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Italy Regie Finanze di Torino 100 lire back proof sheet in pre-date control state from plate 2, full margins, undated control framework

Italy 1745 - Regie Finanze di Torino - 100 Lire Back Proof, Pre-Date Control State (Pick Unlisted)

This proof sheet represents the back of the one hundred lire denomination prepared for the Regie Finanze of the Kingdom of Sardinia and preserves a pre-date control state in which the control framework is fully engraved but carries no engraved date. All elements originate from plate number two. The entire composition is enclosed within a rectangular ornamental frame and printed under full intaglio pressure on official laid paper, with plate impression clearly visible from the verso. Read more →

ItalyBack Proof1745100 LireUncirculated ProofBack ProofPre-Date Control State100 LireRegie Finanze di TorinoPlate 2Control FrameworkKingdom of SardiniaSavoyard State FinanceEighteenth Century CurrencyItalian State Paper MoneyPre Central Bank EraSecurity Printing HistoryItaly1745Museum GradeR9 Extremely RareUniquePick Unlisted

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Italy Regie Finanze di Torino 100 lire back proof sheet dated 1746 from plate 2, showing crowned Savoyard shield, laurel wreath, denomination cartouches, full legal text, and complete ornamental frame

Italy 1746 - Regie Finanze di Torino - 100 Lire Back Proof, Fixed-Date Control State (Pick Unlisted)

The design is organized symmetrically around a central crowned Savoyard shield bearing the cross of Savoy, enclosed within a laurel wreath and flanked by scrollwork and denomination cartouches marked 100. To the left and right of the central emblem appear formal legal text blocks beginning with No. and Per il Capitale di lire cento, establishing the monetary obligation. The dated inscription Torino il p. Gen. 1746 is engraved within the right-hand text field, fixing the control state to a specific administrative year. Read more →

ItalyBack Proof1746100 LireUncirculated ProofBack ProofFixed-Date Control State100 LireRegie Finanze di TorinoPlate 2Control FrameworkKingdom of SardiniaSavoyard State FinanceEighteenth Century CurrencyItalian State Paper MoneyPre Central Bank EraSecurity Printing HistoryItaly1746Pick UnlistedMuseum GradeR9 Extremely Rare

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Italy Regie Finanze di Torino 100 lire front proof sheet from plate 2 dated 1765 showing landscape vignette with Savoyard shield, obligation text panels, denomination inscriptions, and full ornamental frame

Italy 1765 - Regie Finanze di Torino - 100 Lire Front Proof, Final Face State (Pick Unlisted)

This proof sheet represents the front of the one hundred lire denomination prepared for the Regie Finanze of the Kingdom of Sardinia and preserves the final face state dated Torino il p. Gen. 1765. The composition is engraved within a rectangular ornamental frame and printed under full intaglio pressure on official laid paper, with a clear plate impression visible from the verso. All elements originate from plate number two. Read more →

ItalyProof1765100 LireUncirculated ProofFront ProofFinal Face State100 LireRegie Finanze di TorinoPlate 2Kingdom of SardiniaSavoyard State FinanceEighteenth Century CurrencyItalian State Paper MoneyPre Central Bank EraSecurity Printing HistoryItaly1765Pick UnlistedMuseum GradeR9 Extremely Rare

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Uruguay 1887 Banco Nacional de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 20 Centesimos Pick A88c issued note serial D099758 with red SORIANO branch overprint

Uruguay 1887 - Banco Nacional de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 20 Centesimos Issued Note SORIANO Branch Overprint, Serial D099758 (Pick A88c)

Serial D099758 belongs to the D-prefix distribution of the mechanically signed production phase. The uniformity of signature placement and stroke confirms mechanical reproduction rather than hand application. The red SORIANO overprint crosses central design elements and partially intersects signatures, demonstrating post-production validation at the branch level. Read more →

UruguayIssued Note188720 CentesimosVery Fine (estimated) Issued Note20 CentesimosSerial D099758Printed SignaturesSORIANO Branch OverprintRed OverprintMercury AllegoryGreen Guilloche ReverseWaterlow and SonsBanco Nacional de la Republica Oriental del UruguayProvincial Branch DistributionLey 25 de Agosto de 1887Uruguay Metallic Standard EraUruguay1887Pick A88cMuseum Grade

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Uruguay 1896 Banco Nacional de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 20 Centesimos Pick A88b issued note serial L084390 with perforated PAGADO 25.8.96 redemption cancel mirrored on both sides

Uruguay 1896 - Banco Nacional de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 20 Centesimos Issued Note PAGADO 25.8.96 Perforation Cancel, Serial L084390 (Pick A88b)

As a dated PAGADO 25.8.96 perforation cancel, this note documents a precise moment of institutional redemption within Uruguay's late nineteenth century banking system. It preserves both the intact engraved design and the official retirement action, providing direct physical evidence of payment, accounting control, and currency withdrawal procedures within the Banco Nacional structure. Read more →

