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Mauritius 1843 Mauritius Commercial Bank 10 Dollars / 2 Pounds Sterling Remainder, PMG 50 NET

Mauritius 1843 - Mauritius Commercial Bank 10 Dollars / 2 Pounds Sterling Remainder (Pick S122r)

This note represents the archival stock of the 1840s issue - printed but never signed or circulated. It carries the same engraving and layout as the fully issued 1842 Ten Dollars / Two Pounds Sterling notes, showing the Port Louis harbor with moored vessels, bonded warehouses, and the neoclassical bank building anchoring the composition. The vignette is among the earliest engraved landscapes used on any Mauritian banknote, reflecting the colony’s maritime identity and its economic dependence on shipping and re-export trade. Read more →

MauritiusRemainder184310 Dollars / 2 Pounds SterlingPMG 50 NET (Ink Burn) Remainder10 Dollars2 PoundsDual-CurrencyColonial CurrencyMyers Frs & CoEngraved Security PrintingInk BurnMauritius Commercial BankEarly Mauritius BankingColonial Banking HistoryPrivate Banknote EraPort Louis Harbor VignetteBritish Colonial Finance1840s Currency Reform19th Century BanknotesMauritiusPort Louis1843PMG 50Museum GradeR6 Extremely RareAnnotationsHandwritten Annotations

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Argentina 1881 Banco de la Provincia de Buenos Aires 2 Pesos Oro Proof, PMG 64 Top Pop

Argentina 1881 - Banco de la Provincia de Buenos Aires 2 Pesos Oro Proof (Pick S536fp)

Superb proof engraving prepared by the American Bank Note Company for the Banco de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, dated 19 de Enero de 1883. The design features an equestrian vignette at center symbolizing progress and vitality, flanked by portraits of Florencio Varela and Valentín Alsina, two influential figures in Argentina’s political and intellectual life. Read more →

ArgentinaProof18812 Pesos OroPMG 64 Choice Uncirculated (Top Pop) Proof2 Pesos OroArchivalTop PopEngraved Security PrintingBanco de la Provincia de Buenos AiresArgentine Provincial Banks19th Century BankingPesos Oro SeriesABNCAmerican Bank Note CompanyLatin American NumismaticsPre-National ConsolidationProvincial Monetary HistoryArgentinaBuenos Aires18811883PMG 64Museum GradeR9 Extremely Rare

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New Zealand 1924–1925 Bank of New Zealand 10 Shillings Front Proof Pick S231p1 with SPECIMEN perforation, Bradbury Wilkinson & Co.

New Zealand 1924–1925 - Bank of New Zealand 10 Shillings Front Proof with SPECIMEN Perforation (Pick S231p1)

Front proof of the Bank of New Zealand 10 Shillings (Pick S231p1), printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co., London, for the post-war re-engraved issue dated 1924–25. Perforated SPECIMEN through the lower margin and certified by PMG as Choice Uncirculated 63 Top Pop, this example shows the completed obverse design prior to overprinting and serial application. Read more →

New ZealandFront Proof192410 ShillingsPMG 63 Choice Uncirculated (Top Pop, Front Proof with SPECIMEN Perforation) Front Proof10 ShillingsSpecimen PerforationIntaglioBradbury WilkinsonBWCTamati Waka NeneBank of New ZealandNew Zealand Banking HistoryPre-Reserve BankPrivate Banknote EraInterwar Currency DesignEngraved Security PrintingLate Edwardian PlateworkTint-Stone UnderprintMāori Portrait SeriesNew Zealand192419251924–1925PMG 63Top PopMuseum GradeR8 Extremely Rare

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Argentina 1867 Banco de Londres y Rio de la Plata 4 Reales Plata Boliviana proof, PCGS 63

Argentina 1867 - Banco de Londres y Rio de la Plata 4 Reales Plata Boliviana Proof (Pick S1734p)

Archival proof printed by the American Bank Note Company for the Banco de Londres y Rio de la Plata, dated 1 Enero 1867 and assigned to the Rosario branch. This fractional 4 Reales denomination belongs to the transitional pre-peso period when Argentine provincial banks still operated under the 'Moneda Boliviana' standard inherited from regional trade with Bolivia and Peru. Read more →

ArgentinaProof18674 RealesPCGS 63 Choice New Pick S1734p4 RealesProofABNCAmerican Bank Note CompanyBanco de Londres y Rio de la PlataRosarioBritish-Argentine BankingEngraved Security PrintingMoneda Boliviana StandardPre-Decimal ArgentinaTransitional CurrencyLivestock EconomyCattle Trade SymbolismProvincial Banking19th Century ArgentinaFrontier Monetary HistoryArgentina1867Choice NewMuseum GradeR7 Extremely Rare

