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Australia 1880–1910 Commercial Bank of Australia £100 specimen, PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated

Australia 1880–1910 - Commercial Bank of Australia £100 Specimen (Pick Unlisted)

Very few banknotes from anywhere in the British Empire incorporated bilingual Chinese text in this way, making the type a highly significant survivor in both Australian and global numismatics. The note documents not only colonial banking and printing practice, but also the commercial integration of Chinese Australians into the economic life of 19th-century Victoria and one of the earliest documented examples of deliberate market localization expressed directly through a banknote. Read more →

AustraliaSpecimen1880100 PoundsPMG 64 Choice Uncirculated Specimen100 PoundsHigh DenominationCommercial Bank of AustraliaBradbury WilkinsonBWCSands & McDougallColonial SpecimenBilingualChinese-EnglishPick UnlistedColonial Banking HistoryAustralian Private BanknotesPre-Notes Act Era19th Century BankingMulticultural Trade NetworksSecurity Printing HistoryBritish Engraving InfluenceAustralian Monetary HistoryAustralia188019101880–1910PMG 64Museum GradeR9 Extremely RareUniqueAnnotationsHandwritten Annotations

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Australia 1877 City of Melbourne Bank Limited £20 specimen engraved by Bradbury Wilkinson, PMG 62 Uncirculated, unique surviving example

Australia 1877 - City of Melbourne Bank Limited £20 Specimen (Pick Unlisted)

High-denomination private banknotes such as £20 circulated exclusively within institutional and wholesale channels. They were used for interbank settlement, bullion transactions, and large commercial payments rather than everyday commerce. As a result, survival rates were exceptionally poor even during their own period of use. Following Federation and the Australian Notes Act of 1910, issued examples were recalled and destroyed, leaving specimens as the sole documentary record for many denominations. Read more →

AustraliaSpecimen187720 PoundsPMG 62 Uncirculated Specimen20 PoundsCity of Melbourne Bank LimitedBradbury WilkinsonBWCPick UnlistedColonial SpecimenEngraved Security PrintingAustralian Private BanknotesVictoria Banking HistoryPre-Federation FinanceGold Rush Era BankingSecurity Printing History19th Century BankingAustralian Monetary HistoryAustraliaVictoria1877PMG 62Museum GradeR9 Extremely RareUnique

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Australia 1889 Commercial Banking Company of Sydney Limited £5 specimen with serial number prefix, perforated SPECIMEN, printer annotation dated 1 March 1890

Australia 1880–1889 - Commercial Banking Company of Sydney Limited £5 SPECIMEN with Serial Prefix (Pick Unlisted, MVR4a)

A printer-issued £5 SPECIMEN prepared by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. for the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney Limited, dating to the late 1880s production window (ND 1880–1889), and bearing live serial numbers rather than zero or placeholder prefixes. This piece represents an internal control or approval specimen drawn from a numbered production sequence, distinct from margin-heavy proof impressions or display specimens. Read more →

AustraliaSpecimen with Serial Number Prefix18895 PoundsUncirculated SpecimenSpecimen with Serial Number Prefix5 PoundsCommercial Banking Company of Sydney LimitedBradbury WilkinsonBWCPick UnlistedColonial SpecimenEngraved Security PrintingAustralian Private BanknotesNew South Wales Banking HistoryPre-Federation Finance19th Century BankingSecurity Printing HistoryAustralian Monetary HistoryAustraliaSydney1889Museum GradeR8 Extremely RareAnnotationsHandwritten Annotations

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Argentina 1881 Banco de la Provincia de Buenos Aires 2 Pesos Oro Proof, PMG 64 Top Pop

Argentina 1881 - Banco de la Provincia de Buenos Aires 2 Pesos Oro Proof (Pick S536fp)

Only one example is certified in the PMG census, graded 64 Choice Uncirculated (Top Pop) - the sole recorded proof of this denomination and date. Beyond its rarity, this engraving illustrates the precision and artistry characteristic of the American Bank Note Company during the late 19th century, when U.S. firms dominated Latin American banknote production. This proof stands as a tangible artifact of that era’s intersection between artistry, financial expansion, and technological excellence. Read more →

