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Barbados 1975 - Government of Barbados 50,000 Dollars Treasury Bill, Specimen, Perforated SPECIMEN, Prefix F (Atypical for Denomination)

The upper margin of the bill carries extensive administrative annotations documenting internal handling and inventory control. These include quantity and serial-range notes recorded as “QTY. 500 Nos. F.1601 – F.2100”, reference numbers written in ink, and a clearly written date “6.6.75”. These annotations reflect treasury or printer-side recordkeeping activity and provide a firm chronological anchor for this specimen state. Read more →

China 1945 - Soviet Red Army Headquarters 100 Yuan Issued Note, Revalidated 1946 (Pick M36)

As a historical object, this banknote provides direct evidence of how military command substituted for central banking in post-war Manchuria. It illustrates the intersection of armed authority, emergency finance, and provisional governance at a moment when sovereignty, currency, and legitimacy were actively renegotiated in northeastern China. Read more →

United States 1844 - Bank of Florida - Tallahassee 4 Dollars, State Bank Note, Final Revival Issue, FL-65-G26

This four dollar note stands as a primary documentary artifact of Florida’s territorial-era banking system during its final pre-statehood years. Its survival provides direct physical evidence of banking operations in Tallahassee during a failed revival attempt immediately preceding Florida’s admission to the Union in 1845. Read more →

Uruguay 1939 - Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 500 Pesos Specimen, Printed Cancel, Serie A, Specimen No. 29 (Pick 40as)

The reverse is devoted to an agricultural allegory in which labor, animals, cultivated land, and the broader landscape are presented as sources of national wealth. The composition is not incidental decoration. It links the denomination to Uruguay's productive economy and gives the note a narrative dimension beyond the institutional language of the face. Fine engraved framing and large denomination panels preserve visual continuity between the two sides. Read more →

Uruguay 1939 - Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 500 Pesos Specimen Printed Cancel Serie D Specimen No. 12 (Pick 40cs)

This Serie D five hundred pesos specimen, numbered 12, preserves one of the most fully developed cancellation formats used for the Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay issue of 1939. Both sides carry bold red specimen markings, creating a complete reference instrument whose status is declared across the portrait, denomination, landscape, and surrounding security design. Read more →

Uruguay 1939 - Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 50 Pesos Specimen, Red Oval De La Rue Cancel, Serie A (Pick 38as)

Within the structure of the 1939 emission, the fifty pesos denomination occupied an important intermediate tier of Uruguay’s monetary hierarchy. It bridged everyday commercial circulation and higher-level accounting functions, serving both retail and institutional purposes. Specimen examples of this value document the administrative and control procedures governing official reference material during the interwar period. Read more →

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

This PMG 58 Choice About Uncirculated example preserves the original signatures, strong engraved detail, deep green security printing, corrected GARBINO spelling of the underlying 1869 issue, and prominent red BANCO DOMINGO GARBINO overprint. It documents within one note the progression from the 1867 GARVINO-spelling partnership issues, through the corrected GARBINO spelling of the 1869 Oxandaburu y Garbino series, to the later provisional Banco Domingo Garbino form. Read more →

United States 1928 - 20 Dollars Gold Certificate (Friedberg 2402, AA Block), PMG 50 EPQ About Uncirculated

Graded PMG 50 EPQ About Uncirculated, this note retains original paper quality as confirmed by the Exceptional Paper Quality designation. Light handling consistent with the grade does not diminish the strength of color, engraving clarity, or the visual impact of the gold overprint elements. The inclusion of the Misch Collection pedigree further anchors the note within a recognized provenance, adding contextual depth to its preservation history. Read more →

Luxembourg 1967 - 10 Francs Specimen (Pick 53s)

The note is preserved in About Uncirculated condition, encapsulated by Paper Money Guaranty, retaining strong color, full detail, and complete visibility of all specimen markings. Read more →

Ireland - Northern 1929 - Ulster Bank Limited 1 Pound Proof with Specimen Perforation (Pick 306p)

PMG identifies the piece as a proof, graded PMG 55 EPQ About Uncirculated, with specimen perforation and selvage included. The retained selvage gives the proof a sheet-context that is rarely preserved on a single note, while the specimen perforation marks the piece as controlled production material. These features keep the object close to the production and approval process rather than reducing it to a separated printed design. Read more →

Scotland 1966 - National Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited 5 Pounds Issued Note (Pick 272a)

This 1966 National Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited 5 Pounds issued note represents the completed circulation form of the bank's mid-twentieth-century sterling design, cataloged as Pick 272a. Dated Edinburgh, 4th January 1966, and bearing serial number L247675, the note belongs to the 1963-1966 issue period and was printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson and Company. PMG grades the note 58 Choice About Uncirculated, preserving the design at a high level for a denomination that functioned as practical banking currency rather than as presentation material. Read more →

Poland 1941 - 1 Zloty Bank Emisyjny w Polsce Uncut Sheet of 3 Notes (Pick 99b)

Each position retains its complete seven-digit red serial number. From top to bottom, the sheet carries BE4460823, BE4464323, and BE4467823. The shared BE prefix and numbering characteristics identify all three impressions as the Miłczak 99b variety. Their arrangement preserves the original spacing, adjoining margins, alignment, and relationship between consecutive positions within the production layout. Read more →