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Cayman Islands Currency Board 1974 forty dollars specimen Pick 9s with black diagonal SPECIMEN overprint, two black oval De La Rue NO VALUE control stamps, punch cancellation in signature area, serial prefix A/1 with all-zero serial number, specimen number 062, signature of V. G. Johnson as Chairman, Pirates Week Festival vignette on reverse, PMG 64 holder

Cayman Islands 1974 — Cayman Islands Currency Board 40 Dollars Specimen with Black Overprint & Oval Stamp (Pick 9s, PMG 64)

The reverse presents one of the most distinctive civic vignettes of the series. At left, a rosette encloses the numeral 40 within radiating guilloche geometry. The central panel depicts the Pirates Week Festival, with crowds gathered along the waterfront, vessels in harbor, and architectural massing of George Town rendered in disciplined engraved perspective. Flags, shoreline detail, and clustered figures are integrated into a structured ornamental border, balancing narrative imagery with anti-counterfeiting density. At right, a framed denomination panel provides compositional symmetry and security balance. Read more →

Cayman IslandsSpecimen with Black Overprint & Oval Stamp197440 DollarsPMG 64 SpecimenSpecimen with Black OverprintBlack SPECIMEN OverprintOval NO VALUE StampDe La Rue Control StampsPunch CancelledSpecimen Tracking PanelSpecimen No. 062Serial Prefix A/1All Zero Serial NumberTurtle Watermark40 DollarsV. G. Johnson SignatureThomas De La Rue and Company LimitedCayman Islands Currency BoardCayman Islands Currency Law 1974British Overseas Territory CurrencyCurrency Board Monetary SystemSecurity Printing HistoryCaribbean Monetary HistoryPirates Week Festival VignetteCayman Islands1974PMG 64Museum GradePick 9s
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United States 1976 2 Dollars Bicentennial Issue, Richmond District, First Day of Issue stamped with 13-cent Liberty Bell, PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated, Jefferson portrait and green Treasury seal

United States 1976 — 2 Dollars Federal Reserve Note, Richmond District (Friedberg 1935-E) Bicentennial Issue, First Day of Issue Stamped, PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated

The Bicentennial of 1976 marked two centuries since the Declaration of Independence, and it became a nationwide year-long celebration of history and unity. Every government agency was asked to participate in some visible way. The Treasury Department revived the dormant $2 bill as its contribution—a gesture designed so every citizen could hold an affordable memento of the nation’s 200th birthday. It was the first and only circulating paper-money commemorative ever produced by the United States.

United States 1976 2 Dollars Bicentennial Issue, Richmond District, First Day Stamp Cancel with Missouri flag, PMG 63 Choice Uncirculated, featuring Jefferson portrait, green Treasury seal, and Bicentennial state stamp

United States 1976 — 2 Dollars Federal Reserve Note, Richmond District (Friedberg 1935-E) Bicentennial Issue, First Day Stamp Cancel with Missouri Flag, PMG 63 Choice Uncirculated

The Bicentennial of 1976 marked two hundred years since the Declaration of Independence, and it was celebrated nationwide as a unifying, educational, and artistic event. Every government department contributed something symbolic to the commemoration. The Treasury Department revived the $2 denomination—dormant since 1966—as the nation’s official paper-money tribute to the 200th anniversary. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing introduced a completely new reverse design based on John Trumbull’s 1818 painting *The Signing of the Declaration of Independence*, connecting the note’s release directly to the founding document of the United States.

United States 1976 Bicentennial 2 Dollars Federal Reserve Note, Richmond District, Francine Neff courtesy autograph, PMG 66 EPQ Gem Uncirculated, featuring Jefferson portrait and reverse with Declaration of Independence scene

United States 1976 — 2 Dollars Federal Reserve Note, Richmond District (Friedberg 1935-E) Bicentennial Issue, Courtesy Autograph by Treasurer Francine Neff, PMG 66 EPQ Gem Uncirculated

The Bicentennial of 1976 marked two hundred years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. It was not a single day but a coordinated year-long program of events, parades, museum exhibitions, and national symbolism. Every federal agency participated. The Treasury chose to revive the long-dormant $2 denomination as its contribution to the festivities, creating the first and only circulating paper-money commemorative in United States history. By re-introducing the Jefferson note, the government hoped to give every citizen an affordable keepsake of the nation’s 200th birthday—a piece of the celebration that could pass through ordinary hands.

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