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
Bank of England (6) Lowther QE2 pictorial issues including Twenty Pounds Sir Edward Elgar B386 prefix AB51 About EF. 10 Pounds (2) including Charles DickensB382 prefix KL07 and Charles DarwinB390 prefix AJ12 both are about EF. 5 Pounds (3) George StephensonB380 prefix EB40, Elizabeth Fry (2) including B393 prefix JA03 and B395 prefix HD27 GVF tor better
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
Royal Mint Year Set 2009 (11 coins) comprising Two Pounds (3) Darwin, Robert Burns and Standard issues, One Pound, Fifty Pence (2) Standard and Kew Gardens issues, and Twenty Pence to One Penny UNC in the Royal Mint wallet of issue and still sealed in the outer plastic wrapper, with many sets now split to obtain the Kew Gardens Fifty Pence, remaining complete sets becoming harder to find
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
London Olympic Games 2012 a 9-coin set in gold Faster, Higher and Stronger, comprising One Hundred Pounds (3) 2010 Faster - Neptune, 2011 Higher - Jupiter, 2012 Stronger - Mars, Twenty Five Pounds (6) 2010 Faster - Diana, 2010 Faster - Mercury, 2011 Higher - Juno, 2011 Higher - Apollo, 2012 Stronger - Vulcan, 2012 Stronger - MinervaGoldProofs S.LOGS8, FDC in the impressive Royal Mint box of issue with certificates, AGW 4.5oz. a seldom offered set
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
Proof Sets , Cased in silver and Singles - Proof Sets (7) 1996, 1998, 1999 blue , 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 Red Deluxe, nFDC ,1971 GB / N. Ireland UK - Official Proof Set , 1977 Decimal Coinage of Great Britain & Northern Ireland Proof Set. Both with hint of toning, , 1997 Proof Five Pounds Coin Golden Wedding Pounds Silver in case, 1998 Fifty Pence NHS 50th AnniversarySilver Proof Piedfort in case, One pound Proof Silver proof 1984 , One pound Silver proof 1985, The Complete Set Of Isle of Man Crowns Minted to Commemorate the Twenty-Second Olympiad, USA 1983 Olympic Dollar Silver Proof Coin along with base metal issues 1986 The Commemorative £2 , 1990 5 Pound Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother 90th Birthday ,1989 Two Pounds , 1982 Twenty Pence 2010 One Crown, London Mint office,1981 Five Pound Commemorating The Royal Wedding
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
One Pound 1983 Silver Proof Piedfort, One Pound 1983 Silver Proofs (2), Twenty Pence 1982 Silver Proof Piedfort, Proof Sets 1970 and 1982, Five Pounds Crown 2006 in the purple Royal Mint presentation pack nFDC some with light toning
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"
Twenty Five Pounds 2024 Music Legends - Paul McCartney Quarter OunceGoldProof, FDC in the Royal Mint box of issue with certificate and booklet describing his illustrious career from early days with The Beatles at The Cavern Club, through the Sixties with their monumental achievement of 18 Number 1 singles in the UK, to later success with Wings, and collaborations with Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, and with modern day artists such as Rihanna, Kanye West and Dave Grohl
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
GB and World Singles (13) and Sets (4) comprising GB Singles (11) Two Pounds 1986 Commonwealth Games Silver Proof, One Pound 1983 Silver Proof Piedfort, One Pound 1983 Silver Proofs (2), Crowns (5) 1972 Queen Elizabeth II and Prince PhilipSilver Wedding Silver Proofs (2), 1980 Queen Mother 80th Birthday Silver Proof, 1981 Royal Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer Silver Proofs (2), Five Pound Crown 2006Twenty Pence 1982 Silver Proof Piedfort, World Singles (3) Sierra Leone One Leone 1974 10th Anniversary of the Bank of Sierra Leone Silver Proofs (2) Gambia Ten Dalasis 1975 10th Anniversary of Independence Silver Proof, GB Sets (2) Proof Sets 1970 and 1982, and Iceland Proof Set 1974 (2 coins) 1100th Anniversary of the Settlement of Iceland, 10,000 and 1000 Kronur Silver Proofs, all UNC to nFDC in the boxes of issue, all but one with certificates
