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Argentina 1884 - El Banco del Chaco 1 Peso Moneda Nacional Oro Serial 05056 (Pick S1566)

Rarity: the entire PMG census lists only two graded examples of Pick S1566 (VF 10 and VF 15). With both serial 05056 (fragmented) and 15849 (complete) now documented in this collection, they represent the only illustrated and confirmed survivors. This fragment therefore stands as a research cornerstone for the type, bridging catalog theory and tangible evidence of one of Argentina’s rarest 19th-century provincial notes. Read more →

Argentina 1884 - El Banco del Chaco 1 Peso Moneda Nacional Oro Serial 15849 (Pick S1566)

This issued example tells a different story from any proof or specimen: it is a true frontier survivor. Villa Ocampo in the 1880s was not a polished banking center-it was a rough agricultural settlement carved out of subtropical forest, isolated by distance, heat, and river routes, where notes like this one lived harsh lives. Paper currency circulated through cattle posts, timber camps, river docks, storehouses, and provincial tax offices. Notes were folded, dampened, traded, paid out in wages, and used until exhaustion. The edge tears, surface wear, and softened engraving on this piece are the direct fingerprints of that real-world circulation. Read more →

Paraguay 1907 - 100 Pesos with 1912 State Overprint (Pick 134, Base Pick 159)

This certified example is especially important because issued 1912 overprint notes normally survived in circulated condition. High-denomination emergency paper was not produced for collectors; it was made to solve an immediate fiscal problem and was expected to work in the economy. Most examples were handled, redeemed, withdrawn, damaged, or lost. A PMG 65 EPQ Gem Uncirculated survivor with original paper quality is therefore extraordinary. The grade places this note at the very top level of preservation for the type, and the EPQ designation confirms the exceptional originality of the paper surface. Read more →

New Zealand 1934 - The Reserve Bank of New Zealand 10 Shillings Issued Note (Pick 154)

Catalogued as Pick 154 and graded PMG 25 Very Fine, this example represents a circulated survivor of the first national Reserve Bank issue and provides a direct link to the moment when New Zealand transitioned from private bank currency to a unified state-issued monetary system. Read more →