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Argentina 1876 Bradbury Wilkinson engraved condor vignette used on Banco de San Juan 1 Peso Fuerte banknote design

Argentina 1876 - Banco de San Juan 1 Peso Fuerte Condor Vignette (Bradbury Wilkinson and Company)

The proof bears the imprint "BRADBURY, WILKINSON & CO LD ENGRAVERS, LONDON" beneath the image together with die number 203. It was printed separately from the completed banknote design, preserving the engraved vignette as an individual production component before its incorporation into the composite printing plate. Read more →

ArgentinaVignette1876Not ApplicablePCGS 58 Choice About New Apparent Minor Mounting Remnants VignetteCondor VignetteDie ProofEngraving ProofIntaglio EngravingBradbury Wilkinson and CompanySecurity PrintingBanknote ProductionDesign ElementBanco de San Juan1 Peso FuerteUn Peso FuerteLinked to Banknote IssueCompanion PieceLey de Bancos GarantidosArgentina Provincial BankingNineteenth Century ArgentinaLatin American Banking HistoryHistoryArgentina1876UnlistedPCGS 58RareR8 Extremely RareMuseum Grade
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Argentina 1876 Bradbury Wilkinson engraved central portrait vignette used on Banco de San Juan 5 Pesos Fuertes banknote design

Argentina 1876 - Banco de San Juan 5 Pesos Fuertes Central Portrait Vignette (Bradbury Wilkinson and Company)

The proof bears the Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. engravers' imprint beneath the portrait together with die number 165. It was printed separately during the production process, preserving the central portrait as an individual engraved component before its incorporation into the completed banknote plate. Read more →

ArgentinaVignette1876Not ApplicablePCGS 58 Choice About New Apparent Minor Mounting Remnants VignetteCentral Portrait VignetteDie ProofEngraving ProofIntaglio EngravingBradbury Wilkinson and CompanySecurity PrintingBanknote ProductionDesign ElementBanco de San Juan5 Pesos FuertesCinco Pesos FuertesLinked to Banknote IssueCompanion PieceLey de Bancos GarantidosArgentina Provincial BankingNineteenth Century ArgentinaLatin American Banking HistoryHistoryArgentina1876UnlistedPCGS 58RareR8 Extremely RareMuseum Grade
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Barbados 1980 Government of Barbados 10,000 Dollars Treasury Bill specimen with red diagonal SPECIMEN overprint, prefix D zero serial D000000, and single punch hole cancellation

Barbados 1980 - Government of Barbados 10,000 Dollars Treasury Bill, Specimen, Red Overprint, Punch Hole Cancelled, Prefix D

The serial number appears as D000000, consisting of a six-digit zero serial following the prefix D. This serial configuration is characteristic of specimen material prepared for verification, accounting reference, and institutional documentation rather than for issuance or financial transfer. Read more →

BarbadosTreasury Bill198010,000 DollarsPCGS 58 Choice About New SpecimenTreasury Bill10000 DollarsGovernment of BarbadosTreasury Bills (Local) Act of 1922Bradbury WilkinsonBWCRed OverprintPunch CancelledPrefix DSerial Format D000000Pick UnlistedSingle Punch HolePunch CancelledBarbados Fiscal HistoryGovernment Debt InstrumentsPublic Finance HistorySecurity Printing HistoryBarbados1980PMG 58Museum GradeR8 Extremely Rare
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Barbados 1980 Government of Barbados 10,000 Dollars Treasury Bill specimen with punch hole cancellation, no prefix, and no serial number

Barbados 1980 - Government of Barbados 10,000 Dollars Treasury Bill, Specimen, Punch Hole Cancelled, No Prefix

Cancellation has been applied by punch hole, permanently invalidating the document for payment or settlement while preserving it as an official specimen. The perforations are positioned in the lower portion of the note and form part of the controlled specimen handling process applied to Treasury Bills retained for reference rather than circulation. Read more →

BarbadosTreasury Bill198010,000 DollarsPCGS 64 Very Choice New SpecimenTreasury Bill10000 DollarsGovernment of BarbadosTreasury Bills (Local) Act of 1922Bradbury WilkinsonBWCPunch CancelledNo PrefixNo Serial NumberPick UnlistedBarbados Fiscal HistoryGovernment Debt InstrumentsPublic Finance HistorySecurity Printing HistoryBarbados1980PMG 64Museum GradeR8 Extremely Rare
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Uruguay 1871 Banco de Londres y Rio de la Plata 10 Pesos face proof, obverse-only engraving proof, PCGS 61 New

