Consecutive number runs Five Pounds GillDuke of Wellington (3) RD08 214869-871 (these AU), Kentfield George Stephenson (19) U38 237566-67, U81 243999-244000, AC09 229431-432, AE42 007040-7041, BB36 516859-60, BB49635162-63, CC90 576506-512 LowtherGeorge Stephenson (7) EH37 708782-88, Lowther Elizabeth Fry (6) EL35 905328-329, HA62 844248-249, HA68 846773-774, Bailey Elizabeth Fry (10) JC55 278359-360, JC64 732493-494, JC78 3466110-611, KA85 020753-756, Salmon Elizabeth Fry (9) LH90 650203-205, LJ74 156035-036, MA10 119178-181, ClelandPolymer Winston Churchill (9) AM49 601135-142. One Pound page Britannia in Medallion (7) HT64 032400-406, Page Isaac Newton (8) K20 461647-654, Somerset Isaac Newton (38) these in runs of two, threes and fours. Ten Shillings Fforde (9) C61N 426777-782, D25N 597333-335 generally Unc or near so unless marked
Five Pounds O'Brien Lion and Key (2) VF or better, seated Britannia reverse (3) Fforde, Hollom and Page GVF-AU, Wellington reverse Page and Somerset EF-AU. George StephensonGill 1990 B357 (2) A01 001134 and an A06 prefix both Unc, Elizabeth Fry Lowther (3) including HA01 prefix and Bailey (2) these AU-Unc
Ten Pounds Lion and Key Page and Fforde (4), Nightingale Page (1), Five Pounds Lion and Key O'Brien (1), Child Britannia (3) Hollom, Page and Fforde, Wellington reverse Gill, Page and Somerset (8), George Stephenson Gill (1) Churchill Polymer (1) from circulation some with inked annotations a few EF
Ten Shillings O'Brien B286 (6) five being AU-Unc the other VG, HollomB295 Unc, FfordeB309 (2) AU-Unc, Fforde B310 (20) these mostly in Unc, includes consecutives. One Pounds O'Brien B281 VF and B282 Unc, Fforde B305 (10) a consecutive run Unc, PageB322 (20) two consecutive number runs Unc, Page Isaac NewtonB337 (21) one VF others generally AU-Unc many consecutive, B339 (13) AU-Unc, SomersetB341 (40) one VF the others AU-Unc along with Page One Pounds (9) various types F-AU. Five Pounds Fforde B314 GVF and KentfieldB364 HK97 191004 AU
GB and World Bank of EnglandTwenty Pounds William Shakespeare (5) Page 1970 B328 and Somerset (4) 1981 B350 VF-EF, One Pounds Somerset (5) EF-Unc along with two low grade 10/- O'Brien and Fforde, Scotland a variety of issuers in mixed grades poor - AU some from the 1940s One Pounds (20), Five Pounds (8). Jersey One Pound QEII VF and two B of E damaged notes Fforde £1 and 10/-
GB and World (73) includes GB Bank of EnglandOne Pound (5) Page (1) and Somerset (4) and Ten Shillings (7) O'Brien (1), Fforde (6), in mixed grades some consecutives and EF, World issues 1914 to 1980s issues, comprising Germany (includes some Notgeld), Portugal, Italy, Turkey, Bulgaria, France, Austria, Mexico, Spain, Greece and more, in mixed grades, along with a cheque Messrs Smith, Payne & Smiths for £10 16s. dated 4 June 1831. VG. The cheque bearing the address 1 Lombard Street. The bank was formed in 1758 and in 1902 the five Smith family banks merged to form Union London and Smiths Bank Limited
Halfcrown 1826 Good Fine, Shilling 1826 Good Fine, Penny 1831 .W.W Fine, Medals (2) 1897 VictoriaDiamond Jubilee 26mm diameter in silver, the Official Royal Mint issue GVF, 1902 Coronation of Edward VII 31mm diameter in silver, the Official Royal Mint issue NEF, as part of a group, includes Halfcrowns (2), Florin (1), Shillings (7), Sixpences (24), Groat (1), SilverThreepences (26), Brass Threepences (4), Pennies (12), Halfpennies (22), Farthings (32) includes some Victorian issues, in mixed grades, Crowns (53) 1951 (4) UNC in the boxes of