Collection

Great Britain — Thomas Cook & Son Circular Note $50 (Proof, ca. 1904)

Unsigned photographic proof of a $50 Circular Note produced by Thomas Cook & Son around 1904. Circular Notes were the forerunners of modern travellers cheques. Issued to clients of the Cook travel agency, they allowed holders to draw equivalent cash abroad through the firm’s authorized banking correspondents. ... Read more →

United States 1914 – 50 Dollars Federal Reserve Note – Philadelphia District (Fr.1035, White | Mellon, PMG 30 EPQ)

The Series of 1914 was the inaugural issue of Federal Reserve Notes following the creation of the Federal Reserve System in December 1913. For the first time, the United States possessed a unified national currency directly issued through the newly organized regional Reserve Banks. The Philadelphia District, designated by the letter C and the numeral 3, served as one of the twelve original Reserve Bank branches, linking the new central banking structure to the industrial and commercial heart of the Mid-Atlantic region. ... Read more →

East Caribbean States 2019 — Central Bank 50 Dollars (Pick Unlisted, later catalogued as Pick 58a)

First polymer 50 Dollars issue of the East Caribbean Central Bank, released in 2019 and printed by De La Rue. Initially unlisted in the SCWPM, it was later recognized and catalogued as Pick 58a. This early production note carries the same design elements later standardized across the denomination series. ... Read more →

East Caribbean States 2019 — Central Bank 50 Dollars (Pick 58a)

Issued polymer 50 Dollars from the East Caribbean Central Bank, dated 2019 and catalogued as Pick 58a. Printed by De La Rue, it represents the official polymer debut of the highest denomination in the ECCB currency series. The note features Queen Elizabeth II at right, alongside the ECCB headquarters building, with vivid intaglio highlights, holographic butterfly motif, and advanced transparent window. ... Read more →

United States 1872 – State of South Carolina $50 Revenue Bond Scrip (Act of March 2, 1872, Columbia Issue, PMG 67 EPQ Superb Gem Uncirculated)

The fifty-dollar Revenue Bond Scrip authorized by the Act of March 2, 1872, stands among the most elaborate and symbolically charged notes of Reconstruction-era South Carolina. Produced by the American Bank Note Company of New York, these notes were issued to pay state obligations and to function as tax receipts, serving as both a medium of exchange and an assertion of solvency during a turbulent postwar decade. The design balances artistry and propaganda. ... Read more →

United States 1996 — 50 Dollars Federal Reserve Note, Chicago District (Friedberg 2126-G) Insufficient Inking Error, PMG 65 EPQ Gem Uncirculated

This 1996 50 Dollars Federal Reserve Note from the Chicago District (Friedberg 2126-G, AGB Block) demonstrates a dramatic Insufficient Inking Error affecting the left side of the obverse. The portrait of Ulysses S. Grant remains fully defined, yet the surrounding text, borders, and background show substantial ink loss, fading into near blankness. ... Read more →

Australia 1965 — 50 Dollars Traveller’s Cheque (Commercial Banking Company of Sydney Limited, Rejected Design Proof by Bradbury Wilkinson & Co.)

Rejected design proof for the 50 Dollars traveller’s cheque prepared by Bradbury Wilkinson & Co., London, for The Commercial Banking Company of Sydney Limited. Submitted in 1965 as the top denomination in the same three-value series, this pink-rose specimen bears the annotation “Not Approved” and the same submission date as the $20 proof. The engraving is rich and multi-layered, displaying Bradbury Wilkinson’s refined late-intaglio craftsmanship with deep guilloche patterns and broad, formal typography. ... Read more →