UruguayIssued Note189620 CentesimosPMG 63 Choice Uncirculated Issued Note20 CentesimosSerial L084390Printed SignaturesPerforated PAGADO 25.8.96Redemption CancelMercury AllegoryGreen Guilloche ReverseWaterlow and SonsBanco Nacional de la Republica Oriental del UruguayInstitutional RedemptionAdministrative InvalidationUruguay Metallic Standard EraUruguay1896Pick A88bPMG 63 Choice UncirculatedMuseum Grade

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Uruguay 1870 El Banco Franco Platense 20 Pesos Dos Doblones with steamship vignette printed by American Bank Note Company

Uruguay 1870 - El Banco Franco Platense 20 Pesos Dos Doblones Issued Note (Pick S173a)

The reverse is printed in orange with elaborate guilloche and medallion devices surrounding the denomination VEINTE and the issuing bank name. The intricate lathe work reflects American Bank Note Company security engraving standards of the era. Read more →

UruguayIssued Note187020 Pesos Dos DoblonesChoice Uncirculated Issued Note20 PesosDos DoblonesSteamship VignetteAllegorical Female PortraitOrange Reverse GuillocheEl Banco Franco PlatenseABNCAmerican Bank Note CompanyCommercial Bank IssueLate 19th Century UruguayUruguay1870Pick S173aMuseum Grade

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Argentina 1869 Banco Domingo Garbino 1 Peso Fuerte issued note, Pick S1802, overprint on Banco Oxandaburu y Garbino Pick S1791, red BANCO DOMINGO GARBINO overprint, PMG 63 EPQ

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

The base design reflects ABNC's late-1860s export engraving style. A central horse-head vignette is flanked by a youthful female portrait at left and an industrial allegorical vignette at right. Blue underprint denomination panels, ornate border engraving, fine lathe-work, and detailed vignette cutting demonstrate the security-printing methods used by the American Bank Note Company for provincial Latin American banking institutions. Read more →

ArgentinaIssued Note18691 Peso FuertePMG 63 Choice Uncirculated EPQ Issued NoteOverprint TypeRed OverprintBANCO DOMINGO GARBINO OverprintPick S1802Pick S17911 Peso FuerteABNCAmerican Bank Note CompanyEngraved Security PrintingProvincial BanknoteRegional Convertibility19th Century BankingBanco Oxandaburu y GarbinoBanco Domingo GarbinoGarbinoGarbino Spelling1869 GARBINO IssueProvisional OverprintRemainder ConversionOverprint ValidationMonetary HistoryLatin American NumismaticsArgentina1869PMG 63R7 Very RareMuseum Grade

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United States 1875 Fourth Issue Fractional Currency 25 Cents note, Friedberg 1301, printed on watermarked paper with 40 millimeter red Treasury seal, Allison and Spinner signatures, graded PMG 62 EPQ Uncirculated.

United States 1875 - Fourth Issue Fractional Currency, 25 Cents, Watermarked Paper, 40mm Seal (Friedberg 1301, Allison-Spinner)

Although fractional currency was initially conceived as an emergency measure, the Fourth Issue circulated well into the Reconstruction period. These notes represent the final refinement of the fractional currency experiment before its discontinuation in favor of restored metallic coin circulation. Read more →

United StatesFractional Currency187525 CentsPMG 62 EPQ Uncirculated Fractional CurrencyIssued NoteFourth IssueWatermarked Paper40mm SealLarge red Treasury sealCivil War era currency25 CentsBureau of Engraving and PrintingFriedberg 1301Allison signatureSpinner signatureExceptional Paper Quality designationUnited States fractional moneyReconstruction era currencyEmergency paper currencyHistoryUnited States18751878PMG 62 EPQUncirculatedMuseum Grade

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Confederate States of America 1864 CSA watermarked archival paper with embedded CSA watermark, PCGS 65 PPQ Gem Uncirculated

Confederate States of America 1864 - CSA No Denomination Archival Watermarked Paper

Watermarked Confederate paper is scarce because the majority of stock was consumed in active note production or lost during the economic collapse of 1865. Surviving certified examples provide direct physical evidence of Confederate papermaking and security methodology during the final year of the Civil War. Read more →

Confederate States of AmericaArchival Watermarked Paper1864No DenominationPCGS 65 PPQ Archival PaperArchival Watermarked PaperWatermarked PaperTreasury NoteCSA WatermarkNo DenominationConfederate Paper StockSecurity Paper ProductionCivil War PrintingAnti-Counterfeiting MeasuresConfederate Monetary SystemCivil War CurrencyUnissued MaterialConfederate States of America1864PCGS 65 PPQGem UncirculatedMuseum Grade

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Uruguay 1883 - Banco de Londres y Rio de la Plata 10 Pesos Specimen (Pick S242s)

The main engraved design is framed by dense geometric work and finely developed guilloche structures characteristic of Bradbury Wilkinson's nineteenth-century security printing. A large portrait of Christopher Columbus appears at the left of the principal note, balanced by a standing child vignette at the right. Repeated numerical 10 devices, ornamental value cartouches, fine-line backgrounds, layered color printing, and carefully structured typography create a complex security composition built around denomination recognition, institutional authority, and anti-alteration engraving. Read more →