issue, 1953 (4), 1960 (4), 1965 (11), 1977 (8), 1980 (6), 1981 (16), A/UNC to UNC, GB Crown 1895 LIX VG, Plastic Set 1953 (9 coins) UNC in the plastic wallet, Britain's First Decimal Coins 1968/71 (6) UNC in the blue wallets of issue, Five Pound Crown 2000 Millennium UNC in the Silver wallet of issue, Sixpences (77) cupro-nickel issue in mixed grades, Decimal issues £11.26 face some are the larger earlier issues, in mixed grades, some EF to UNC, Sovereign holders (2) one to hold a single Sovereign, the other to hold a Sovereign and a Half Sovereign, USA Quarter Dollars to One Cent (37) comprising Quarter Dollars (2), Ten Cents (7), Five Cents (4), and Cents (24) mostly modern issues, some in lustrous grades, Vietnam a 12-coin set 1954-1974 20 Dong to 10 Xu a mix of issues in base metal, in mixed grades, British West Africa (25) Threepences (2) 1938KN, 1940H, Pennies (20) 1919H, 1920H, 1936H Edward VIII (7), 1936KN (10), Halfpennies (3) 1916, 1935, 1936 Edward VII, in mixed grades to EF, France (58) Five Francs to Five Centimes base metal issues, and a One Euro Cent 2004, in mixed grades, Banknotes (15) GB (7) One Pound Somerset (3), One Pound Page (2), Ten Shillings Fforde (2), in mixed circulated grades, Vietnam (8) 100,000 Dong to 500 Dong, in mixed grades, along with Books (2) Collector's Coins 1995, Check Your Victorian Change, and a pamphlet 'Coins of the Realm' by Barclays Bank, in good used condition
Proof Sets (9) Flat Packs (9) 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982 nFDC to FDC some sets with toning, in the cases of issue, Crown 1980 Queen Mother 80th Birthday Silver proof FDC in the box of issue with certificate, Crown 1890 VG, Double Florin 1889 VG/Near Fine, Crowns (9) 1951, 1972, 1977 (3), 1981 (4) EF to UNC, Five Pound Crown 1993 Coronation 40th Anniversary UNC, Silver Threepences (6) 1912, 1916, 1917, 1921, 1934, 1937 VG to Fine, Austria Thaler 1780 Maria Theresa Restrike Lustrous UNC, Tristan da Cunha Crown 2014 Gold-plated and Rhodium plated UNC boxed with certificate, Prize Medal British Forces in Egypt 'B' Water Polo League 1930-31 in silver, EF, Brass Threepences 1953-1967 in mixed circulated grades, Half Farthing 1843 Good Fine, Decimal Two Pounds (9) 1986 Commonwealth Games, 1989 Bill of Rights, 1994 Tercentenary of the Bank of England (3), 1995 Peace Dove (3), 2007 200tth Anniversary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade, VF to EF, along with GB and World 20th Century issues pre-Decimal (21) and Decimal (54) One Pound (5) and Half Penny (49) in mixed circulated grades, and a small group of fantasy issues, (5) one a Golden Jubilee Medal, the other Spanish Armada themed, and GB Banknotes (8) One Pound (5) Peppiatt blue T84H 642153, O'Brien Britannia T93J 124138, Page Y08L 303468, Page Newton 36S 803382, Somerset B R43 404311, Ten Shillings (2) O'Brien Britannia W87Y 421762 and Fforde C21N 612690, in mixed grades to EF, Central Bank of Ireland Five Pounds Fine
GB and World GB Five Pound Crowns (7) 1999 Diana Memorial, 1999 Millennium (4), 2000 Queen Mother 100th Birthday (2), Crowns (22) 1980 Queen Mother 80th Birthday (15), 1981 Royal Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer (7) A/UNC to Lustrous UNC, GB SilverThreepences (10) Victoria to George V, in mixed grades, World issues in bags 20th Century base metal issues many countries represented including France, Germany, Spain, USA, Australia, Hong Kong, Turkey, Italy, South Africa, New Zealand, Switzerland, Netherlands, Ireland, Egypt and more, in mixed circulated grades, along with GB and World Banknotes (27) includes GB Five Pounds Somerset, One Pound Page (2), and Ten Shillings Fforde, World (23) from a variety of countries includes Denmark, Yugoslavia, Netherlands, Portugal, Belgium, Turkey and more in mixed grades
