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

The reverse presents a detailed engraved view of George Town, Capital, organized within a formal ornamental framework. Architectural structures, harbor vessels, shoreline activity, and layered urban depth are rendered in disciplined linework, combining geographic specificity with security-driven engraving density. The denomination panels and ornamental borders frame the vignette with controlled negative space, preserving both clarity and structural balance. Read more →

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

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. At center, the Cayman Islands coat of arms is integrated into the denomination panel reading One Hundred Dollars, framed by layered ornamental scrollwork and marine motifs. The engraved signature of G. A. McCarthy appears beneath the central panel in his capacity as Chairman of the Cayman Islands Currency Board, placing this note firmly within the administrative phase of the 1996 series. Read more →

Uruguay 1939 - Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 500 Pesos Specimen Printed Cancel Serie C Specimen No. 10 (Pick 40bs)

Serie C, Specimen No. 10, represents a fully marked reference form of the Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay five hundred pesos issue of 1939. Its importance rests in the completeness of its specimen-control system: all-zero serial numbers, an individually printed specimen number, a large diagonal red SPECIMEN inscription, and multiple Thomas De La Rue cancellation stamps applied across both sides of the finished note. Read more →

Uruguay 1939 - Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 100 Pesos Specimen, Black Overprint Serie B Specimen No. 9 (Pick 39as)

The allegorical female figure at right holds the Constitution, embodying the legal order from which the currency derives its authority. Classical drapery and civic symbolism are combined with industrial and architectural imagery, creating a visual narrative in which republican law and economic modernization operate together. Thomas De La Rue's intaglio engraving gives the figure and surrounding elements a refined tonal range built from closely controlled linework. Read more →

Uruguay 1939 - Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 100 Pesos Specimen, Red Overprint, Serie D (Pick 39cs)

At right, the allegorical female figure holds the Constitution, presenting republican law as the foundation of the monetary promise. Her classical form is combined with architectural and industrial imagery, linking constitutional authority with economic organization and national development. Fine intaglio linework creates depth across the face, garments, book, and surrounding symbolic elements. Read more →

Uruguay 1939 - Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 100 Pesos Specimen, Black Overprint, Serie D (Pick 39cs)

Across the obverse, a bold black SPECIMEN inscription cuts diagonally through the central design. Two black oval SPECIMEN DE LA RUE AND COMPANY LIMITED NO VALUE stamps appear at the upper left and lower right. The dark control layer integrates closely with the engraved linework, giving this version a visually different character from the red-marked companion while preserving the same underlying reference design. Read more →

Uruguay 1939 - Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 50 Centesimos Issued Note Serie H (Pick 34)

The obverse presents a compact yet formally balanced engraved composition. The national arms of Uruguay appear at left beneath the rising sun, symbolizing constitutional sovereignty and republican continuity. At center, the denomination CINCUENTA CENTESIMOS is framed within ornamental guilloche panels, while the portrait of a statesman anchors the right field in refined intaglio engraving. The serial numbers appear in red, contrasting with the green and brown security linework of the frame. The note is identified as Serie H, printed in accordance with the 1939 legislative framework. Read more →

Uruguay 1870 - El Banco Franco Platense 20 Pesos Dos Doblones Issued Note (Pick S173a)

The note was engraved and printed by the American Bank Note Company of New York, a major supplier of security printing to Latin American commercial banks during this period. The central vignette depicts a steamship at sea, symbolizing transatlantic trade and commercial connectivity between the Rio de la Plata region and global markets. At right appears an allegorical female portrait within a circular medallion, executed in refined steel engraving typical of ABNCo export work. Read more →

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

The transition from the 1867 Pesos Bolivianos partnership notes to the 1869 Peso Fuerte issue also records a change in monetary denomination. The earlier Oxandaburu y Garvino notes were expressed in Pesos Bolivianos, reflecting the regional monetary importance of Bolivian silver, while the 1869 Oxandaburu y Garbino series adopted the Peso Fuerte denomination within Argentina's evolving private and provincial banking environment. Read more →

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

Historically, these notes belong to Argentina's fragmented late-1860s and early-1870s monetary environment, when private and provincial banking institutions issued paper obligations alongside multiple metallic currency standards. The transition from the 1867 Pesos Bolivianos partnership notes to the 1869 Pesos Fuertes series documents a change in monetary denomination, while the subsequent BANCO DOMINGO GARBINO overprint records the later institutional reuse of the earlier printed currency. Read more →

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

The obverse features the familiar portrait of Alexander Hamilton, framed by the classical small-size layout adopted in 1928. The reverse retains the traditional allegorical vignette representing Agriculture and Industry, engraved in layered intaglio characteristic of Bureau of Engraving and Printing craftsmanship. The New York Federal Reserve District, indicated by the letter B, anchors the issue within the Federal Reserve System’s production framework. Read more →

New Zealand 1967 - 1 Dollar Fleming Signature TDLR Overprint Specimen No. 035 Serial 2A000000 (Pick 163as)

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. Read more →