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Poland 1994 - 50 Zlotych Front Proof (Pick 175ap1)

The design features the portrait of King Kazimierz III Wielki (Casimir the Great), rendered in De La Rue’s modern intaglio style and integrated into a complex guilloche framework reflecting European security-printing standards of the early 1990s. Typography, denomination layout, panel geometry, color balance, and the finalized NBP emblem are all present in their definitive form. The printed date, 25 March 1994, anchors the proof within the official design-approval phase of the series. Read more →

Japan 1989 - Komori Currency Technology Intaglio Test Note Mr. Komori

Condition: PCGS 65 PPQ (Gem New) with problem-free paper and original paper quality noted, appropriate for a factory-retained exemplar. Read more →

North Macedonia 2003 - 500 Denari Issued Note DA8148021 Golden Death Mask (Pick 21a)

Additional security devices integrated into the note include the Golden Mask watermark, a metallic security thread embedded within the paper substrate, microprinted inscriptions, a see-through register alignment element, and complex guilloche structures designed to resist photographic or digital reproduction. Together these features reflect the security printing standards applied to Macedonian currency in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Read more →

Poland 1988 - 50 Zlotych Prefix HK Issued Note (Pick 142c)

The 50 Złotych banknote dated 'Warszawa, 1 Grudnia 1988' represents one of the final circulating issues of the Polish People's Republic before the monetary and political transformations of the early 1990s. Printed by Polska Wytwórnia Papierów Wartościowych in Warsaw for the Narodowy Bank Polski, the denomination formed part of the 1986–1988 modernization of the circulating banknote series. Read more →

New Zealand 1992 - 100 Dollars Rutherford Design Vertical Red SPECIMEN Overprint Printer-Annotated TDLR Specimen (Pick 181s)

The obverse integrates Rutherford’s portrait with scientific imagery, including atomic modeling references and the Nobel Prize medal, while the reverse presents native New Zealand flora and fauna rendered in complex multitone engraving. The precision of line work, color layering, and registration reflects the mature technical standard of Thomas De La Rue’s early-1990s production. Read more →

United States 1995 – 10 Dollars Federal Reserve Note – Minneapolis District Printed Tear Error (Fr.2032-I)

The obverse presents the familiar portrait of Alexander Hamilton framed by fine-line engraving and geometric guilloche. The reverse depicts the U.S. Treasury building, an apt symbol for a note whose very error emerged within that institution’s own printing process. Although post-1990s Federal Reserve Notes are generally abundant, verified production errors in superb gem condition remain scarce, as quality-control rejection rates are exceptionally high. Read more →

United States 1996 - 50 Dollars Federal Reserve Note Chicago District Insufficient Inking Error (Friedberg 2126-G)

Errors of this severity are highly uncommon on mid- to high-denomination issues. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing’s late 1990s modernization program introduced automated inspection and improved quality monitoring, but rare lapses still occurred, particularly when print runs were transitioning between older and newer press systems. Inconsistent ink application or uneven plate pressure could yield localized under-inking, creating the ghosted design seen here. Read more →

United States 1993 - 20 Dollars Federal Reserve Note New York District Insufficient Inking Error (Friedberg 2079-B)

Among 1990s Federal Reserve issues, Insufficient Inking Errors are disproportionately rarer on 20 Dollar notes than on lower denominations. Its immaculate condition, full embossing, and strong paper originality combine with the dramatic fade of the back printing to make this one of the finest survivors of its type recorded by PMG. Read more →

United States 1993 - 20 Dollars Federal Reserve Note Chicago District Printed Tear Error (Friedberg 2080-G)

Printed tear errors like this one reveal the physical realities of the BEP’s high-speed production process. During the early 1990s, sheets were stacked and advanced through mechanical feeders at roughly 10,000 impressions per hour. A misfeed, suction failure, or improperly aligned sheet edge could cause a corner to fold under or tear. Because each sheet underwent multiple print passes-back, face, and overprint-a single fold could be inked multiple times on different planes of paper, creating the layered and shadowed voids now visible. Read more →

United States 1854 - Empire City Bank 100 Dollars Proof (Pick NY1585G16P)

Archival records further support this classification. Six examples of this proof type were recorded in the American Bank Note Company Archives sale of 1990, indicating a very small surviving population derived directly from institutional holdings. Proofs of this nature were produced in extremely limited numbers and were often destroyed once designs were finalized or banks ceased operation, making surviving examples highly significant as primary evidence of nineteenth century American banknote production practices. Read more →

Cayman Islands 1991 - Cayman Islands Currency Board 100 Dollars Specimen with Red Overprint & Oval Stamp (Pick 15s)

The obverse presents Queen Elizabeth the Second in refined intaglio engraving at right, balanced by marine motifs and the Cayman Islands coat of arms integrated into the denomination panel. The layered background coloration and controlled use of pastel tonal fields reflect the evolved security aesthetic of the early 1990s Cayman series. Read more →

United States 1969C - 10 Dollars Federal Reserve Note, Philadelphia District, Overprint Misalignment Error (Friedberg 2021-C, CB Block), PMG 35 EPQ Choice Very Fine

The Series 1969C 10 Dollars Federal Reserve Note from the Philadelphia District, cataloged as Friedberg 2021-C, presents a documented Overprint Misalignment Error affecting the green seal and serial number impressions. Signed by Treasurer Romana Acosta Banuelos and Secretary of the Treasury George P. Shultz, this issue belongs to the transitional era of late small-portrait Federal Reserve Notes prior to the design revisions of the 1990s. Read more →