GB and World (13) comprising GB (6) Five Pound Crown 2017 Queen Elizabeth II Sapphire JubileeSilver Proof Piedfort, 2017 Prince Philip - A Lifetime of Service Silver Proof Piedfort, both nFDC in the Royal Mint boxes of issue with certificates, Crown 2006 Queen Elizabeth II 80th Birthday Lustrous UNC in the Royal Mint wallet of issue, Twenty Pence a 3-coin set 2008 Tudor Rose, Royal Shield of Arms, these silvered NVF and undated S.G4A NVF with some surface residue, in a London Mint Office box with their certificate, Penny 1967 with gold and silver coloured plating, EF, Brass Threepence 1960 with gold and silver coloured plating, EF and World (5) Gibraltar Silver Sovereign 2021 .999 Silver nFDC in the London Mint Office box with their certificate, Tristan da Cunha Five Pounds 2009 One Tenth Ounce Platinum Proof FDC in a London Mint Office box with certificate, Tristan da Cunha Five Pounds 2008 George and the Dragon in Gold-plated silver with Rhodium plating FDC with inset gemstones, boxed with certificate, Gibraltar Halfcrown 2015 50th Anniversary of the Death of Sir WinstonChurchill Silver-plated Cupro-Nickel Proof FDC in capsule, no certificate, Gibraltar Two Pounds 2015 Sir Winston Churchill - Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat, in bronze with gold layering BU in capsule with certificate, Gibraltar Ten Crowns 2016 Queen Elizabeth II 80th Birthday 88mm 400 grammes Proof in Silver-layered bronze, FDC in the London Mint Office box of issue with their certificate, and Medallic (2) Magnae Britanniae series - The BrexitCommemorative, One Ounce of .999 Silver Proof FDC in the box of issue with certificate and Coin Portfolio Management Certificate of Provenance, The Duke of Wellington Medal 2015 Reverse: Heraldic Lion with right front paw upon a sphere, 45mm in platinum-layered bronze FDC in the Worcestershire Medals Office box with their certificate
Twenty-Five Pounds 2024 Music Legends - Paul McCartney Quarter OunceGoldProof, FDC in the Royal Mint box of issue with certificate and booklet describing his illustrious career from early days with The Beatles at The Cavern Club, through the Sixties with their monumental achievement of 18 Number 1 singles in the UK, to later success with Wings, and collaborations with Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, and with modern day artists such as Rihanna, Kanye West and Dave Grohl
Twenty Five Pounds Britannia 2020 The Spirit of a Nation Quarter OunceGoldProof FDC in the Royal Mint box of issue with certificate and booklet, eye catching design of Britannia standing
Decimal Twenty Penceundatedmule (2008) S.G4 NEF, along with Mint errors - Mis-strikes or cut coins (14) GB Pre-Decimal (4) Threepence 1965 on a burst flan UNC, Halfcrown 1966 on an oversized 35mm diameter flan, the reverse with a large elliptical area of blank flan where another coin has largely obstructed the correct striking, leaving just a crescent-shaped area containing the date and part of the legend EF, Sixpence 1967 with a small planchet clip, Fine or slightly better, Penny 1947 Fine with a small planchet clip, GB Decimals (7) Two Pounds 2010 with the centre section largely cut away VF, One Pound (3) hollowed out, the obverse removed and with a 8mm hole in the centre, Fine, along with the removed part, this cut across a section containing the date area, 2004, 8.32 grammes, on an oval flan, has the appearance of a cast piece, Fine, Fifty Pence (2) 1983 on an imperfect planchet, with a large planchet crack 13mm into the coin VF, 1997 on an irregularly shaped flan 7-sided with an addition piece of metal approximately 8mm x 7mm protruding between 4 and 5 o'clock on the obverse, EF and lustrous, Ten Pence 2007 with the imprint of a second Ten Pence reverse on the obverse, the reverse almost completely flat, Penny 1995 struck around 70% off centre with 14mm blank flan, only a partial section remaining, GEF and lustrous, World (2) One Euro 2014 the centre section removed, Fine, USA One Cent 1998 struck with 10mm blank flan, around 50% off-centre, GEF with lustre, an unusual group
Twenty-Five Pounds 2024 Music Legends - George Michael Quarter OunceGoldProof FDC in the Royal Mint box of issue with certificate and booklet detailing his illustrious career up until his untimely death at the age of just 53.
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
Silver Proof Piedforts (3) Two Pounds 1994 B of E, and 1996 Soccer these FDC in the red Royal Mint cases of issue, Twenty pence 1982 nFDC (a hint of toning) in the blue wallet of issue all 3 with certificates along with £20 Silver Coins (4) 2013 (2), 2014 and 2015 these BU and in the Royal Mint presentation cards of issue
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