Twenty Pounds PageB328 issued 1970 first series William Shakespeare on reverse, Pick380b (10 consecutives) A17 068391 to 068400 Unc or very near a few with faint discolouration at one edge due to long term storage in the original cash centre envelope
Twenty Pounds PageB328 issued 1970 first series William Shakespeare on reverse, Pick380b (10 consecutives) A38 180951 to 180960 Unc or very near the 180951 with some faint discolouration from long term storage
Banknote and Coin Sets Twenty Pounds Lowther Edward Elgar YR20 000816 with the 2000 Millennium Silver Proof Crown. Ten Pounds Lowther Charles Dickens QM10 000577 with the 2000 Queen Mother Silver Proof Crown (2 sets) QM10 000532 and QM10 000577. Ten Pounds Lowther Charles Darwin YR10 000394 with the 2001 VICTORIAN ERA Silver Proof Crown. Five Pounds Kentfield George Stephenson HM50 001109 with the 1997 cupro-nickel Crown. Five Pounds Kentfield George Stephenson YR19 991342 with the 1999 cupro-nickel Crown. Five Pounds Lowther George Stephenson QM10 010443 with the 2000 Queen Mother cupro-nickel crown. Five Pounds Lowther George Stephenson VR10 000536 with the 2001 cupro-nickel Crown all in the Bank of England/Royal Mint presentation packs of issue some of the coins with some toning as usual along with Banknote and Coin Stamp Covers (2) both with Five Pounds Lowther George Stephen QM10 009795 with the 2000 Queen Mother cupro-nickel Crown, and QE50 008651 with 2002 Golden Jubilee cupro-nickel Crown
Gibraltar The Miracle of Dunkirk 2020 Proof Set a 5 coin set with four in silver Halfcrowns (3) and a Twenty Pounds and Two Crown gold (9 carat) FDC in the booklet style presentation pack with certificates
Twenty Pounds Fine Silver Coin 2016 in the Winston Churchill Royal; Mint presentation card of issue, Cupro-Nickel - Five Pound Crowns (3) EF-Unc, Crowns (25p) 1965-1977 (18) Unc in slide cases, 1953 Crown EF Guernsey 25p Crowns (2) EF, Britains First Decimal Coins blue wallet sets (2) with the bronze toning, Two Pounds 1986 base metal issue VF USA Kenedy Half Dollar 1964 EF
A high grade group Fifty Pounds Boulton and Watt, Salmon (5), Twenty Pounds Adam Smith (15) Bailey (3), Cleland (12) a Bailey £20 EF the rest all Unc or very near (£550 face vale)
Five Pound Crown 2017 Prince Philip - A Lifetime of Service Silver Proof, Two Pounds (4) 2014 World War I - Outbreak, Silver Proof Piedfort, 2017 World War I - The War in the Air Silver Proof Piedfort, 2018 RAFCentenary Sea King Helicopter Silver Proof Piedfort, 2019 260th Anniversary of Wedgwood Silver Proof Piedfort, nFDC to FDC with light toning, in the Royal Mint boxes of issue with all certificates and booklets, Twenty Pounds Silver (5) 2013 George and the Dragon UNC, 2014 Centenary of the Outbreak of World War I (2) both UNC, 2016 Christmas - Nativity, 2016 Queen Elizabeth II 90th Birthday UNC in 'Trial of the Pyx' Large Presentation Pack (originally sold by the Royal Mint for £150), only 6 coins returned from the Trial of the Pyx, now in this presentation format, Fifty Pence Silver Britannia 2014 Silver Quarter Ounce, struck from silver recovered from the SS Gairsoppa, UNC in the Royal Mint pack of issue, Five Pound Crowns (2) 2018 Four Generations of Royalty, Cupro-Nickel Lustrous UNC (2), each in the Royal Mint wallet of issue, Alderney (2) Five Pounds 2014 70th Anniversary of D-Day Silver Proof nFDC in the Royal Mint box of issue with certificate and booklet, 2014 70th Anniversary of D-Day Cupro-Nickel UNC in the Royal Mint pack of issue
