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Barbados 1943 - Government of Barbados 100 Dollars Prefix AA Front and Back Archival Photograph Pair (Pick Unlisted)

This matched front and back pair is preserved in Paper Money Guaranty holders and graded 65 Gem Uncirculated. Archival photographic proofs of unissued Barbados banknote designs are exceptionally rare, and matched pairs constitute primary-source material of the highest research value for the study of Caribbean numismatics, British colonial administration, and wartime security printing. Read more →

Poland 1940 - 500 Zlotych Series B Unfinished Print Fragment (Pick 98)

An exceptional unfinished 500 złotych production remnant dated 1 March 1940, prepared for the Bank Emisyjny w Polsce during the German occupation. The note survives at an incomplete stage of manufacture, preserving a direct record of the printing process rather than the finished appearance of the issued currency. Read more →

Fiji 1942 - 1 Pound Government of Fiji Overprint on New Zealand £1 (Pick 45c)

The overprint effectively transformed the New Zealand note into a locally restricted wartime currency while preserving the underlying engraved design. The original elements remain visible, including the kiwi vignette at left, the New Zealand coat of arms at center, and the portrait of Māori King Tāwhiao at right. Red serial numbers prefixed 'FI/O' were applied to distinguish the converted notes from their New Zealand counterparts and to integrate them into Fiji’s emergency circulation system. Read more →

Confederate States of America 1864 – 10 Dollars First Series in Roman Letters Richmond (T-68 PF-3 CR-541)

The obligation text-'Two years after the ratification of a treaty of peace between the Confederate States and the United States of America'-captures the speculative financial nature of Confederate wartime currency. Notes of this series were payable in a hypothetical future peace settlement that never materialized. Read more →

China 1945 - Soviet Red Army Headquarters 100 Yuan Issued Note, Revalidated 1946 (Pick M36)

Currency issued by the Soviet Red Army Headquarters functioned within a command-level financial structure designed to support military logistics, civilian transactions, and administrative continuity in occupied territory. In the absence of an operative central banking system, monetary authority was exercised directly by military command, resulting in a short-lived but fully functional wartime currency distinct from both Japanese occupation issues and subsequent Chinese Communist emissions. Read more →

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

The Series 1934A 10 Dollars North Africa Silver Certificate, cataloged as Friedberg 2309, belongs to the distinctive emergency issues produced during the Second World War. Commonly known as the 'North Africa' notes, these certificates were printed with a yellow Treasury seal rather than the standard blue seal of Silver Certificates. The color modification was deliberate - a wartime security measure designed so that, if large quantities were captured by enemy forces, they could be immediately declared invalid. Read more →