Fifty Pounds SomersetB352 issued 1981 first run A01 715933, Sir Christopher Wren on reverse, UNC and getting hard to find now this being the first high grade example we have offered for some years
Crown 1887 EF, Shilling 1851 Fair as part of a group of Pre-Decimal and Decimal issues (273) Pre-Decimal issues (229) George III to Elizabeth II comprising Crowns (10), Halfcrowns (15), Florins (26), Shillings (27), Sixpences (15), Groat (1), SilverThreepences (55), Brass Threepences (4), Pennies (29), Model Penny (1), Halfpennies (12), Farthings (27), and token issues (4) with Decimal Issues (54) £14.07 face, comprising Decimal Two Pounds (6), Fifty Pences (2), Twenty Pences (2), Decimal Ten Pence (2), Decimal Two Pence (10), Decimal One Penny (22) and Decimal Half Penny (10), along with World - Morocco Falus AH1270 Near Fine, in mixed grades, includes plenty of silver issues, most are sterling (£3.30 face), Decimal issues contain many in UNC, along with Banknotes (6) GB One Pound Somerset (5) DX71 576103 and DX71 576104 consecutives UNC and a consecutive trio DX78 451248 to 451250 inclusive UNC, and USA Two Dollars 1995 issue EF
Fifty pounds SomersetB352 issued 1981 (10 consecutives) series A02 703351 through to A02 703360, Christopher Wren on reverse, Pick381a, the first note has been the end of a £2500 bundle since 1981 so this EF- AU the other nine About UNC-UNC
Fifty Pounds SomersetB352 issued 1981 (5) A06 085660 and 085661 two consecutives AU, then 3 others prefixes A02, A07 and A13 these generally VF, along with Greece 1000 Drachmai 1.11.1970 Pick 198 Fine
Fifty Pounds SomersetB352 issued 1981 (5) A17 123473 and 123474 two consecutives AU, then 3 others prefixes A06, A10 and B14 these VF to EF one with a penned number, along with Greece 1000 Drachmai 1.11.1970 Pick 198 VF
GB and World Banknote and Coin Covers (4) includes Five Pound Lowther 2000 Queen Mother 100th Birthday QM20 000041 and Five Pound CrownSilverProof FDC on the envelope of issue with stamps, 2002 Queen Elizabeth II Golden JubileeFive Pounds Lowther GJ20 020499 and Guernsey Five Pound Crown Silver Proof with gold highlighted portrait FDC on the envelope of issue with stamps , One Pound Note 200th Anniversary 1997 One Pound Somerset and One Pound Coin 1997 UNC, on the envelope of issue with £1 stamp, 'The New Fifty Pence Coin' comprising Ten Shillings Fforde D36N 490056 UNC, Fifty Pences 1997 (2) Large and Small sizes UNC with 50 pence stamp, UNC on the envelope of issue, along with Numismatic Covers (112), First Day Covers (11) and stamps (8) in albums - with issues from the 'Royal Family', 'British Isles Coin Collection', 'The Millennium', 'Queen Elizabeth II and Prince PhilipDiamond Wedding' and 'Queen Mother' sets, a collection in 7 albums and two slip covers, most coins UNC to FDC on the envelopes of issue, with five in silver includes many Crown-sized pieces, Two Pounds and One Pound coin covers
GB and World sets (11) and singles (5) GB Proof Sets (5) Blue Sets (3) 1997, 1998 and 1999, Red Leather Deluxe Set 2001, Executive Set 2000 nFDC to FDC a few coins with a hint of toning, in the cases of issue, GB Five Pound Crown 2009 The Mind of Britain - Big BenS.4930Silver Proof FDC with green Olympic logo on the reverse, nFDC in the box of issue with no certificate, Royal Mint Year Set 1995 UNC in the Royal Mint wallet of issue, Five Pound Crown 2002 UNC in the Royal Mint wallet of issue, Two Pounds 1986 Commonwealth Games UNC in the Royal Mint wallet of issue, Last £sd set 1966-1967 (7 coins) Halfcrown to Halfpenny (No Scottish Shilling) UNC in the Royal Mint wallet of issue, Marshall Islands Fifty Dollars 1991 Legends of the Air Force a 4-coin set in silver comprising 1991 Spitfire, 1991 Mosquito, 1991 Hurricane and 1991 Lancaster issues Silver Proofs FDC in a Westminster box with certificate, Guernsey/Jersey/Alderney/Turks and Caicos Islands a 4-coin set 1994 D-Day Landings 50th Anniversary comprising Guernsey Two Pounds 1994, Jersey Two Pounds 1994, Alderney Two Pounds 1994 and Turks and Caicos Islands Five Crowns 1994 UNC in a Westminster box, no certificates, Russia 3 Roubles a 10-coin set Cupro-Nickel Proofs comprising Defence of Moscow, Soviet Partisans, Allied Supply Convoys, Battle of Stalingrad, Tank Battle of Kursk, Invasion of Normandy, US and Russian Forces, Capitulation of Berlin, Capitulation of Germany and Occupation of Manchuria types, FDC in the wallet of issue, USA Half Dollar Commemorative 1991 World War II 50th Anniversary Clad Proof FDC in the box of issue with certificate, Cook Islands One Dollar 2004 D-Day 60th Anniversary UNC with a small sample of sand from Omaha beach UNC in the wallet of issue, along with Banknotes in a Rothmans booklet (5) Bulgaria 25 Leva 1951, Brazil 5 Cruzeiro 1964 issue UNC, Indonesia 5 Sen 1964 UNC, Malaya - Japanese Government 50 Cents 1941-1945 MP block UNC, Korea 10 Jeon 1962 issue UNC, and a GB Banknote One Pound Somerset DY20 926192 UNC in a 'Raffles' wallet