GB In Silver One Hundred Pounds(2) 2015 Big Ben - Heartbeat of the Nation Silver , 2015 Buckingham Palace , 2015 Britannia Fifty Pound Silver ,Twenty Pound Silver 2015 Sir WinstonChurchill , 2013 Twenty Pound A Timeless First The George and The Dragon 2013 on the Royal Mint card of issue , UNC , One Ounce Britannias ( 2 ) 1998, 2008, 2011 Silver Britannia One Ounce in Westminster Box with certificate ,Ten Pence 1992 a 2-coin set Large and Small sizes Silver Proofs , Ten pence 1992 Ten Pence in RM Box Unc , 1990 Five Pence Piedfort Silver Coin in Royal Mint box with certificate, FDC , 2010 One Pound Piedfort Silver proof Unc , Royal Mint box with certificate , 1982 Twenty-Pence Silver proof, FDC Royal Mint box with certificate, Fifty Pence 2007 Scouts Be Prepared Silver Proof Coin in capsule , Unc, Two Pound 1998 Shoulders Of Giants Technology Definitive Silver proof, FDC , Fifty Pence 1973 European Economic Community Circulated Coin in Royal Mint Box and 2008 Executive Proof 11 Coin Set in leather case
Proof Sets Blue Sets (7) 1983, 1984, 1985, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 nFDC to FDC, some with toning, in the boxes of issue, Twenty Pounds Silver 2014 100th Anniversary of the Outbreak of World War I UNC on the Royal Mint card of issue, Five Pound Crown 2000 Millennium Silver Proof with coloured map on the reverse nFDC in a Westminster soft pouch, One Pound 1984 Silver Proof Piedfort FDC in the Royal Mint box of issue, no certificate, Twenty Pence Silver One Tenth Britannia 2024 UNC in capsule, Guernsey One Pound 1996 Queen Elizabeth II 70th Birthday Silver Proof nFDC in capsule, Five Pound Crowns (9) 1999 Millennium, 2020 150 Years of the British Red Cross, 2020 75th Anniversary of the End of World War II, the reverse with red cross, 2020 Remembrance day - The Unknown Warrior, the reverse with red poppy background, 2020 James Bond - Pay Attention 007, Lotus Esprit underwater reverse, 2020 James Bond - Shaken, not stirred, 2020 The Tower of London - The Royal Mint, 2020 The Tower of London - The Infamous Prison, 2021 Shengxiao Collection - Chinese Lunar Year of the Ox, UNC in the Royal Mint wallets of issue, Fifty Pences (3) 2020 Winnie The Pooh - Christopher Robin, 2020 Diversity Built Britain, 2022 Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee, Obverse: Queen on horseback, UNC on the Royal Mint cards of issue, along with a further group (9) Five Pound Crown to Fifty Pence comprising Five Pound Crown 2020 James Bond - Lotus Esprit underwater reverse, Two Pounds (5) 2005 400th Anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot (2), 2010 100th Anniversary of the Death of Florence Nightingale, 2020 400th Anniversary of the Sailing of the Mayflower, 2020 Captain James Cook 250th Anniversary of his Voyage of Discovery, Fifty Pences (3) 2020 Brexit, 2020 Diversity Built Britain, 2022 Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee, GVF to A/UNC, and Medals (3) Queen's Beast - The Lion of England undated (issued 2018) by Windsor Mint, 50mm in silver-plated copper, with coloured shield on the reverse UNC, National Service Medal 1939-1960 modern replica UNC in a British Legion box, Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee 2022 31mm with suspension mount UNC in a Worcestershire Medal Service box
Twenty Pounds Lowther Edward Elgar B386 First Run prefix AA01 (7) 4 being consecutives these AA01 006039 - 006042 all Unc but each with a small or tiny brown mark bottom edge
Twenty Pounds Kentfield QE2 pictorial & Michael Faraday Purple/Black B374 Denomination at upper right on both obverse and reverse issues 1993 (4) prefixes X08, X52, Y06 and Y51 and this 1993 type issue has only these 2 recorded prefix letter X and Y. Fine to VF
Twenty Pounds PageB328 issued 1970 first series William Shakespeare on reverse, Pick380b (50 consecutives) a £1,000 bundle A17 068451 to A17 068500 in a Lloyds Bank LTD envelope from the time LLOYDS BANK CASH CENTRE SOUTHAMPTON £1000 £20 BANK NOTES "NEW"
A high grade group of Lowther and Bailey including first runs Fifty Pounds Bailey 2006 HoublonB404 (3 consecutives) L26 405348 - 350, Twenty Pounds Lowther Elgar reverse B386 (5), Bailey B402 (4), Adam Smith B405 (2) including AA01 363176 in crisp Unc, Ten Pounds Bailey 2004 DarwinB400 (7), Five Pounds Lowther Full Halo B393 First Run HA01, column sort B395cs (6) mid series EL and DL prefix, replacement Full Halo B394 LL74 prefix. Bailey 2004 B398 (10) £535 face AU-Unc the majority crisp Unc
