North America

This stunning Bermuda 2 dollar bill won the Banknote of the Year Award when it was released in 2009 (P57) and it’s not difficult to see why. The charming vertical design depicts the Bermuda Bluebird, an hibiscus watermark and a compass which fluoresces under ultra violet light. A portrait of Elizabeth II appears in the bottom left corner on the front and a clocktower features on the back. Crisp Uncirculated.

One dollar note from Canada featuring the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. The note is dated 1954, the year after her Coronation, offered in Fine to VF condition. (P74/5)

In 1967, Canada had year long celebrations to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Canadian Confederation. Part of the celebrations included the issue of a special 1 dollar note (P84a) It followed the regular design for the 1 dollar bill but had the unusual feature of the serial numbers being replaced by the date of the centenary 1867-1967. We are delighted to offer Crisp Uncirculated examples of this very unusual dollar.

Canada 1 dollar 1973 P85 Grey and yellow on white Young Queen Eliz II at r/ Boat on river full of lumber. The last paper dollar for Canada. Unc

In 2017 Canada celebrated 150 years of the Confederation of Canada 1867-2017. One of the ways it marked this milestone was with the issue of a 10 dollar polymer note which represented all the regions of the country and celebrated the work and lives of 4 prominent Canadians. The portraits of John Macdonald, George-Etienne Cartier, James Gladstone and Agnes Campbell Macphail appear on the front alongside a broad see through security panel. The regions of Canada are represented on the back with a view of Capilano Lake, Twin Sisters Mountain, wheatfields, the Kipana River, the coast of New Brunswick and the Northern Lights above Wood Buffalo Park. An impressive note in Uncirculated.

This issue we offer Uncirculated examples of the new Canada Polymer 10 dollar bill released last year. (PNew) It is a first for a Canadian banknote. It is printed vertically. For the first time, a Canadian-born woman appears on her own on a Canadian banknote. She was Viola Desmond, a businesswoman who, in 1946, challenged racial segregation by refusing to leave a whites-only area of the Roseland Theatre. It was the most publicized incident of racial discrimination in Canadian history. The back has an illustration of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights alongside an extract from the Canadian Charter of Rights. Uncirculated.

Canada marked the fact that Queen Elizabeth II became the longest-reigning British monarch in September 2015 by issuing a special 20-dollar note (P111). These 20 dollars which are printed on polymer plastic have a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on the front. In a see-through security panel to the right, there is a holographic strip which includes a youthful portrait of Queen Elizabeth taken by Karsh and the words declaring, in both English and French, that hers is a historic reign. In crisp, uncirculated condition.

United States of America 1 dollar Silver Certificate 1935 P416D. The series of silver dollar certificates were issued from 1878 until 1963, the premise behind their issue was that they could be exchanged for the dollar equivalent in physical silver. This practice was done away with as silver climbed in value. A portrait of George Washington is front centre. Available in Crisp Uncirculated.

These small $5 bonds were issued by the State of Louisiana in the United States in the late 1870’s in a desperate bid to raise money for education. They are known as ‘Baby Bonds’ because they feature a small child in a fancy bonnet on the front. Interest was for 7 ½ cents per year. The $5 was redeemable in 1886.

These Million Dollar notes are a lot of fun. They are a private issue with an illustration of the Statue of Liberty on the front and Mount Rushmore on the back. Impress your friends with a Million Dollar Bill!