A Remarkable Collection of Bank of England Errors

ERROR: Bank of England, Kenneth O. Peppiatt, 10 Shillings, 2 April 1940, serial number K37D...

ERROR: Bank of England, Leslie K. O’Brien, 10 Shillings, 21 November 1955, serial number X06Y 141552, with upper...

27 May 2021

Lot No 2

ERROR: Bank of England, Leslie K. O’Brien, 10 Shillings, 21 November 1955, serial number X06Y...

ERROR: Bank of England, Leslie K. O’Brien, £1, 17 March 1960, serial number C70 619460, with large oval shaped...

27 May 2021

Lot No 3

ERROR: Bank of England, Leslie K. O’Brien, £1, 17 March 1960, serial number C70 619460, with...

Hammer Price:
£60

ERROR: Bank of England, Jasper Q. Hollom, £1, 27 February 1963, serial number D01S 555474, with extra fin of paper...

27 May 2021

Lot No 4

ERROR: Bank of England, Jasper Q. Hollom, £1, 27 February 1963, serial number D01S 555474, with...

ERROR: Bank of England, John S. Fforde, £1, 15 February 1967, serial number L97Z 723238, with upside-down...

27 May 2021

Lot No 5

ERROR: Bank of England, John S. Fforde, £1, 15 February 1967, serial number L97Z 723238, with...

ERROR: Bank of England, John S. Fforde, £1, 15 February 1967, mismatched serial numbers T03C 519670 and T03C...

27 May 2021

Lot No 6

ERROR: Bank of England, John S. Fforde, £1, 15 February 1967, mismatched serial numbers T03C...

Hammer Price:
£70

ERROR: Bank of England, John S. Fforde, £1, 15 February 1967, mismatched serial numbers R31L 799734 and 899734,...

27 May 2021

Lot No 7

ERROR: Bank of England, John S. Fforde, £1, 15 February 1967, mismatched serial numbers R31L...

ERROR: Bank of England, John S. Fforde, consecutive 10 Shillings (3), 15 February 1967, serial numbers 05Y...

27 May 2021

Lot No 8

ERROR: Bank of England, John S. Fforde, consecutive 10 Shillings (3), 15 February 1967, serial...

Hammer Price:
£70

ERROR: Bank of England, John B. Page, £1 (3), 1970, all with identical mismatched serial numbers U05B 941250 and...

27 May 2021

Lot No 9

ERROR: Bank of England, John B. Page, £1 (3), 1970, all with identical mismatched serial...

Hammer Price:
£380

ERROR: Bank of England, John B. Page, £1 (2), 1970, first with mismatched serial numbers U03H 378590 and 378591,...

27 May 2021

Lot No 10

ERROR: Bank of England, John B. Page, £1 (2), 1970, first with mismatched serial numbers U03H...

Hammer Price:
£90

ERROR: Bank of England, John B. Page, £1, 1970, serial number CW59 282102, with extra paper and colour bars at...

27 May 2021

Lot No 11

ERROR: Bank of England, John B. Page, £1, 1970, serial number CW59 282102, with extra paper and...

Hammer Price:
£200

ERROR: Bank of England, John B. Page, £1, 1970, serial numbers CX57 684506 and 07, with very significant...

27 May 2021

Lot No 12

ERROR: Bank of England, John B. Page, £1, 1970, serial numbers CX57 684506 and 07, with very...

Hammer Price:
£160

ERROR: Bank of England, John B. Page, replacement £1, 1970, serial number MU16 901308, with inking error at left,...

27 May 2021

Lot No 13

ERROR: Bank of England, John B. Page, replacement £1, 1970, serial number MU16 901308, with...

ERROR: Bank of England, John B. Page, £20, 1970, mismatched serial numbers A06 015892 and A06 015992, surface dirt...

27 May 2021

Lot No 14

ERROR: Bank of England, John B. Page, £20, 1970, mismatched serial numbers A06 015892 and A06...

Hammer Price:
£240

ERROR: Bank of England, John B. Page, £10, 1975, serial number E35 357750, missing an entire layer of printing from...

27 May 2021

Lot No 15

ERROR: Bank of England, John B. Page, £10, 1975, serial number E35 357750, missing an entire...

Hammer Price:
£120

ERROR: Bank of England, John B. Page, £5, 11 November 1971, mismatched serial numbers C86 281121 and C86 291121,...

27 May 2021

Lot No 16

ERROR: Bank of England, John B. Page, £5, 11 November 1971, mismatched serial numbers C86...

ERROR: Bank of England, John B. Page, £5, 1973, serial number 42Y 426206, with major ink transfer error showing...

27 May 2021

Lot No 17

ERROR: Bank of England, John B. Page, £5, 1973, serial number 42Y 426206, with major ink...

Hammer Price:
£360

ERROR: Bank of England, John B. Page, £1, 9 February 1978, serial number C75N 643740, with slight misguillotining...

27 May 2021

Lot No 18

ERROR: Bank of England, John B. Page, £1, 9 February 1978, serial number C75N 643740, with...

Hammer Price:
£70

ERROR: Bank of England, David H. F. Somerset, £5, 1980, serial number HS09 997749, with slipped digit in upper left...

27 May 2021

Lot No 19

ERROR: Bank of England, David H. F. Somerset, £5, 1980, serial number HS09 997749, with slipped...

ERROR: Bank of England, David H. F. Somerset, £10, 1984, serial number 56B 421345, with extremely unusual printing...

27 May 2021

Lot No 20

ERROR: Bank of England, David H. F. Somerset, £10, 1984, serial number 56B 421345, with...