Proof Set 2009 (12 coins) includes the Kew Gardens Fifty Pence, nFDC to FDC, the Royal Mint box of issue, as part of a group of Proof Sets (21) Flat Packs (7) 1970 (2), 1971 (2), 1974 (2), 1976, some missing the envelopes, one missing the plastic case, Blue Sets (3) 1986, 1996, 1997, Standard Sets (9) 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, Collector's Set 2012 (10 coins) in the bookform case, nFDC to FDC some coins with toning, Unofficial Year Sets (2) 1925 (9 coins) Halfcrown, Florin, Shilling, Sixpences (2), Threepence, Halfpenny (2) and Farthing, VG to Good Fine in a slide case, 1967 (6 coins) Halfcrown to Halfpenny VF to A/UNC in a slide case, Royal Mint Year Sets (12) 1983 One Pound to One Penny, 1988 (2) one with damaged sleeve, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992/3 includes the EU Presidency Fifty Pence, 1993 includes the EU Presidency Fifty Pence, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, Twenty Pounds Silver (2) 2016 Queen Elizabeth II 90th Birthday, Five Pound Crowns (3) 1990 Queen Mother 90th Birthday, 2000 Queen Mother 100th Birthday, 2015 Queen Elizabeth II - The Longest Reigning Monarch, Two Pounds 1989 a 2-coin set Bill and Claim of Rights, Fifty Pence 1994 50th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings, Britain's First Decimal Coins 1968/71 UNC toned, in the blue wallet of issue, Medal 2005 Celebration Medal - The Marriage of The Prince of Wales and Mrs. Camilla Parker Bowles, UNC in the Royal Mint wallets of issues, some of the wallets cut or damaged
SomersetTen Pounds Nightingale 1987 B349 (5) mid series Unc (4) AU (1). Five Pounds Duke of WellingtonB343 LZ63 last series EF with a couple of small brown marks, B345 RB82 prefix VF light stains. GillTwenty Pounds William Shakespeare 1988 B355 (2) mid series Unc, Ten Pounds Nightingale B354 last series JR40 850418 Unc, B354 mid series (18) including some xx01 prefixes these Unc or near so
GB and World Singles (15) and Sets (13) as follows: GB (4) Fifty Pence Gold Britannia 2015 1/40th oz. Gold Proof FDC on the Royal Mint card of issue, Two Pounds Silver Britannia 1999 UNC sealed, in a Westminster soft pouch, GB Twenty Pounds Silver 2014 Outbreak of World War ICentenary Lustrous UNC on the Royal Mint card of issue, Fifty Pence 1994 D-Day landings UNC in the Royal Mint wallet of issue, Solomon Islands Ten Dollars 1992 Queen ElizabethCoronation 40th Anniversary Silver Proof FDC boxed with certificate, St. Helena 25 Pence 1973 300th Anniversary of the Granting of the Royal Charter to the East India Company Silver Proof FDC boxed with certificate, Guernsey Crown 1978 Royal Visit Silver Proof nFDC lightly toned, boxed with certificate, Canada Five Dollars 1976 MontrealOlympics - Fencing Lustrous UNC, in the black case of issue with certificate, Isle of Man One Pound 1978 Proof nFDC boxed, no certificate, Ireland Ten Shillings 1966 Pearce UNC in a slide case, Malta Pound 1979 UNC in a slide case, Austria (2) Thaler 1780 Maria Theresa Restrike Lustrous UNC, 25 Schilling 1958 Carlauer Weisbach EF, Germany - Third Reich Five Marks 1937G, Fine, USA Medal undated - Department of the Navy - United States Marine Corps - The Few, The Proud, Prooflike UNC, boxed, and Sets (13) GambiaProof Set 1971 (6 coins) nFDC to FDC cased, Ceylon Proof Set 1971 (7 coins) nFDC cased, in the yellow envelope as issued, Vatican Mint Set a 4-coin set mixed dates 1966-1973, 100 Lire 1966, 50 Lire 1982, 20 Lire 1981 and 10 Lire 1973 GEF to UNC, Greece 1998 (7 coins) 100 Drachma to One Drachma GVF to UNC in an unofficial case, Canada Mint Sets (2) 1967 (6 coins) UNC in the long plastic case, 1976 (6 coins) UNC in the long plastic case, Russia One Rouble a 6-coin set 1977 to 1980 Moscow Olympics a mixed date set VF to UNC, cased, Malta Mint Set 1972 (8 coins) UNC on a black presentation black card, Hong Kong Mint Set 1988 (7 coins) UNC in the folder of issue, Portugal 1974 a 2-coin set 250 Escudos and 100 Escudos UNC in the black folder as issued, China 'Old Coins' Fantasy Cash a 10-coin set one from each dynasty 1644-1911 in mixed circulated grades, United Kingdom Fantasy ECU Set 1992 a 7-coin set UNC on the card of issue, and Fantasy Maundy Set 1936 Edward VIII Lustrous UNC with attractive tone and some spots, boxed
