J Q Hollom Portrait £5 B297 Unc

We are delighted to offer choice examples of the J B Page Portrait £10 issued in 1971(B326) The fronts have a youthful portrait of Queen Elizabeth II with a lion astride the back trailing a ribbon from its mouth. Choice examples of the last Portrait £10 before it was replaced a mere 4 years later in 1975.

In 1927 the Royal Mint issued a Proof Set of the new coinage of King George V. These were the only 500 fine Silver Proof coins of King George V that you can get. We bought a small group of these beautiful King George V 1927 Shillings in Proof condition and we are now offering them to you. But please remember that these are they only King George V Shillings of this type that you can get in Proof. Yes there were a few VIP Proofs made of other dates, but if you don’t want to spend £3,000 then these are for you.

During the Second World War, the Bank of England did away with all denominations above £5 in an attempt to thwart counterfeiters. It wasn’t until 1964, when J Q Hollom was Chief Cashier, that the Bank reintroduced the £10 denomination into circulation. These new £10 notes followed the Portrait series with a youthful portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on the front with a lion trailing a ribbon in its mouth and holding a two-sided key in its paws on the back. This remained the highest denomination until 1970 and was issued under three different Chief Cashiers. We recently purchased a run of these first Portrait £10 notes with J Q Hollom’s signature (B299) They have seen no circulation and grade Crisp Good Extremely Fine. Lovely examples of the first Portrait £10 note in GEF.