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Canadian Notes => Early Canadian Notes => Topic started by: AL-Bob on July 06, 2019, 10:01:51 pm
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Hello,
I came across this $50 1917 Merchants Bank of Canada note. I believe it is catalogue # 460-20-16. The Charlton catalogue lists the population as 2 (including one institutional). I don't have the most up to date version of the registry and I'm just wondering if this is the same note which was previously known. It's only listed in G/VG although this note looks a little bit better than that to my eyes.
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There are still only two recorded - the note shown and the Bank of Canada's note. The note was graded G-VG (net graded, apparently) because of missing pieces and tape. The note has obviously visited a conservator subsequently. There is no doubt its appearance has been greatly enhanced, but I think full disclosure is a good thing in these cases.
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Thank you, Bob. I figured that might be the case.
To my untrained eye the repairs appear to have been done skillfully. I would be very curious to see a "before" and "after" picture. In this case it is probably a good thing that it was sent to a conservator if only to prevent further deterioration.
I'll be sure to pass on this information in the future if I am able. At least it will be easy to find as it is now posted publicly.
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For a Before picture, see the Interpam Sale catalogue, 1981, lot 293. There is no doubt the conservator did the note a very great favour. Sorry I can't scan and post the image just now - my computer and printer are not on speaking terms until I can find somebody with the technical knowhow to fix it. The G-VG grade is as per the sale catalogue (Charlton).
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Thank you for the info!
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This is the original state of the Merchants Bank $50. The conservator did a wonderful job on it.
Sorry for the image quality, it is quite small in the Interpam sale catalogue.
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Wow, what an amazing job restoring that note. Some people may want an original note but that's an impressive transformation