Collection

Australia 1905–1910 — Commercial Banking Company of Sydney £5 (Specimen Proof)

Proof specimen printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. between 1905 and 1910 for the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney—one of Australia’s oldest and most respected private banks, founded in 1834. The CBC operated independently until its 1981 merger with the National Bank of Australasia, forming today’s NAB. ... Read more →

U.S. 1914 — $50 Federal Reserve Note Philadelphia (Fr#1035, White | Mellon)

The Series of 1914 marked the first issue of Federal Reserve Notes following the establishment of the Federal Reserve System in 1913. This $50 example, issued by the Philadelphia District (3-C), carries the signatures of Treasury officials White and Mellon and features Ulysses S. Grant at center. ... Read more →