Collection PL

Barbados 1980 - Government of Barbados 5,000 Dollars Treasury Bill, Specimen, Red Overprint, Punch Hole Cancelled, Prefix C

This example is preserved in graded condition and represents a fully prepared specimen state combining red overprint identification, controlled serial format, and single punch-hole cancellation. Surviving specimen Treasury Bills of this denomination are rare and typically encountered as isolated examples rather than as complete or systematic groups. Read more →

Barbados 1960 - Government of Barbados 10,000 Dollars Treasury Bill, Specimen, Punch Hole Cancelled, Prefix D

Specimen Treasury Bills of this denomination were produced in limited quantities for government and printer files. Surviving examples combining bearer obligation wording, printed numbering trials, prefix-based serial format, punch cancellation, and dated handwritten annotations represent a distinct and rarely encountered configuration within Barbados fiscal material. Read more →

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

This example is preserved in graded condition and represents a completed specimen state combining red overprint identification, controlled zero serial format, and punch-hole cancellation. Surviving specimen Treasury Bills of this denomination are scarce and are typically encountered as individual archival remnants rather than as part of complete denomination sets. Read more →

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

This Treasury Bill specimen was issued by the Government of Barbados under the authority of the Treasury Bills (Local) Act of 1922 and represents a non-circulating fiscal instrument prepared for internal treasury reference and archival retention. The denomination of ten thousand dollars reflects a high-value obligation within the Barbados Treasury Bill structure, intended for significant accounting and liquidity operations rather than routine fiscal use. Read more →

Barbados 1960 - Government of Barbados 50,000 Dollars Treasury Bill, Specimen, Punch Hole Cancelled, Prefix E

Specimen Treasury Bills of this denomination were produced in limited quantities for government and printer files. Surviving examples combining bearer obligation wording, printed numbering trials, prefix-based serial format, punch cancellation, and dated handwritten annotations represent a distinct and rarely encountered configuration within Barbados fiscal material. Read more →

Barbados 1975 - Government of Barbados 50,000 Dollars Treasury Bill, Specimen, Perforated SPECIMEN, Prefix F (Atypical for Denomination)

While 50,000-dollar Treasury Bills are normally associated with prefix E, this specimen carries prefix F, documenting a distinct internal serial configuration used for this specific control issue. Read more →

Barbados 1981 - Government of Barbados 50,000 Dollars Treasury Bill, Specimen, Red Overprint, Prefix E

The design features an engraved multicolour security layout with an ornate guilloche border and a dense repeating underprint composed of the text “Government of Barbados” across the entire face. The denomination “$50,000” is printed prominently at lower left, with official signature titles for the Permanent Secretary, Finance, and the Accountant General appearing along the lower portion of the bill. Read more →

Barbados 1968 - Government of Barbados 100,000 Dollars Treasury Bill, Specimen, Perforated Cancelled, Prefix F

Specimen Treasury Bills of this denomination were produced in strictly limited numbers for government files and printer archives. Surviving examples combining prefix and serial number, double perforated CANCELLED cancellation, and dated handwritten annotations represent a highly specific and rarely encountered configuration within Barbados fiscal material. Read more →

Barbados 1971 - Government of Barbados 100,000 Dollars Treasury Bill, Specimen, Prefix F

This example is preserved in a Paper Money Guaranty holder and graded 62 Uncirculated, confirming its technical state of preservation while retaining all original administrative markings. Specimen Treasury Bills of this denomination and configuration are extremely rare, and examples combining zero serial prefix F, printed internal serial range, dated handwritten annotations, and absence of cancellation represent a distinct and seldom-encountered variant within Barbados fiscal material. Read more →

Spain 1857 - Banco de Zaragoza 2000 Reales Vellón Serie E Issued Note No. 00286 (Pick S455)

True issued examples of Pick S455 are rarely represented in institutional holdings or auction archives. Based on confirmed surviving specimens rather than conjecture, this note qualifies as R8, placing it among the most elusive surviving artifacts of Spain’s provincial banking era. Read more →

Martinique 1870 - Banque de la Martinique 1 Franc Unissued Cheque (Pick P.5A)

The absence of signatures, dates, and account details confirms that this example was never activated or negotiated. Its clean, unused state indicates archival retention, printer surplus, or internal bank preservation rather than circulation. Such unissued cheques were commonly retained for control, auditing, or administrative reference and rarely survived once banking systems modernized and obsolete forms were discarded. Read more →

Brazil ca. 1852–1870 - Imperial Treasury of Brazil 10 Mil Réis Contemporary Counterfeit (Pick A231x)

This example is exceptional for its state of preservation. Most contemporary counterfeits survive today only in heavily worn condition, having circulated extensively and often been destroyed once detected. By contrast, this note remains in Choice Uncirculated condition with Exceptional Paper Quality. The EPQ designation confirms original paper integrity, intact fibers, and the absence of chemical processing or restoration, conditions rarely encountered in circulating forgeries of this era. Read more →