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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 serial configuration follows the all-zero specimen convention with prefix A/1 and number 000000. The printed tracking panel at the lower margin reads “SPECIMEN No. 097,” identifying this piece within the documented specimen accounting sequence for the 1974 one hundred dollars denomination. Read more →

Uruguay 1939 - Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 100 Pesos Specimen Printed Cancel Serie A Specimen No. 13 (Pick 39as)

Serie A appears on both sides of the face, while the prefix A and paired zero serials preserve the formal appearance of the circulation numbering system. The printed designation SPECIMEN No. 13 gives the note an individual position within a controlled sequence prepared for institutional distribution, retention, or comparison. Read more →

Uruguay 1939 - Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 100 Pesos Specimen Perforated CANCELLED Serie A (Pick 39as)

The Serie A designation and prefix A all-zero serial format reproduce the organizational structure of an issued note while identifying a controlled reference impression. The large watermark area forms an open visual field within the otherwise densely engraved composition, allowing the paper security feature to remain clearly visible as part of the finished design. Read more →

United States 1969C - 10 Dollars Federal Reserve Note, Philadelphia District, Overprint Misalignment Error (Friedberg 2021-C, CB Block), PMG 35 EPQ Choice Very Fine

The obverse features the portrait of Alexander Hamilton, rendered in finely layered intaglio, while the reverse depicts the United States Treasury Building in Washington, D.C. The Philadelphia Federal Reserve District is identified by the letter C within the district seal and serial prefix. As a mid-century Federal Reserve issue, the note reflects the stabilized fiat monetary system established after the suspension of gold convertibility. Read more →

Luxembourg 1951 Banque Internationale a Luxembourg 100 Francs Multi-Stage Photographic Proof Assembly (Pick Unlisted)

Notably, this advanced face retains a serial numbering system positioned on the front of the note, including a prefix and placeholder numbering in the form "A000000" placed above the signature area. This reflects a conventional banknote layout in which serial numbers are applied to the face. In contrast, the finalized 1956 issue and its corresponding photographic proofs relocate serial numbering entirely to the reverse, where it remains in the issued note. The presence of front-based numbering at this stage therefore documents a transitional design condition, demonstrating that the functional structure of the note had not yet reached its final configuration in 1951. Read more →

Barbados 1968 - Bank of Barbados 5 Dollars Prefix AA Front and Back Archival Photograph (Pick Unlisted)

The reverse design depicts a coastal Barbados landscape with shoreline vegetation, palm trees, harbor scenery, and marine activity rendered in the engraved style characteristic of late Bradbury Wilkinson Caribbean production. Along the lower margin appears the full printer imprint Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. Ltd New Malden Surrey England, directly identifying the producer responsible for the design work and archival record. Read more →

China 1949 - People's Bank of China 100 Yuan Red Ship Unnumbered Multi-Layer Alignment Trial with Inverted 1948 100 Yuan Underprint (Pick Unlisted)

The Red Ship type was printed by the Shanghai Banknote Printing Plant. Issued notes were completed with a three-character prefix and serial number before trimming and release, while this sheet remains from an earlier stage of the printing process. Read more →

Poland 1941 - 1 Zloty Bank Emisyjny w Polsce State Note BD3580426 (Pick 99)

The obverse presents the issuing authority, denomination, Kraków issue date, and printed signatures of President Feliks Młynarski and Deputy President Rudolf Jędrzejowski within a compact typographic composition. Geometric ornament, guilloche elements, and the seven-digit red serial number provide the principal visual and security features. This example carries the prefix and serial number BD3580426. Read more →

Poland 1941 - 1 Zloty Bank Emisyjny w Polsce Uncut Sheet of 3 Notes (Pick 99b)

Each position retains its complete seven-digit red serial number. From top to bottom, the sheet carries BE4460823, BE4464323, and BE4467823. The shared BE prefix and numbering characteristics identify all three impressions as the Miłczak 99b variety. Their arrangement preserves the original spacing, adjoining margins, alignment, and relationship between consecutive positions within the production layout. Read more →