Charlton doesn't have banks
You can find it here:

https://www.coinsandcanada.com/banknotes-bank-of-toronto.php?banks=bank-of-toronto&bank=7&banknotes=Bank_of_Toronto_banknotes_of_1937&id_cat=465&id_denom=5

April 20th coin hunting finds:
Silver everywhere!

I went back to the same bank where I got the dime box full of 1968s last week.  They obliged me with another box and boy, this one paid out too!  I’m sure this was an accumulation dump.

I also grabbed 10 rolls of quarters just for fun.  Here’s what I found:

Lots of commemoratives
$4.20 in US clad coins
One UK 5 pence 2004
One Netherlands25 cent 1976
Lots of 1968 nickel alloy dimes
King Charles 2023 quarters and dimes.
One 2024 King Charles dime (the first one of the year for me!)
and lots of nice shiny vintage dimes.
Best of all, Six Canadian silver dimes (including one 1947 maple leaf) and one US 90% silver 1961 Philadelphia.

Enjoy!
Dean

Hmmm.  Has this one 'stumped' our experts?  I'd also like to hear about this note as I can't find it in my Charlton. 

April 18th finds:

Lots and lots of pennies…

I stopped by one of my banks and they had some penny rolls for me.  Since I was there and this branch no longer gives out paper money, I call this score a victory.  I also took the opportunity to pick up some rolled coins.

Stay tuned for the results!

Enjoy!
Dean

Update:
This lot contained some commemorative quarters, $2.50 in US quarters, $1.40 in US dimes,
$2.50 in nickel alloy quarters, but the highlights are:

One Australian 10c from 1981
Malaysian 5 sen from 2021
East Caribbean States 10c 2004
UK 5 pence 2015
Five King Charles 2023 quarters and one 2023 dime.
Two nice 1991 dimes
Four 1968 nickel alloy dimes
One 1969 dime
One nice 1989 dime

I admire the ability of these artisans to take an idea and create something by hand.  Artists and engravers demonstrated skills that are beautiful to look at, and collect.  Of course, modern tools are more a digital variety; however the talent is still necessary.

A few years ago I was able to look at an essay sketch drawn with pencil of The Canadian Bank of Commerce 1917 issue $10 or $20 (cannot remember which one).  This was part of early stage development material leading to the bank notes that we collectors find today.  I’m sure that sketch is unique – as is this Bank of Canada $20 essay.

I have been lucky to obtain many vignettes used on Dominion government notes as well as some early banks in Canada.  It is impressive to see vignettes in different stages of completion.  Engravers sometimes created similar vignettes using the same foreground and changing the background for example.  In others, a small detail would be changed such as a dragon's tail curling right instead of left.

This is a part of our hobby that (thankfully!) doesn’t draw too much attention of $$$.

JBN

Any suggestion of value or grade, as well as the Charlton Number for this note?


Thanks

April 15th finds:

Some penny rolls…and a $1000 bill to go with them.

One of my banks has been holding a $1000 bill for me for a couple of weeks.  I decided to pick it up today, because I want to continue having a good relationship with this branch.

The teller had some penny rolls, and I took them too…but seriously, I really don’t need any more pennies…

I also returned a bunch of rolled coins.  I found a grand total of $2 US, four commemorative quarters, one 2017 dime and one 1968 nickel alloy dime from $135 in rolls.


Enjoy!
Dean

These are very interesting essays and add to our story about Canadian bank note design.  Your images have many elements that we see in the $20 notes that entered circulation in ~1969.

What makes this essay most impressive is that the banknote design is totally hand drawn.

I have added some high resolution images that show the detail more clearly.

Thank you Dean to show me the 2$ BG...prefix you found.

Claude

There is some similarity between the Thomas de la Rue Design X III (see attached) and the Bradbury Wilkinson $20 essay.

In 1903, Bradbury Wilkinson and Company was acquired by the American Bank Note Company.  In 1917, it moved to New Malden in Surrey still operating as Bradbury-Wilkinson as a wholly owned subsidiary of ABNC.  Coincidentally in 1986 Bradbury-Wilkinson was acquired by De La Rue but that was long after the design of the 1969 Bank of Canada $20 note was finalized.

The $20 essay that I posted is from the Estate of Derek Friday.  Mr. Friday was an artist who in the 1950s left the RAF and began as an apprentice in the design department of Bradbury Wilkinson working there for almost 30 years hand drawing and painting the designs for banknotes, share certificates and debentures.

Here is a link to the October 2021 Bank of Canada Currency Museum Blog you mentioned:

https://www.bankofcanadamuseum.ca/2021/10/moving-mountains/