ArgentinaProof18812 Pesos OroPMG 64 Choice Uncirculated (Top Pop) Proof2 Pesos OroArchivalTop PopEngraved Security PrintingBanco de la Provincia de Buenos AiresArgentine Provincial Banks19th Century BankingPesos Oro SeriesABNCAmerican Bank Note CompanyLatin American NumismaticsPre-National ConsolidationProvincial Monetary HistoryArgentinaBuenos Aires18811883PMG 64Museum GradeR9 Extremely Rare

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Uruguay 1887 Banco Nacional de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 20 Centesimos Pick A88a issued note serial A029393 with hand applied signatures and Mercury vignette

Uruguay 1887 - Banco Nacional de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 20 Centesimos Issued Note Serial A029393 (Pick A88a)

The Banco Nacional operated as a principal instrument of monetary stabilization in late nineteenth-century Uruguay, issuing notes convertible into metallic reserves within a structured commercial banking system. The 20 Centesimos denomination occupied the lower fractional tier of the emission structure, facilitating everyday transactions while maintaining formal engraved security features equal in sophistication to higher denominations. Read more →

UruguayIssued Note188720 CentesimosVF (PMG 20 est.) Issued Note20 CentesimosSerial A029393Hand SignedMercury AllegoryGreen Guilloche ReverseWaterlow and SonsBanco Nacional de la Republica Oriental del UruguayLey 25 de Agosto de 1887Uruguay Monetary ReformLate 19th Century BankingUruguay1887Pick A88aMuseum Grade

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United States 1929 Type 1 - 10 Dollars National Bank Note The Farmers National Bank of Sussex New Jersey Fr 1801-1 CH 1221 PMG 30 EPQ

United States 1929 Type 1 - 10 Dollars National Bank Note - The Farmers National Bank of Sussex, New Jersey Charter 1221 (Fr. 1801-1)

Certified PMG 30 EPQ Very Fine, this survivor retains full color and originality-a rare trait for notes that circulated heavily in rural trade. With fewer than fifty small-size notes known for this charter, it is a tangible link to Sussex County’s 19th-century banking heritage and a surviving witness to the closing generation of the National Banking system. Read more →

United StatesNational Bank Note192910 DollarsPMG 30 EPQ Very Fine 10 DollarsNational Bank NoteIssued NoteType 1SussexNew JerseyCharter 1221Hamilton1929PMG 30 EPQLocal Banking History

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Martinique 1870 Banque de la Martinique 1 franc unissued cheque, Saint-Pierre issue, unused condition

Martinique 1870 - Banque de la Martinique 1 Franc Unissued Cheque (Pick P.5A)

The printed text confirms receipt of one franc by the Banque de la Martinique, with the amount to be debited from the account of the named holder. The layout follows classic mid-19th-century French security printing conventions, with balanced typographic hierarchy, engraved ornamental borders, and floral corner motifs designed to deter alteration and counterfeiting. The denomination is expressed both numerically and in full text, reinforcing its accounting function rather than use as hand-to-hand currency. Read more →

MartiniqueUnissued Cheque18701 FrancUncirculated Unissued Cheque1 FrancBanque de la MartiniqueColonial Banking InstrumentFrench Colonial FinancePick P.5AColonial Banking HistoryFrench Overseas TerritoriesCaribbean Monetary History19th Century BankingDocumentary Financial InstrumentsSecurity Printing HistoryFrench Engraving TraditionMartinique1870Museum GradeR8 Extremely Rare

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Argentina 1869 Banco Domingo Garbino 1 Peso Fuerte issued note, Pick S1802, overprint on Banco Oxandaburu y Garbino Pick S1791, red BANCO DOMINGO GARBINO overprint, PMG 63 EPQ

