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Australia 1905–1910 - Commercial Banking Company of Sydney LIMITED £5 Specimen Proof (Pick Unlisted)

Unlisted in Pick and graded PMG 63 EPQ Choice Uncirculated (Top Pop), this specimen marks the transition from private colonial issues to the newly centralised Commonwealth currency introduced after 1910. It reflects both the confidence of early-twentieth-century Australian banking and the enduring partnership between London engravers and Australian financial institutions. Read more →

Poland 1919 - 1000 Zlotych Unissued Note (Pick 59a)

Though technically an unissued type, the 1000 złotych is one of the most coveted of the 1919 notes. Survivors are few, and most show heavy folds or restoration. This example, graded PMG 63 EPQ, is a choice survivor combining originality, vibrant inks, and paper integrity - a rare high-grade representative of Poland’s monumental early złoty design and a cornerstone of any serious interwar collection. Read more →

United States 1929 Type 2 - 10 Dollars National Bank Note - The First National Bank of Easthampton, Massachusetts Charter 428 (Fr. 1801-2)

Certified PMG 63 EPQ Choice Uncirculated, this piece exemplifies original color and paper quality seldom preserved in small-town issues. It represents not just Easthampton’s banking history but the closing chapter of a uniquely American experiment that tied national currency directly to local enterprise. Read more →

Confederate States of America 1864 – 100 Dollars Pink Underprint Richmond (T-65 CR-121)

Certified PMG 63 EPQ Choice Uncirculated, this note retains original color, fresh paper texture, and strong margins. It stands as a representative example of the Confederacy’s largest circulating denomination and a financial document issued during the South’s final year of independence. Read more →

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

This PMG 63 EPQ example preserves sharp signatures, strong blue underprint detail, finely engraved vignettes, the corrected GARBINO spelling of the underlying 1869 issue, and the bold vertical red BANCO DOMINGO GARBINO overprint. It documents within a single note the progression from the 1867 GARVINO-spelling partnership issues, through the corrected GARBINO spelling of the 1869 Oxandaburu y Garbino series, to the later provisional Banco Domingo Garbino form. Read more →

United States 1934 - Reverse Changeover, 20 Dollars Richmond, Dark Green, Serials E17813376A and E17813377A (Friedberg 2054-Edgs, EA Block)

Graded PMG 63 EPQ Choice Uncirculated, the note retains original paper integrity and preservation consistent with its certified grade. The level of preservation supports detailed examination of reverse ink tone and plate characteristics central to the changeover classification. Read more →