One Pound (7) Peppiatt blue B249 B12E 018335 Fine, Peppiatt B260 D56B 070000 Near Fine with a staple hole and a small tear on the top edge, PageB340 E46N 965879 Fine, Page B339 10Y 992241 About Fine, Page B339 Z69 824570 Fine, SomersetB341 (2) AT07 609681 VF, AT16 720427 Fine, Ten Shillings (5) O'Brien B286 K61 145900 (last series) Fine, FfordeB310 (4) B06N 421684 EF, C23N 611660 GVF, D09N 015396 NVF, D12N 045306 GVF, Isle of Man Ten Pounds undated 1998 issue, signature Shimmin, 142mm x 75mm Pick 44 VF, Northern Ireland - Ulster Bank Ltd (5) Ten Pounds 1997 issue Pick 198 signature Savage, NVF, Five Pounds 1986 issue Pick 326 Fine, Five Pounds George Best 2006 Pick 339 (2) UNC consecutively numbered GB 564370 and GB564730, One Pound 1976 issue Pick 325b EF, British Armed Forces (7) One Pound Second Series (2) AA/7 906351 and AA/7 936549 UNC, One Pound Fourth Series (5) all consecutives K/3 227886 to K/3 227890 inclusive UNC, Scotland - Royal Bank of Scotland One Pound (4) 1977 issue Pick 336a B/24 670674 A/UNC, 1984 issues (2) consecutives D/1 393875 and D/1 393876 A/UNC, 1985 issue Pick 341 VG, World (5) Italy 500 Lire 1976 issue Pick 95 VG, Austria 1000 Kronen 1902 issue with red overprintPick 61 Fine, Russia 500 Roubles Pick 14 Fine, with fold at left, China 20 Customs Gold Units 1930 Pick 328 VG, Germany 100 Marks 1910 Pick 42 Near Fine, along with a group of Travellers Cheques (5) Barclays Bank £50, £20, £10, £5 and £2, issued 1960-1963, and cheques, some blank a mixed group (8) includes Hinckley Urban and Rural District Councils Joint Hospital Committee Fine, others in mixed grades
GB (11), British Armed Forces (5), World (16), comprising GB Bank of England (11) Five Pounds SalmonB407 LH01 782120 EF, One Pound (8) BealeB268 K19J 428234 Fine, HollomB288 A71Y 555285 Good Fine, FfordeReplacementB306 S46M 732818 Fine, Page Britannia B322 (2) ER42 475777 NVF and ES60 162512 Good Fine, Page B339 34H 134177 Fine, SomersetB341 (2) BR82 172168 Good Fine, and DR21 307858 EF, Ten Shillings (2) O'Brien B271 J22Y 682337 Fine, Hollom B295 62L 429243, British Armed Forces (5) One Shilling 1946 First issue NVF, Sixpence 1946 First Issue (4) VF to GVF, World (16) Scotland - Royal Bank of ScotlandTen Pounds 1989 issue 22.2.1989 Pick 348a NVF, Austria (5) 100 Kronen 1912 with Deutchosterreich overprintPick 56 VG, 20 Kronen 2.Jan.1922 Pick 76 Fine, Ten Kronen 2.Jan 1922 Pick 75 Fine, Two Kronen 2.Jan 1922 Pick 74 Fine, 50 Schilling 1944 issue Pick 102b VG, Netherlands Gulden 1938 issue Pick 61 VG, Russia Three Chervotsa Pick 203a VG, Burma One Rupee (undated 1942) Pick 14 Fine, Zimbabwe (2) Five Dollars 1983 Pick 2cVF, Two Dollars 1994 issue Pick 1d Near Fine, Germany (5) 20 Marks 1914 with 7-digit serial number Pick 46b, VG, 500 Marks 2.12.1922 watermark Lattice Pick 81b Near Fine, 100000 Marks 1923 issue green paper Pick 91a Fine, One Mark 1944 issue, 9-digit serial number without F, Pick 192b Fine, Half Mark 1944 issue Pick 191 Fine, some of the GB issues with ink marks