Argentina 1869 - Banco Domingo Garbino, 1 Peso Fuerte Issued Note with Red Overprint (Pick S1802)

Issued 1 Peso Fuerte note of Banco Domingo Garbino, produced from an earlier 1869 Banco Oxandaburu y Garbino note printed by the American Bank Note Company (Compania Americana de Billetes de Banco Nueva York) and later placed into circulation under Banco Domingo Garbino through the large vertical red overprint "BANCO DOMINGO GARBINO." The overprint identifies the provisional reuse of the underlying Oxandaburu y Garbino stock under the successor banking identity. Pick S1802 records this issued overprint form of the 1 Peso Fuerte denomination. Read more →

ArgentinaIssued Note18691 Peso FuertePMG 63 Choice Uncirculated EPQ Issued NoteOverprint TypeRed OverprintBANCO DOMINGO GARBINO OverprintPick S1802Pick S17911 Peso FuerteABNCAmerican Bank Note CompanyEngraved Security PrintingProvincial BanknoteRegional Convertibility19th Century BankingBanco Oxandaburu y GarbinoBanco Domingo GarbinoGarbinoGarbino Spelling1869 GARBINO IssueProvisional OverprintRemainder ConversionOverprint ValidationMonetary HistoryLatin American NumismaticsArgentina1869PMG 63R7 Very RareMuseum Grade

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Argentina 1869 Banco Domingo Garbino 5 Pesos Fuertes issued note, Pick S1803, overprint on Banco Oxandaburu y Garbino Pick S1792, red BANCO DOMINGO GARBINO overprint, PMG 58 Choice About Uncirculated

Argentina 1869 - Banco Domingo Garbino, 5 Pesos Fuertes Issued Note with Red Overprint (Pick S1803)

Issued 5 Pesos Fuertes note of Banco Domingo Garbino, produced from an earlier 1869 Banco Oxandaburu y Garbino note printed by the American Bank Note Company (Compania Americana de Billetes de Banco Nueva York) and later placed into circulation under Banco Domingo Garbino through the large diagonal red overprint "BANCO DOMINGO GARBINO." The overprint identifies the provisional reuse of the underlying Oxandaburu y Garbino stock under the successor banking identity. Pick S1803 records this issued overprint form of the 5 Pesos Fuertes denomination. Read more →

ArgentinaIssued Note18695 Pesos FuertesPMG 58 Choice About Uncirculated Issued NoteOverprint TypeRed OverprintBANCO DOMINGO GARBINO OverprintPick S1803Pick S17925 Pesos FuertesABNCAmerican Bank Note CompanyEngraved Security PrintingProvincial BanknoteRegional Convertibility19th Century BankingBanco Oxandaburu y GarbinoBanco Domingo GarbinoGarbinoGarbino Spelling1869 GARBINO IssueProvisional OverprintRemainder ConversionOverprint ValidationMonetary HistoryLatin American NumismaticsArgentina1869PMG 58R7 Very RareMuseum Grade

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Australia 1890 Bank of New South Wales £10 Brisbane Circular Note specimen, 18__ form with perforated SPECIMEN and large BANK OF NEW SOUTH WALES ornamental watermark, Pick Unlisted, R9 Extremely Rare, unique

Australia 1890 - Bank of New South Wales £10 Brisbane Circular Note Specimen (Pick Unlisted)

This £10 Sterling Circular Note specimen was prepared for The Bank of New South Wales at Brisbane as a portable banking instrument linking the bank's Australian branch network with its London office and correspondent bankers abroad. The printed form belongs to the 19th-century series identified by the open date field "18__" and preserves the complete unused structure through which a traveler could obtain funds while overseas. Read more →