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Argentina 1871 Banco de Londres y Rio de la Plata 10 Pesos Rosario control specimen, serial 000001, punch cancelled, with period pencil annotation dated February 1872

Argentina 1871 - Banco de Londres y Rio de la Plata 10 Pesos Rosario Specimen No. 000001 (Pick Unlisted)

This specimen represents an archival control note of the Banco de Londres y Rio de la Plata 10 Pesos issue prepared for the Rosario branch, dated Rosario, 10 de Noviembre de 1871, and printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Company in London. It was produced as part of the bank internal authorization and registration process for provincial issues and was never intended for circulation. Read more →

ArgentinaSpecimen187110 Pesos Moneda BolivianaUncirculated (Archival Control Specimen, Serial 000001) Specimen BanknotePick UnlistedSingle Instance Control SpecimenSerial Number 000001Punch CancelledArchival Control MaterialBanco de Londres y Rio de la PlataBritish Controlled BankingRosario BranchProvincial Private BankingMoneda BolivianaFragmented Monetary SystemNineteenth Century ArgentinaJose de San MartinNational IconographyEngraved Portrait VignetteBradbury WilkinsonBWCBritish Security PrintingExport Engraved NotesArgentinaRosario1871Handwritten Archival AnnotationMuseum GradeR9 Extremely RareUniqueAnnotationsHandwritten Annotations

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Argentina 1884 El Banco del Chaco 1 Peso Moneda Nacional Oro, Serial 05056, corner-missing example

Argentina 1884 - El Banco del Chaco 1 Peso Moneda Nacional Oro Serial 05056 (Pick S1566)

Partial issued note of El Banco del Chaco’s 1 Peso Moneda Nacional Oro, dated 1 Octubre 1884 and printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co., London, for the Villa Ocampo branch under the Ley de Bancos Garantidos provincial charter. The vignette centers on an allegory of Agriculture symbolizing prosperity and labor, flanked by a dog and bull for loyalty and strength-one of BWC’s finest small-format engravings for South America. Read more →

ArgentinaIssued Note18841 Peso Moneda Nacional OroFair–Good (missing corner) Fragment1 Peso OroEl Banco del ChacoBradbury WilkinsonBWCVilla OcampoPrivate BankSeries ISerial 05056Frontier CirculationNorthern ArgentinaChaco Region HistoryLey de Bancos GarantidosProvincial IssuerCirculated SurvivorAgriculture AllegoryFrontier BankingArgentina1884Museum GradeR8 Extremely Rare

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Argentina 1884 - El Banco del Chaco 1 Peso Moneda Nacional Oro Serial 15849 (Pick S1566)

Historically, the Chaco series represents Argentina’s experiment with provincial convertibility-private banks issuing gold-backed paper within a unified national framework. These notes circulated briefly across the northern frontier, a region opened by British-funded rail and river trade. Each surviving piece testifies to the reach of foreign engravers in shaping Argentina’s economic imagery. Read more →

ArgentinaIssued Note18841 Peso Moneda Nacional OroFine–Very Fine (est.) 1 Peso OroIssued NoteEl Banco del ChacoBradbury WilkinsonBWCVilla OcampoPrivate BankSerial 15849Frontier CirculationLey de Bancos GarantidosProvincial BankingNorthern ArgentinaChaco Region HistoryAgriculture AllegoryBritish Influence19th Century ArgentinaCirculated SurvivorArgentina1884Museum GradeR8 Extremely Rare

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Uruguay 1867 Banco Oriental 10 Pesos equals 1 Doblón de Oro Sellado issued banknote, American Bank Note Company, single handwritten right-side circulation signature, serial number 55818, Pick S385a, PMG 15 Choice Fine, plate position pp B

Uruguay 1867 - Banco Oriental 10 Pesos = 1 Doblón de Oro Sellado Issued Note, Handwritten Right-Side Signature, Serial 55818 (Pick S385a)

Issued banknote of the Banco Oriental of Uruguay, dated 1 de Agosto de 1867 and printed by the American Bank Note Company in New York. This issue represents the foundational appearance of the Banco Oriental 10 Pesos = 1 Doblón de Oro Sellado denomination and establishes the complete visual, symbolic, and technical template later reused for subsequent reauthorizations in the early 1870s. Read more →

UruguayIssued Note186710 Pesos = 1 Doblón de Oro SelladoPMG 15 Choice Fine Issued BanknoteHandwritten SignatureRight Side Signature PlacementPlate Position BGold Convertible DenominationABNCAmerican Bank Note CompanyNineteenth Century Security PrintingEngraved Allegorical DesignGuilloche Security PatternBanco OrientalUruguay1867MontevideoPick S385aHistoryMuseum GradeAnnotationsHandwritten Annotations

