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Confederate States of America 1864 – 100 Dollars Pink Underprint Richmond (T-65 CR-121)

The one-hundred-dollar note of the February 17, 1864 Confederate issue, cataloged as T-65 (Criswell 121), was the highest denomination of the Confederacy’s final paper-money series. Printed by Keatinge & Ball in Columbia, South Carolina, this design became one of the most recognizable icons of Confederate finance during the final year of the Civil War. Read more →

Uruguay 1896 - Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 1 Peso Sepia Photographic Proof Pair (Pick Unlisted)

The reverse presents a pastoral scene framed by classical ornament, incorporating rural activity and landscape elements alongside a portrait medallion and the national arms. Fine cross-hatching and controlled tonal transitions maintain clarity across the broad pictorial field in sepia photographic form. Read more →

Uruguay 1896 - Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 5 Pesos Photographic Proof Pair (Pick Unlisted)

Certified by Professional Coin Grading Service Currency as Choice New 63 for both face and back, this proof pair survives in exceptional condition and represents a rare institutional artifact of American Bank Note Company production for Uruguay during the 1890s. Read more →

Uruguay 1896 - Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 10 Pesos Serie A Sepia Photographic Proof Pair, Dated 29 April 1925 (Pick Unlisted)

The pair also preserves the relationship between the original 1896 monetary legislation and the continued development or archival review of the design in 1925. The handwritten date, all-zero Serie A serials, corrected denomination spelling, repeated portrait, national arms, and architectural reverse together form a surviving production trail rather than a simple photographic reproduction of a finished note. Read more →

Uruguay 1896 - Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 10 Pesos Series A Photographic Proof Pair (Pick Unlisted)

A large vertical archival marking remains visible along the right side of the cardstock outside the banknote frame. This workshop reference forms part of the surviving printer documentation and records the proof's place within the internal photographic or design archive. Together with the Series A zero serials, the legal text, portrait studies, and full face-and-reverse presentation, it preserves the proof as a working institutional record rather than merely a photographic reproduction. Read more →

Uruguay 1896 - Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 100 Pesos Photographic Proof Pair, Series A (Pick Unlisted)

The face proof carries the Series A prefix and paired all-zero serial numbers, presented as A000000 on both sides of the design. This controlled numbering format preserves the position, spacing, and appearance of the intended circulation serials while identifying the photographic image as a master reference for the first alphabetic production series. The complete face also includes the three designated signature positions for the General Manager, President, and Government Delegate. Read more →

Japan 1800 - Edo Period 5 Momme Silver Hansatsu with Daikokuten Reverse and Oil Merchant Validation Seal Woodblock Printed on Handmade Washi Paper

The physical character of the note is exactly what makes Edo-period hansatsu so compelling. The fibrous washi paper, uneven ink impression, compact elongated format, heavy seal culture, and hand-carved details all point to a monetary object made for real circulation. It was small enough to carry, recognizable enough to trade, and specific enough to belong to a local economic world rather than a national currency system. Read more →

Honduras 1873 - 5 Pesos Treasury Note Billete de Tesoreria, Comayagua (Pick Unlisted)

Original 5 Pesos Billete de Tesoreria issued by the Republic of Honduras at Comayagua and dated April 20, 1873. The printed text makes it payable to bearer against the national Treasury under the decree of March 18 of the same year, a stop-gap fiscal instrument used in place of scarce coin. Read more →

Paraguay 1856 - Tesoro Nacional 2 Reales Treasury Note, Earliest National Paper Money (Pick Unlisted, Miguel Pratt MC14)

The signatures of Matias Reina and Santiago Ozcariz place this note firmly within the earliest Treasury operation. Their handwritten authority, together with the individually entered serial details, gives the piece the character of a manually controlled government obligation rather than a standardized later issue. The compact setting of the phrase al portador, the open character of the lettering, the uneven impression, and the broad handwritten style separate this first-issue note from the later 1862 to 1865 wartime restrikes and re-lithographed types. Read more →

1875 - 5 Shillings Victoria Consular Revenue Tied Diplomatic Document (British Consulate, Alexandria)

High-value British consular certificate issued at Her Britannic Majesty’s Consulate in Alexandria on 9 September 1875, bearing the scarce 5 Shillings Queen Victoria Consular Service revenue stamp. The document certifies a civil status event and is fully executed with period manuscript, the embossed consular arms, and the oval BRITISH CONSULATE ALEXANDRIA datestamp tying the fiscal adhesive to the sheet. Read more →

Spain 1857 - Banco de Zaragoza 100 Reales Vellón Serie A Issued Note No. 23322 (Pick S451b)

As a rare issued note preserved in clean condition with full manuscript signatures, this example ranks at R8 rarity, representing one of Spain’s scarcest mid-19th-century provincial banknote issues. Read more →

Spain 1857 - Banco de Zaragoza 500 Reales Vellón Serie C Issued Note No. 08785 (Pick S453a)

The Banco de Zaragoza operated from 1857 until its absorption into the Banco de España in 1874, following the brief period of liberalized private note issuance created by the 1856 banking law. The bank issued a structured series of reales de vellón: Serie A = 100 reales, Serie B = 200 reales, Serie C = 500 reales, Serie D = 1000 reales, Serie E = 2000 reales, Serie F = 4000 reales. Because most circulation notes were redeemed and destroyed during the national centralisation of currency issuance, genuine issued examples-especially in higher denominations-are exceptionally rare. Read more →