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Uruguay 1862 - Banco de Londres y Rio de la Plata 100 Pesos Remainder (Pick S245r)

With fewer than five graded examples known, this PMG 63 Choice Uncirculated note stands among the rarest survivors. Placed beside the 1862 specimen, it completes the story-the specimen representing approval, the remainder preservation. Two different paths, one design, both critical to understanding how Uruguay’s first modern banknote was born and survived. Read more →

Ireland - Northern 2004 - Northern Bank £50 Specimen NR126 (Pick Unlisted)

Historically, this specimen represents the final appearance of the pre-robbery layout: De La Rue’s guilloché and microtext design with latent numerals, holographic foil stripe, and complex underprint-hallmarks of early twenty-first-century security printing. Survivors are scarce and serve as reference material for the transition between the withdrawn 2004 and the replacement 2005 series. Graded PMG 63 Choice Uncirculated. Read more →

Ireland - Northern 2005 - Northern Bank £50 Specimen NR131 (Pick 208s)

This SPECIMEN demonstrates the first finalized print run of the 2005 reissue and is one of the few surviving examples released for institutional reference rather than circulation. Graded PMG 65 EPQ Gem Uncirculated, it stands as the benchmark specimen for Northern Bank’s post-robbery currency reform. Read more →

Uruguay 1939 - Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 50 Pesos Serie C Specimen, Specimen No. 9 (Pick 38bs)

Printed in London by Thomas De La Rue and Company Limited, this Serie C, Specimen No. 9 example combines technical precision, national symbolism, and documented specimen control. Certified Paper Money Guaranty 65 Gem Uncirculated Exceptional Paper Quality, it preserves strong color, sharp engraving, clean paper, and balanced margins. It stands as an important surviving record of Uruguay's 1939 currency program and of the administrative methods used to prepare, number, and preserve official specimen notes. Read more →

Uruguay 1939 (1967 Authorization) - Banco Central del Uruguay 50 Pesos Serie D Specimen, Specimen No. 2 (Pick 42As)

Certified Paper Money Guaranty 66 Gem Uncirculated Exceptional Paper Quality, this Serie D, Specimen No. 2 example preserves exceptional paper quality, strong color separation, sharp engraving, and a clean presentation of the complete design. It stands as an important documentary bridge between the Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay issuing tradition and the Banco Central del Uruguay, demonstrating how an established 1939 banknote design continued into the central bank era under renewed legal authority. Read more →

North Macedonia 1996 - 5000 Denari Specimen Maenad EA0000000 No. 006 (Pick 19s)

Certified PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated, this example retains sharp original color, crisp printing detail, and undisturbed paper surfaces. The punch cancels, specimen overprint, and control numbering are intrinsic elements of the specimen format itself and reflect the note’s function as an official printer verification and archival reference piece rather than a circulating instrument of currency. Read more →

North Macedonia 1996 - 5000 Denari Issued Note EA5464675 Maened (Pick 19a)

Certified PMG 66 EPQ Gem Uncirculated, this example preserves the note in essentially pristine condition. Original paper surfaces, full color intensity, and sharply defined intaglio detail allow the design and security features to be studied exactly as they appeared when the series entered circulation. As the highest denomination of the inaugural Macedonian banknote series, the 5000 Denari served as the visual flagship of the country’s new currency system and remains one of the most technically and artistically significant issues of the early post-independence period. Read more →

North Macedonia 1996 - 500 Denari Specimen Golden Death Mask GA0000000 No. 006 (Pick 17s)

Certified PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated, this example retains crisp printing detail, sharp color, and clean paper surfaces. The punch cancels, specimen overprint, and control numbering are intrinsic elements of the specimen format itself and reflect the note’s function as a printer verification and archival reference piece rather than a circulating banknote. Read more →

North Macedonia 1996 - 500 Denari Issued Note GB2531560 Golden Death Mask (Pick 17a)

Certified PMG 66 EPQ Gem Uncirculated, this example preserves the note in exceptional original condition. The paper retains full brightness, the intaglio impression remains sharply defined, and the layered printing structure can be studied exactly as produced. As the mid-denomination of the inaugural Macedonian series, the 500 Denari played a central role in everyday circulation while embodying the cultural and historical narrative chosen to represent the new national currency. Read more →

North Macedonia 2003 - 500 Denari Issued Note DA8148021 Golden Death Mask (Pick 21a)

Certified PMG 67 EPQ Superb Gem Uncirculated, this example retains exceptional paper originality, strong color saturation, and sharply defined intaglio detail. As a superbly preserved specimen of the later production run, it illustrates the enduring use of the Golden Mask motif within Macedonia’s modern banknote design. Read more →

Poland 1988 - 50 Zlotych Prefix HK Issued Note (Pick 142c)

Certified PMG 68 EPQ Superb Gem Uncirculated, the note retains exceptional paper quality, precise centering, and strong embossing from the intaglio printing process. As one of the highest-graded examples of the type, it represents the peak level of preservation attainable for the 1988 50 Złotych issue and provides an archival reference for the technical standards achieved by PWPW during the closing years of the socialist-era Polish currency system. Read more →

Canada 1896 - Bank of Nova Scotia 20 Dollars Front and Back Proofs (Pick Unlisted)

Proof pairs from Canadian chartered banks are rarely encountered today. Many were destroyed once the plates were approved, and others were retained only within printer archives. Surviving examples, such as this matched pair certified PMG 63 Choice Uncirculated for both front and back, provide direct insight into the craftsmanship of American Bank Note Company engraving and the visual identity of Canada’s private banking era at the close of the nineteenth century. Read more →