Uruguay 1871 - Banco de Londres y Rio de la Plata 10 Pesos Face Proof (Pick S239p)

At the time of cataloging, no second face proof example of the 1871 10 Pesos type has been identified in grading records, auction archives, institutional holdings, or published references reviewed for this collection. PCGS identifies the piece specifically as a 10 Pesos 187x Face Proof under Pick S239p. Its retained counterfoil, complete engraving, production function, and independent survival place it among the most specialized artifacts associated with the bank's early Uruguayan issues. Read more →

UruguayFace Proof187110 PesosPCGS 61 New Face ProofObverse OnlyEngraving Approval ProofPrinter Reference ProofBanco de Londres y Rio de la PlataNineteenth Century Security PrintingLatin American Banknote ProductionPlate Development ProcessPre Issue Production ArtifactUruguay1871MontevideoPick S239pMuseum GradeR9 Extremely RareUnique
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United States 1844 four dollars state bank note issued by the Bank of Florida in Tallahassee during its final revival, engraved by Rawdon Wright Hatch and Edson, New York payable, bearing official crosscut cancellation, graded PCGS 58 Choice About Uncirculated

United States 1844 - Bank of Florida - Tallahassee 4 Dollars, State Bank Note, Final Revival Issue, FL-65-G26

The revival effort proved short-lived. Contemporary documentation and later numismatic research confirm that the Bank of Florida ceased operations again within approximately one year of resuming activity. This narrow issuance window imposes a hard historical ceiling on the quantity of notes that could have entered circulation, creating a structurally closed population for surviving issued examples. Read more →

United StatesState Bank Note18444 DollarsPCGS Banknote 58 Choice About Uncirculated 4 DollarsState Bank NoteBank of FloridaTallahasseeFlorida TerritoryFinal Revival IssueNew York PayableCrosscut CancelledRedeemed BanknoteAntebellum BankingState Chartered BankingFlorida Banking HistoryAmerican Engraved BanknotesUnited StatesFlorida1844PCGS BanknotePCGS 58Haxby Florida FL-65-G26Museum Grade
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United States 1838 Olney Alabama uncut remainder sheet with 25 cents, 50 cents, and 1 dollar notes printed by Manly and Orr, deckled bottom margin, PCGS Banknote Very Fine 25

United States 1838 - Olney, Alabama 25 Cents, 50 Cents, 1 Dollar Uncut Sheet Remainder

This uncut sheet represents a remainder issue of fractional and small denomination notes associated with Olney, Alabama, dated 1838. Comprising three vertically arranged designs of twenty five cents, fifty cents, and one dollar, the sheet was never placed into circulation and survives as a production remnant rather than an issued monetary instrument. With only remainders and a small number of falsely completed examples known, the original issuing authority of the Olney notes remains uncertain, and may not have existed as a formal banking institution. Read more →

United StatesRemainder183825 Cents, 50 Cents, 1 DollarPCGS Banknote Very Fine 25 RemainderUncut Sheet25 Cents50 Cents1 DollarFractional CurrencyStock EngravingManly and OrrDeckled EdgeAntebellum CurrencyPanic of 1837 EraLocal ScripUnofficial IssuerAlabama Monetary HistoryEarly American PrintingUnited StatesAlabamaOlney1838Gunther and Derby AO-386PCGS 25Museum GradeR8 Extremely Rare
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Cayman Islands Currency Board unissued photographic back proof for the one dollar denomination, circa 1970, showing a fully developed ornamental reverse design prepared as a standalone security printing surface

Cayman Islands 1970 - Cayman Islands Currency Board 1 Dollar Unissued Back Photographic Proof

This proof carries no serial numbers, signatures, legal text, or circulation elements. Its format and finish confirm that it was never intended for monetary use, serving instead as internal reference material associated with currency design preparation. The absence of any complementary printed surface is consistent with its function as a single-sided design proof rather than as part of a completed banknote. Read more →