Five Pounds Page (4) B332 (3) B14 025588 Fine, C64 248222 NVF, H84 844579 NVF and B334 (1) 89N 818020 NEF, One Pound (47) BealeB268 (1) NVF, O'Brien B273 (1) Fine or better with some folds, O'Brien BB282 (1) NVF, HollomB288 (6) GVF to EF includes J76S 413972 and J76S 413973 consecutives EF with folds, FfordeB305 (1) EF, Page (16) B320 (15) prefixes W32E to Z83H includes Z37B 600000 Good Fine with some folds, and Y84E 819400 (highest prefix number) NEF, this group mostly VF to EF, Page B321 W22M GEF with heavy counting flick, SomersetB341 (20) Prefixes ranging from AT28 to CY79 includes radar number CW22 449944 About EF, this group mostly EF to UNC includes some consecutives
Ten Pounds (8) BaileyB398 (2) KB31 758636 NEF, KB74 960349 GVF, SalmonB408 (4) LB61 968080 GVF with some folds, KJ39 581317 and KJ39 581319 and KJ39 581320 consecutives all GEF with one central fold, ClelandB411 (2) LH12 530829 first series A/UNC and MD04 475559 UNC, Bailey Five Pounds (10) JH79 674478, LC22 115831 and LC22 115382 consecutives, LC22 115834 to LC22115840 a run of 7 consecutives all GEF with a central fold, One PoundHollomB288 (5) includes D12W 588060 to D12W 588063 a run of 4 consecutives About UNC with a slight crease to the right of the Queen on each note, and D95W 011993 A/UNC, One Pound PageB322 About UNC with a counting flick, One Pound SomersetB341 (6) DY08 654324 Fine, CW14 908064 to CW14908068 a run of 5 consecutives UNC, Ten Shillings (9) Hollom B294 (2) Y53 591715 Fine and Y83 641905 Fine, Fforde (7) B309, 80Z 517196 Fine, B310, B05N 118413 Fine, B84N 942171 GEF, B84N 942183 Fine, C17N 459738 NF, C32N 722636 Fine, and C76N 587351 Good Fine
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
Bank of England along with a Wales Black Bull 5 Swllt-Shillings (12) in various grades VG to GVF comprising a Five Pounds O'Brien White note B276 dated 5th August 1955 serial number A44A 007471. A pair of the Peppiatt Second issue World War II Emergency 1940 issues (2) including a 10 Shillings B251 Mauve series Z71D 814200 and the 1 Pound B249 Blue/Pink series H34H 753086. A pair of 10 Shillings QE2 portrait FfordeB310 issues (2) last series prefixes D16N and D27N. A consecutively numbered trio of 1 Pounds QE2 portrait PageB322 (3) last series HZ 32 041070 - HZ32 041072. Together with another consecutive trio 1 Pounds QE2 pictorial SomersetB341 W Reverse (3) series AY54 357391 - AY54 357393.
Proof Sets (21) Flat Packs (15) 1970 (2), 1972 (2), 1973 (2), 1974 (2), 1975 (2), 1976 (2), 1977 (2), 1982, Blue Sets (6) 1983 (3), 1985, 1986 (2), nFDC to FDC in the cases of issue, some coins with toning, Royal Mint Year Sets (19) 1982 (4), 1983 (5), 1984, 1985 (2),1986 (2), 1987, 1988 Still sealed, 1989 Still sealed, 1990, 1992, UNC in the Royal Mint wallets of issue, Plastic Set 1953 UNC, Two Pounds 1986 Commonwealth Games (2) UNC in the Royal Mint wallets of issue, One Pound 1983 (9) UNC in various promotional wallets or on cards UNC, One Pound 1985 (3) in a Nescafe envelope UNC, Unofficial Year Set 1977 (7 coins) includes the crown UNC in a slide case, Two Pounds (20) 1989 Bill of Rights (9), 1989 Claim of Right (6), 1994 Tercentenary of the Bank of England (5) A/UNC to UNC, Banknotes () Five Pounds Dill, One Pound (23) O'Brien (1), Hollom 'G' (1), Fforde 'G' (4) these in mixed circulated grades, Page (6), Somerset (11) UNC, includes some consecutives
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
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
Ten Pounds page B330 1st run low serial number A01 000110 Five Pounds PageB324, £1 page B322 (2) and B37 including a 1st run A01, 10/- Fforde these all high grade Unc or near so along with £1 Somerset circulated
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