 462251 CY37 462252, ET66 and a consecutive set of 4 notes HX02 090663 - HX02 090666. 5 Pounds QE2 pictorial and The Duke of Wellington 1973 L Reverse issues (4) including B334 (2) prefixes 73L & 89R and a consecutive pair B336 series B59 572053 - BT59 572054. 20 Pounds QE2 pictorial & William ShakespeareB328 Purple issue 1970 prefix D24 359556. Somerset (14) including 1 Pounds QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac NewtonB341 W Reverse 1981 issues (9) includes a consecutive set of 5 notes CY56 432207 - 432211 amongst prefixes BY29, DY01, DY02 and LAST RUN DY21 734755. 5 Pounds QE2 pictorial & The Duke of Wellington B343 L Reverse issues 1980 (2) prefixes KX13 & EU15. 10 Pounds (2) including L reverse issue 1984 B348 prefix AY17 and a L reverse Windowed thread (Stardust thread) issue 1987 B349 prefix CT58. 50 Pounds QE2 pictorial & Sir Christopher WrenB352 issue 1981 serial number B30 070658. Gill (3) including 5 Pounds QE2 pictorial & The Duke of Wellington B353 L reverse issues 1988 prefixes SC32 & SC88. 10 Pounds QE2 pictorial & Florence NightingaleB354 L reverse issue 1988 prefix HS41. 20 Pounds QE2 pictorial & William Shakespeare B355 Purple & Green issue 1988 prefix 14S. Kentfield (3) including 10 Pounds B360 L reverse issue 1991 prefix KN15 and 50 Pounds QE2 pictorial & Sir Christopher Wren B361 issues 1991 serial numbers E24 902897 & E09 637272. Includes Scotland 1 Pounds (4) from The Royal Bank of Scotland plc & Clydesdale Bank plc.
Bank of England Debden Sets (20), C157 (3) Last & First issued 2000, Lowther 10 Pounds pair, last Dickens & first Darwin with prefixes LA80 & AA01 and matching serial numbers, C169 (2) Royal celebration uncut pair issued 2002, Lowther 5 Pounds uncut pair with matching serial numbers HM02/HM03 000394, C162 (2) Last & First issued 2002, Lowther 5 Pounds pair, last Stephenson & first Fry with prefixes EJ90 & HA01 and matching serial numbers, C142 (1) First & Special run issued 1999, pair 5 Pounds signed Lowther & Kentfield EA01/DL99 999000, C122a (6) Hong Kong handover issued 1997, Kentfield 5 Pounds prefix HK97, 4 notes in presentation folders and 2 notes in presentation booklets, C149 (2) Millennium Year prefix issued 2000, Lowther 5 Pounds prefix YR20, C150 (5) Millennium Year prefix issued 2000, Lowther 10 Pounds prefix YR20, one of these has no presentation folder or cover, nice collection of Debden sets
Bank of England Debden Sets (8), C134 UK Royal Triplet Set, each set has Kentfield 20 Pounds, 10 Pounds & 5 Pounds with prefix BE98 and matching serial numbers, in presentation folders as issued, complete with certificate of authenticity, limited edition of 1888 sets, some of the folders have light damage but the notes are Uncirculated
Coin and Banknote Sets (2) Queen Elizabeth II 70th Birthday 1997 £10 Kentfield HM70 000306 UNC and Five Pound Crown 1996 Silver Proof FDC boxed as issued, Queen Mother Centenary 2000 £10 Lowther QM10 000323 UNC and Five Pound Crown 2000 Silver Proof FDC in the wallet of issue, along with note issues in wallets (6) The UK Royal Triplet E series £20, £10 and £5 matched umbers BE98 000780 UNC in the wallet of issue, Five Pounds Kentfield an uncut trio 'Produced on the Sheet Press' AC01, AC02 and AC03 000897 UNC in the wallet of issue, Five Pounds Kentfield an uncut trio 'Produced on the Web Press' AB16, AB17 and AB18 999935 UNC in the wallet of issue, A Royal Celebration Five Pounds Lowther two notes on a mini-sheet HM02 and HM03 000297 UNC in the wallet of issue, Ten Pounds Lowther 2000 Millennium YR20 000163 UNC in the Dickens wallet of issue, Five Pounds Lowther 2000 Millennium YR20 000163 UNC in the Stephenson wallet of issue, also Bank of England limited edition C121uncut sheet of 8 notes, matching numbers from BH25-28 & BH33-36 000136, UNC
Bank of England and various (60) total face value c.£400 includes Kentfield £50 (3) A99 gFine, H01 GEF & L21, Lowther £50 K30, also experimental die note, Republic Ireland £5 UNC, £10 GVF and £20 UNC all dated 1999 & Royal Bank of Scotland (6) face value £31, also presentation pack C152 series QM000039, various grades but many in UNC
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