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Cayman Islands 1996 — Cayman Islands Currency Board 25 Dollars Specimen with Red Overprint & Oval Stamp (Pick 19s)

This twenty five dollars specimen of the Cayman Islands Currency Board belongs to the 1996 revised series issued under the Cayman Islands Currency Law (Revised) and printed by Thomas De La Rue and Company Limited as controlled reference material. It preserves the fully authorized production design while being permanently invalidated for non-monetary use through established printer control measures. The specimen format is defined by a bold red diagonal SPECIMEN overprint across the face, accompanied by two red oval control stamps reading “SPECIMEN / DE LA RUE & CO LTD / NO VALUE.” A single punch cancellation is present in the signature area, physically voiding the note while leaving the engraved composition entirely legible. ... Read more →

Cayman Islands 1974 — Cayman Islands Currency Board 40 Dollars Specimen with Black Overprint & Oval Stamp (Pick 9s)

This forty dollars specimen of the Cayman Islands Currency Board belongs to the 1974 design series authorized under the Cayman Islands Currency Law of 1974 and produced by Thomas De La Rue and Company Limited as controlled reference material. It preserves the complete engraved production design of the denomination while being permanently invalidated for non-monetary use. The specimen format follows the established Thomas De La Rue control protocol. ... Read more →

Cayman Islands 1974 — Cayman Islands Currency Board 50 Dollars Specimen with Red Overprint & Oval Stamp (Pick 10s)

This fifty dollars specimen of the Cayman Islands Currency Board belongs to the foundational 1974 design series authorized under the Cayman Islands Currency Law of 1974 and produced by Thomas De La Rue and Company Limited as controlled institutional reference material. It preserves the complete engraved production design of the denomination while being permanently invalidated for monetary use through formal De La Rue specimen control procedures. The specimen format is defined by a bold red diagonal SPECIMEN overprint across the obverse, accompanied by two red oval control stamps reading “SPECIMEN / DE LA RUE & CO LTD / NO VALUE.” A single punch cancellation is applied in the signature area, physically voiding the note while maintaining full clarity of the engraved composition. ... Read more →

Cayman Islands 1974 — Cayman Islands Currency Board 100 Dollars Specimen with Black Overprint & Oval Stamp (Pick 11s)

This one hundred dollars specimen of the Cayman Islands Currency Board belongs to the 1974 series authorized under the Cayman Islands Currency Law of 1974 and printed by Thomas De La Rue and Company Limited as controlled reference material. It preserves the complete production design of the highest denomination of the standard 1974 series while being permanently invalidated for non-monetary use. The specimen format follows the established De La Rue control protocol. ... Read more →

Cayman Islands 1974 — Cayman Islands Currency Board 100 Dollars Specimen with Perforated 'SPECIMEN OF NO VALUE' (Pick 11s, 801/A1)

This one hundred dollars Cayman Islands Currency Board specimen represents a terminal archival control state within the 1974 series authorized under the Cayman Islands Currency Law of 1974 and printed by Thomas De La Rue and Company Limited. It preserves the fully approved production design of the highest denomination of the series while permanently removing any monetary validity through physical perforated cancellation and documented printer control markings. The defining invalidation is a large dot-matrix perforation reading “SPECIMEN OF NO VALUE” applied across the face. ... Read more →

Cayman Islands 1991 — Cayman Islands Currency Board 100 Dollars Specimen with Red Overprint & Oval Stamp (Pick 15s)

This one hundred dollars specimen of the Cayman Islands Currency Board belongs to the 1991 series issued under the Cayman Islands Currency Law (Revised) and produced by Thomas De La Rue and Company Limited as controlled reference material. It preserves the fully authorized production design of the denomination while being permanently invalidated for non-monetary use through layered printer control measures. The specimen format follows De La Rue’s established control protocol. ... Read more →

Cayman Islands 1996 — Cayman Islands Currency Board 100 Dollars Issued Note (Pick 20, B/1 251767)

This one hundred dollars issued note belongs to the 1996 revised series of the Cayman Islands Currency Board, authorized under the Cayman Islands Currency Law (Revised) and produced by Thomas De La Rue and Company Limited. The 1996 revision represents a matured phase of Cayman’s modern currency program, retaining the formal Currency Board structure while introducing a refreshed engraving palette and expanded marine iconography. The obverse is dominated by the engraved portrait of Queen Elizabeth the Second at right, rendered in fine intaglio linework that concentrates both authority and technical complexity in a single visual anchor. ... Read more →

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

Issued 1 Peso Fuerte note of Banco Domingo Garbino, printed by the American Bank Note Company (Compañía Americana de Billetes de Banco Nueva York) and formally activated for circulation through the large vertical red overprint “DOMINGO GARBINO.” This overprint was the legal validation required to convert remainder stock (Pick S1791) into fully issued, signed, numbered, and payable currency. Pick S1802 represents the only surviving issued form of the Garbino 1 Peso denomination. The base design reflects ABNC’s late 1860s export engraving style. ... Read more →

United States 1934A — 10 Dollars North Africa Silver Certificate (Friedberg 2309), PCGS 35 Very Fine

The Series 1934A 10 Dollars North Africa Silver Certificate, cataloged as Friedberg 2309, belongs to the distinctive emergency issues produced during the Second World War. Commonly known as the 'North Africa' notes, these certificates were printed with a yellow Treasury seal rather than the standard blue seal of Silver Certificates. The color modification was deliberate — a wartime security measure designed so that, if large quantities were captured by enemy forces, they could be immediately declared invalid. ... Read more →

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

The Series 1928 20 Dollars Gold Certificate, cataloged as Friedberg 2402, represents the inaugural small-size issue of the denomination and one of the final circulating forms of gold-backed United States paper money. Bearing the signatures of Woods and Mellon, this example from the AA block carries the distinctive orange-gold Treasury seal and matching serial numbers that define Gold Certificate issues of the era. Gold Certificates were obligations payable in gold coin to the bearer on demand, a clause prominently displayed on the face of the note. ... Read more →

New Zealand 1967 — 1 Dollar (Pick 163as, Fleming Signature, TDLR Overprint Specimen, PMG 66 EPQ Gem Uncirculated)

The 1967 one-dollar specimen represents the inaugural issue of New Zealand’s decimal currency system and carries the signature of Roderick Ninian Fleming, the first Chief Cashier to appear on the new dollar series. Issued during the ND (1967–1968) period, Fleming’s tenure covered only the opening phase of decimalization—from the introduction of the currency in July 1967 until his retirement in 1969—making his signature scarce across all denominations and particularly significant on early specimen formats. Printed by Thomas De La Rue & Company, London, this specimen was produced as part of the initial reference and presentation group prepared for institutional distribution. ... Read more →

Luxembourg Undated — 100 Francs Back Photographic Proof, Composition Study (Pick Unlisted)

Back-side photographic proof for the one hundred francs design of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, preserved as an archival working piece mounted on cardstock. This example represents an early composition study within the development of the Grand Duke Jean series, prior to final engraving and production alignment. The central vignette depicts the same bridge motif later used in the issued design, but rendered from a more distant viewpoint and within a broader spatial framework. ... Read more →