UruguaySpecimen188310 PesosPMG 64 EPQ Choice Uncirculated (Top Pop) Specimen10 PesosDiez PesosDiez Pesos NacionalesPrivate BanknotePrivate IssueNumbered SpecimenTwo Number Production ControlProduction Control NumberingNumber 345501Number 370500Repeated Number 370500Three Position NumberingCounterfoil NumberingPrinter Control NumberBradbury Wilkinson Production ControlPerforated SPECIMEN BW & Co LONDONSPECIMEN BW & Co LONDONPin Perforated SpecimenSpecimen CancellationRetained CounterfoilFull CounterfoilMulticolor Security PrintingBradbury WilkinsonBWCPick S242sBanco de Londres y Rio de la PlataBanco de Londres y Río de la PlataMontevideoMoneda Nacional en Oro SelladoLaw of 23 June 1862Pagaremos al Portador y a la VistaUruguay Banking HistoryUruguay Private Banknote EraPrivate Banknote EraNineteenth Century BankingSouth American Banking HistorySouth American NumismaticsBritish Banking in South AmericaSecurity Printing HistoryBritish Security PrintingInternational Banknote PrintingHistoryChristopher Columbus PortraitChild VignetteClassical Female PortraitsDual Portrait ReverseGuilloche Security DesignOrnamental Security DesignDenomination Security DevicesEngraved BanknotePrinter Control SpecimenCounterfoil Control FormatNineteenth Century Security PrintingUruguay18831 January 18831 de Enero 1883PMG 64 EPQChoice UncirculatedTop PopPMG Top PopPopulation 1 at GradeNone HigherMuseum GradeR8 Extremely Rare

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Australia 1890 Bank of New South Wales £10 Brisbane Circular Note specimen, 18__ form with perforated SPECIMEN and large BANK OF NEW SOUTH WALES ornamental watermark, Pick Unlisted, R9 Extremely Rare, unique

Australia 1890 - Bank of New South Wales £10 Brisbane Circular Note Specimen (Pick Unlisted)

A printed instruction states that the draft should be signed in the presence of the banker cashing it, adding a further control step to the payment process. The reverse also retains the pale blue border and clearly reveals the large institutional watermark and surrounding ornamental watermark structure through the paper. Read more →

AustraliaCircular Note Specimen189010 Pounds SterlingUncirculated Circular Note SpecimenCircular Note10 Pounds Sterling10 PoundsPerforated SPECIMENSpecimen PerforationUnissued Banking InstrumentBank of New South WalesThe Bank of New South WalesBank of NSWBrisbaneBrisbane Circular NoteAustralian Private BankingAustralian Banking HistoryInternational Banking InstrumentTravel BankingLetter of IndicationSignature VerificationDemand DraftLondon DraftSterling Payment InstrumentCharles Skipper & EastLondon Security PrintingSecurity PrintingSecurity PaperBank of New South Wales WatermarkLarge WatermarkOrnamental WatermarkYellow Gold UnderprintBlue BorderBank of NSW Security PanelOld Broad StreetLondon OfficeLondonBrisbane London BankingCorrespondent BankingInternational SettlementExchange on LondonAustralia189018__ Date Format19th Century BankingPick UnlistedUncirculatedMuseum GradeR9 Extremely RareUnique

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Australia 1890 Bank of New South Wales £10 Melbourne Circular Note specimen, 18__ form with perforated SPECIMEN, large BANK OF NEW SOUTH WALES ornamental watermark, reverse London demand draft, Pick Unlisted, R9 Extremely Rare, unique

Australia 1890 - Bank of New South Wales £10 Melbourne Circular Note Specimen (Pick Unlisted)

**Related examples in this collection:** Bank of New South Wales £20 Sydney Circular Note Specimen Bank of New South Wales £10 Brisbane Circular Note Specimen Bank of New South Wales £10 London Circular Note Specimen Read more →

AustraliaCircular Note Specimen189010 Pounds SterlingUncirculated Circular Note SpecimenCircular Note10 Pounds Sterling10 PoundsPerforated SPECIMENSpecimen PerforationUnissued Banking InstrumentBank of New South WalesThe Bank of New South WalesBank of NSWMelbourneMelbourne Circular NoteAustralian Private BankingAustralian Banking HistoryInternational Banking InstrumentTravel BankingLetter of IndicationSignature VerificationDemand DraftLondon DraftSterling Payment InstrumentCharles Skipper & EastLondon Security PrintingSecurity PrintingSecurity PaperBank of New South Wales WatermarkLarge WatermarkOrnamental WatermarkYellow Gold UnderprintBlue BorderBank of NSW Security PanelOld Broad StreetLondon OfficeLondonMelbourne London BankingCorrespondent BankingInternational SettlementExchange on LondonAustralia189018__ Date Format19th Century BankingPick UnlistedUncirculatedMuseum GradeR9 Extremely RareUnique

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