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Uruguay 1867 Banco Oriental 10 Pesos equals 1 Doblón de Oro Sellado issued banknote, dual handwritten circulation signatures at left and right, serial number 23286, Pick S385a, plate position pp B

Uruguay 1867 - Banco Oriental 10 Pesos = 1 Doblón de Oro Sellado Issued Note, Dual Handwritten Signatures at Left and Right, Serial 23286 (Pick S385a)

Issued banknote of the Banco Oriental of Uruguay, dated 1 de Agosto de 1867 and printed by the American Bank Note Company in New York. Although produced from the same engraved plates as the standard single-signature issue, this example documents a brief and highly unusual authorization phase in which two handwritten circulation signatures were applied to a single note. Read more →

UruguayIssued Note186710 Pesos = 1 Doblón de Oro SelladoFine to Very Fine (estimated) Issued BanknoteDual Handwritten SignaturesLeft and Right Signature PlacementPlate Position BGold Convertible DenominationABNCAmerican Bank Note CompanyNineteenth Century Security PrintingAuthorization ExperimentAdministrative Control VariantBanco OrientalUruguay1867MontevideoPick S385aHistoryRarityMuseum GradeAnnotationsHandwritten Annotations

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Uruguay 1867 Banco Oriental 10 Pesos equals 1 Doblón de Oro Sellado issued banknote, centered handwritten circulation signature, serial number 35345, Pick S385a, plate position pp A

Uruguay 1867 - Banco Oriental 10 Pesos = 1 Doblón de Oro Sellado Issued Note, Centered Handwritten Signature, Serial 35345 (Pick S385a)

Issued banknote of the Banco Oriental of Uruguay, dated 1 de Agosto de 1867 and printed by the American Bank Note Company in New York. Produced from the same engraved plates as the standard single-signature issue, this example documents a transitional authorization state following the brief dual-signature requirement implemented during the initial circulation period. Read more →

UruguayIssued Note186710 Pesos = 1 Doblón de Oro SelladoVery Fine (estimated) Issued BanknoteHandwritten SignatureCentered Signature PlacementPlate Position AGold Convertible DenominationABNCAmerican Bank Note CompanyNineteenth Century Security PrintingAuthorization TransitionAdministrative AdjustmentBanco OrientalUruguay1867MontevideoPick S385aHistoryMuseum GradeAnnotationsHandwritten Annotations

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Uruguay 1867 Banco Oriental 10 Pesos equals 1 Doblón de Oro Sellado issued banknote, engraved facsimile circulation signature at right, serial number 74487, Pick S385a, plate position pp C

Uruguay 1867 - Banco Oriental 10 Pesos = 1 Doblón de Oro Sellado Issued Note, Facsimile Signature at Right, Serial 74487 (Pick S385a)

Issued banknote of the Banco Oriental of Uruguay, dated 1 de Agosto de 1867 and printed by the American Bank Note Company in New York. This example represents the final standardized production state of the Banco Oriental 10 Pesos = 1 Doblón de Oro Sellado issue, marking the full transition from manual authorization to mechanically reproduced signatures. Read more →

UruguayIssued Note186710 Pesos = 1 Doblón de Oro SelladoVery Fine to Extremely Fine (estimated) Issued BanknoteFacsimile SignatureRight Side Signature PlacementPlate Position CGold Convertible DenominationABNCAmerican Bank Note CompanyNineteenth Century Security PrintingMechanized AuthorizationStandardized ProductionBanco OrientalUruguay1867MontevideoPick S385aHistoryMuseum GradeAnnotationsHandwritten Annotations

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Uruguay 1862 Banco de Londres y Rio de la Plata 100 Pesos Pick S245s specimen, perforated SPECIMEN, engraved by Bradbury Wilkinson & Co., graded PMG 64 EPQ

Uruguay 1862 - Banco de Londres y Rio de la Plata 100 Pesos Specimen (Pick S245s)

This perforated specimen of the 1862 100 Pesos note was prepared for the Banco de Londres y Rio de la Plata, among the earliest private commercial banks to operate in Uruguay and the wider River Plate region. Founded in Buenos Aires in 1862 with a Montevideo branch soon after, the bank served as a critical financial link between South American trade and British capital-handling customs revenue, shipping finance, and early railway projects. Read more →

UruguaySpecimen1862100 PesosPMG 64 EPQ Pick S245sPick S245SpecimenBanco de Londres y Rio de la PlataBradbury WilkinsonBWCUruguay 19th Century100 PesosUruguay1862

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