GB and World in an album (23) GB (10) Ten Shillings (5) BealeB266, H43Z 297505 Good Fine, HollomB294 (3) Z32 177491 VF, Z63 376508 and Z63376514 both A/UNC, FfordeB310, C95N 039129 NEF. One Pound (5) PeppiattWartime blue B249, R75H 179976 Fine, some folds, Beale B268 (2), W09B 543236 NVF with an inked number on the reverse, A55J 683904 Fine with inked text on the reverse, PageB337 Last run Z27 971372 UNC, SomersetB341 DW44 860550 A/UNC. Isle of Man (4) One Pound (3) undated 1983 issue Pick 38a VG, undated 1961 issue signature Garvey, prefix B, Pick 25a, Fine with some light foxing to the edges, undated 1961 issue signature Stallard Pick 25b About VF with some folds, Fifty Pence undated 1969 issue Pick 27a GVF, Northern Ireland - Northern BankFive Pounds 1999 Pick 203a UNC or very near so, France - Calais 50 Centimes undated 1918 issue Red on green underprint, Fine, Germany One Mark 1944 issue 9-digit serial number Pick 192b VF, Israel 5 Sheqalim 1978 issue Pick 44 UNC, Malaya - Japanese Occupation 1942 Ten Dollars Good Fine, China Five Yuan 1936 issue Pick 217a Near Fine with some edge damage at the right, Bulgaria 100 Leva 1951 Pick 86a Good Fine, Bohemia and Moravia 1000 Korun 1942 issue Pick 14a NEF, Croatia 5000 Kuna 1943 issue, single letter prefix Pick 14a, UNC
Fifty Pounds Somerset QE2 pictorial type & Sir Christopher WrenB352 Contoured Thread Brown issue 1981 very FIRST RUN and LOW serial number A01 000312, a pleasing EF or better with 2 very minor rust spots towards right margin but not obstructing the notes general appearance and such low numbers are always keenly collected and very sought after
Fifty Pounds QE2 pictorial type & Sir Christopher Wren, SomersetB352 Contoured Thread Brown issue 1981 very first run and an extremely low serial number A01 000313 about UNC - UNC
Fifty Pounds QE2 pictorial type & Sir Christopher Wren, SomersetB352 Contoured Thread Brown issue 1981 very LAST RUN serial number B90 970889 about UNC - UNC. Seldom offered and rare note especially in this high grade
Bank of England (3) Somerset group comprising Twenty Pounds (2) QE2 & William Shakespeare, the first being B351 issued 1984, series 22A 903276, about UNC and the second B350 issued 1981, first series E64 800961 VF, along with Fifty Pounds QE2 & Sir Christopher Wren, B352 Contoured Issuer 1981 first run series A01 121899, about UNC and scarce
Fifty Pounds Somerset B352 issued 1981 FIRST RUN series A01 585733, Sir Christopher Wren on reverse, (Pick381a),a minor and insignificant defect at left edge presumably from cutting at the press, about Uncirculated to Uncirculated and a pleasing note
Fifty Pounds (8), SomersetB352 issued 1981 series B80 873103, Uncirculated, KentfieldB377 issued 1994 FIRST RUN series A01 004233, about Uncirculated, LowtherB385 (2) issued 1999 FIRST RUN series J01 000638, about Uncirculated, and COLUMN SORT series L28 877512, Uncirculated, BaileyB402 (3) issued 2004 including FIRST RUN series L01 234548 about EF and rare, plus 2 further L prefix notes, Uncirculated and about Uncirculated, SalmonB410 issued 2011 FIRST RUN series AA01 653366, Uncirculated, very nice high grade set of notes
Fifty Pounds SomersetB352 issued 1981 FIRST RUN low number series A01 000486, Sir Christopher Wren on reverse, (Pick381a), about Uncirculated to Uncirculated
Fifty Pounds SomersetB352 issued 1981 FIRST RUN low number series A01 000571, Sir Christopher Wren on reverse, (Pick381a), about Uncirculated to Uncirculated
Fifty Pounds SomersetB352 issued 1981 first run series A01 565063, Sir Christopher Wren on reverse, (Pick381a), light dent in paper, about Uncirculated to Uncirculated
Fifty Pounds SomersetB352 issued 1981 first run series A01 715906, Sir Christopher Wren on reverse, (Pick381a), light dent in paper, about Uncirculated to Uncirculated
Fifty Pounds SomersetB352 issued 1981 series A05 238673, Sir Christopher Wren on reverse, (Pick381a), light dent in paper, about Uncirculated to Uncirculated
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
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
Fifty pounds SomersetB352 (2) issued 1981, a consecutively numbered pair, first run A01 697129 & A01 697130 (this second note has a tiny inked number on the face), Christopher Wren on reverse, about UNC
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
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