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United States 1929 - The Warren National Bank of Peabody, Massachusetts 10 Dollars Type 2 National Bank Note, Charter 616 (Fr. 1801-2)

Peabody, Massachusetts was one of the important leather-producing centers of New England. During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the city's commercial identity was closely tied to tanning, leather goods, and related manufacturing. A National Bank Note from Peabody therefore represents more than a local banking issue. It is also a document of the financial structure behind an industrial Massachusetts community. Read more →

United States 1929 Type 1 - 10 Dollars National Bank Note - The First National Bank of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Charter 1 (Fr. 1801-1)

The First National Bank of Philadelphia holds Charter 1, the very first federal national bank charter issued under the National Banking Act of 1863. Granted on June 20, 1863, it became the prototype for a new system that tied local banknotes to United States bonds and standardized design, redemption, and supervision across the country. Read more →

United States 1914 – 50 Dollars Federal Reserve Note – Philadelphia District White | Mellon (Fr.1035)

The Series of 1914 was the inaugural issue of Federal Reserve Notes following the creation of the Federal Reserve System in December 1913. For the first time, the United States possessed a unified national currency directly issued through the newly organized regional Reserve Banks. The Philadelphia District, designated by the letter C and the numeral 3, served as one of the twelve original Reserve Bank branches, linking the new central banking structure to the industrial and commercial heart of the Mid-Atlantic region. Read more →

Italy 1869 - Credito Agricolo della Cassa di Risparmio in Bologna 30 Lire Specimen (Pick Unlisted)

Specimen of the 30 Lire issue from the Credito Agricolo della Cassa di Risparmio in Bologna, produced by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Company during the critical early phase of post-unification Italian financial restructuring. The denomination itself-30 Lire-is highly unconventional and appears directly tied to structured agricultural credit mechanisms rather than standard monetary circulation, reflecting targeted rural financing systems implemented in newly unified Italy. Read more →

Italy 1866 - Credito Fondiario di Bologna 50 Lire Specimen (Pick Unlisted)

Specimen proof of the 50 Lire issue from the Credito Fondiario di Bologna, engraved by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. and dated 1866. Credito Fondiario institutions specialized in long-term, mortgage-backed lending-a key innovation in Italy’s financial system, providing stability and funding for agricultural and urban development at a time when the new Kingdom was still economically fragmented. Read more →

Australia 1939 - Commercial Banking Company of Sydney LIMITED £5 Travellers Cheque Photographic Proof (Pick Unlisted)

Historically, this 1939 proof bridges the institutional continuity between Australia’s interwar financial infrastructure and its postwar traveller’s cheque system. It documents how Australian banks maintained London-based printing contracts to guarantee international recognition and anti-counterfeit standards decades before modern traveler payment systems emerged. Read more →

Australia 1963 - Commercial Banking Company of Sydney LIMITED £5 Travellers Cheque Photographic Proof (Pick Unlisted)

The piece captures the final monochrome layout used for the £5 denomination, showing alignment marks, margins, and design placement in photographic negative format. It represents a form of Australian banking ephemera rarely preserved outside institutional archives, bridging the worlds of banknote design, printing technology, and the evolution of financial instruments for international travel. Read more →

Brazil 2010 - Banco Central 5 Reais (Pick Unlisted)

The 2010 issue marked the first phase of Brazil’s 'Segunda Família do Real'-a complete redesign with tactile features for the visually impaired, new size differentials between denominations, and enhanced color contrast for circulation durability. Each note continues the theme of the allegorical Republica head first adopted in 1994, linking classical imagery to a thoroughly modern security package. Read more →

East Caribbean States 2019 - Central Bank 10 Dollars (Pick Unlisted)

The face presents Queen Elizabeth II in state robes, the ECCB seal, and the denomination rendered vertically for consistency with the new polymer series. The reverse features a portrait of Sir Arthur Lewis, Saint Lucian economist and Nobel laureate, reinforcing the region’s intellectual heritage. Read more →

East Caribbean States 2019 - Central Bank 10 Dollars (Pick 56a)

The reverse honors Saint Lucian economist Sir Arthur Lewis, continuing the ECCB’s tradition of highlighting prominent Caribbean figures. Blue and violet tones dominate the design, symbolizing trust and financial stability, while the vertical orientation reflects new global trends in banknote layout. Read more →

East Caribbean States 2019 - Central Bank 20 Dollars (Pick 57)

This denomination forms part of the ECCB’s new polymer banknote family introduced in 2019 to replace paper issues across the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union. The front carries Queen Elizabeth II’s effigy, the ECCB headquarters, and advanced polymer security windows integrated vertically within the design. Read more →

Bahamas 2019 - Central Bank 1/2 Dollar (Pick Unlisted)

This early printing, originally recorded as Pick Unlisted, represents the first iteration to enter the PMG census before the numbering system was updated. It provides a documented example of how numismatic cataloging evolves as new printings and revisions emerge, serving as a bridge between archival classification and formal publication in later Pick references. Read more →