AustraliaCircular Note Specimen189010 Pounds SterlingUncirculated Circular Note SpecimenCircular Note10 Pounds Sterling10 PoundsPerforated SPECIMENSpecimen PerforationUnissued Banking InstrumentBank of New South WalesThe Bank of New South WalesBank of NSWBrisbaneBrisbane Circular NoteAustralian Private BankingAustralian Banking HistoryInternational Banking InstrumentTravel BankingLetter of IndicationSignature VerificationDemand DraftLondon DraftSterling Payment InstrumentCharles Skipper & EastLondon Security PrintingSecurity PrintingSecurity PaperBank of New South Wales WatermarkLarge WatermarkOrnamental WatermarkYellow Gold UnderprintBlue BorderBank of NSW Security PanelOld Broad StreetLondon OfficeLondonBrisbane London BankingCorrespondent BankingInternational SettlementExchange on LondonAustralia189018__ Date Format19th Century BankingPick UnlistedUncirculatedMuseum GradeR9 Extremely RareUnique

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Australia 1890 Bank of New South Wales £10 Melbourne Circular Note specimen, 18__ form with perforated SPECIMEN, large BANK OF NEW SOUTH WALES ornamental watermark, reverse London demand draft, Pick Unlisted, R9 Extremely Rare, unique

Australia 1890 - Bank of New South Wales £10 Melbourne Circular Note Specimen (Pick Unlisted)

This £10 Sterling Circular Note specimen was prepared for The Bank of New South Wales at Melbourne for use within the bank's international traveler-payment system. The face carries the Melbourne office designation and the printed open date field "18__", placing the form within the bank's 19th-century circular-note series. Read more →

AustraliaCircular Note Specimen189010 Pounds SterlingUncirculated Circular Note SpecimenCircular Note10 Pounds Sterling10 PoundsPerforated SPECIMENSpecimen PerforationUnissued Banking InstrumentBank of New South WalesThe Bank of New South WalesBank of NSWMelbourneMelbourne Circular NoteAustralian Private BankingAustralian Banking HistoryInternational Banking InstrumentTravel BankingLetter of IndicationSignature VerificationDemand DraftLondon DraftSterling Payment InstrumentCharles Skipper & EastLondon Security PrintingSecurity PrintingSecurity PaperBank of New South Wales WatermarkLarge WatermarkOrnamental WatermarkYellow Gold UnderprintBlue BorderBank of NSW Security PanelOld Broad StreetLondon OfficeLondonMelbourne London BankingCorrespondent BankingInternational SettlementExchange on LondonAustralia189018__ Date Format19th Century BankingPick UnlistedUncirculatedMuseum GradeR9 Extremely RareUnique

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Argentina 1867 Oxandaburu y Garvino 5 Pesos Bolivianos remainder, Pick S1776r, serial 009148 with retained matching counterfoil, GARVINO misspelling and American Bank Note Company engraving

Argentina 1867 - Banco Oxandaburu y Garvino 5 Pesos Bolivianos Remainder (Pick S1776r)

Two principal engraved vignettes dominate the design. At left, a rural scene shows a standing man and woman within an agricultural setting, surrounded by elements of country life. At upper center-right, a finely engraved horse head appears above the payment text. Together with the denomination panels and ornamental engraving, these images connect the note visually with the rural economy and livestock culture that formed an important part of nineteenth-century Argentine commerce. Read more →

ArgentinaRemainder18675 Pesos BolivianosUncirculated Remainder5 Pesos BolivianosPick S1776rRetained CounterfoilCounterfoil BanknoteSerial 009148Matching Serial NumberUnsigned RemainderBlank ReverseOxandaburu y GarvinoBanco Oxandaburu y GarvinoOxandaburu y GarbinoDomingo Luis GarbinoGarvino MisspellingGarbino Name ErrorMisspelled Bank Name1867 Partnership IssueAmerican Bank Note CompanyABNCNew York Security PrintingEngraved Security PrintingSecurity PrintingExport Banknote PrintingHorse Head VignetteRural VignetteAgricultural VignettePesos BolivianosBolivian Peso DenominationBolivian SilverPrivate BanknoteProvincial BankingArgentine Private Banking19th Century BankingMonetary HistoryLatin American NumismaticsArgentinaEntre RiosGualeguaychu1867UncirculatedMuseum Grade

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