Five Pound Crown 1990 Queen Mother 90th Birthday Silver Proof, One Pound Silver Proofs (4) 1983, 1990, 2000, 2002, Fifty Pence 2013 Christopher IronsideSilver Proof Piedfort, Crowns (2) 1972 Queen Elizabeth II and Prince PhilipSilver Wedding Silver Proof, 1980 Queen Mother 80th Birthday Silver Proof, Five Pence 1990 a 2-coin set Large and small sizes Silver Proofs, Five Pence 1990 Silver Proof Piedfort, Proof Sets (2) 1990 Red Leather Deluxe, 1986 Blue Set, nFDC to FDC most with certificates, Twenty Pounds Silver 2016 Queen Elizabeth I 90th Birthday UNC, Two Pounds Silver Britannia 2017, Royal Mint Year Sets (2) 2000 (9 coins) Two Pounds to One Penny, 2009 (7 coins) One Pound to One Penny, Five Pound Crown 2011 London Olympics 1-Year Countdown, Two Pounds Captain Cook, two coins of a 3-coin set 2018 and 2019, One Pound 2016 The Last Round Pound , Fifty Pence 2018 The Snowman, these UNC in the Royal Mint packs of issue, along with Medallic issue 70mm diameter Sir WinstonChurchill 1874-1965 undated Prooflike UNC in capsule
Interesting serial numbers (5) One PoundPage Isaac NewtonB339 1978 (4) spectacular group of four matching serial numbers 71U 036036, 72U 036036, 73U 036036 and 74U 036036 UNC along with Twenty Pounds Sarah John 2016 Polymer Turner reverse B416 block serial number CH37 666666 EF-AU
ERROR - Twenty Pounds Kentfield Michael Faraday spectacular error with massive fishtail right which has part of a second note printed on it the serial number H30 127866 is printed part on the fishtail and part on the note VF
Twenty Pounds Lowther (28) FaradayB384 issued 1999 very first run DA01 999825 and mid series DA58 both UNC, Edward Elgar B386 in high grade Unc or near so (20) including consecutive runs, B386 from circulation (4) replacements B387 (2) prefix LL10 GVF and LL25 Fine
ERROR - Twenty Pounds Kentfield Michael Faraday spectacular miscut error with two notes printed at an oblique angle the reverse has serial number X12 477180 upside down the security foil runs horizontally and with two watermarks Unc
CyprusTwenty PoundsGold 1992 Museum Building Fund KM#68 Gold Proof UNC with some contact marks and hairlines, in the Central Bank of Cyprus box with certificate
GB and World (24) comprising GB (22) Five Pound Crown 1990 Queen Mother 90th Birthday Silver Proof, Two Pounds Silver Britannias (2) 2007 One Ounce Silver Proof, 2008 One Ounce Silver Proof, nFDC to FDC in the Royal Mint boxes of issue with certificates, Two Pounds Silver Britannias (2) 2007 and 2010 One Ounce silver, both UNC in the Royal Mint packs of issue, the first with some toning, Two Pounds (4) 1997 Technology Silver Proof Piedfort, 2008 Olympic HandoverBeijing to London Silver Proof, 2012 Olympic Handover, London to Rio Silver Proof, 2012 Charles Dickens 200th Anniversary of his Birth Silver Proof, One Pound Silver Proofs (5) 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, Fifty Pence 1994 D-Day 50th Anniversary Silver Proof Piedfort, Fifty Pences a 2-coin set 2006 Victoria Cross - The Award and The Heroic Acts Silver Proofs, Crown 1977 Queen Elizabeth IISilver Jubilee Silver Proof, nFDC to FDC in the Royal Mint boxes of issue with certificates, One Hundred Pounds 2015 Buckingham Palace 2oz. of .999 Silver UNC, Britannia Silver Fifty Pounds 2015 31 grammes of .999 silver UNC, Twenty Pounds Silver (2) 2014 100th Anniversary of the Outbreak of World War I, 2016 Queen Elizabeth II 90th Birthday all UNC still sealed, on the Royal Mint cards of issue, Decimal Penny 2009 struck in silver, Lustrous UNC in the Royal Mint pack of issue, World (2) Canada $25 2008 Winter Olympics 2010 Silver Proof, the reverse with hologram, FDC in the Royal Canadian Mint box of issue with certificate, Niue Two Dollars 2013 Queen Elizabeth II Coronation 60th Anniversary Silver Proof nFDC on the Royal Mint card of issue