Cayman IslandsUnissued Design Proof19701 DollarPCGS 62 Unissued Design ProofPhotographic ProofBack ProofSecurity Printing1 DollarCurrency Board IssueBritish Caribbean Monetary HistoryLate Colonial Currency SystemsCurrency Design and Approval ProcessSecurity Printing HistoryCayman Islands1970Pick UnlistedPCGS 62Museum GradeR9 Extremely RareUnique
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Cayman Islands Currency Board unissued photographic back proof for the five dollars denomination, circa 1970, featuring a sailing vessel maritime vignette prepared as a standalone reverse security surface

Cayman Islands 1970 - Cayman Islands Currency Board 5 Dollars Unissued Back Photographic Proof

The Cayman Islands Currency Board operated under a disciplined currency board framework derived from British colonial monetary practice. Within this structure, reverse designs were not decorative afterthoughts but fully engineered security surfaces. The layout had to balance institutional clarity, denomination prominence, and complex engraved textures capable of resisting photographic or mechanical reproduction. Read more →

Cayman IslandsUnissued Design Proof19705 DollarsPCGS 62 Unissued Design ProofPhotographic ProofBack ProofSecurity Printing5 DollarsCurrency Board IssueBritish Caribbean Monetary HistoryLate Colonial Currency SystemsCurrency Design and Approval ProcessSecurity Printing HistoryCayman Islands1970Pick UnlistedPCGS 62Museum GradeR9 Extremely RareUnique
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Uruguay 1939 Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 500 pesos specimen, Pick 40bs, Serie C, diagonal red SPECIMEN overprint with two red De La Rue CANCELLED oval stamps on obverse and reverse, Specimen No. 10

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

This comprehensive marking system distinguishes the Serie C example from more restrained formats within the same denomination. Printed by Thomas De La Rue and Company Limited, Specimen No. 10 preserves the entire visual and administrative identity of the note: the finished design, the series designation, the controlled numbering, and the full printer-authorized cancellation protocol used for institutional reference material. Read more →

UruguaySpecimen with Red Overprint & Oval Stamp1939500 PesosPCGS 58 PPQ Choice About New SpecimenRed Overprint500 PesosPrinted CancelDiagonal SPECIMEN OverprintOval DE LA RUE CANCELLED StampSerie CSpecimen No 10Banco de la Republica Oriental del UruguayInterwar Monetary SystemState Issued CurrencyInstitutional Reference NoteThomas De La RueTDLRUruguay1939PCGS 58Pick 40bsMuseum Grade
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United States Series 1934A 10 Dollars North Africa Silver Certificate with yellow Treasury seal, Friedberg 2309, graded PCGS 35 Very Fine, featuring portrait of Alexander Hamilton.

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

Graded PCGS 35 Very Fine, this example exhibits honest circulation consistent with mid-grade preservation, while retaining strong design clarity and an intact yellow Treasury seal. As part of the North Africa emergency series, the note represents a historically significant subtype within United States Silver Certificates - combining standard domestic design with a unique wartime modification that distinguishes it immediately from conventional blue-seal issues. Read more →

United StatesSilver Certificate193410 DollarsPCGS 35 Very Fine Silver CertificateNorth Africa issueYellow Treasury sealSmall size banknotePortrait of Alexander Hamilton10 DollarsBureau of Engraving and PrintingNew York Federal Reserve DistrictFriedberg 2309Second World War emergency issueUnited States wartime currencyEmergency seriesHistoryUnited States19341934APCGS 35Very FineMuseum Grade
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Confederate States of America 1864 CSA watermarked archival paper with embedded CSA watermark, PCGS 65 PPQ Gem Uncirculated

Confederate States of America 1864 - CSA No Denomination Archival Watermarked Paper

Blank watermarked paper stock prepared for Confederate Treasury note production during the Civil War period, certified by PCGS as CSA Watermarked Paper. Read more →

Confederate States of AmericaArchival Watermarked Paper1864No DenominationPCGS 65 PPQ Archival PaperArchival Watermarked PaperWatermarked PaperTreasury NoteCSA WatermarkNo DenominationConfederate Paper StockSecurity Paper ProductionCivil War PrintingAnti-Counterfeiting MeasuresConfederate Monetary SystemCivil War CurrencyUnissued MaterialConfederate States of America1864PCGS 65 PPQGem UncirculatedMuseum Grade
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