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Brazil Imperial Treasury ten mil réis contemporary counterfeit, Pick A231x, PMG 64 EPQ Choice Uncirculated, period forgery from the Dom Pedro II era

Brazil ca. 1852–1870 - Imperial Treasury of Brazil 10 Mil Réis Contemporary Counterfeit (Pick A231x)

The design closely imitates the official Imperial issue, including the central allegorical vignette, denomination cartouches, and surrounding geometric rosette framework. The engraving demonstrates a high level of technical competence, reflecting the reality that contemporary forgers were often trained engravers or printers capable of producing imitations that challenged official security measures. Such counterfeits were not crude novelties but functional monetary intrusions that tested the resilience of Brazil’s paper money system. Read more →

BrazilContemporary Counterfeit185210 Mil RéisPMG 64 EPQ Choice Uncirculated Contemporary CounterfeitImperial Treasury of BrazilEmpire of Brazil10 Mil RéisPeriod ForgeryExceptional Paper QualityEPQTop PopNineteenth Century CurrencyBrazilian EmpireDom Pedro II EraMonetary Security HistoryCounterfeit StudiesBrazil18521870Pick A231xPMGPMG 64 EPQR7 RareCondition R8 Extremely RareMuseum Grade
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Spain 1875 Banco de España 50 pesetas contemporary counterfeit, Pick 7x, with large circular hole punches and FALSO stamp, one of only two graded examples, graded PMG 25 Very Fine

Spain 1875 - Banco de España 50 Pesetas Contemporary Counterfeit (Pick 7x)

This note represents a contemporary counterfeit of the Banco de España fifty pesetas issue of 1875, produced during the active circulation period of the official banknote and intended to pass as legal tender in everyday commerce. Classified in standard references as Pick 7x, it is a period forgery rather than a later reproduction or fantasy piece, created using materials and printing methods consistent with nineteenth-century Spanish monetary circulation.

Spanish Monetary History Paper Money Security
Spain 1876 Banco de España one hundred pesetas contemporary counterfeit, Pick 11x, with large circular hole punches and FALSO stamp, Top Pop graded PMG 40 Extremely Fine

Spain 1876 - Banco de España 100 Pesetas Contemporary Counterfeit (Pick 11x)

This note represents a contemporary counterfeit of the Banco de España one hundred pesetas issue of 1876, produced during the active circulation period of the official banknote and intended to pass as legal tender in everyday commerce. Classified in standard references as Pick 11x, it is a period forgery rather than a later reproduction or fantasy piece, created using materials and printing methods consistent with late nineteenth-century Spanish monetary circulation.

Spanish Monetary History Paper Money Security
Argentina 1876 Banco de San Juan 1 Peso Fuerte archival specimen printed by Bradbury Wilkinson, condor vignette, provincial private bank issue, PMG 64 EPQ

Argentina 1876 - Banco de San Juan 1 Peso Fuerte Specimen (Pick S1880s)

Bradbury, Wilkinson & Company’s involvement documents the early penetration of British security printing into Argentina’s interior provinces. While later national issues would dominate the historical record, provincial banknotes such as this one represent the experimental and transitional phase of Argentine monetary development, when regional institutions exercised near-sovereign authority over credit and currency.

Regional Monetary Autonomy Engraved Security Printing British Security Printing
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