Hammer Price:
£400

ERROR: Bank of England, David H. F. Somerset, £10, 1980, serial number CT28 525459, with security thread entirely...

27 May 2021

Lot No 21

ERROR: Bank of England, David H. F. Somerset, £10, 1980, serial number CT28 525459, with...

Hammer Price:
£140

ERROR: Bank of England, David H. F. Somerset, £20 (2), 15 November 1984, each with significantly mismatched serial...

27 May 2021

Lot No 22

ERROR: Bank of England, David H. F. Somerset, £20 (2), 15 November 1984, each with...

Hammer Price:
£300

ERROR: Bank of England, George M. Gill, £20 (2), 1 March 1988, serial numbers 19T 430698 and 20T 430698, both notes...

27 May 2021

Lot No 23

ERROR: Bank of England, George M. Gill, £20 (2), 1 March 1988, serial numbers 19T 430698 and...

Hammer Price:
£600

ERROR: Bank of England, George M. Gill, £20, 1 March 1988, serial number 53N 928902, with significant ink transfer...

27 May 2021

Lot No 24

ERROR: Bank of England, George M. Gill, £20, 1 March 1988, serial number 53N 928902, with...

ERROR: Bank of England, George M. Gill, £20, 1 March 1988, serial number 36W 107829, with top section of printing...

27 May 2021

Lot No 25

ERROR: Bank of England, George M. Gill, £20, 1 March 1988, serial number 36W 107829, with top...

ERROR: Bank of England, George M. Gill, £50, 1988, serial number D34 543485, central fold, original good extremely...

27 May 2021

Lot No 26

ERROR: Bank of England, George M. Gill, £50, 1988, serial number D34 543485, central fold,...

ERROR: Bank of England, George M. Gill, £50, 1988, serial number D66 483149, with upper portion of printing,...

27 May 2021

Lot No 27

ERROR: Bank of England, George M. Gill, £50, 1988, serial number D66 483149, with upper portion...

Hammer Price:
£260

ERROR: Bank of England, George M. Gill, £20, 5 June 1991, serial number A01 573504, with significant portion of the...

27 May 2021

Lot No 28

ERROR: Bank of England, George M. Gill, £20, 5 June 1991, serial number A01 573504, with...

ERROR: Bank of England, Graham E. A. Kentfield, £5, 1991, serial number S23 399914, with watermark significantly...

27 May 2021

Lot No 29

ERROR: Bank of England, Graham E. A. Kentfield, £5, 1991, serial number S23 399914, with...

Hammer Price:
£65

ERROR: Bank of England, Graham E. A. Kentfield, £10, 1992, serial number S41 455800, with misguillotining error,...

27 May 2021

Lot No 30

ERROR: Bank of England, Graham E. A. Kentfield, £10, 1992, serial number S41 455800, with...

ERROR: Bank of England, Graham E. A. Kentfield, £10, 1992, serial number N74 496600, and £20, 1991, serial number...

27 May 2021

Lot No 31

ERROR: Bank of England, Graham E. A. Kentfield, £10, 1992, serial number N74 496600, and £20,...

ERROR: Bank of England, Graham E. A. Kentfield, £20, 25 November 1991, serial number E17 038301, with black print...

27 May 2021

Lot No 32

ERROR: Bank of England, Graham E. A. Kentfield, £20, 25 November 1991, serial number E17...

ERROR: Bank of England, Graham E. A. Kentfield, £20 (2), 1994, serial numbers AK22 973299 and 973300, the second...

27 May 2021

Lot No 33

ERROR: Bank of England, Graham E. A. Kentfield, £20 (2), 1994, serial numbers AK22 973299 and...

Hammer Price:
£85

ERROR: Bank of England, Merlyn V. Lowther, £20, 1999, serial number AD35 452121, with a colossal miscut, a few...

27 May 2021

Lot No 34

ERROR: Bank of England, Merlyn V. Lowther, £20, 1999, serial number AD35 452121, with a...

Hammer Price:
£220

ERROR: Bank of England, Merlyn V. Lowther, replacement £20, 1 January 1999, serial number LL30 960101, with portion...

27 May 2021

Lot No 35

ERROR: Bank of England, Merlyn V. Lowther, replacement £20, 1 January 1999, serial number LL30...

ERROR: Bank of England, Merlyn V. Lowther, £10, 2000, serial number BB04 474801, with obvious misguillotining...

27 May 2021

Lot No 36

ERROR: Bank of England, Merlyn V. Lowther, £10, 2000, serial number BB04 474801, with obvious...

ERROR: Bank of England, Merlyn V. Lowther, column sort £10, 2000, serial number EL34 561554, with security strip...

27 May 2021

Lot No 37

ERROR: Bank of England, Merlyn V. Lowther, column sort £10, 2000, serial number EL34 561554,...

ERROR: Bank of England, Merlyn V. Lowther, £5, 21 May 2002, serial number JA89 957521, with the top varnish coat...

27 May 2021

Lot No 38

ERROR: Bank of England, Merlyn V. Lowther, £5, 21 May 2002, serial number JA89 957521, with the...

Hammer Price:
£60

ERROR: Bank of England, Merlyn V. Lowther, £5, 21 May 2002, serial number HC03 801778, with partial ink transfer...

27 May 2021

Lot No 39

ERROR: Bank of England, Merlyn V. Lowther, £5, 21 May 2002, serial number HC03 801778, with...

Hammer Price:
£65

ERROR: Bank of England, Percival S. Beale, 10 Shillings, 17 March 1950, serial number 01D 344475, with fold during...

24 February 2021

Lot No 1

ERROR: Bank of England, Percival S. Beale, 10 Shillings, 17 March 1950, serial number 01D...