ERROR - Twenty Pounds Lowther Edward Elgar spectacular compounded fishtail error top left the fishtail must have been folded during the printing process and has some of the £20 denomination printed on it so when it is folded down it fits back into the main design like a jigsaw piece, EF and has 220 written in ink on the front so astonishingly must have circulated in this state, prefix DB48
GB and World Promoters items, a varied group, comprising Windsor Mint Medallic - Civitas Vaticana a 6-piece set (2009-2013) each 70mm diameter weighing 110 grammes, each reverse with a coloured classical design and gold plated inlay of Vatican coins, each obverse with inset gemstones, Prooflike UNC in the box of issue with certificates, Rugby League Centenary 1895-1995 a 22-piece set of pin badges, the designs based on the late Victorian era collector cards, UNC in the box of issue with certificate, United Kingdom Pattern Euro Sets by INA Ltd. (6) 2002 (9 coins) Five Euros to One Euro Cent (2 sets), 2003 (9 coins) Five Euros to One Euro Cent, the 50 Cent, 20 Cent and Ten Cent all with obverses featuring an Equestrian portrait of the Queen (2 sets), 2006 (9 coins) Five Euros to One Euro Cent, Patina Series Fantasy Double Florin sets by INA Ltd. (2) each a 6-coin set comprising Fantasy Pattern Double Florins of Victoria, Edward VII, George V, Edward VIII, George VI and Elizabeth II, the reverses similar to the 1887 original coins, all 36mm diameter in copper, Lustrous UNC in slide cases, GB and World Crown-sized Fantasy issues by INA Ltd. (6) 2012 Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II types comprising issues from GB (2) both with different reverses, Scotland, Wales, Australia and New Zealand, in Platinum coloured alloy, Lustrous UNC on the cards of issue, GB Fantasy Crown medals - Centenary of the Beginning of World War I by INA Ltd (2) Lustrous UNC in the wallets of issue, Medals - Buckingham Palace Opening (13) 39mm diameter in base metal by the Royal Mint, 1994 (2), 1995 (2), 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, Lustrous UNC in the Royal Mint folders of issue, Windsor Mint Medallic issues (10) Predecimalization Coins (6) in cupro-nickel with Gold-plated Pre-Decimal coin inlaid, Sixpence, Pennies (3), Halfpenny and Farthing, European Money - GB Cupro-Nickel with inlaid Decimal One Penny gold plated, British Banknotes (2) each 50mm diameter in cupro-nickel, Twenty Pounds Edward Elgar and Five PoundsElizabeth Fry, UNC with coloured notes on the reverse, British History Five Pounds 1839 Una and the Lion, a fantasy issue, all UNC many Prooflike, 8 with certificates, Fantasy Twopence 1797 a huge 118mm issue in copper Lustrous UNC, Medals in base metal (9) all but one are modern issues, includes Prize Medals (unawarded) (3) in mixed grades, Medallic First Day Covers (9) issued 1997, comprising Henry VIII and his Six Wives (7) Henry VIII, Catherine of Aragon, Anne of Cleves, Jane Seymour, Catherine Howard, Catherine Parr and Anne Boleyn 39mm diameter medals in cupro-nickel UNC each on the commemorative envelope with First Class stamp, World Wildlife Fund 1986 Tiger (Panthera Tigris) 39mm diameter in cupro-nickel and Russia 50 Rouble stamp, UNC on the envelope as issued, St. Kitts & Nevis/East Caribbean States comprising East Caribbean States One Dollar 1981 UNC and St. Kitts Ten cent stamp, UNC on the envelope as issued, text on reverse in German, First Day Covers (2) Henry VIII - The Great Tudor, issued 1997, 6x first Class stamps, one each with portrait of Henry VIII's wives, UNC on the commemorative envelope as issued, Investiture of the Prince of Wales 10th Anniversary 1979 postmarked Monday 2nd July 1979 (no postal services on Sunday 1st July) UNC as issued
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